I'm trying to understand why Lotus, Virgin and HRT remain glued to the back of the grid after almost two full seasons? Why is it so difficult for new teams in Formula One to be competitive?
The Jordan team in their maiden season in 1991 almost finished 2nd at Spa. Stewart GP finished 2nd at Monaco in their debut season of 1997 and two years later had won a Grand Prix. Many other teams in their first season have also managed to get amongst the established runners.
One just wonders then why none of the new teams from 2010 can't (under normal conditions) elevate themselves above the bottom six positions on the grid? Okay, it might be expected that one of the teams would continue to have a clear road behind them, but you'd really think though at least one of these three teams would have made some sort of progress and be battling for mid-field placings by now.
Lotus for instance have two top drivers and experienced technical personnel such as Mike Gascoyne. It must be a real concern for them that after three dozen races they can't qualify higher than 18th in normal conditions. It should also be a concern to Formula One fans that any potential future new entries in the series may be discouraged by the seemingly insurmountable challenge of becoming competitive.
The Jordan team in their maiden season in 1991 almost finished 2nd at Spa. Stewart GP finished 2nd at Monaco in their debut season of 1997 and two years later had won a Grand Prix. Many other teams in their first season have also managed to get amongst the established runners.
One just wonders then why none of the new teams from 2010 can't (under normal conditions) elevate themselves above the bottom six positions on the grid? Okay, it might be expected that one of the teams would continue to have a clear road behind them, but you'd really think though at least one of these three teams would have made some sort of progress and be battling for mid-field placings by now.
Lotus for instance have two top drivers and experienced technical personnel such as Mike Gascoyne. It must be a real concern for them that after three dozen races they can't qualify higher than 18th in normal conditions. It should also be a concern to Formula One fans that any potential future new entries in the series may be discouraged by the seemingly insurmountable challenge of becoming competitive.
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