“We've actually seen a lot of so-called respectful names or people who have achieved things come into A1GP and really have their eyebrows lifted a little bit,” the 1980
F1 title-winner underlined. “These things aren't easy cars to drive, and there have been certain people who have come into A1GP who people have thought ‘well he'll just dominate, he'll romp home', and quite the contrary – they've had a bit of a hiding.
“I think that's been good for the other people in A1GP to have beaten some of these people that have come in with big names. Already we've seen [Nico] Hülkenberg go out of here to become a
Williams test driver, and Neel Jani has done a great job.
“I happen to know for a fact that they've had a lot more enquiries from other nations [for 2008/09] – both to either host races or field teams, and now we'll have the
Ferrari engines and more horsepower too. These cars are only going to have something like ten or 20 horsepower less than a
Formula 1 car with no electronic aids – I think they're going to be a real drivers' car.”
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