Comments on: Luca Badoer could be the first Italian to race for Ferrari at Monza since 1992

By: F1 Dv

F1 Dv — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:02:46 +0000

i’m glad to hear that. way to go luca badoer. you deserved to get that chance. show them you can do it.

By: Prisoner Monkeys

Prisoner Monkeys — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:00:14 +0000

Gene alone doesn’t have the pulling power of Schmacher. If he was running in Badoer’s place, you can bet there would be tabloid stories saying Ferrari is testing a Spanish driver to see if they’re any good for next year. That is what would prevent tickets from being re-sold, not the presence of Gene.

By: Prisoner Monkeys

Prisoner Monkeys — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:57:50 +0000

Let’s open the betting pool now: how many times will Jonathan Legard mention Badoer without mentioning Schumacher in the same sentence?

By: Michel S.

Michel S. — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:07:10 +0000

Will he be able to get clean air, though? The current qualifying system is known to highly reward confidence and racecraft — even Webber performed sub-par earlier this year, after his biking injury. And look at Piquet and Nakajima’s qualifying records vis-a-vis their teammates.

I’d say we’ll see a Button-at-Silverstone performance — stuck behind slower cars that are not slow enough to overtake. Valencia is, after all, Monaco without the glamour.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:31:45 +0000

Or it might stop people trying to get rid of their tickets. This came up on the forum today:

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/forum/topic.php?id=571#post-3222

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:30:04 +0000

I’m pretty sure he’s not been in any major races since then, yes.

By: Antiriad

Antiriad — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:53:25 +0000

Hi Keith, would you be so kind as to do an article on possible alternatives to Badoer like Villeneuve, Alonso, Kubica, Senna etc? It would be interesting to discuss.

By: porl

porl — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:27:22 +0000

Lauda said something similar recently (quoted on laola1.at and translate freely from German): “This is the biggest catastrophe for Ferrari, since there isn’t any drivers market any more. Instead of Badoer, I could drive just as well …. … he’s just not good enough.”

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:24:58 +0000

Badoer deserves points full stop…he knows the car better then gene personally i think ferrari picked him cos in 2000 when they picked salo over him this is a reward for badoer and im sure if he manages 8th hell be exstatic.

By: Maksutov

Maksutov — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:05:45 +0000

lol