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22 May 2004, 00:06 (Ref:978213) | #1 | |
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Is Ralf still concussed?
I believe PH's (off the record)comment was not totally unfounded and in jest. He just may have a point. At least it sure would explain alot if Ralf was still feeling the affects of last years concussion. I always regarded him to be overrated but this year especially his driving is suspect at best. He also gives the impression of being much more outspoken, freely expressing his opinion on just about everything and everybody. The latest, if true, is he seems to think that he can control who Toyota can sign as his teammate. Perhaps he thinks he is Michael!
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22 May 2004, 08:19 (Ref:978494) | #2 | |
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I read something by Piquet (no link sorry) where he said that his (piquet's) big accident affected his vision, more specifically his depth perception, which meant he was no longer as good under heavy braking which had always been his niche.
Ralf is also a late braker (yes, later than Montoya!) so maybe there is something to this. Montoya is like Hakkinen and is awesome through the faster corners while Ralf is/was like DC and supreme through the slow stuff, particularly braking from high speed into a slow, slow corner. Piquet said that he was never the same after that accident... Oh Toyota, what have you done? |
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Just like it's just a rumour that Michael has such a clause ("to prevent the team to hire someone who might beat him"). And just like it's just a rumour that Prost had such a clause ("to prevent the team to hire Senna"). |
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The only defiante case of a driver specifying who his team-mate could and couldn't be was Senna at Lotus in the mid-80s.
Concussion injuries can be a strange thing. The effects can linger for a long time, and Ralf seems to have changed on a personality level (almsot becoming a less likable version of Montoya) as well as losing some of his driving edge. A good long period of rest might be needed for him to recover. |
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22 May 2004, 10:18 (Ref:978590) | #5 | ||
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I believe it was published in The Sun, which is not the most reliable source. Then again if Toyota gives him that amount of money I'm not surprised Ralf thinks he is Michael. Seems Ralf doesn't want DC as his teammate. I can't see why not DC. He can beat DC, that's for sure. Who would he prefer, then? Baumgartner I assume.
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I heard on television that Patrick Head said that Villeneuve was at the factory last week to get his seat done
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well i cant confirm this... nor have i read it on any f1-site..
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Tipycally, Ralf has done a great qualify in Monaco just when PH spread all that about cincussions. Mind always looks a powerful factor in sports.
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Not only have we got JV into this thread. We've got media (TV) (although we only "heard" not "saw" it), we've got got a possible quote from the most (sorry second most) powerful man in Team Willy saying that the subject of our adoration was at the factory "getting his seat done". Impressive stuff really. *yawn* |
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from what i've read in the thursday press conference . i thnik it wasn't at the factory ..
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Anyway, it doesn't seem that Ralf is too fussed about being concussed...
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Transcript from fia.com
Thursday press conference. Q: (Byron Young – Speed Sport) Patrick, is there any chance of seeing Jacques Villeneuve in the car in the near future, testing, because there are all sorts of rumours and speculation that he could be in the car before the end of the season and that kind of thing. Could you give us some information on that? PH: I wish our engineers were as creative as the press really! I was rung up after Barcelona saying that they understood Jacques Villeneuve was at Ricard and was going to be driving one of our cars there. It was certainly the first I knew about it. I did buzz upstairs and asked Frank whether he had set something up and hadn’t told me about it, but he also denied all knowledge. Q: (Mike Doodson) Patrick, can I follow this up – we did hear that Jacques had spent some time in your company. Do you want to deny that as well and if he was in your company was it at his request or yours? PH: Erm. We certainly had one discussion with him, yep. Q: (Mike Doodson) Was it on the premises? PH: No. |
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