Guys,
It's time to pick a victim for the 2006 "How long will it take to lap ..." competition.
Who will follow in the footsteps of such great drivers as Alex Yoong, Jos Verstappen and Zsolt Baumgartner?
To be honest, Narain didn't really deliver for me. I'd like to see a driver for this year who has a little more emotinal baggage to carry.
My votes in order of preference:
1. Scott Speed
2. Rubens Barrichello
3. Christijan Albers
Please submit your sugeestions in this thread.
I would like to settle on a driver about 2 weeks befor the race.
Cheers,
Andre
The HLWITTLx 2006 driver search
Started by
int2str
, Jan 27 2006 05:48
27 replies to this topic
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Posted 27 January 2006 - 06:56
The second Super Aguri driver!
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Moanaman
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Posted 28 January 2006 - 01:32
On second thoughts The Takuminator would be a good choice....
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Posted 28 January 2006 - 19:48
It has to be Sato if he gets a drive. 
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Posted 28 January 2006 - 20:53
Ide would be the obvious candidate. WTF is Barrichello doing on that list?!
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Posted 29 January 2006 - 02:26
It has to be Sato. Especially because he is brilliant
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int2str
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Posted 29 January 2006 - 03:59
Originally posted by race addicted
Ide would be the obvious candidate. WTF is Barrichello doing on that list?!
It's kind of a personal thing... Mister "I can be champion, too; boo hoo..."
.I'll get a kick out of every time he gets lapped this season
.Anyhow, Sato does sound good. I think if he makes it onto the team, he'll be The One™
The only reservation I may have is that Sato is actually fairly good (if he stay on the track
). So he may be fairly boring for our purposes.Cheers,
Andre
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Posted 29 January 2006 - 06:10
Sato or aguri driver 2
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Posted 02 February 2006 - 10:38
With the way the Honda's are going in pre-season testing, Barrichello will probably very rarely get lapped!!
I also think that Sato has to be considered for this, but maybe we'll just wait and see who the second Super Auguri driver is
I also think that Sato has to be considered for this, but maybe we'll just wait and see who the second Super Auguri driver is
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Posted 03 February 2006 - 02:24
Originally posted by int2str
My votes in order of preference:
1. Scott Speed
Anyhow, Sato does sound good. I think if he makes it onto the team, he'll be The One™
The only reservation I may have is that Sato is actually fairly good (if he stay on the track
Scott Speed, no question he has been extraordinarily inconsistent in both GP2 and A1, apart from consistenly not finishing.
Please not Sato, too predictable, he would not make the game exciting.
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Posted 03 February 2006 - 04:47
mmm...Sato is tempting, but i'm afraid that more than being lapped, he will retire (taking out someone else with him, of course) and the lapping would be by default.
How about one of the midland guys? or (based on current testing), kimi or jpm?
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How about one of the midland guys? or (based on current testing), kimi or jpm?
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Posted 03 February 2006 - 09:45
If you want something emotional, the better choice is JV+BMW
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Posted 03 February 2006 - 14:55
Liuzzi the driver who will be found out once more this season, yet another Italian that arrive at F1 with much fanfare, and who have nothing to hold that pre-F1 fuzzy warm feeling in.
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Posted 08 February 2006 - 17:53
It has to be Ide, the Super Kamikaze driver #2
CC
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Posted 08 February 2006 - 23:49
Super Aguri concerns me as to reliability, etc., but that may make the guessing interesting.
Toro Rosso has appeal ie: Speed or Luizzi? Perhaps this may be the way to go?????
Toro Rosso has appeal ie: Speed or Luizzi? Perhaps this may be the way to go?????
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Posted 10 February 2006 - 21:36
Ok guys, tallying up what we got so far, Sato got the most mentions so far. Given that he hasn't run a single lap in winter testing, he does seem like a good candidate.
Should he not get the nod as a driver, Scott Speed would be a backup choice folloed by Liuzzi.
I'd like to lock in a driver by end of next week. So please speak up now or it'll be "HLWITTL-Sato" this year.
Cheers,
Andre
Should he not get the nod as a driver, Scott Speed would be a backup choice folloed by Liuzzi.
I'd like to lock in a driver by end of next week. So please speak up now or it'll be "HLWITTL-Sato" this year
.Cheers,
Andre
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Posted 13 February 2006 - 01:18
Sato deserves it. Simply being not good enough has forced Honda to start a whole new team. Brilliant
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Posted 13 February 2006 - 19:45
Sato is a very very poor choice, he has failed in 3 seasons worth of racing. Select someone who could be a credible F1 driver instead.
It will surely mean little (likely nothing) if it is Sato, I am not playing, since that is essentially a "stupid" (no offence meant) choice.
It will surely mean little (likely nothing) if it is Sato, I am not playing, since that is essentially a "stupid" (no offence meant) choice.
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int2str
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Posted 13 February 2006 - 20:34
Originally posted by KWSN - DSM
Sato is a very very poor choice, he has failed in 3 seasons worth of racing. Select someone who could be a credible F1 driver instead.
Ah, but may I remind you why this competition started:
Alex Yoong had no business whatsoever in F1. That's exactly the spirit of this competition.
You have to admit that Sato's unpredictable nature may be benefitial for our purposes, no?
And also keep in mind the "baggage" part. Yoong had a whole country resting on his shoulders, so does Sato pretty much. Heck they created a whole new team for him to get a ride
.The more I think about it, the more I think Sato is a great choice.
Cheers,
Andre
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Posted 13 February 2006 - 20:47
Originally posted by int2str
Ah, but may I remind you why this competition started:
Alex Yoong had no business whatsoever in F1. That's exactly the spirit of this competition.
You have to admit that Sato's unpredictable nature may be benefitial for our purposes, no?
And also keep in mind the "baggage" part. Yoong had a whole country resting on his shoulders, so does Sato pretty much. Heck they created a whole new team for him to get a ride
The more I think about it, the more I think Sato is a great choice.
Cheers,
Andre
Have a nice game.
Cheers,
Michel
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int2str
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Posted 13 February 2006 - 21:02
Originally posted by KWSN - DSM
Have a nice game.
Aww come on now...
We need you! You've been a good contender in this competition since as far I can remember.
Sato isn't set in stone yet...
In any case... For the love of the game, Michael!;)
Cheers,
Andre
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Posted 19 February 2006 - 23:51
Sato or Ide (although Ide is so unknown it doesn't seem fair).
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Posted 20 February 2006 - 14:11
The McLaren duo, due to Mercedes recent retrospect. 
