kevlarcorolla said:They've both had more then enough time/chances to prove they should be in the top 20 drivers in the world and are coming up very short.
The problem is the strict limits on testing. New drivers don't get a chance to show what they can do, and drivers who already have experience in an F1 car are very important for feedback/development even if they aren't fast enough to win races.
Sure,but if you consistently lose to your team mates across multiple seasons and teams isn't that enough of a test?
The biggest hidden story of Ricciardo needing to move on is that Tsunoda has stood above all teammates over the last two seasons. I am still confused why he doesn't even get a minor mention for future seats?
MB just had a super off day with strategy. Almost embarrassed for them..
Lando did an impressive job.
Nico Hulkenburg has proven me wrong. I just considered him a Coulthard just not fast enough but maybe he just never got himself into the right team at the right time.
kevlarcorolla said:Sure,but if you consistently lose to your team mates across multiple seasons and teams isn't that enough of a test?
"Testing" isn't about testing the driver, it's about testing the car. It's about taking all the new parts that the engineering guys dreamed up and confirming whether or not they actually work. To do that you need a driver who is already familiar with the car, can consistently post up the same lap times, and can give good feedback to the engineering department about what works and what doesn't and why. This is not usually something that new drivers who have never sat in an F1 car before are good at.
In testing, consistency is much more important than outright speed. They have to be fast enough to actually use the car, but they can be multiple seconds off the pace of a race driver and still give good info.
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