American team planning F1 entry

Sean Vohs · Feb 25, 2009

MS7XWDC said:
Danica Patrick rumored to be a candidate for the team

She's such a horrible driver though :/

Niklas Vesterinen · Feb 26, 2009

Sean Vohs said:
She's such a horrible driver though :/

She's definetly not the best. In my opinion she is far, far, far from F1 material... Let's say she got her body in good enough shape to withstand the pounding she would still be dead last and quickly realise she's not good enough...

Sean Vohs · Feb 26, 2009

Niklas Vesterinen said:
In my opinion she is far, far, far from F1 material... Let's say she got her body in good enough shape to withstand the pounding she would still be dead last and quickly realise she's not good enough...

I don't think she's ever finished a race higher than 10th in Indy.

Niklas Vesterinen · Feb 26, 2009

Actually she won a race last year but pretty much no high finishes after that. So far she has not impressed me...

Hans Sneep · Feb 26, 2009

OK little summary :2008 top 5-3 (one win)
top10-7
top 20-8(two not finn.)

Total starts 65- Win-1 Top5-11 T10-36 Pole-3 LapsL-84 TT Finish-53

Earning's 3.201.315 Dollar's

Fore a Lady in a Male dominate world it's not a bad result I sink?

Hans
and not bad looking

Niklas Vesterinen · Feb 26, 2009

Your stats are a little off. You gotta count her win and 3 podiums seperatly from her other "top 5" results. So 7 top 5's.

It's not bad for a lady and she's good looking to

.. But it's lightyears away from F1 and that was my point. I can't believe some people thinks she is good enough for Formula one. Just looking at her stats tells me she clearly is not.

Damian Henderson · Feb 26, 2009

Give her a chance see what she can do

It's not allways about stats either, you never know an F1 car might suit her more then an Indy car, who knows, didn't she have a F1 test not long ago though?

Niklas Vesterinen · Feb 26, 2009

Hehe, no she has not had an F1 test allready, atleast i'm pretty sure she has not.

I think that even IF an F1 car would suit her like a glove it wont magically make her so much better that she would have to become to stand a chans in F1. There are so many much better drivers out there i would even think about her if i was giving away an F1 seat...

Don't get me wrong i have nothing against her. She seems very nice but i'm just realistic about her F1 dreams

Richard Hamstead · Feb 26, 2009

Hans Sneep said:
OK little summary :2008 top 5-3 (one win)
top10-7
top 20-8(two not finn.)

Total starts 65- Win-1 Top5-11 T10-36 Pole-3 LapsL-84 TT Finish-53

Earning's 3.201.315 Dollar's

Fore a Lady in a Male dominate world it's not a bad result I sink?

Hans
and not bad looking
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I do, it's a very poor result. She is in one of the best teams, has a massive weight advantage over all the men (she's only 48KG!!), yet can only pull off one win (which was in very lucky circumstances).

Damian Dainhumain said:
It's not allways about stats either, you never know an F1 car might suit her more then an Indy car, who knows, didn't she have a F1 test not long ago though?

I really, really doubt that. She is even worse on road courses than she is on ovals!!

Anyway does anyone really think USF1 will come about?

I for one don't.

Hans Sneep · Feb 27, 2009

Niklas Vesterinen said:
Your stats are a little off. You gotta count her win and 3 podiums seperatly from her other "top 5" results. So 7 top 5's.

It's not bad for a lady and she's good looking to .. But it's lightyears away from F1 and that was my point. I can't believe some people thinks she is good enough for Formula one. Just looking at her stats tells me she clearly is not.

Niklas it was more a reaction on the post from Sean Vohs,she did a better job then he thinks she did.
But I agree that F1 is to high, there ware more Indy drivers that did F1 most of them did not succeed ,bud the other way around F1 drivers did it good in the Indy oa Nigel Mansel
Hans

Koray Can · Feb 27, 2009

Richard Hamstead said:
Anyway does anyone really think USF1 will come about?

I for one don't.

I think they're going to participate, but score a few points if any at all. No, I don't think Patrick will be driving.

Richard Hamstead · Feb 27, 2009

I hope they do, but their plans have been tested before and don't work...eg running the team from the USA. Wasn't there a Mastercard Lola team that did this in the mid 1990's, with no success at all.

Keith Peppiatt · Feb 28, 2009

richardbolton said:
what do you guys think about Danica Patrick as a driver?

If you're fast enought then you're good enough to drive. puts a whole new meaning on fast women! One things for sure it would generate interest as everyone will want to see how she gets on.