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Titolo: Blundell says: 'Montoya will be the next Senna or Schumacher'

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Subject: Blundell says: 'Montoya will be the next Senna or Schumacher'
by Ray Matts, Daily Mail
Playing to an American audience who prefer their sporting heroes to talk as
well as they perform, the young and very upwardly mobile Senor Juan Pablo
Montoya is something of a disappointment.
The more he achieves, the less he is prone to brag about it.
In 15 months, the architect's son from Bogota in Colombia has built himself
a reputation as a racing driver of
remarkable brilliance by winning the Cart Championship (formerly Indycars)
at his first attempt and, only recently, the classic Indycar 500 at
Indianapolis. In the process, he has become a serious threat to Britain's
Formula One rookie Jenson Button at Williams.
Montoya has already emulated the individual achievements of two revered
Englishmen, Nigel Mansell and Graham Hill, who were in their prime when they
crossed the Atlantic. Montoya is just 24.
With the exception of his steady girlfriend, Natala Zurcher, he has eyes
only for the powerful cars he races and
insisted:'My job is to drive. I wasn't hired to go and speak in front of the
Press for an hour. When I give an answer and it is only a couple of words,
that's because it is all I have to say.'
Montoya does his talking on the race track and there is no need for him to
shoot from the lip when so many others, including Cart rival, Britain's Mark
Blundell, are prepared to do it for him.
From his base in the United States, Blundell has been monitoring the news
that Button has merely kept the seat of the Williams-BMW warm for Montoya's
inevitable return journey to Europe and F1.
Blundell's views make equally miserable reading for 20-year-old Button after
reports that Sir Frank Williams
has already made his decision to recall Montoya to his team for next season,
although nothing is expected to be finalised until the end of this month.
That is when Montoya's American boss Chip Ganassi decides whether to release
the Colombian from his contract.
Any self-respecting F1 boss would be declared sixpenceshort-of-a-shilling if
he passed up the chance to
enlist the next Ayrton Senna or Michael Schumacher. That is the billing
Montoya gets from Blundell.
He said:'I raced against Ayrton and Michael in F1 and considered them to be
two incredibly gifted drivers. Now
I've competed against Juan over here in Carts and it is my belief he is one
of those exceptional talents that only come along once in a while.
'I realise there are people back home who will say Montoya looks good in
America and F1 has more
technically demanding cars and circuits. But this lad has gone out on
unfamiliar circuits over here, on cold tyres and been lightning quick. That
is the hallmark of a really good driver.
'He simply doesn't make many mistakes. There is an arrogant streak in him
but only in the sense he is convinced he has the ability to get his job done
successfully.
'I can easily understand why Frank Williams wants him back even though
Jenson Button has done a good job.
'The point is that Jenson, for all his promise, hasn't come close to
Montoya's achievements. Juan has done the lot - FormulaVauxhall to F3 to
F2000 (where he was champion in 1998) to Carts, the title last year and now
the Indy 500.'


Lo faccio io:
"Montoya sarà il prossimo Senna o Schumacher"
Ho riassunto troppo? ;-)
Roger

 wrote:
Blundell dice: 'Montoya sarà il prossimo Senna o Schumacher'
[cut cut cut]
(Montoya):
'Il mio lavoro è guidare. Non sono stato assunto per parlare alla
stampa per un'ora. Quando do' una risposta che è solo costituita da un
paio di parole, è perchè è tutto ciò che ho da dire.
[cut cut cut]
(Blundell) ha detto:
'Ho corso contro Ayrton e Michael in F1 e li ho considerati due piloti
incredibilmente dotati. Ora ho gareggiato contro Juan qui nella Cart
ed è mia opinione che sia uno di quegli eccezionali talenti che
vengono fuori solo ogni tanto tempo.
Mi rendo conto che ci siano persone a casa (mia) che diranno che
Montoya sembra bravo in America e la F1 ha auto e circuiti
tecnicamente più esigenti. Ma questo ragazzetto è andato su circuiti
sconosciuti qui in giro, ed è stato estremamente veloce su gomme
fredde. Quello è il segno di riconoscimento di un pilota davvero
bravo.
Semplicemente fa pochi errori. C'è una parte (lett.: riga) arrogante
in lui, ma solo perchè è convinto di essere in grado di fare il suo
lavoro con successo (RICORDA QUALCUNO???? N.D.GTi)
Posso facilmente capire perchè Frank Williams lo rivuole indietro
nonostante Jenson Button abbia fatto un buon lavoro.
Il punto è che Jenson, nonostante tutto, non si è nemmeno avvicinato
ai successi di Montoya. Juan ha vinto tutto - Formula Vauxhall, F3,
F2000 (campione nel 1998) e Cart, il titolo l'anno scorso, e ora la
500 miglia di Indianapolis.'
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 Subject: Blundell says: 'Montoya will be the next Senna or Schumacher'
Beh, non è proprio indifferente, la cosa.
Magic

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