Danica to F1 -- Bwaaaaannnhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

#11

Who Needs Fender? wrote:

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forty wrote:
I could see her storming over to the Ferrari garage because she
thought Kimi lapped her too aggressively - making a total fool out of
herself and the team.

And we haven't seen F1 drivers storm down the pit lane and enter another
team's garage after an incident?

There's a big difference between a seriously pissed-off adult storming
down pit lane after a serious incident and an overgrown angry child
stomping her feet because she's upset over... whatever.

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Now--I'm not defending her--I think her antics are a distraction and she
needs to be taught a lesson via fines, etc to put an end to it; that
crap may fly in karting, but at the "top" levels of racing, civility
should be applied (e.g. take it behind closed doors and have a
discussion, not a shouting match). [sadly though, it seems that such
action is considered "exciting" and gobbled up by the public {not just
the American public...}]

On a more technical note: the only advantage she might have is
weight--they'll be better able to move more weight where they want on
the car... (although, her ego might make the cockpit a bit top-heavy...)

She would have that advantage along with being free of the obstructions
that could be caused by Jenson Button's 'airbag problem'

--
forty

"There's a very fine line between not listening, and not caring. I like
to think that I walk that line every day of my life."

#12

"Von Fourche" <khonakong (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

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You never know. She might have the driving skills to drive an F1 car.
You never know.

I seem to recall a few years back when she was a darling of the CARTesians.

My, how the worm has turned.

Carey in Manvel

#13

"Von Fourche" <khonakong (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in
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"Lenny" <jameslong001 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:38c0fe78-dc29-402c-a77d-ad8ff50bfc7b (AT) e18g2000yqo (DOT) googlegroups.com...
Apologies to the Paganites, but this is too funny. She can't even get
a real win in the IRL and some buffoon wants to send her to F1???

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jdhDjanBNdkU51JWs2t7pS
NHm11wD96C5S9G3

You never know. She might have the driving skills to drive an F1 car.
You never know.

Come on, she can't even *win* more than once every couple of years on an

oval. That's not even an indication of a possibility of skills. Any driver
that's done the switch and got anywhere won the season. Even Villeneuve
did that, and he didn't turn out to be anything fantasic after his first
year. She'd be worse than Sato ever was. She's reached as far as she's
ever going.

#14

Lenny <jameslong001 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in
news:38c0fe78-dc29-402c-a77d-ad8ff50bfc7b (AT) e18g2000yqo (DOT) googlegroups.com:

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Apologies to the Paganites, but this is too funny. She can't even get
a real win in the IRL and some buffoon wants to send her to F1???

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jdhDjanBNdkU51JWs2t7pSN
Hm11wD96C5S9G3

They also mention Scott Speed. He's got an even *worse* chance. He belongs

in NASCAR. He's got the temperment for nothing else. He's (meaning his
source and the reporter for not checking these things) apparently a bit
clued out about the finances as well. Ron Dennis is *not* the top
voting shareholder for Mclaren. Does Jordan even *exist* any more?

#15

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"Lenny" wrote:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jdhDjanBNdkU51JWs2t7pSNHm11wD96C5S9G3

Reviewing her IRL stats shows this:

2005 1st place in Rookie standings.
2006 9th overall
2007 7th overall
2008 6th overall, with 1 win (Japan 300).

Only ones generally ahead of her are:
Dan Whelden
Tony Kanaan
Sam Hornish Jr.
Helio Castroneves
Scott Dixon
Dario Franchitti, although he had a terrible 2008.

F1 could do far worse than Danica Patrick with A.J. Foyt Jr., Ryan
Hunter-Reay, or Marco Andretti. Any of those would be "What's an F1
series?"

Besides, I doubt if anyone hasn't watched her antics for their entertainment
value - perhaps more than once in rewind or YouTube. Makes good press. Or
would you rather be so pious to watch the race with someone curtseying,
crying, and apologizing for knocking them off the track? Let them get
angry! It would be very boring without it.

Okay, she looks better in a bathing suit too.

Mack

#16

M. MacDonald wrote:

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Besides, I doubt if anyone hasn't watched her antics for their entertainment
value

Hey--she could be her own "grid girl" each week... (or would they have
to have a "grid guy" for her?

#17

I, for one, look forward to "CARTesian Coordinates," the adult
alternative to Garanimals.

#18

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Hey--she could be her own "grid girl" each week... *(or would they have
to have a "grid guy" for her?

Aren't grid girls supposed to be glamorous?

#19

"M. MacDonald" <mmacdonald (AT) bc (DOT) cc.ca.us> wrote in
news:k4Yml.219$z4.46187 (AT) okeanos (DOT) csu.net:

Quote:

"Lenny" wrote:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jdhDjanBNdkU51JWs2t7pS
NHm11wD96C5S9G3

Reviewing her IRL stats shows this:

2005 1st place in Rookie standings.
2006 9th overall
2007 7th overall
2008 6th overall, with 1 win (Japan 300).

Only ones generally ahead of her are:
Dan Whelden
Tony Kanaan

Who got a F1 test. IMHO the best driver in Indy right now.

Quote:

Sam Hornish Jr.
Helio Castroneves
Scott Dixon
Dario Franchitti, although he had a terrible 2008.

Others above may have, I can't recall at the moment.

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F1 could do far worse than Danica Patrick with A.J. Foyt Jr., Ryan
Hunter-Reay, or Marco Andretti. Any of those would be "What's an F1
series?"

So would anyone in NASCAR - ignoring the fact that their crews watch the

F1 races. Granted it ain't what it once was, but they're still bad enough
cars to blow anything else out of the water. Nothing comes close to their
lateral acceleration. Marco is like George the third - related to someone
great, but not quite up to snuff. You can't have decent drivers by
heredity alone.

Quote:

Besides, I doubt if anyone hasn't watched her antics for their
entertainment value - perhaps more than once in rewind or YouTube.

Dubious in an age of reality TV with such nonsence as "Paris' new BFF" and
the junk they have on SPEED these days.

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Makes good press. Or
would you rather be so pious to watch the race with someone curtseying,
crying, and apologizing for knocking them off the track? Let them get
angry! It would be very boring without it.

Okay, she looks better in a bathing suit too.

I still think I'd rather see Amanda Cope than her.

#20

scottscottscott wrote:

Quote:

Hey--she could be her own "grid girl" each week... (or would they have
to have a "grid guy" for her?

Aren't grid girls supposed to be glamorous?

Point noted (although, did you see the SI video... just don't look at
her face....)

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