Forget for a second the lap times, mechanical dramas, wet weather, great soundbites, physical prowess, career record, technical feedback and media hype surrounding Scott Dixon’s recent Formula 1 tests. For those chomping at the bit to know if this highly-rated Kiwi is the fresh-faced man to help fire the Williams team into an exciting future, the message from within is clear: don’t hold your breath.
However harsh a situation it seems, for all of Dixon’s speed, all his efforts and all the interest his outings have sparked, whether or not the 23-year-old will head to F1’s opening round in Melbourne as a Williams driver next March comes down to a brutally simple equation. Is the reigning IRL IndyCar Series champion’s natural ability enough to get him the nod over the greater experience of other stars vying for the seat? Williams’ chief operations engineer, Sam Michael, believes that is the bottom line.
“It is hard to make that decision,” he says. “You really have to…
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