Yes, but that difference is f**k all compared to the difference the car makes
Basically there's at least half a dozen drivers, maybe twice that, who'd be in Button's position if they had Button's car. The driver is far, far less important than the car once the driver has reached a certain level of skill (ie one of the best dozen)
Posted By: Old Git on June 16th 2009 at 15:12:52
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- follow up from below - am I the only person on here who'll basically watch any sport? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 14:45:34
- I watch football, cricket, tennis (NCFC) - duke of york, Jun 16, 15:07:55
- I can get into pretty much most sports (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Jun 16, 14:54:12
- water? (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jun 16, 15:32:36
- Pretty much except Horse Racing, tennis, any motor (not a) sport, most womens sports (exce (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 14:51:00
- Props for Kabaddi. (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 16, 15:01:14
- I used to like Kabaddi. And I use to *love* Sumo (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 15:02:04
- Sumo was great n'all but I just loved Kabbadi. (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:07:26
- Oh. Uwate Nage. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 15:05:25
- I used to like Kabaddi. And I use to *love* Sumo (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 15:02:04
- How could I of forgot. I don't watch Rugby Posh although I sometimes watch Rugby Northern. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 14:52:00
- Props for Kabaddi. (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 16, 15:01:14
- i have watched backgammon on Eurosport (though i do not know how to play) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 14:50:11
- Eurosport has sorted itself out a bit (NCFC) - Small, Jun 16, 15:02:56
- on Eurosport 2 at the moment (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 15:07:00
- Eurosport has sorted itself out a bit (NCFC) - Small, Jun 16, 15:02:56
- nope mainly Football, Boxing and Cricket...big horse race meetings I will watch some races (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 16, 14:48:36
- oh and I also have got into F1 in the past couple of years (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 16, 14:52:30
- Not a sport. It's a test of engineering expertise and/or legal team ability. (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 14:55:10
- Stop trolling on F1 (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 15:00:32
- He as never a shit driver, but he never won anything at all, because he had shit cars (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:05:38
- True, but the driver does make *some* difference (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 16, 15:08:52
- Yes, but that difference is fuck all compared to the difference the car makes (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:12:52
- if that were true, you'd expect most years, the champion and runner-up to be in the same (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 15:18:25
- I've got your back on this one homes. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:14:22
- What? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:17:22
- He's trying to queer you up (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Jun 16, 15:20:01
- Translates as "I wholeheartedly agree with you on this issue old chap." innit. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:19:03
- Oh, I see (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:21:09
- Mos def. You better ask somebody, fo shizzle. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:23:36
- Oh, I see (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:21:09
- What? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:17:22
- Alonso with any of his team-mates (except Hamilton) (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 15:12:06
- or Schumacher or Senna with everyone who ever had the same car as them (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 15:11:32
- How dare you bring Morrissey into an argument about F1? You should be ashamed. (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:13:28
- Yes, but that difference is fuck all compared to the difference the car makes (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:12:52
- No further questions m'lud. In your face petrol heads, my counsel has spoken. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:08:30
- True, but the driver does make *some* difference (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 16, 15:08:52
- I aren't. OK, not shit but how many races had he won? And how is Hamilton doing this year? (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:04:12
- how did Kovalainen do last year in the same car as Lewis? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 15:10:00
- Car. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:13:46
- team (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 16, 15:17:20
- Same difference. Teams technical ability. Not a sport. Get it away from the sport sefction (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:20:58
- team (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 16, 15:17:20
- Car. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:13:46
- people don't seem to find it so weird with horse-racing (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 15:07:39
- To be fair they don't have much 'sport' left to cover. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jun 16, 15:06:05
- how did Kovalainen do last year in the same car as Lewis? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 15:10:00
- He as never a shit driver, but he never won anything at all, because he had shit cars (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:05:38
- Stop trolling on F1 (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 15:00:32
- Not a sport. It's a test of engineering expertise and/or legal team ability. (NCFC) - jafski, Jun 16, 14:55:10
- oh and I also have got into F1 in the past couple of years (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 16, 14:52:30
- Yep, apart from Women's Anything (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 16, 14:48:27
- you prefer men's beach volleyball? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 14:51:04
- No, I'm exactly the same. (NCFC) - Arganth, Jun 16, 14:47:26
- Could be a good game this. New Zealand just have the edge for me. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jun 16, 14:48:25
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