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Originally posted by nostatic
Sammy, have to disagree about Speed. Sure, he got a shot because he's american, but look at his stats this season. With a marginal car, he has almost always finished above his teammate, and he has the most amount of position advancements of anyone on the grid. I don't think he's MS/KR great, and of the young guns probably isn't at the level of Kubica (who has been amazing) or Rosburg (who has floundered of late), but he is doing rather well in his first year in F1.
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The big part is he is in an older chasis that has been updated. Kubica and Rosburg are in the teams best offerings.
People lost sight of what Torro Rosso is supposed to be. It was formed so Red Bull could cut the teeth of 2 drivers that were beyond F3000 ability and ready for F1 but not 100%.
Torro Rosso gave Speed and Liuzzi a chance to drive in F-1 that was not there with Red Bull.
They are in crappy cars and perform respectable but will never be front runners. For these guys to get mid pack in Quali let alone on Sunday is an achievment. I look foward to next year to see how these guys do. I am guessing they are getting new up to date cars next year. Yes?
*edit* - Also, Speed, as far as my memory serves me, has not had any major incidents on track like Sato and Ide. I laughed so hard when the Speed announcers referred to those 2 as rolling chicanes.