Baldisserri: "Perez is not ripe for a top team"
The Director of the Ferrari Driver Academy is the report cards of his riders. Here is promoted and rejected
Jules Bianchi (23 years), Raffaele Marciello (18 years) and Lance Stroll (14 years) are promoted. Sergio Perez (23 years) and Brandon Maisano (19 years) rejected. These are the report cards of Luca Baldisserri, the engineer who directs theFDA (Ferrari Driver Academy). The first three will continue to work in 2013 with the pony school, while Brandon Maisano is vacated since it did not meet the objectives laid down in the Italian Formula 3 Championship. Exits the hegemony of Maranello Mexican rider in Formula 1 was signed with McLaren and will go alongside Jenson Button to play his third season of Formula 1 instead of Lewis Hamilton.
Well as Jules Bianchi has the hope of becoming an owner of the Force India driver, after he was the team's third driver in the 2012 season Mallya. The Frenchman won the second place overall in the World Series by Renault Championship, losing to the last race with Robin Frijns.
Luca Baldisserri, perhaps better than anyone else, is able to form an opinion on two young drivers of the Circus that the FDA has grown ...
"If I'm being honest are two guys not fully ripe for joining to a top team. Both still have reactions that leads them to overdo it in unnecessary "conditions.
The FDA which of the two had a more positive approach?
"For what we saw them working on f. 1 on an equal footing, we noticed that the way you approach by Jules is much more positive than that of Sergio. Perhaps the Frenchman because he knew the team had more confidence in the engineers than Perez. I must also say that Jules's attitude was that of a boy who must learn, while Sergio, despite having relative experience of Formula 1, it seemed that he had an experience of many years ".
What are the driving characteristics that distinguish the two young pilots?
"Jules having done several Formula 3 Sergio manages to drive more with the back of the car: the French, therefore, is not a pilot who uses only the longitudinal grip of the tires and the car. It is not the kind of driver who pulls the top off and after runs, but rather is a rider who tends to bring a lot of cornering speeds, to Sergio costa more trouble ".
Judging from the results obtained by Sergio Perez with the Sauber (three podium finishes, two second places and one third 37 Gp) it has to be said that if the quarry not bad at all ...
"God forbid! I must say that Sergio is more advantage in using Pirelli tyres that were used until the end of the 2012 season: it was with great grip covers and lateral longitudinal fit perfectly to his riding style. I must also add that when Jules tried that kind of tires has managed to adapt to these new features because it has the ability to change his manner of driving in no time. Two boys are very interesting and, perhaps, Jules has enjoyed the advantage of being raised with our program that knows best people and the team. This is why we released Sergio and we kept Jules ".
Stefano Domenicali has not tried to keep Checo when he learned he'd landed at McLaren?
"I don't know what Sunday may have said to Perez. And though Sergio was an FDA pilot and it was normal that we tried to convince our conductor not to go to a top team opponent ".
A few days before signing for McLaren, Sergio tried the Ferrari Simulator of f. 1: it was not a gesture too much appreciated?
"I agree, but on the other hand do not know if it had already signed. In fact, if it had already signed a contract had an attitude a bit so ... ".
The Mexican is a very fast rider but emotional: since has been able to get into a top team has racked up a series of errors and accidents.
"Sergio still needs work, has yet to be driven. I don't think it's ready to be in a team that will fight for the World Championship, though I could be wrong. I think McLaren will have to do a specific job on him. Woking, however, must be good, because they have already had a positive experience with a young pilot. It should also be said that the two, Lewis Hamilton and Sergio does not have the same character ... ".
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