F1 is becoming boring
I can't believe it! This season, the 2004 season which was to be called, the rise of the minorities, was absolutely wiped out by Ferrari
It is so unbelievable. All the teams were doing so great at the testing period and Ferrari was dong so bad, everyone was positive that this year would be the year that Ferrari finally ends its domination of F1.
The Williams team came up with a radical new tusk looking car that seamed so promising during testing. The BAR team were so optimistic, they were betting money on winning. The Renaults, the Toyotas, everyone seamed ready to give the 2004 season a show to remember.
Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raikkonen were both thought to be at the right time and place to finally dethrone Schumacher.
But hell, the exact opposite happened as soon as the green light turned on in the Australian circuit. It was an outright Ferrari domination, Michael up front and Rubens following closely behind like a side kick. They were so dominant that they actually started to cruise along to the finish line at the end of the race seeing that they absolutely massacred the competition.
Alonso was the only one putting up a fight. And Montoya seemed to have the right stuff, but as usual, he was let down by his team, his look, and not the least, by his own teammate.
F1 is getting really boring. Will Ferrari ever lighten up?
Here is a suggestion for next year. Ferrari needs to sign up either Montoya or Raikkonen so at least there will be an in house competition to keep fans interested in F1.
But for now, it's just another boring Ferrari 1-2 season.
if anyone is further interested here is a webpage
http://www.planetf1.com/_2004_Season/Grand_Prix/Australia/story_14594.shtml
I can't believe it! This season, the 2004 season which was to be called, the rise of the minorities, was absolutely wiped out by Ferrari
It is so unbelievable. All the teams were doing so great at the testing period and Ferrari was dong so bad, everyone was positive that this year would be the year that Ferrari finally ends its domination of F1.
The Williams team came up with a radical new tusk looking car that seamed so promising during testing. The BAR team were so optimistic, they were betting money on winning. The Renaults, the Toyotas, everyone seamed ready to give the 2004 season a show to remember.
Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raikkonen were both thought to be at the right time and place to finally dethrone Schumacher.
But hell, the exact opposite happened as soon as the green light turned on in the Australian circuit. It was an outright Ferrari domination, Michael up front and Rubens following closely behind like a side kick. They were so dominant that they actually started to cruise along to the finish line at the end of the race seeing that they absolutely massacred the competition.
Alonso was the only one putting up a fight. And Montoya seemed to have the right stuff, but as usual, he was let down by his team, his look, and not the least, by his own teammate.
F1 is getting really boring. Will Ferrari ever lighten up?
Here is a suggestion for next year. Ferrari needs to sign up either Montoya or Raikkonen so at least there will be an in house competition to keep fans interested in F1.
But for now, it's just another boring Ferrari 1-2 season.
if anyone is further interested here is a webpage
http://www.planetf1.com/_2004_Season/Grand_Prix/Australia/story_14594.shtml
, IMO, is definitely underrated. Truly good drivers like him are hopelessly handicapped in an uncompetitive car on dry sunny days, but their real talent really shines when the condition calls for umbrellas. IMO There's no better indicator of a driver's talent than to watch him/her race in the wet, even when the equipment's aren't exactly equal. If my memory serves me well, he did very well in last year's U.S. GP (boy what a downpour that was!), which earned him a well-deserved 3rd place finish, in his out-matched Sauber. Remember seeing Senna 4th on the strating grid (or was it 5th?)in his underpowered McLaren-Ford during the 93 Euro GP in Dontington Park overtaking Schumi, Hill, and Prost, and pulled away a huge gap, while still on the first lap of the race? 
I see similar thing going on here with Frentzen. Truly excellent drivers are those rare bunch that can extract maximum potential out of their car in wet conditions and are obviously the smoothest, most precise, most consistent, and most experienced. Frentzen is one of the few in F-1 these days. Personally, I think Frentzen came into F1 at a bad timing and lucked out on getting a well-deserved ride in better-equipped teams like McLaren, Williams, and even Ferrari. I hope nowadays he's getting better results in DTM this year. 
