I can't remember where I read if I am being honest. However, I do recall reading something about this earlier in the year.
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I can't remember where I read if I am being honest. However, I do recall reading something about this earlier in the year.
Good job you are not an F1 team principal then, as you wouldn't be any good at it
Any team on the grid would snap up the chance to have Lewis in their team.
Well neither Ferrari or red bull wanted him over what they already had when he was available for less than mclaren were already paying. Mercedes worked really well for him, I don't think the Italians would tolerate him for long.
Mercedes should take the Williams 90s approach and move him on if he doesn't like it. They hold all the aces and anyone, even alonso would sign for them for what rosberg gets.
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I bet you Alonso is probably thinking I will drive a Merc for free, since he has already made tons of money, alas the championships have slipped away and the clock is ticking
We will have to wait the mid 2017 (Silly Season) to see if he stays at Mercedes or moves to Ferrari or to McLaren.
RB have their own agenda, as they have plenty of young drivers in their stable which they bring up through the ranks.
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The thing is Mercedes like him not just for the fact that he's one of the best out there, but also because they want to get young people in their road cars. Young Hamilton fans, racing fans etc. They are all about brand promotion with the bonus of having the tech filter down to their road cars. They want to push the Mercedes brand and Lewis with his celebrity/social media lifestyle away from track is the perfect way to do this.
Even Bernie himself said it that Lewis has been one of their best champions purely for the amount of people he interacts with on social media, the high profile friends he takes to races etc. Means naff all to us guys on here as we probably couldn't give a toss who he brings to the race but at the end of the day its publicising Mercedes and F1. Granted he has the occasional special outburst but Mercedes obviously think he's worth it still or they wouldn't be throwing money at him.
Think of it this way, will the younger generation be more likely to buy a mercedes car or even think about buying a Mercedes car because Nico is driving it and promoting it?... Or if Lewis is? If most Germans are non plussed about Nico what chance has he got with any other nationalities?!
Even Bernie himself said it that Lewis has been one of their best champions purely for the amount of people he interacts with on social media, the high profile friends he takes to races etc. Means naff all to us guys on here as we probably couldn't give a toss who he brings to the race but at the end of the day its publicising Mercedes and F1. Granted he has the occasional special outburst but Mercedes obviously think he's worth it still or they wouldn't be throwing money at him.
Think of it this way, will the younger generation be more likely to buy a mercedes car or even think about buying a Mercedes car because Nico is driving it and promoting it?... Or if Lewis is? If most Germans are non plussed about Nico what chance has he got with any other nationalities?!
I can see him seeing out his career at Mercedes. I've never heard him mention Ferrari as a possible switch at all but i have heard him mention his music a lot.. So chances are, he'll retire earlier than most and go and do that? Probably see how easy the 4th championship will be to get and go from there. I doubt he's thinking of the MS 7!?
I feel for Lewis, as he's been pretty dominant this year when the car hasn't let him down. His breakdowns have been ridiculously bad luck, and each one has a knock on effect on the next race. Must be frustrating to know that even one less breakdown would have won him the title.
In the end Rosberg got the points, and the rules say he's the champion, whether he drove conservatively or not, but it's a shame that the only other driver with a car to beat him lost out due to so many car failures, and that we never saw any wheel to wheel racing between the two Mercedes.
I hope that next year brings in more competitive teams. I suspect both RB and Ferrari started on next years car early, but Ferrari has issues with their management not letting the team get on with building a winning car. I also think it's quite possible that with another rules shake-up, the ones that can adapt the best will be the ones that spend the most money - and that may well be Mercedes again.
In the end Rosberg got the points, and the rules say he's the champion, whether he drove conservatively or not, but it's a shame that the only other driver with a car to beat him lost out due to so many car failures, and that we never saw any wheel to wheel racing between the two Mercedes.
I hope that next year brings in more competitive teams. I suspect both RB and Ferrari started on next years car early, but Ferrari has issues with their management not letting the team get on with building a winning car. I also think it's quite possible that with another rules shake-up, the ones that can adapt the best will be the ones that spend the most money - and that may well be Mercedes again.
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No one will match Schumi's 7 WDC titles.
Interesting fact... if a driver won 5 races a season (which is a lot when one team isn't dominating), it would still take 18 seasons for them to get to 90 wins.
Ham and Vet are closest to the magic 7 as they each have 3 WDCs. Lewis is second on the all time wins list, so assuming they race for another 9 seasons I can't see either racking up 4 titles in 9 years which is what it would take to also beat the race wins record ^
That level of domination is gone. Hope he recovers
Interesting fact... if a driver won 5 races a season (which is a lot when one team isn't dominating), it would still take 18 seasons for them to get to 90 wins.
Ham and Vet are closest to the magic 7 as they each have 3 WDCs. Lewis is second on the all time wins list, so assuming they race for another 9 seasons I can't see either racking up 4 titles in 9 years which is what it would take to also beat the race wins record ^
That level of domination is gone. Hope he recovers
You don't keep your driver happy by delivering a car that keeps breaking down while his team mate's car runs fine. Pretty sure any top driver would be bitching about that, and that's down to Mercedes not doing their jobs.
If it had been Alonso driving for them, he would have ripped Mercedes a new one over the radio and in the press over and over. "Rumours of stress in the team" is pretty lightweight under the circumstances.
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Rosebery is not even that popular In Germany
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Vettel is best driver personality. I love him.
The only really interesting person other than Max. All the rest are like clones, boring, nothing intersting to say "for sure".
Also I thought Lewis was very gracious, and also Nico for understanding about his backing up. Hopefully the team will relax.
The only really interesting person other than Max. All the rest are like clones, boring, nothing intersting to say "for sure".
Also I thought Lewis was very gracious, and also Nico for understanding about his backing up. Hopefully the team will relax.
No one will match Schumi's 7 WDC titles.
Interesting fact... if a driver won 5 races a season (which is a lot when one team isn't dominating), it would still take 18 seasons for them to get to 90 wins.
Ham and Vet are closest to the magic 7 as they each have 3 WDCs. Lewis is second on the all time wins list, so assuming they race for another 9 seasons I can't see either racking up 4 titles in 9 years which is what it would take to also beat the race wins record ^
That level of domination is gone. Hope he recovers
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Sky spoke to Toto and Niki on the grid pre-race and said that Hamilton was under instruction that if he tried to play games and back Rosberg up, they would pit Rosberg first effectively giving him the undercut.
Sparky! Long time no see.
Quite right about Seb.
Are we going to see a more competitive package from you guys next season?
Yeah the Germans haven't really taken a shine to him at all for some reason.
I think Hamilton was totally fine backing Rosberg up. Mercedes had the drivers and constructors champ sewn up either way, at least it made for a moderately interesting finish.
How many young people are buying brand new mercedes? Or even their direct competitors cars? I'd also be curious to know what tech filters down onto road cars. I bet most of the materials , fasteners and techniques come directly from aerospace and not F1. I think current F1 with filtering down to road cars is a long gone view that people have clung to since flappy paddle gear shifts.
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If he does then it is a farce. WCC was won and he was doing what he could to win the drivers title.