Yeah, we've known this for a few days. Should have been a big red sign signalling that Red Bull wasn't very confident in AFdC, but the Kvyat announcement still caught me off guard.
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Not this **** again.
That's not really surprising considering the money there is in DTM and how international that series is. I don't know if WTCC ever had better drivers than DTM.
Or maybe the talent of Kvyat speaks higher than the underperforming of da Costa. 💡
DTM's best assets are the drivers these days. The racing is usually dull, they use F1-style gimmicks, there's abundant team orders, there's contentious penalty decisions, and the tracks are mostly not that great (will be worse now that Zandvoort is goneagreed. if not the best drivers, at least the most competitive and compelling racing, as well as good tracks. too bad coverage in the UK is limited
). Nevertheless, it's still easily worth watching and DTM is as relevant as it's ever been.
DTM's best assets are the drivers these days. The racing is usually dull, they use F1-style gimmicks, there's abundant team orders, there's contentious penalty decisions, and the tracks are mostly not that great (will be worse now that Zandvoort is gone
Yeah, for sure, the driver lineups are a lot better in DTM now than what they used to be, especially in terms of depth. In the mid 00s, there were good drivers competing for wins but there wasn't nearly as much depth as there is now, so you can certainty make the argument that WTCC had better drivers in it's early years. However my principle point was that WTCC never clearly established itself on another level from DTM, so now that WTCC has started to struggle without much manufacturer support, it's quite unsurprising that DTM has clearly pulled ahead.
Yes I realize that, not sure what the age has to do with it but that is just your "charm" F1fan. My point was that it seems there are plenty in the wings waiting for a seat but are more so their due to their famous Dad or Uncle drove some time ago. I mean I can't say this is all bad, because one of my favorite champions was one such case. But if you don't like me critique we could go further.
And there have always been talented drivers who missed out on a seat due to their lack of funds. It's not new, nor is it specific to F1. Yes, in an ideal world, talent would be the only factor but the world isn't ideal. Let's not forget how expensive it is to compete in F1. The teams need to find the budget somewhere. All motor racing teams do. Look at Nascar and Indycar. The commentators even read out the sponsor names on TV.
Nascar and Indycar aren't anything like F1 there are plenty of no names that make it on the premier of those series, unlike F1. Also teams though needing to find a budget must also learn to use their own PR better than relying on drivers to come in and do it for them. They want to live in F1 and run in a top of the world racing series perhaps being more business savvy will save the likes of Sauber. Obviously bringing in tons and tons of money from drivers doesn't help further speed the car up year after year so something else needs to change.
For clarification, and to not be misrepresented by LMS's sensationalism, my view is that recent F1 newcomers are mostly good talent and they are often the best that is available. I'm not interested in arguing with LMS anymore though, I know how he operates.
SagarisGTBNot this **** again.
The situation is nothing new for F1. In fact, your rant would have been a lot better if Karthikeyan, Yamamoto, Belmondo or Deletraz had just secured a seat, but, Sutil aside, every driver on this year's grid or already secured for next year has either won in GP2 (or equivalent) or was/is considered a potential big talent.
