Re: Welcome to the Big Time, Bourdais

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>>> > That's not saying much with that field. Any Andretti, and
>>> > most top drivers in the IRL, would have not only done
>>> > so, but would have then swept past Bourdais as well.
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>>> Well if Seabass lasts longer than 13 races, he'll have already done 
>>> better than Michael

>> Many, including both DaMatta and Zanardi stayed far longer,
>> in fact entirely too long, yet didn't begin to accomplish nearly as
>> much in all that time as Michael Andretti did in considerably less.
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 they accomplished **** all too, it just took them longer! Brilliant !


>>> > Let's see, started 17th, a first corner casualty, lucked into
>>> > a higher position due to a safety flag, a disqualification and
>>> > massive attrition
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>>> That's what he's employed to do. Keep it on the track when others are 
>>> busy falling off and getting DQ'd.
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>>> Michael Andretti managed 4 laps in his first 3 GPS, all due to
accidents
>> of his own making..
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>> Does mechanical error or the name Wendlinger ring
>> a bell? How did either he or Senna fare?

Well, Michael achieved a few points and one podium, Senna finished 2nd in 
the title race in the same car.
There was no mechanical error (surely you mean failure?) In the first
three 
races. If Michael hadn't screwed the start in Brazil.. by forgetting to 
change gear (!?) Wendlinger wouldn't have been near him. It was actually 
Berger who finally took him off, but the accident was of Michael's own 
making

>>what are they doing these days and which would you rather be? You quite 
>>clearly don't know what you're talking about.

I get a choice between dying a legendary racing driver, hero to millions 
worldwide.. or a fat chap who never really won that much and whines a lot?

Hmm.... let me think.


>>>.he did improve a lot in the latter part of the season, but Seb's
started 
>>>off better than he did.
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>> Michael: wasn't forced to plead for and finally have a position
>> granted with a series bottom dweller, wasn't allowed to benefit
>> from testing, didn't qualify 17th, didn't screwup the first corner,
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> I think you'll find, dotty boy, that in his first race, ran into the
back 
> of Derek Warwick on the 4th lap and crashed out. So yes, I'm wrong. 
> However, his second race he screwed the start up and ended in the gravel

> at the first corner. Oh, and guess what happened again in his 3rd race? 
> Yes, off at the first corner again... then IIRC he spun out at San
Marino, 
> finished 8th at Monaco after driving on the pace between taking his nose

> off on other cars a couple of times, off at the first corner in 
> Silverstone..
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> Bourdais sure has a lot to live up to to be that bad.
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>> didn't detonate his engine, didn't oil spray the leader, didn't
>> benefit from a disqualification, didn't gain positions from the
>> massive attrition of more than 75% of the field
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> Well he wouldn't would he? He rarely stayed on the track long enough to 
> get the chance.
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> He did ok in Hungary and got a podium in Monza though, so he did learn ,

> albeit slowly
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>>... Again, and
>> as usual, you simply don't know what you're talking about,
>> but then that's your usual modus operandi.
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> I think you'll find everything above is factually correct...
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>>> >but still managed (while running third from
>>> > last place) to blow his engine (causing a problem for pole
>>> > sitter and eventual winner Hamilton) and could not finish the
>>> > F1 race.
>>> Much more of this, he'll have to change his name to Andretti..
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>> You have no business mentioning them in the same sentence.
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> Obviously. Such a shame to mention a 4 time champion in the same
sentence 
> as the most overrated family in Motors****t.
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> I suspect you will counter that by saying that Seabass never beat anyone

> good in Champcar... which is just the same as AGR in the IRL
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