Interestingly, while his aggressive driving caused him to be hard on the tires (Spain 1997 and Italy 2001 come to mind), he generally was stronger in the race relative to qualifying. He somehow out-scored Trulli 2-1 in their 3 seasons as teammates, even though he was nowhere near in qualifying.
I dunno weather that explains it, but there's a long interview on YT (in Italian) where Jarno, when interviewed, says that one of his difficulties in F1 was getting used to the style of driving required to maximize grooved tyres. His style was smoother,whereas his teammates' (Alonso, Schumacher) were more aggressive; they could heat up and make the tyres less groovy and "slicker" in fewer laps so that they would grip faster.
@@giovax0366 That's interesting. I would say Trulli's best years were during the grooved-tires era. Panis was something special in early-1997 (with slick tires), annihilating Nakano, who managed to out-race Trulli from time to time later that year. Panis seems to have lost quite some speed after his crash in Canada, though. In 1998 and 1999 (with grooved tires) Trulli and Panis were roughly evenly matched. Trulli's performances didn't really improve in 2009 compared to 2008, when slick tires were re-introduced. It's a bit hard to tell, as his then teammate Glock was quite inexperienced and naturally got closer to Trulli as he gained more experience. Trulli's worst seasons were 2010 and 2011, when he was beaten by Kovalainen in pretty much every metric.
@@mrdraw2087 Yeah, I think what you're saying is correct, but I would also say that Jarno's late career's downfall was due to these two factors: 1)During 2010-2011 Jarno had difficulty "feeling" the car because , according to him , the power steering was not properly set up to his style; 2) He was also older and lacked motivation. In fact, despite having a contract for 2012, he was happy to leave seeing no point in running in F1 anymore.
sorry but i disagree... being aggressive is only part of the game... for me to call someone underrated is for people that had more talent, achievements, but due to bad luck, lack of opportunities or other factor is not as well regarded in motorsport... i still believe Ralf is less then half of a Schumacher... anyway, nice video to raise the question... and nice click-bait...
Interestingly, while his aggressive driving caused him to be hard on the tires (Spain 1997 and Italy 2001 come to mind), he generally was stronger in the race relative to qualifying. He somehow out-scored Trulli 2-1 in their 3 seasons as teammates, even though he was nowhere near in qualifying.
I dunno weather that explains it, but there's a long interview on YT (in Italian) where Jarno, when interviewed, says that one of his difficulties in F1 was getting used to the style of driving required to maximize grooved tyres. His style was smoother,whereas his teammates' (Alonso, Schumacher) were more aggressive; they could heat up and make the tyres less groovy and "slicker" in fewer laps so that they would grip faster.
@@giovax0366 That's interesting. I would say Trulli's best years were during the grooved-tires era. Panis was something special in early-1997 (with slick tires), annihilating Nakano, who managed to out-race Trulli from time to time later that year. Panis seems to have lost quite some speed after his crash in Canada, though. In 1998 and 1999 (with grooved tires) Trulli and Panis were roughly evenly matched. Trulli's performances didn't really improve in 2009 compared to 2008, when slick tires were re-introduced. It's a bit hard to tell, as his then teammate Glock was quite inexperienced and naturally got closer to Trulli as he gained more experience. Trulli's worst seasons were 2010 and 2011, when he was beaten by Kovalainen in pretty much every metric.
@@mrdraw2087 Yeah, I think what you're saying is correct, but I would also say that Jarno's late career's downfall was due to these two factors:
1)During 2010-2011 Jarno had difficulty "feeling" the car because , according to him , the power steering was not properly set up to his style;
2) He was also older and lacked motivation. In fact, despite having a contract for 2012, he was happy to leave seeing no point in running in F1 anymore.
imo Ralf is one of the most underrated from the 2000s, sadly people compare him to his brother rather to himself
now we need a video for Mick and Dave. And also Bruno.
Mick Schumacher next :)
Mark Webber style analysis please fam!
sorry but i disagree... being aggressive is only part of the game... for me to call someone underrated is for people that had more talent, achievements, but due to bad luck, lack of opportunities or other factor is not as well regarded in motorsport...
i still believe Ralf is less then half of a Schumacher...
anyway, nice video to raise the question... and nice click-bait...