Nelsinho TO test for WILLIAMS????

ralf fan · 17 Oct 2003, 15:50 (Ref:754485)

http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlin...16024442.shtml

Ok has anyone actually seen him race??? Is he any good..... if WILLIAMS are interested he must be!!

Any other FAMOUS father' sons are racing?? i've heard NICO Rosberg is supposed to be good!

climb · 17 Oct 2003, 16:03 (Ref:754500)

Both surely are: whether better or worse than their daddies, it's early to say.
Both run in F3: Nelsinho in the British, Nico in the Euroseries
Others:
Mathias Lauda is running World series light
Alan Jones' son (cant rememer his name) has recently tested a british F3

Knowlesy · 17 Oct 2003, 16:09 (Ref:754505)

Nico tested for Williams last year and impressed. Nelsinho on the other hand is a British F3 race winner, which is usually a good thing.

ralf fan · 17 Oct 2003, 16:16 (Ref:754517)

WOULDN'T it be great!! having a new generation of ROSBERS, PIQUETS and others......

Knowlesy · 17 Oct 2003, 16:22 (Ref:754522)

Hopefully Nelsinho won't bring some of his fathers insults with him....

**Bononi** · 17 Oct 2003, 19:21 (Ref:754674)

Don't take this to heart, knowsely.

DriverT · 17 Oct 2003, 19:38 (Ref:754697)

If he's good enough, then why not?

esorniloc · 17 Oct 2003, 19:44 (Ref:754706)

Few years off him racing in F1 I guess!

What series is Piquet Jr going to race in next year?

Daisy · 17 Oct 2003, 20:06 (Ref:754727)

Probably again British F3, altough he's going to test an Arden F3000 car soon.

rdjones · 17 Oct 2003, 20:31 (Ref:754740)

Yes I have Nelson Jr race and he is quick, saw him drive from the back of the field at Donnington in a Wet-Dry race.

DieRitter · 18 Oct 2003, 02:05 (Ref:754872)

He'll test for Arden F3000 to get used to Jerez and to higher speeds.

Looks like the Williams test is scheduled for December.

And oh yeah, the kid is quick!

There are rumours that Jordan also offered him a contract... but I'd say that's more likely to see Piquet starting his first GP at Williams in 2005.

Heard Piquet Sr saying that would be better if Schumacher didn't retire this year... Because if he does at the ned of next year, important seats will be available to his son.

Led ZeppF1 · 18 Oct 2003, 06:18 (Ref:754916)

If I have 'Piquet, Rosberg, dan Jones' family name, maybe I would have a chance to test Williams cars...

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DieRitter · 18 Oct 2003, 09:53 (Ref:754987)

Quote:

Originally posted by Led ZeppF1
If I have 'Piquet, Rosberg, dan Jones' family name, maybe I would have a chance to test Williams cars... rotate:

Quite sure David BRABHAM and Christian FITTIPALDI don't think the same.

F3lollipops · 18 Oct 2003, 10:01 (Ref:754990)

Just to throw another name in - Nicolas Prost raced in the Elf Campus championship this year

Yunis · 18 Oct 2003, 10:45 (Ref:755005)

hmm all the 80s f1 drivers sons are now in top racing series with f1 tests, so what about any of mansells kids? any of them take up racing?

DriverT · 18 Oct 2003, 16:54 (Ref:755219)

Quote:

Originally posted by DieRitter
Quite sure David BRABHAM and Christian FITTIPALDI don't think the same.

Yeah but they aren't any good.

DieRitter · 18 Oct 2003, 17:49 (Ref:755260)

Quote:

Originally posted by DriverT
Yeah but they aren't any good.

Just to prove that a surname is not enough....

paulzinho · 18 Oct 2003, 18:50 (Ref:755302)

Nelsinho looks to be pretty special, hopefully he'll be the next big Brasilian in F1, its been a long time without a world champion! (12 years now

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F3lollipops · 18 Oct 2003, 19:34 (Ref:755330)

For what it's worth, here are my thoughts on whether the 'sons of fathers' that I have seen race this year are up to the job...

Piquet - YES. Made a couple of silly, basic errors (trying to get off pole in 2nd gear) but put them behind him and did a great job.

Rosberg - YES. Ultimately very good, but erratic. Needs to calm down a bit and be more consistent.

Prost - NO. Just doesn't have the outright speed or the necessary skill.

Fabi - NO. Anyone who saw him in F3 in the past 2 years must agree.

Armco Bender · 18 Oct 2003, 19:41 (Ref:755331)

Tomas Scheckter is another son of a racing Dad,appears to crash his IRL car just like his pop used to in his early F1 days too!.

DriverT · 18 Oct 2003, 20:00 (Ref:755335)

Yep, he only has to cause a huge pile up at the start of an F1 race, and he's got it...

F3lollipops · 18 Oct 2003, 22:18 (Ref:755403)

I don't remember Jody ever trying to use the wrong pit lane entrance in a qualifying session and sitting looking at the locked gate and wondering what the hell was going on - it was an F3 meeting, they were using the GP circuit at Donington and coming into pit lane using the entry before Goddards - and just to make sure everyone knew he was dumb, Tomas went and did the exact same thing again in the second session!

senna12 · 18 Oct 2003, 23:33 (Ref:755435)

Quote:

Originally posted by Armco Bender
Tomas Scheckter is another son of a racing Dad,appears to crash his IRL car just like his pop used to in his early F1 days too!.

Tomas may be quick, but he's dangerous. He has caused several big accidents in IRL, of course most recently with Kenny Brack. Besides, after his extra-cirricular activities while testing a Jag, he may be persona non-grata among team principals.
We'll probably see both Nelsinho and Nico in F1 in another 3 or 4 years. They're both pretty young yet.

Hazza · 19 Oct 2003, 11:05 (Ref:755787)

Quote:

Originally posted by DriverT
Yeah but they aren't any good.

1998
Won the Professional Sports Car Championship title in America with seven wins for Panoz Motorsports. Won the GT Class at the Sepring 12 hours. Seventh in the Le Mans 24 hours race.
Two third place finishes in the FIA World GT Championship races at Hockenheim and Dijon.
1997
Won the Bathhurst 1000 partnered with his brother Geoff Brabham in a BMW.
Joined Panoz Motorsports and won his class in both the Watkins Glen Six hours and the Laguna Seca GP.
1996
Won the Japanese GT Championship with the Lark McLaren Team.
Fifth at the Le Mans 24-hour race in a Gulf McLaren.
Sixth in the Zuhai International race in a Marlboro McLaren.
1995
Competed in the British Touring Car Championship with BMW.
1994
Raced in Formula One with the Simtek Team.
1993
Winner of the GT Class in the Le Mans 24 hours in an XJ220.
Won the British Rally Cross GP Nora Challenge and finished fourth in the Bathhurst 1000 in a Winfield Holden.
Test driver for the Formula 1 Footwork team.
1992
Drove in the World Sports Car Championship with Toyota.
First in the Daytona 24-hour GTP Class.
F1 test driver for the Footwork Team.
1991
Four races for Team Roni Ralt in the F3000 Championship.
Won the Nurburgring and Sugo 1000 km races of the World Sports Car Championship in a Jaguar XJR 14.
Won the Spa 24-hour race in a Skyline GTR (Nissan) Touring Car.
1990
Made Formula One debut with the Brabham F1 Team (that had been started by his father in 1962)
1989
Won the British F3 Championship with six wins, seven poles and 13 front row starts.
Won the F3 World Cup in Macau with the Bowman Team.
1988
Third in the Formula Atlantic NZ Tasman Series.
Raced in six events in the Formula Vauxhall Lotus series.
Third in the F3 B Class Championship with five wins and five poles.
1987
Gold Star Champion in Australian F2.
Sixth in the Formula Atlantic NZ series.
Also race in the American Formula Atlantic series (four races) and in the South American Formula 3 Championship (three races).

http://www.davidbrabham.com/profiles.asp

DriverT · 19 Oct 2003, 13:18 (Ref:755886)

..... in F1!

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