Hamilton to Mercedes? BBC
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True, but if he wanted to stay he could have worked on his relationship with the team. Instead he's just jumped ship for the guys waving the big cheque. Seems like the easy way out really.
Moving to Sauber and being mid field and risk of being beaten by whoever is in the other car will do far more damage than just bowing out now while he can. He already has some people claiming he's just refusing to let go, moving to Sauber would just make that worse. What happens after that? Move to HRT in 2014, then the SC in 2015, then the green flag man at the back of the grid in 2016?
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If Schumacher stays his only real option is Sauber. I can't see him going any lower on the grid than that. Plus Schumi and Peter Sauber have history from sports cars. Makes sense in my mind - assuming MS want's to stay.
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Has the appearance of a power play gone horribly wrong. If McLaren aren't able to give him what he wants, which is 2 race wins already this year, then Merc have no chance. I strongly believe that Hamilton never intended to leave, but his management played the wrong hand, and McLaren showed him the door. I really like Perez, so I'm glad he's getting a good seat. Was hoping for Di Resta, but he may end up going to Ferrari anyway.
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I think this is all stemming back to bad management. It's a celebrity agency he's with isn't it, not a sporting one?
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Totally didn't expect that. Pretty awesome for Perez iv just hope schumi can stay around
Shocked at the news, didn't think he would have moved. DOes seem a big step down, Mercedes have hardly been super reliable. All the teams are going to have good development for the new cars, just because Mercedes are focusing on it more then other teams the regs are going to be that strict I can't see what they are going to pull out of the bag and be competitive with.
Echoing other views on here, I would have rather seen DI Resta to Mclaren but Sauber is a good driver and does deserve it.
Shame about schumacher but I do feels its time he gives in now, his season has been dreadful.
Echoing other views on here, I would have rather seen DI Resta to Mclaren but Sauber is a good driver and does deserve it.
Shame about schumacher but I do feels its time he gives in now, his season has been dreadful.
the engine but the car wont have been started yet
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Yes but fanboi opinion doesn't count for an awful lot.
Mclaren haven't had the car to win the championship in 9 out of 10 seasons, they barely ever win it, this might be the one season in the past 5 years they could win it but the team has thrown it away... again.
At some stage after 4 years of either poor car performance or performance that is wasted, why would Lewis trust the team or their ability to produce a winning car?
I've always quite liked Mclaren, they've had some great drivers, but consistently the best car around, not even close, consistently winning drivers titles, not even close, why pretend they are just so you can claim Hamilton is only leaving for the money.
As said if he stayed and Merc won the title next year with an unbelievable car, people would laugh their heads off at Hamilton, if he goes and Mclaren win, people will laugh their heads off. None of that is relevant.
If I'd had as many points lost through the teams ineptitude as Hamilton has in the past 5 seasons... I'd be looking to move, simple as that. Is Merc the BEST choice possible ever, if there was a seat at Red bull or Ferrari he'd have taken it.
Ultimately there are 23 drivers every year who don't win the title, but there are 3-4 truly great drivers, and all Hamilton has to do to be successful is drive the car he's given the very best he can.
If he believes Merc will make less mistakes and have exactly as good a chance as Mclaren at making the next big innovative thing in F1, then why wouldn't he go there?
I'd have left Mclaren at this point even if Merc had the same money, hell less money and no sponsorship benefits, he's lost faith in the team. Staying because Mclaren MIGHT be good again next year is the easy thing to do, moving to a team that is currently doing worse, with the intention of helping them improve is a braver decision(in the context that he's lost faith in Mclaren).
Button has a car that he can't max out, he can't win the title because he's simply not as good as his team mate nor better drivers in worse cars who are beating him. Hamilton is maxing the car, having his team screw him repeatedly, and the car hasn't been good enough for near enough half the races in the season anyway. Basically whats the point in the best car if your team loses you the title anyway? A worse car with a better team will win you titles..... Alonso can testify to that(well soon enough).
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Simon Fuller/XIX Entertainment. His other clients include the Beckhams and the Spice Girls, just to show how relevant they are to an F1 driver.
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Excellent.
It's not really bonkers.
Ever heard the phrase, show me a beautiful woman and I'll show you a guy whose tired of <insert naughty word here> her.
That seems to be the situation here.
Personally, I expect Mercedes to be distinctly average in 2013, but be in the top 3 fighting for wins in 2014 now that their staffing levels have finally caught back up.
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The biggest potential performance differentiator in 2014 will be the engines.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
This is what dreams are made of
Hamiltons career is over, MSc should quietly retire and someone likeable and deserving will go to McLaren. Best day!
It's fantastic isn't it! Greed won't get you anywhere and I doubt very much Mercedes will do a lot next year, every year since they took over Brawn they've done nothing to backup their beliefs of winning races and titles with the except of China this year. 2014 will be the biggest question mark, and they've got a good set of heads to make a good car, it's just whether they do or not. I hope not, then we can see Hamilton in a Caterham in 2016
because of 2 mistakes? most of his season is dreadful because of merc all his retirements were when the car was capable of big points.
8-6 in qualifying ro rosberg and beat him in almost every race when both cars finished.
i guess we will soon find out how good rosberg is , it wouldnt suprise me if hamilton dominated him tbh, i doubt many people believe schumacher is still the same at 43 as he was in his late 20's and early 30's.
i wonder what rosbergs dad is thinking
it was him who convinced rosberg not to join mclaren because hamilton was there and i bet rosbergs confidence has already been shaken this season He was hinting last week he had sorted out some sort of drive for next season (or was trying too). Sauber is a good shout or he goes to FI after Sauber take one of the two drivers from there...It's fantastic isn't it! Greed won't get you anywhere and I doubt very much Mercedes will do a lot next year, every year since they took over Brawn they've done nothing to backup their beliefs of winning races and titles with the except of China this year. 2014 will be the biggest question mark, and they've got a good set of heads to make a good car, it's just whether they do or not. I hope not, then we can see Hamilton in a Caterham in 2016
I really think there isn't a Brawn style loop hole for 2014 that gets Hamilton a title and a few wins. He will have jumped **** to be midtable for a few years, Nico will leave to take Buttons place in a few seasons and Hamilton will look so stupid!
Shouldn't take so much pleasure in other peoples mistakes but this is the one week I feel it is appropriate as there's no sensible reason for it to have happened.
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