Irvine amazed by Jaguar decision.

By steve
May 20 2003

Irvine has recently expressed his opinion on the Pizzonia debate. Irvine can’t comprehend Jaguars decision to retain Pizzonia for the rest of the season. He thinks that former, F3000 champ and current minardi driver Justin Wilson is the man for the job.

Here’s what he said, “The one piece of news which has astounded me is that Jaguar Racing have decided to keep Pizzonia until the end of the season. If they felt he wasn't good enough after four races, why stick with him for the rest? It's obvious he hasn't got what it takes and by keeping him they will set the team back for next season because you need two drivers to make progress up the grid. The driver they should have gone for is Justin Wilson. The way he is driving that Minardi is just remarkable, especially his starts. Once again he rocketed up the grid from 18th to ninth on the opening lap, startling quite a few drivers along the way. It was good to see him finish his first race and hopefully he will soon land a point but just think what he would be capable of in a competitive machine. Alonso has shocked the Formula One world in the opening five races but who says that Wilson wouldn't raise even more eyebrows...given the chance?”.

Hopefully Pizzonia will continue to improve and prove him wrong.