spamman said:
Great episode, all the segments were entertaining.
It was great to see Webber on TG but for the person that said he is usually more uptight on TV he is everywhere but on RPM, but that goes for most drivers.
It would be cool though to see Craig Lowndes or Marcos Ambrose do a lap in the Liana to see if they are better than Webber which seems to be a popular opinion down here.
Hmm, a popular opinion I am yet to hear anyway... In an open wheeler Webber would maul both Ambrose and Lowndes hands down.
In the V8 Supercars I'd be willing to wager that the competition would be tight with the Touring car drivers coming out on top, simply because of Ambrose and Lowndes familiarity with the cars. In the Liana, it's surely to be all Webber. There is a reason why Craig Lowndes returned to V8 Supercars after trying to follow the F1 path in Europe. He didn't make it. Same story for Jason Bright only that was in America. Webber did make it to the big time, not only on sponsorship (*Ahem, Alex Yoong*) but off the back of his own talent. He did have a lucky break with Paul Stoddart and Minardi, but Jaguar picked him up because of talent he demonstrated with Minardi and same for Williams BMW. Even still, he wouldn't have got the break with Minardi if it wasn't for his good performances in Formula (I think it was 3000) and strong performances as test driver for Renault when they were backmarking testing their extra wide angle V10.
On talent alone, Webber would kick any other local driver's arse. He's the only one to have made it to the top since Alan Jones. And for good reason.