not only Button critisized Toro Rosso's decision to let the 19 years old drive in the middle of a season with zero F1 testing experience.

there is nothing to pick on Button there.

 

[QUOTE=Birel186,Jul 31 2009, 12:55 AM] Am I the only one who

 

Point was that JB had the same criticism aimed at him when he entered F1 while he benefited from the ability to test drive, where as JA had no ability to test...so as the articles says:

[QUOTE]Jenson Button: 3rd in the 1999 British F3 series with three wins. F1 with Williams in 2000. Makes F1 debut at 20 years, 1 month, and 24 days old.

Jaime Alguersuari: 2008 British F3 series champion with five wins. F1 with Toro Rosso in 2009. Makes F1 debut at 19 years, 4 months, and 3 days old.

Button had F1 testing opportunities in 1999 that Alguersuari hasn

 

Ahh, its hard to say that. Even the great racers have issues if the car isn't there (see Alonso 2008/9 Hamilton 2009) and im not comparing him to Alonso or Hamilton. It's not like Barrichelo was so much faster or anything. Let's judge him by seasons end.

 

I'm disappointed that JB is slowly losing his winning attitude. That fire he started the season with is slowly dying...

 

^^ It will only take a victory or a well-earned podium to reignite the passion for winning.

Anyone is bound to be disappointed after starting so well and suddenly ending up in midfield, besides not everyone has the mental tenacity of Schumi.

 

he already proved otherwise in hungary 2006.

and if you want to compare Button's start with the rosso guy? 1 year difference in age is not the same! and having to start in the middle of the season with no testing whatsoever is not the same as preparing and testing! i wonder how you see, and the man who wrote that article see that Button's start was similar!

Button is doing a great job considering the circumstanses of every race, he is maxing out what the car is capable of. if button was just an average f1 driver, he wouldnt have won in such a perfect consistency when the car is perfect, a good driver like button made it look easy, but it isnt! you have to give him credit with the team for his wins this season.

 

HEY MATRIX. i want to make a deal with you

if button wins the WDC this year, with the most race wins, not like how Hamilton won it. you have to admit that he has the talent to win.

and if he didnt, ill admit that you were right with what you said about him. deal?

 

Maybe he never had that fire in him... he was just riding the wave on the car that was ahead of its competition at season start. It is looking more and more like he does not have the strong enough passion to be cut-throat, to adapt (driving style-wise), to drive the hell out of the car

Drivers like Alonso, Hamilton (mentioned in earlier posts by others) definitely have much stronger passion... and sometimes you can feel they channel the anger they have against their crappier cars and turn that into aggressive driving on (sometime over) the edge and manage to get something more out of a race than the car deserves...

 

[QUOTE=Nabs 79,Jul 31 2009, 08:02 AM] Ahh, its hard to say that.