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By: Filipe

Filipe — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:04:40 +0000

The saddest thing about DC’s turn 1 accident is that it will probably help long term perception about him being a crasher which despite his weak final season ain’t really fair. And he wasn’t even to blame for the accident.

I disagree about the idea that he moved to McLaren at the wrong time First, I don’t think he could really wait. Bernie really want Jacques Villeneuve in a competitive car and Williams was always the more obvious choice. And he really got a weak car at McLaren only in 96. He took his chances going there specially when one has in mind that McLaren had hired and dropped a british driver (Brundle, Blundell) in both previous seasons. DC best shot was probably in 99 (given how much Hakinnen underperform and still won in the end), a better run in the last four races and he would be a contender.

By: doctorvee

doctorvee — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:08:01 +0000

Ponzonha, it’s just another reason why I am in awe of every single Formula 1 driver.

By: Ponzonha

Ponzonha — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:06:15 +0000

Pilots are crazy people. They drive insanely fast without seeing too much of the track. Well, maybe that’s the point, not seeing…

By: doctorvee

doctorvee — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:58:08 +0000

Ponzonha, the camera is positioned beneath the visor in the centre of the helmet. The problem is that it’s too low down. But at least it gives a much better sense of what the driver goes through than the T-cam does.

It was tried out in the Porsche Supercup earlier this year. I saw a picture of that helmet before, but now I can’t find it.

By: Ponzonha

Ponzonha — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:01:24 +0000

I will miss David.
By the way, Where in the helmet is the camera?

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:33:51 +0000

I think DC was badly managed in his move away from Williams, had he stayed on there is a very good chance he would have been World Champion in my opinion.

Although Newey ultimately would join him at McLaren, the car he had to start with at Woking wasn’t overly clever.

But anyways, what’s happened has happened and as the man himself seems pretty much content with his lot and isn’t tearing his hair out with ifs and buts, I think it’s best to just be grateful he entered the sport at all as F1 would have been the poorer place without him over the last 14 years.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:23:52 +0000

I’d disagree that DC joined a Williams team that were ‘entering a phase of true dominance’. The 1992 and 1993 Williams were the class of the field, the 1992 Williams definately being dominant. However the 1994 Williams was a pig of a car at the start of the year, despite it almost winning the WDC.

I will miss DC though, here’s hoping he actually does join the BBC commentary team.

By: Pink Peril

Pink Peril — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:04:42 +0000

I was just gutted when DC spun off at Brazil, he deserved a better ending than that.

I’ll miss him for sure. Who else is going to threaten to kick five shades of **** out of the questionably parented Massa?