Just names

we know money is very important for f-1, right???
names too!!!!
let´s see some drivers that was in f-1 because the name:

RALF SCHUMACHER
CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI
DAMON HILL
JACQUES VILLENEUVE
IAN SCHECKTER
WILSON FITTIPALDI
MICHAEL ANDRETTI

who else???



- Nelson Piquet - F1 WORLD CHAMPION 81/83/87 -

a) JV was IndyCar and Indy 500 champ before moving to F1
b) Damon Hill was Williams test driver, so obviously impressed Frank enough without a name.

And what about
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jacques Villeneuve Sr.
Alberto Ascari
Ralph Firman





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damon hill was born in england... and with that williams, even me could be a world champion hehehe
jv doesen´t have a hard competion with names like gil de ferran, juan-pablo montoya...

Jacques villeneuve Sr?? wasn´t Gilles Villeneuve???

in indycar, remember Juan Manuel Fangio II??? hehehehehe


- Nelson Piquet - F1 WORLD CHAMPION 81/83/87 -

No, Jacques was Gilles' brother. Tried to qualify for 2 or 3 races, and failed, IIRC. Now he races snowmobiles and Ski-doos

there was the brabham family too...
except for the great Jack Brabham...


- Nelson Piquet - F1 WORLD CHAMPION 81/83/87 -

a)there was certain BCE influence

b)a name also helps

c)Ascari doesn't deserve to be mentioned next to those 2

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well...

we have (out of f-1)
foyt;
unser;
petty;

for the future (i hope not):
lauda
piquet
senna
rosberg


- Nelson Piquet - F1 WORLD CHAMPION 81/83/87 -

JV didn't raced against Gill and Juan Pablo!!!

And also they are great.

Also Wilson Fittipaldi was already a great driver when went to F1 and his brother wasn't a legend yet!!!

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Rocker

yes, he didn´t race, thats why he won the indycar and indy500

well, Emerson is a legend... but wilson made a lot of mistakes in his career... a great driver dont make a LOT of mistakes... just a few ones...
hehehhe


- Nelson Piquet - F1 WORLD CHAMPION 81/83/87 -

dude,

ASCARI?

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ASCARI?!?!?!?!?!?! wtf

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@ 97kirkc
I'm not slating Ascari, I'm just pointing out that he only got his first test for Enzo because of his dad's (Antonio's) career. I'm using it as an example of when a driver get's his break because of his name, yet becomes a legend in his own right. As far as I'm concerned, Ascari jr. was one of the all-time greats, and can be mentioned in the same breath as Fangio, Senna, Clark and Prost

damon hill was born in england... and with that williams, even me could be a world champion hehehe
jv doesen´t have a hard competion with names like gil de ferran, juan-pablo montoya...

God its a pity you didn't get a seat for Williams that year, you could have thrashed Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve

Can anyone explain to me why on the GP2 racing it shows Rosberg JR as a GERMAN and not a FINN?

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> Can anyone explain to me why on the GP2 racing it
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He was born in Germany

erm.

Nationality goes to Parents surely?

obviously not.

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RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael

he's german thats why. his mum is germnan and he's lived his life in germany.

no one has got into f1 solely because of their name. the name surely opens doors for them, but in horse racing and animal breeding in general pedigree is probably number one consideration, so why not for humans?
if bob has some talent then theres a good chance bob's offspring will have some of it too. and these young named guys have been around racing since they were born.
if anything their name would be a bad thing due to the pressure and expectations it xomes with.
but without it the doors may never have opened for them

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Tony

pacerboy Wrote:
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> Nemesis78 Wrote:
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> > Can anyone explain to me why on the GP2
> racing it
> > shows Rosberg JR as a GERMAN and not a FINN?
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> He was born in Germany


And his mother is German (and father has born in Sweden btw..), German gf, cant speak finnish language and he have always lived in Germany, etc...

Kimi, so, Massa Fernando Sebastian is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?