Well, my point has been all along that in such a case "being realistic" is quite impossible indeed unless you can examine the patient and have access to all the results of all the tests carried out. In view of this, analysing anything that could ever possibly go wrong after a head injury, as many people have, is pure speculation and as such really has nothing to offer in this discussion.Giblet wrote:I hear ya, but head injuries are day to day, and while hope has it's place, being realistic is more....realistic. Ferrari, if they were being realistic, they would have an actual driver ready to go. They should have known of Schumi's inability to drive an F1 car now, and Badoer's inability to drive one quickly. It's just due diligence. This poor planning has hurt them in late season development, and points.
We can afford to be optimistic, but Ferrari has dropped the ball.
Mclaren are at least ready for the worst and keep De La Rosa in much better readiness.
Again, my optimism was never based on my personal hopes, but on the available information we had at any given time about Felipe's condition. If you go back in this thread you will find out whether I was right or wrong. According to F1techincal Felipe was karting today and feeling just fine.
As far as Ferrari, Schumi, Badoer and co are concerned, I think there are already other threads discussing these issues, but you're right, the whole thing has cost them dearly. However, I can't see how any Team could be properly backed up on that front what with the testing ban and all. I think Fisico proved clearly that not even an experienced current F1 driver can feel right at home jumping into a different race seat, so how could De La Rosa be better prepared?
