From: lms@rle-vlsi.mit.edu (Luis Miguel Silveira)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport
Subject: Re: F1: No Williams for Senna in 93
Date: 29 Aug 92 22:09:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: rle-vlsi.LMS.92Aug29170927
Reply-To: lms@rle-vlsi.mit.edu
Organization: Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of
	Technology



   In article <5243@sersun1.essex.ac.uk> aghao@sersun2.essex.ac.uk
   (Aghanya O A) writes:

[...]

   He then went on to say, "I could stay with McLaren, but as I beleive that 
   Williams will again have the most competitive car next season, I woud say
   that it is most likely that ****I would stay at home next season****".


I find this decision rather deplorable.  Ayrton Senna is a
*professional* driver.  A professional driver's _job_ is not to win.
Instead his job is to drive for a team, develop a car, help the
designers, the mechanics, etc, with his hints and his experience, his
feelings and his opinions.  If he wins, great, otherwise, at least he
must try his best.

Where is that great feeling of having been part of a team who
developped a winner combination ?  Do these guys only want to be
handed a great car and drive ?  What about testing, developping,
countless laps searching for the right combination ?  Where is that
spirit gone ?

A professional driver will/should drive any car.  If he can get his
hands on an already developped, likely winner car (as Williams seems
to be), then all the better.  Otherwise he *should* drive for another
team, with a new or upcoming car/engine.  Help them develop it and
maybe in a few years he will find himself sitting on a winner!!

Yes, I know some will say that they are doing it to win and why risk
their lives if they cannot win.  The answer is because that is their
job, a profession they chose and for which (most) are being very well
paid.

I sincerely believe than any of the current 30-ish drivers on F1 would
win the championship if they were driving a Williams.  If Senna is
willing to quit unless he can drive a Williams then so should the
other drivers.  We would have races with two cars...

Unfortunately this trend of "I will drive the best car or not drive at
all" seems to be picking up [a la Prost last year].

These guys are simply spoiled brats and I have no respect or
admiration for them.  My hats off for the other _professionals_ who
drive F1, with their hearts out, trying to get their best out of
second-rate cars!!

Just my 2c worth.

-Miguel

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