The only thing that can be done locally is to help our future hopefuls to graduate to europe which is always the stumbling block because of the cost.

As a Malaysian, Fairuz has impressed Malaysians and thats because we don't have that many drivers to show off anyway.

But in the F1 world, he is not sufficiently impressive for people like Gascoyne and all other F1 team bosses who are constantly on the look out for new promising talent.

Fairuz finished 2nd in the WSbR championship this year. Thats an impressive feat by Malaysian standards but we lack any reference for comparison.

In the eyes of the european motorsport community and F1, Fairuz is decent but is outclassed by many younger drivers. They see better choices other than him. This is his 3rd season in WSbR. He would be viewed differently if he finished 2nd in his first full season in WSbR.

He is 27 already and is considered old for a driver still aspiring to get into F1, yet he has not won a single championship series. That is what the F1 sees him as. Fairuz still needs to prove himself to F1 team bosses by winning championships. Even when he does that, when compared to say a 21-year old with similar talent, the 21-year old would be preferred because talent alone is not enough in F1. They're looking for a driver with the complete 'package' especially for commercial reasons. Lewis Hamilton is perfect in terms of package and he had the talent.

Thats why Gascoyne or any other F1 team boss are not excited to consider Fairuz as main driver. They unfortunately simply see him as 'not good enough'.. regardless of his nationality. Talent and ability is first and foremost and they're not confident that he makes the grade.

HAHA see what i told ya, This kid is too inexperience for F1 at this moment. No point rush him for the sake of having a malaysian on the track. This will not only endanger himself but also the people around him.

If all off you follow the Renault World Series 3.5 you will see how

consistent he is. He can beat Jamie, he never make a stupid mistake,

Belum cuba belum tahu………BE A PATRIOTIC LAH

Kobayashi overtakes Button (F1 season 2009 champion) video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkev3sOo3Rs

On the other hand i read petronas sponsorship is being sought after by all the teams. And they have yet to say who they will sponsor. My bet is still either the new Sauber, lotus, or Williams.

p/s – Just wanna share some info with u paul and all of you guys, The New KIA Forte Will be Launch on 24th November 2009 with estimate price around RM 74,000.00 – TBA.

Volkswagen, Porsche, Hyundai, Kia, Skoda, Nissan, Chevy, Buick, Aston Martin, Bentley, Daihatsu etc. tak pernah and tak payah masuk F1 pun boleh jual kereta.

Hehehe, example only maaaa…….

He needs to get used to the car and the racing anyway. Not every seasoned F1 driver can fit into every car. Look at how Fisico is doing at Ferrari compared to Force India.

Teams should have already done crash tests but many of the new teams are silent. Gascoyne on the other hand reports that LotusF1 tub crash testing has already begun and we have seen circulated images of their tub being fabricated in Germany by a company called Capricon GMBH

November 11, 2009 @ 8:18 am

Belum apa-apa lagi dah kontroversi. It must a headache for tony fernandes after this. Going to court. Hopefully he has a no frill lawyer firm.

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NO!.. it's no headache!

It's a good thing. 1words : PUBLICITY

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Jarno Truli? a big NO NO.

IF Renault not in 2010 season,

please take that ROBERT KUBICA!

Kubica, Kobayashi , Fairuz

nuff said.

As for the Fondtech/Aerolab wind tunnel scale model issue with Force India, I think it's just sour grapes. Nothing for Lotus F1 to really worry about. The model used in PR images would likely be a red-herring anyway. The team and Fondtech /Aerolab may be guilty of giving out fake, old model photos at best. Why would Gascoyne actually want to copy Force India(FI) design just because because he worked with FI?

The regs for 2010 is different from 2009 anyway. 2010 cars will have a large fuel tank, which lengthens the wheelbase of the car, which in turn affects the aero profile of the car, which means the front wings may have to be quite different from 2009 design as the airflow to the rear, directed by the front wing, needs to be modified.

I doubt teams want to reveal confidential detailed designs to the public anyway at this stage. At the best they would give distorted angled images or images with generic bits on their cars that won't give secrets away.

As for Fairuz, he is not 'too young'. He is already 27 years old and really is not lacking in single seater experience. He has been racing single seaters all his adult life starting from karts at a tender age. He has done it all, multiple seasons of F3, FFord, GP2/GP2Asia, A1GP, WSbR. Against his peers in europe, he is considered very experienced. He has certainly stepped up his game tremendously in recent years with occasional good shows in A1GP and WSbR.

The problem with Fairuz is that he has done all this racing all this years and he has yet to show a single championship win. He is outclassed by much younger drivers. He is not a bad driver but when compared against other drivers in the driver market he doesn't look too attractive to F1 bosses.

Having said, he has been working hard these recent years and so out of sympathy maybe a break into F1 would be good for him because there is nothing much he could do as a F1 test driver these days. The again maybe he could be significantly outclassed by his team mate and that would certainly kill any F1 future for him. The F1 pressure environment is very different to WSbR or A1GP. F1 will chew him alive and spit him out instantly if he is not mentally prepared.

As a fan I don't support Malaysian drivers who just want a 'been there, done that' F1 t-shirt. I want to see a driver who wants a 'been there, WON IT!' t-shirt.

Good luck, guys

Also, wit the recent dismiss of some big names from F1, d management of Team Lotus should think properly on the risks in their hands.

Good to take Kobayashi. He is very very quick. Let Fairuz learn the ropes first. Only release once mature

Baik jadi 3rd driver atau test driver dari jadi driver F1 tak sampai full session