Wednesday, March 08, 2006
# posted by Rich @ 6:13 AM
Jord-on, Jord-in, drop out
Eddie Jordan says that he hasn't ruled out a return to F1. However, he says that he would only come back if costs were dramatically reduced. This to me would seem to be one of the best arguments for keeping costs HIGH in F1!
Seriously though, I am ambivalent about EJ making a return. A lot of people in the business seem to like him, but let's face it, his cars were never A-list. Sure 1999 was a pretty successful year for them, but it was all downhill from there. Plus EJ spent a bit too much time being a socialite and not enough time managing the team for my liking. That said, he did have a good eye for talent - he "discovered" the likes of Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, Eddie Irvine, Giancarlo Fisichella, Ralf Schumacher, and Jarno Trulli - all race winners.
Anyway, here's a list of people that I would really like to see return to F1, in no particular order:
Dave Richards (looking quite likely actually)
Damon Hill
Murray Walker (commentating, not holding VIPs hands - see previous post)
Gordon Murray
Mika Hakkinen
Jackie Stewart (driver, team boss, commentator as opposed to president of the BRDC)
Niki Lauda
In a future post, I'll make a list of people who I think should either leave F1 and fast, or have left and I hope they never come back.
Seriously though, I am ambivalent about EJ making a return. A lot of people in the business seem to like him, but let's face it, his cars were never A-list. Sure 1999 was a pretty successful year for them, but it was all downhill from there. Plus EJ spent a bit too much time being a socialite and not enough time managing the team for my liking. That said, he did have a good eye for talent - he "discovered" the likes of Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, Eddie Irvine, Giancarlo Fisichella, Ralf Schumacher, and Jarno Trulli - all race winners.
Anyway, here's a list of people that I would really like to see return to F1, in no particular order:
Dave Richards (looking quite likely actually)
Damon Hill
Murray Walker (commentating, not holding VIPs hands - see previous post)
Gordon Murray
Mika Hakkinen
Jackie Stewart (driver, team boss, commentator as opposed to president of the BRDC)
Niki Lauda
In a future post, I'll make a list of people who I think should either leave F1 and fast, or have left and I hope they never come back.
Labels: Formula 1
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