Charlieben

WarpSpeed, on 2010-12-21 00:24:10, said:

Actually not that true, the elite drivers in modern f1, if you do your research, have consistantly been at the top of their categories all throughout their careers. Even when they were juniors, and money and sponsorship were not such a big determining factor (but given the fact that motorsport needs a certain amount of money at all levels), these same drivers where clearly more skilled than their competitors that didn't make it to the top. The numbers of people capable of driving an f1 at those levels are still a handful - plain and simple.

I think having been involved in motorsport for over 20 years, plus being involved with a young cousin successfully coming through the ranks of open wheelers, I have a good insight into this area.

To say they are not the cream of the crop shows you are not that close to the sport really, you may have watched a lot of it on tv and gone to the track. Yes some guys who have talent, but not the know how to bring money don't make it, but mostly the guys who were performing well at a very young age are the same guys who are at the top today, that's been proven again and again and again. If you do your research, and get involved in the sport you will know this to be a fact!

What can I say...If you can't afford to keep a cart on the track by the time your 12, but you were putting in a few good laps, well that's life! The kids that were beating you, and kept going all the way, were probably bloody talented as well. I'm sure there would be a lot more black tennis players if only they could have had access to a tennis court. I'm sure a lot of football players could have been star cricket players, and visa versa.

The reality is that many F1 drivers have been successful all their careers from kids to adults, and to say they are not cream of the crop is a mute point in the context of what you are saying. It's never an even playing field in any sport, so it's almost impossible to say that you could even properly identify exactly who is the cream of the crop.

The 'cream of the crop', as you refer to, in motorsport do rise to the top, it's the one's who get there with money that don't last long at the highest levels.

Any doubts about talent rising to the top in f1 I just have 1 word for you...Schumacher

(do you research about him before you put your foot in your mouth)

brahmburgers, on 2010-12-20 18:56:43, said:

Mate, you clearly do not know when to stop. You have embarrassed yourself in front of hundreds of readers initially, and you continue to make some of the most stupid comments I have seen on this site.

This is the most gruelling motorsport on the planet, and only a handful of drivers can actually drive these cars at the limits that you see in F1. Sitting down makes absolutely no difference to the physical intensity. If you had actually gone to a modern GP, and seen how fast these cars go, and how fast the drivers reaction times required are, you would not have made any of these comments - or maybe you just like to look like a goose.

As for your break down of what success means, please. I think the components to success would be far more complex than the 3 basic categories you dreamt up in your head (and the percentages you pulled out your a&#e. There are many components working in unison to create a winning team, of which the drivers capabilities are pivotol. Why do you think the drivers get paid so much? Most people in F1 are at the very top of their game, business managers as well. Do you think they are going to just give millions away to elite drivers because they like them? No, it's performace based, and the risks are rewarded.

Realistically there are only a handful of people on the planet who can do what the elite drivers of F1 do, and there is very good reason for that.

Go to the bathroom, stand in front of the mirror, and have a good look at yourself! You clown!