And what Ferrari were successful straight away when he started there? And yet he helped get them 6 consecutive WCCs. He has won titles at three different teams, so yes I am confident in his abilty.
Benneton - He had Rory Byrne, the 2nd best designer of the modern era Ferrari - He had Rory Byrne, the 2nd best designer of the modern era Brawn - He got lucky with the regulation change. Newey eventually showed him who was boss.
Right yeah he has been involved with winning 8 WDC and 8 WCC and he either fluked them or was just a passenger for them all.
Sorry to go to football for a second, but look at Barcelona, all those titles they win, yet the have Sergio Busquets, who's just a passenger. Ross Brawn = Sergio Busquets.
Sergio Busquets plays only for Barcelona, Brawn has done it at three different teams. Difference (among many).
Okay, spain then. They won the euro's with him as a passenger, then won the world cup, with him contributing nothing. If you put him in any other side, he will be shon up for how average he really is. That's what happened to Ross Brawn. Now at merc, no Byrne, no real guru's, and he's floundering around, with 2 average drivers that he signed, an average car that he has to take responsibility for, and an average team, that spends huge sums of money to finish 4th.
So he has to take responsibility for the car when it is not winning anything but when it does he has nothing to do with it? Despite even forming his own team and winning both championships? And before you say that was a fluke Williams and Toyota also had the DD right from the start and the Red Bull was the best car over the entire season. Also Busquets has only won the WC with Spain, not the Euros. Plus being part of of a whole squad of playes is different to being a technical director, they are incomparable.
Are you joking? The ability of Ross Brawn is fantastic. Do you even remember the fact he came into Honda in 2008, did some major shake ups in the technical department and the next season with some clever insight, won the World Championship? What he did in 2009 was his greatest achievement. He didn't "get lucky" with the regulation change. Unlike most he got clever with the regulation change and used it to his great advantage. He is without doubt one of F1's greats.
I gave mine because he annoyed me! He got my hopes up yesterday and then just drove poorly i think, a bit unlucky i guess, but the lad from 07/08 wouldnt have taken being unlucky, he'd of done his best to get the place back or even fight with button. He doesn't seem to be that person anymore. Plus Massa just wasn't a surpise .
Best Driver: Button Worst Driver: Massa Best Team: Mclaren Worst Team: HRT Best Overtake: Vettel on Rosberg Funniest-moment: / Most Surprising Result: / Least Surprising Result: Maldonado being involved in an accident. Special Mention to: Raikkonnan Race Rating: 6/10
Best Driver: Button Worst Driver: Massa Best Team: McLaren Worst Team: HRT Best Overtake: The Toro Rosso tussle at the end Funniest-moment: Kimi's blue flag amnesia Most Surprising Result: In the end, nothing Least Surprising Result: See above Special Mention to: Maldonado, so close yet still so far Race Rating: 7/10
Best Driver: Jenson Button (Dominated from start to finish. Haven't seen that from Button since 2009) Worst Driver: Felipe Massa (Really wasn't his day, was it?) Best Team: Mclaren (Nailed it in winter testing and it paid dividends) Worst Team: Ferrari (That car is a joke. It's ugly, it's slow, it's impossible to drive) Best Rookie: Daniel Ricciardo (This guy is one to watch for the future) Best Overtake: Vettel on Rosberg (Didn't know you could do that there) Funniest-moment: Raikkonen's blue flag rant Most Surprising Result: Alonso actually getting that sh*tbox into the top 5. Least Surprising Result: Vettel on the podium. Special Mention to: Kimi Raikkonen (2 years out and he's still got it.) Race Rating: 10/10 (Fantastic start to what will be a fantastic season) I know I'm a bit late but what the heck.
Better late than never! Best Driver: Button Worst Driver: Massa Best Team: Mclaren Worst Team: HRT - Not even getting into the race surely guarantees this? Best Overtake: Vettel on Rosberg Funniest-moment: Riakkonens lack of knowledge Most Surprising Result: Williams being good Least Surprising Result: Vettel almost winning Special Mention to: di Resta, nicking 10th at the end there, brilliant! Race Rating: 8/10 First thoughts on Sky ? If it wasn't for being live then they'd have no hope Vs the BBC right now
First awards of the year go to: Best Driver: Jenson Button Worst Driver: Felipe Massa Best Rookie: Daniel Ricciardo Best Team: Mclaren Worst Team: HRT Race Rating: 7.92 Loudest Voice: Crofty well done to all
Aus Winners are: Best Driver: Sergio Perez Worst Driver: Narain Karthikeyan Best Rookie: Sergio Perez Best Team: Red Bull Worst Team: HRT Race Rating average: 6.125 Courtesy of Julius Caesar who totted them up at the time !
