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3 agree. 1 disagrees.

Maybe he would adapt well to it, maybe he wouldn't. But the tiresome elitest attitude of some people gets boring. There are probably at least 4 or 5 drivers in F1 every year that probably do not deserve their seat and have bought their way into it.

daveua, Pretty sure Kyle is 23, not sure where you are getting 30 from? If he was to make the switch it's entirely possible he could do so by time he was 25/26. Isn't Bourdais nearly 30?

Just because he's a stock racer, which predominantly runs on ovals (which isnt easy, despite popular belief this side of the pond) doesn't mean he can't be successful elsewhere.

Nothing wrong with giving a new guy a test to see how he does. You never know..

Posted by FooAtari . (557 days ago)

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3 agree.

I''d like to see this. Kyle Busch has some serious speed. Of course F1 is a different world to Nascar so weather he can adapt or not is a different question, but I seem to remember Jeff Gordon testing and setting some reasonable times. Maybe Kyle could have more success than the few drivers that gone in the opposite direction.

Posted by FooAtari . (558 days ago)

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haha he's going to be blown away, these NASCAR guys dont know what real performance is, I very much doubt he has the ability to make F1.

^When Gordon (probably the most talented NASCAR driver?) tested he was a good 7 seconds down at Indianapolis (~1.10 lap) which isn't that reasonable.

Posted by Max Well (558 days ago)

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I'd like to see how he does, he's a young guy so who knows, maybe he could pull off the swtich. I do think it would be very hard to make the transition without doing some time in other open wheeled road course series... but anything is possible.

Before this year I'd say Toyota couldn't do any worse, but Trulli does seem to have the car firmly back in the mid-pack.

Posted by Hinesy - Unregistered (558 days ago)

2 disagree.

nascar seems to be the collection point for dried up F1 drivers at present, so it is hardly a good idea for a nascar driver to come to F1. also ralf has had difficulty adapting from open wheel racing to saloons, i can see busch having the same problem in reverse. nascar drivers lean on each other, if he tried this in openwheel racing, there would be a very serious risk of injuries or fatalities. let him try indy car first.

Posted by rich ard (558 days ago)

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It seems a bit far fetched but sillier things have happened. And rich ard there are a number of dried up drivers still running mid pack in F1. Yes, I think it would be difficult to make the transition but the kid has a knack for getting the most out of any car he drives. He runs Nascar trucks, Nationwide and Sprint series and has won in all divisions. He just seems to have a knack for running on the edge. He is running a Toyota at the moment so maybe a test isn't such a bad idea. With endorsements and race purses he probally pulls in 15-20 million in Nascar. But if he comes to F1 he would have to run in the parade that F1 is and I don't think he would find that exciting.

Posted by robert - Unregistered (558 days ago)

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I say let him go right ahead. However, he's all ready setting himself up for failure if he thinks he can just trot on over to F1 when he's 30. He would need to spend 2009 in the IRL, and 2010 in GP2, minimum, winning consistently, and he'd probably still be eaten alive by all the 20 year olds who have lived and breathed the F1 ladder all their lives. 30 is way too old to be starting out.

Posted by daveau - Unregistered (557 days ago)

3 agree.

"^When Gordon (probably the most talented NASCAR driver?) tested he was a good 7 seconds down at Indianapolis (~1.10 lap) which isn't that reasonable."

Really? I thought it was longer ago than when F1 started running at Indy.

"nascar seems to be the collection point for dried up F1 drivers at present"

What all one of them?... And he hasn't made much of an impact either.

"nascar drivers lean on each other, if he tried this in openwheel racing, there would be a very serious risk of injuries or fatalities"

So do touring car drivers. They can because the car allows it. Give the guy some credit, I'm sure he's aware of the what you can and can't do in a single seater.

Posted by FooAtari . (557 days ago)

3 agree. 1 disagrees.

Maybe he would adapt well to it, maybe he wouldn't. But the tiresome elitest attitude of some people gets boring. There are probably at least 4 or 5 drivers in F1 every year that probably do not deserve their seat and have bought their way into it.

daveua, Pretty sure Kyle is 23, not sure where you are getting 30 from? If he was to make the switch it's entirely possible he could do so by time he was 25/26. Isn't Bourdais nearly 30?

Just because he's a stock racer, which predominantly runs on ovals (which isnt easy, despite popular belief this side of the pond) doesn't mean he can't be successful elsewhere.

Nothing wrong with giving a new guy a test to see how he does. You never know..

Posted by FooAtari . (557 days ago)

1 disagrees.

He is only 23 years old........

Posted by robert - Unregistered (557 days ago)

2 disagree.

Just because he's a stock racer, which predominantly runs on ovals (which isnt easy, despite popular belief this side of the pond) doesn't mean he can't be successful elsewhere.

i agree, FooAtari, ive followed NASCAR here in the UK for a couple of years, and really Montoya's impact shows its not exactly easy to just turn left, some attitudes are pretty poor on that, but is to be expected by us Europeans, we know little about it. montoya has only won two races, BOTH on road courses.

its just how it works though, you grow up aspiring to be in F1: your good on road courses. you grow up in the states aspiring to be in NASCAR: youre good on ovals.

PS. are you the same FOOATARI as on RSC?

Posted by bouncebackability bw (557 days ago)

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