Is Kovalainen the most dissapointing talent in F1 history?

Kovalainen always driving a bad strategy

Edited by RoutariEnjinu, 19 October 2009 - 19:14.

a tad off topic,
is there a thread with 'Funniest Posts'?

http://forums.autosp...howtopic=105559

He did still manage to score a decent amount of points though. But calling him the most dissapointing talent in F1 history is ridiculous of course.

The car is build for hami excuse is pure BS, and it's not me saying it but the big heads at Macca who say that his style is very similar to lewis anyway.

I think Fisichella still takes the award for most bizarre long career in F1, capped off by going slower than Luca Badoer.

Anyone who says that the best talent is in F1 has to explain the endless contract renewals of guys like Kova and Fisi.

Heikki says his driving style is total opposite.Do you have link to this BS?

It's in the MP4 24 thread.

The car is build for hami excuse is pure BS, and it's not me saying it but the big heads at Macca who say that his style is very similar to lewis anyway.

The car is build for hami excuse is pure BS, and it's not me saying it but the big heads at Macca who say that his style is very similar to lewis anyway.

Edited by Anssi, 19 October 2009 - 20:35.

You need to talk to Heikki about that one - he didn't sound like he would agree with you.

The message was very clear - they expect Heikki to change his driving style to that of Lewis. He said he has tried to change it but it's hard.

Why not switch it around - configure and set up the car for Heikki as the priority and ask Lewis to change his driving style to that of Heikki, and then see how they will do.

The link or some posters opinion? Sorry i dont plan to skim through hundreds of pages for a link,so could you give it to me?

You need to talk to Heikki about that one - he didn't sound like he would agree with you.

The message was very clear - they expect Heikki to change his driving style to that of Lewis. He said he has tried to change it but it's hard.

Why not switch it around - configure and set up the car for Heikki as the priority and ask Lewis to change his driving style to that of Heikki, and then see how they will do.

You're not listening. The car is not built for Lewis, last year Hamilton specifically stated that he liked how the 2007 car handled over the 2008 car, and that he's had to change his style, same for this year's car, Hamilton's just adapting to it better than Kov is.

And you're not listening to Heikki. That's his problem really, only Finnish media tells about his opinions and situations, the world media is not interested.

Oh well, I hope he goes to another team so all this uninformed bashing will stop.

Edited by Bloggsworth, 19 October 2009 - 21:33.

What is God's name happened to this guy.

1)BS tyres (a huge factor)
2)forced non-natural driving style in Mclaren
3)number 2. position inside the team

Of course he has had a loads of bad luck too during past two years.

I hope he leaves Mclaren.

Magnussen is the obvious choice. Stefano Modena as well, touted as an Italian world champion, couldn't even finish his debut race because he was tired.

But how about Dave Walker? Magnussen-like dominance in Formula 3, something ludicrous like 22 wins in 30 races. Gets to F1, gets into a world championship winning car for a season, and doesn't score a single point.

Edited by onemoresolo, 19 October 2009 - 22:39.

Frentzen is the most dissapointing talent in F1 history. He was the guy who was beating Michael Schumacher before F1, in F1 all somehow changed for some reason.

But I must admit Taki Inoue or Ukyo Katayama take the biscuit. On those ground when compared to them two muppets, Kovalainen does indeed have some talent.

You're not listening. The car is not built for Lewis, last year Hamilton specifically stated that he liked how the 2007 car handled over the 2008 car, and that he's had to change his style, same for this year's car, Hamilton's just adapting to it better than Kov is.

Edited by Anssi, 20 October 2009 - 00:47.

It might not be much, but he did beat Fisico at Renault. If he stays perhaps he will have a car better suited to his driving style next season.

I'm not sure what it is with the Renault development programme. The last three drivers they've brought into F1 have looked very good in the lower formulae, and then like a fish out of water in F1 (although Heikki has been the best of a bad bunch). Piquet and Grosjean's F1 performances make them look like completely different people compared to their performances in lower formulae. Heikki just doesn't seem to have "it" either. Competant, but not a race winner (I'm not counting the one he inherited), and the other two...

I consider Bourdais to be the biggest failure in F1, must have been because all those years spent in Champ and getting more acustomed to the US style of racing than the European one. And also, i think the high expectations got to him mentally, and the car was a dog. That only shows you how good of a driver Vettel really is.

The signs were already bad when Bourdais tested before 2007 with Toro Rosso and was slower than Liuzzi.

Also Romian Grosjean has been dissapointing this year maybe as bad as Piquet.

I was saying what Heikki has said about it. The car is better for Lewis' driving style,

Edited by Blue, 20 October 2009 - 08:52.

You guys don't have BS rubber in Finland? Every Fin driver suffers from not knowing how to use this tyre brand.

Has Heikki really said directly that the car is more to Lewis’ style?
I know he has said many times that he force to drive unnatural way; but that it is better suited to Lewis, I can’t remember.