Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 13:33:08 EDT
From: Jonathan Swaby <JFS10@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport
Subject: Re: F1: No Williams for Senna in 93

In article <1992Aug30.131955.11535@dscomsf.desy.de>, hallam@zeus02.desy.de
(Phill Hallam-Baker) says:

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

>|>I have extremely mixed feelings about this announcement for all sorts of
>|>reasons.  I deplore it, because one of the best drivers ever is probably
>|>going
>|>to be lost to us for at least a season, and that IS a true loss.  I also
>feel
>|>sorry for the guy, because he has been shabbily treated, and as I have a
>|>great
>|>deal of respect for him, I somehow would rather it was someone else rather
>|>than
>|>him.

>If he hadn't crashed to steal the Championship title Prost might have had a
>higher opinion of him. As it is Senna has made his bed and must lie in it. If
>Senna had acted earlier he could have got Prosts seat *if* Williams thought
>him
>the better driver that is.
I don't like Senna, but he is one of the best. I think he has changed a
lot since he first joined McLaren. He has learned to get the most out
of his car and still take some risks. Prost could get the most out
of his car, but never took a chance. Also if I am not mistaken, Prost
had a hard time winning that first championship. Didn't he come close
with Renault.


>|>On the other hand, I have to say that I can clearly remember him doing
>|>somehing similar in 1985 or 1986 to Martin Brundle (I think), who he
>|>expressly
>|>prevented from joining Lotus by prevailing on the team management.  What
>goes
>|>around comes around, as they say.  Similarly, as I said in an earlier post,
>|>I think he was always the least likely to get a Williams berth next season
>|>out of the three, simply because Mansell already had his fat arse on one,
>and
>|>|>Prost was being guided to his by Renault and Elf.  Realistically, the
>|>only way Senna was/is going to get a Williams drive in 93 is if Mansell
>quits
>|>for whatever reason, because the team cannot afford to be seen to be firing
>|>him, rightly or wrongly.

>Senna vs Mansell would have been interesting. Mansell vs Prost is just as
>interesting. Senna vs Prost in the same team would bea continuous pitched
>battle.
The best would be all three in eqaully prepared cars.


>|>So, there may be 2 McLaren seats available in 93.  You know the funniest
>|>thing?  Martin Brundle is seen as one of the likely candidates for one of
>|>them, as are Mark Blundell and Michele Alboreto.  The most ironic thing
>would
>|>be if McLaren got a good engine deal together for 93, and then proceeded to
>|>thrash Williams into the ground...

>Rmember the start of this season when McLaren started a hot favorite to remain
>dominant, then the car was late and not up to scratch. Williams could still   w
>blo
>it and let another team in. I think Benneton is more likely to be the main
>challenger though.
I think Benetton will challenge the Williams boys as well, but I think
Lotus and Ferrari might be up there also. With the narrow tires
we might find that a lot of cars are competitive. There were several
cars and drivers that put on some good shows this year. Footworks
might be up there.

Jonathan Swaby
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