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The Rumble Strip
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Interesting to see that this series is now well down the line, in terms of organisation and preparation.
I assume F3 will now be phased out.
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Don't know if F3 will phased out with this... It seems a little help of ART team is helping to this, too...
About the series, they will join GP2 for 8 of their 11 rounds.
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At worst, surely it's got to be the optimum career path for drivers.
Any driver worth their salt must want to be in a series that supports GP2, that supports F1 to give them a greater chance of getting noticed.
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chris.blades85
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 13:47 Post subject: |
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Another, not needed series IMO.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 00:32 Post subject: |
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Maybe not but there has to be a ladder up the ranks and GP3 seems a good place to start to me.
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I don't think it has to be one or the other between GP3 and F3.
In the same way that F2 is not a GP2 replacement, or even that GP2 and World Series by Renault co-exist. There's plenty of niches on the motorsport ladder.
Having said that the GP3 budget does sound a bit pricey.
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I'm still not sure that any of these series, assuming there is more than one of a similar standard, can work as a stand alone event though.
Aspiring drivers would surely choose GP3 then GP2 as they are in and around the F1 paddock. Why would an aspiring driver drive in F2 where he will not get noticed as easily.
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F2 does have the big advantage of being much less expensive than GP3 or GP2 so less well off drivers have a chance to make a name for themselves.
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| The Rumble Strip wrote: | Still not sure that any of these series, assuming there is more than one of a similar standard, can work as stand alone events though.
Aspiring drivers would surely choose GP3 then GP2 as they are in and around the F1 paddock. Why would an aspiring driver drive in F2 where he will not get noticed as easily. |
That's a bit like asking why people choose to race World Series by Renault instead of GP2. But it hasn't stopped the likes of Kubica, Alguersuari and Vettel - although clearly these example number fewer than the GP2 graduates.
The interesting (and admittedly confusing) thing is that the motorsport "ladder" is much more varied and complex than that of, say, the Football League structure. Which is not necessarily surprising.
But it goes without saying that sometimes its about budgets, sometimes it's about the motorsport team you're with having a different "arm" in another series, sometimes, frankly, it's about winning - maybe ultimately your career wil benefit getting into a winning team in a slightly lesser series than a mediocre team in a better series.
But it is good for motorsport I think that people can come from various different routes.
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Just like to add. They sound awful.
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After, seeing them in real life and hearing them in real life, I confirm they sound like, loud tractors. Horrible sound!
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I've found it interesting this season that drivers from Formula 3 such as Ricciardo and Vergne have now managed to jump straight into F1 and totally bypassed GP2 and to a lesser extenet GP3.
Whilst we wait to see what talent they have, it now begs the question as to the point of the ladder so to speak, especially given that arguably the quality of the field in these series has diminished. |
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| The Rumble Strip wrote: | I've found it interesting this season that drivers from Formula 3 such as Ricciardo and Vergne have now managed to jump straight into F1 and totally bypassed GP2 and to a lesser extenet GP3.
Whilst we wait to see what talent they have, it now begs the question as to the point of the ladder so to speak, especially given that arguably the quality of the field in these series has diminished. |
That is exactly what happened back in the 70's: drivers went from Formula 3 to Formula 1, missing out Formula 2. I guess if the talent shows then the jump is worth it (at least to the teams) and why waste another expensive season?
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| Absolutely, you can't blames the driver for furthering their careers but to my mind the teams that take a punt on a driver, supposedly with talent, often ends up with egg on their face when they find that they are no better than the one they replaced them with. |
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