2007-10-16 01:37:44 · 13 answers · asked by amiayus 1 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ Formula One
It takes two to make a victory. The driver may be good but won't pull ahead if the car sucks. The car needs to be good to propel a driver ahead but if they don't have the skills, the car will go to a waste. So it's a combination of both but in true reality it's actually the team, the driver and the car that make up a victory for they are inter-related. You need the car to race, you need a driver to pilot the car and you need the team to work out the strategies and change your tyres and keep you updated.
2007-10-18 02:03:39 · answer #1 · answered by hickskicks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard 25% Engine, 25% Chassis, 25% Aerodynamics and 25% Driver as the components to a race and title winning team.
So that is 75% Car and 25% Driver, which sounds right to me.
A Excellent driver will not win in an Average/Good car - Think Schumacher in 1992 and 1993, he won 2 races in total.
An Excellent driver in an excellent car dominates. Mansell 1992, Schumacher 2002,2004.
An Excellent driver in a Average/Poor car won't win anything - Schumacher 2005, Prost 1992, Senna 1992.
An Good/Average driver in an Excellent car, win's World Championships. Hill (1996), J. Villenueve (1997) and nearly Eddie Irvine (1999)
An Average/Good driver in an excellent car will usually lose to his team mate, but may win a race or two - Barrichello, Coulthard throughout the last decade. More recently Fisichella and to a lesser extent Massa.
2007 is quite unique in that there are 2 excellent cars and four very evenly matched good drivers. But usually one of the cars is better at a given track, resulting in a lot of 1-2's for either Mclaren or Ferrari.
2007-10-17 01:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by Simlqd 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A combination of both. F1 is a sport of man and machine. Give a good driver a tinpot to drive and forget it..... don't even think about winning. Give a lousy driver a winning car and he can't make the most out of it. So it goes to waste. It takes both compenents to be equally balanced for a victory. Both have to be the best they can be or there's just no way
2007-10-19 06:48:13 · answer #3 · answered by purpleCat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course driver has to contribute more in a race. A capable manufacturer can provide a race winning machinery. But it’s a driver who handles the changeable race conditions, adapt to the competitors’ race strategy, nurse the car when necessary, find a right balance between machinery wear and performance. For e.g. Michael Schumacher nursed his car on 2004 Canadian GP knowing about his damaged front brake and still he wins!!!
2007-10-19 09:01:31 · answer #4 · answered by myavu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The driver. As a racer in a previous life, I can tell you that the driver can become one with the car or bike and push the physical limits of man and machine. An inexperienced driver has one of two problems: 1, the driver is inexperienced and reckless and will overstep the capabilities of the track and machine ending in a crash. 2, the driver has a fear of crashing and will not push the machine enough to win. Riding the razors edge is what champions do.
2007-10-16 08:45:08 · answer #5 · answered by bloodshotcyclops 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Both are important. But I think the driver plays a more important role. If the driver is good, he can make the best out of anything given to him. But the car manufacturer can't make the best out of a driver if he is not good or capable of winning races.
2007-10-16 08:52:19 · answer #6 · answered by , 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a combination of both. There are a lot of good drivers out on the grid that are held back by the poor performance and reliability of their car.
2007-10-17 11:16:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it takes a combination. You have to have a good driver, car and crew to get a good result. If the driver is good and the car is terrible, then it doesn't matter because the car is still terrible. If you have a great car, but can't drive it for anything, then you still can't drive.
2007-10-16 08:42:48 · answer #8 · answered by princess_dnb 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A good driver cannot win with a bad car.
A good car cannot win with a bad driver.
A good car and a good driver will wins grand prix.
There are exceptions though.
2007-10-16 08:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by BMW M5 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
see wat happen to Renault this year. last year they had Alonso with them and he won the championship but this year they are finding it difficult to even get some points.
So, a good driver is very important to win the race.
But in case of Mclaren this is not d case. their MP4-22 is a mch better car which Kimi used to drive so Alonso is winnin again.
So a perfect combination of both the things ensure a sure-shot championship title and constructor's title.
2007-10-19 04:41:40 · answer #10 · answered by amol.bhushan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋