Comments on: Any truth in di Resta rumours?

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:26:29 +0000

Acually, Jamie Green, another British Mercedes youngster, has also been in DTM for a while as well. He won the F3 Euroseries title in 2004, as well as being a former BRDC young driver of the year award winner, like Di Resta. Its a shame he hasn’t been given a proper chance at McLaren yet, at least Paffett has had several thousand kms under his belt, and Di Resta is going to have a serious attempt in an F1 car. However, he’s already 26, he might unfortunately overlooked for any F1 chance. At the end of 2004, he should have joined the newly formed (at the time) GP2 series, at least then he would have got onto the F1 radar.

By: Too Good

Too Good — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:48:09 +0000

Keith – Exactly, Was he thoroughly evaluated? that is my question. F1 can be a cruel sport, unless you have God Father and there is “Positive Perception” about you, you as a driver are pretty much done. Your results may not support, but positive perception can see you through

Button getting drive over Sato, Ant Davidson being considered better than Sato and more in line with “Honda Philosophy” or Ant considered more in line with Honda Philosophy than NK , DC getting two seasons 2007-08 over Sure fire Race winner in JPM (in case of Redbull seat) is all vague. there are no “Objective Evaluation Criteria” unfortunately when it comes to driver capabilities.

By: Too Good

Too Good — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:40:28 +0000

Its actually time Mercedes start grooming German Talents and graduate them to F1.Rather then “personal likes of Ron” becoming the driving factor.
One thing for sure unless there is Split in Lewis-Ron. McLaren/Mercedes wouldn’t get a genuine race winner in the 2nd Car,as nobody is going to put their career on line driving next to Lewis knowing that he is the Team-boy. So unless they have clear career plans for “Di Resta”, there is no point Di Resta dabbling with Test opportunities.

I feel sorry for Paffett, for all the loyalty he showed to the McLaren Camp, he never got genuine shot at the F1 seat and all was left for him to go back to DTM, where if winning race on Old car is a Virtue, Paffett did that as well , so Di Resta is not the only one to win DTM race on a Old Car !!!

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:33:30 +0000

Too Good – Well, McLaren picked Hamilton over him for 2007, and didn’t even bother to put Paffett in the car for a race in 2006 when de la Rosa was subbing for Montoya.

By: Too Good

Too Good — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:30:32 +0000

Oliver –

Well on Paffetts f1 chances. Paffett does not look like he is F1 material. He may will just be another relatively fast but not excepttionally capable driver, something like a Brundle. Mclaren where right not to look in his direction.

And how did we arrive at this conclusion, may I know

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:38:48 +0000

Any deal with, ForceIndia will not go past the supply of and Engine and Kers system, perhaps some collaboration on Engine chassis integration, but I doubt there will be a shared chassis between the 2 teams.

Well on Paffetts f1 chances. Paffett does not look like he is F1 material. He may will just be another relatively fast but not excepttionally capable driver, something like a Brundle. Mclaren where right not to look in his direction.

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:46:59 +0000

If the above and many other stories of highly talented drivers tells me one thing is that the dwindling number of F1 teams has to be urgently addressed and a system found which can not only accomodate but sustain over a long period at least another 4 teams , thereby also giving some new talent a chance to show themselves.

By: santori

santori — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:37:13 +0000

@ Adrian

A Scot, sir, a Scot.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.2447069.0.Di_Resta_still_waits_in_wings.php

By: Lustigson

Lustigson — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:34:26 +0000

Haug says its DTM or GP2 for di Resta next year. I hope it’s GP2.

Me too.

I’d like to see Mercedes finally put its money where its mouth is, namely in a supply of customer engines.

And while they’re at it, let them hand out a couple of (year-old) chassis’, too. Just don’t let Force India (or Toro Rosso for that matter) be eligible for WCC points, then, because, well… they wouldn’t be constructors.

Only problem is that Williams would be the sole surviving non-customer privateer team. And with 2 Ferraris, 2 BMW Saubers, 2 Toyotas and as many as 4 McLarens and 4 Red Bulls on the grid, they’d have a seriously hard time.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:54:24 +0000

Haug says its DTM or GP2 for di Resta next year. I hope it's GP2.