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We are talking about Juan Pablo Montoya, right? What a stupit thing
to ask other people if he are good! Juan Pablo is the best Formula 1
driver ever, better as M.Schumacher, better as M.Hakkinen, better as
Senna and Prost!!!!!!!! I am also Juan Pablo's no.1 Fan of the World!!
Guess what? I even got a personal message from the great Juan Pablo
Montoya and he is very, very nice with me!!! Just remember a few
things, never ever ask again such a stupit question like "How
good is Juan Pablo Montoya?" because he is the BEST Formula 1
driver ever and I am his no.1 Fan of the World!!!! - Lizzane S -
South Africa
(It has been one of the more popular topics with differing
opinions, perhaps it is not so stupid afterall! - Ed)
I am sorry if this offends, but I do not believe that in only nine
races anyone can declare him a future champion. We all know that
it is not just a driver that can do this but a good reliable car is
needed too. If anyone is in any doubt please remember last year
when they were shooting from the rooftops about Button, where is he
now? JPM needs more experience and I also feels he needs to be a
little bit more diplomatic when dealing with others in the F1 Racing
World - Margaret - Scotland
Para nosotros los Colombianos el orgullo que tenemos de Juan Pablo
Montoya va mas alla de ser o no el campeon de la f1, a muchos nos
devolvio la esperanza ya que el ha dejado el nombre de Clombia muy en
alto demostrando asi que Colombia es mas que lo que mucha gente piensa,
que existe mucha gente que se esfuerza tratando de salir adelante y
tratando de demostrarle a el mundo que los Colombianos luchamos
y estamos haciendo un gran esfueso para mejorar esta situacion por la
que estamos pasando y que hay personas como Juan Pablo que lo han
hecho dejando una gran huella en el automovilismo y logrando que
Colombia en cada carrera se una alegrandose con sus sustriunfos.
Juan Pablo los Colombiano creemos y esta orgullosos de ti - Ines E
- Colombia
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all l have to say is that every f1 champion l have seen all have
great sounding names. like senna prost luader mannsel pique fangio
next montoya. you see a champ can't have a name like ervine,
wurz,button,berger,dela rosa, get my drift well what ever happen's
montoya will out do us - Wayne S - Australia
Sorry, but I just Cannot believe that people are already comparing
this guy Juan Pablo Montoya with Ayrton Senna! For starters he's been
constantly out qualified by his colleague Ralf. I can't remember this
ever happening to Senna. Or, if J.P is this good then don't quite a
lot of people owe more than a passing apology to Ralf who is therefore
proving to be far more talented than many have given him credit for.
I also totally disagree with the notion that he will only become a
world champion if he swaps his seat for one with McLaren or Ferrari.
Obviously whoever believes this must have a very short memory and poor
understanding of their teams and people that run these teams if they
can dismiss Williams as future champions. In fact, in my opinion, J.P.
is currently sitting in the best seat, if not for the rest of this
season, but definitely for the next. I believe and predict that
Williams and BMW will be THE team to beat next season.
More important than a J.P. vs Michael showdown will be a J.P. vs
Ralf showdown as Ralf should not be underestimated - Alvaro S -
Chile
Montoya is good enough to get a hot air balloon air borne! - George
Z - Lebanon
Juan Pablo Montoya is an excellent driver and has done very well so
far as an F1 driver. Only time will tell if he will go on to become a
future champion - Dik - Finland
Juan Montoya is a future Champion. As Chris said give him time to
finish the season and get used to all the tracks then we will all see
the results. The fact that he was leading at Interlagos and got to the
podium in Barcelona proves it all. Though, I would rather see Jenson
Button with Ferrari instead of Montoya next year. What about that
article that said that rumours had it that Jos Verstappen might live
Arrows for Ferrari. I guess that was bullshit! I am also very happy
for Jacques Villeneuve to see him in the podium after 3 years and to
give the B.A.R. 4 valuable points. I think he looked funny with the
long hair and beard.
Mika Hakkinen is still Schumacher's number 1 enemy - Rob -
Australia
Juan Pablo Montoya es un orgullo nacional, ni los Colombianos mismo
somos capaz de medir la dimención de grán estrella y monstruo del
manejo que él tiene. Esto es innato en él y su superioridad es
evidente cuando las cosas son dificiles para todos, así lo demostró
en La Fórmula CAR, donde rompió todos los record y donde será
recordado como el sardino (muchacho) volador, como lo llamamos en
Colombia. La historia está aun por escribirse, esto apenas comienza y
el pueblo Colombiano, desde los más niños hasta los más viejos
hemos encontrado un ídolo en el cual creer y el mundo ha encontrado a
su nuevo Airton Senna Latino, esto lo dicen todos, solo él puede
mover la silla del rey schumager y seguir sus pasos, ser el sucesor
implica mejorar lo hecho o ser uno mas en la historia de una escuderia
famosa, Juan Pablo Solo tiene un pequeño problema, desde pequeño
siempre quiere ser primero y solo primero si no, no puede dormir
tranquilo. Finalmente escuché en PSN a un Argentino diciendo "
Sin ningun tipo de duda, Juan Pablo Montoya es el nuevo SENNA con la
diferencia que habla Castellano y eso nos encanta pues lo sentimos
como más nuestro" y a un Brasilero en O´Glogo cuando Juan Pablo
pasó sin atenuantes a M. Schumager en Sao Pablo cuando dijo: "
Juan Pablo es un Garoto Maluco a irespetado al rey Schumy" -
Jorge A A - Colombia
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I think Montoya will be the next Senna.
Senna is his hero I think he has got that much talent - David S -
Adelaide - Australia
Juan is called the GOLDEN BOY, why?? if
you read his profile understand that this guy is programmed to win,
and gives 110% in every race, Williams-BMW has gotten better this
season but still a long way.., just give him time, and then all the
doubts will be vanished, and guys he'll bring the excitement that
often is missing as he did in CART -
Ceasar - Boston USA
Montoya has a lot of credit. In such
little time he breezed through CART and landed on F1. He is an object
of criticism by those who can only talk and watch. I think time will
tell and Montoya will prove himself once again, and end the myth that
CART drivers can not make it through F1. Viva Montoya!! -
Christian A
- USA
We have seen drivers come to F1 from
Indy before and with not much success. They may shine for a
short time then fade away. Give Montoya the chance to become familiar
with the tracks and the up and downs of the circus that is F1 and I
believe once he finishes his apprenticeship he will blaze his way to
the top - Ang - Far North
Queensland - Australia
Just give him time, you'll see
- Jorge M - USA - Colombia
Juan Pablo clearly has an abundance of
talent. Regardless of how you view CART in relation to F1, what he did
in his rookie CART year was extremely impressive.
However to be an elite F1 driver takes much more than raw talent. I
have no doubt that he will improve, however at the moment he is being
out-driven comprehensively by his team-mate.
Time will tell whether Montoya has the potential to challenge for a
championship, however those that believe he is the next Ayrton Senna,
I fear will be disappointed.
Taking into account the machinery they are sitting in, the
performances of two other rookies (Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen)
are at least as impressive as Juan Pablo Montoya's, so far.
I believe that Juan Pablo deserves a chance to show his worth at
Williams, however such is the competition for an F1 seat these days
that, he must start getting closer to Ralf on the grid - Dunder -
Hong Kong
I believe Montoya is the next Senna. He
has very minimal experience with the courses and is already showing he
has skill. This Colombian with no doubt is the future of formula 1
racing - Alex B - USA
JPM is superb driver he has what it
takes too be a future world champion. I think next season will be the
season that we will see him and Michael Schumacher battle it out. He
still has a lot turn learn but watching Schumacher closely will do
that for him but if he really wants to hit the record books he needs
to join McLaren or Ferrari. Its just a matter of time -
Chris - Australia
Although it may seem hard to believe, I
think that Montoya's qualifying problem comes from the fact that he is
not calm enough. He is not calm enough to be able to focus on that
single fast lap during which he must do absolutely everything perfect;
you go a little wide over here, you lose the back a bit over there...
there go 8 tenths of a second: in no time. Plus, the qualifying
session is probably still a challenge for the guy: he doesn't know yet
how to take to the track just in time to have a good margin to the
other drivers, he doesn't know how to wait and not give others a new
time to beat. Furthermore, let's not forget the fact that every time
he was a lot slower in qualifying, he had previously lost a good deal
of Friday practice time - due to car failure, usually.
Anyway, seeing this guy race makes it clear for everybody that his
place is at the top, on podiums. He never hesitates to attempt an
overtaking, no matter how difficult it is considered by the other
drivers.
I think that once the reliability gremlins will come to an end for the
Williams team, we are going to see a lot more of Montoya (and Ralf,
too) on podiums. And on front rows at the starts, too - Adrian -
Romania
Watching Montoya drive brings back the excitement
into F1. Not since the bitter rivalry between Schumacher and
Hill was there such intensity from a single driver. In
Barcelona, he got on the podium without traction control. I can
imaging how he will do once William is able to engage their traction
control
- David Y - Singapore
Juan Montoya is a superb driver, and
could be considered as the future champion. He should be at Ferrari with
Michael (what is this guy Barrichello doing with such a superb car?) - GopKumar
- India
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