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'Equal' teams from 2011 grid (7 posts)

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olliekart said 2 years ago:

If u were to swap and change the current crop of drivers to put them in different cars to create a equal grid, how would u do this?
ie: Mclaren- Liuzzi/Kathrekayen
Red Bull- Maldonado/D’ambrosio
Sauber- Hamilton/Vettel
Hispana- No driver could equal this to a Mclaren! :)

You get the point!

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Ned Flanders said 2 years ago:

I see what you’re trying to do, but in reality I imagine swapping the drivers around would do very little to change form. The difference between good and bad cars is seconds- the difference between good and bad drivers, I imagine, is only a few tenths.

But it is an interesting thought. I suppose the closest we got to finding the answer was the 2009 season, when lots of the best drivers were in the midefield or lower. Remember Silverstone, with Hamilton, Alonso and Kubica fighting over about 14th! That was for the most part a tepid race, yet I have fond memories of it for that one battle!

Anyway, I’m going off topic. I suspect if you put Maldonado and Ambrosia in a Red Bull they’d be winning races by the mid season, and if you put Hamilton and Vettel in a Lotus they’d struggle to score points

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Todfod said 2 years ago:

It would never be possible to negate the difference between a Red Bull and an HRT, but just for fun.. here goes –

1) Red Bull – Karthikeyan & Maldonado
2) Mclaren – D’Ambrosio & Liuzzi
3) Ferrari – Barrichello & Trulli
4) Renault – Alguersuari & Schumacher
5) Mercedes – Glock & Buemi
6) Sauber – Petrov & Perez
7) Force India – Kobayashi & Kovalainen
8) Toro Rosso – Di Resta & Sutil
9) Williams – Webber & Massa
10) Lotus – Rosberg & Button
11) Virgin – Kubica & Vettel
12) HRT – Alonso & Hamilton

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djdaveyp85 said 2 years ago:

@Todford, I think Barrichello is faster than you credit him. He did beat The Stig you know!

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Cornflakes said 2 years ago:

I agree with Ned. Afterall, these are world class drivers. Even a ‘bad’ driver, say, Luca Bodoer is a phenomenal talent if up against a layman. So the difference between a Red Bull and an HRT may be 6/7 seconds. However, the difference between Vettel and Karthikeyan may be only a second. Swapping around the grid and there might be a difference, but it probably wouldn’t be too obvious.

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Fixy said 2 years ago:

This would be the 2011 entry list if after 2010 the drivers re-arranged in the teams that are listed in the order of the 2010 Championship but the teams’ strength is the one I think is the one of 2011 (Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault, Sauber, Force India, Toro Rosso, Williams, Lotus, Virgin, HRT).

Virgin
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Robert Kubica
Red Bull
3. Narain Karthikeyan
4. Pastor Maldonado
McLaren
5. Jerome D’Ambrosio
6. Jaime Alguersuari
Ferrari
7. Sebastien Buemi
8. Timo Glock
Mercedes
9. Vitantonio Liuzzi
10. Heikki Kovalainen
Renault
11. Kamui Kobayashi
12. Jarno Trulli
Williams
14. Mark Webber
15. Jenson Button
Force India
16. Vitaly Petrov
17. Adrian Sutil
Sauber
18. Rubens Barrichello
19. Michael Schumacher
Toro Rosso
20. Sergio Perez
21. Paul Di Resta
Lotus
22. Felipe Massa
23. Nico Rosberg
HRT
24. Fernando Alonso
25. Lewis Hamilton

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Kingshark said 2 years ago:

I’m using the 2010 grid, with drivers in 2010 form:

Red Bull: Bruno Senna – Lucas Di Grassi

Mclaren: Tonio Liuzzi – De La Rosa

Ferrari: Karun Chandhok – Vitaly Petrov

Mercedes: Jarno Trulli – Buemi

Renault: Alguesauri – Glock

Williams: Hulkenburg – Kovelainen

Force India: Sutil – Kobayashi

Sauber: Barrichello – Schumacher

Torro Rosso: Massa – Webber

Lotus: Rosberg – Button

Virgin: Vettel – Kubica

Hispania: Alonso – Hamilton

That’s about as close as it can be, I think Petrov would be champion :D

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