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Malaysian Grand Prix 2014, Kuala Lumpur - Race 2/19
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And yet the highest global viewing figures was in 2008
And?
It was from 2009 and after they started to fall by over 100 million. But hey don't ley facts get in the way
What have global viewing figures got to do with my preferences?
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It'll only do Nico favours... Exactly like in 2010 when all the Media swarmed around Alonso and Webber in Abu Dhabi, whilst one or two photographers were next to Vettel... and who won that Championship?
In Sport, it's much much much better to be the one out of the spotlight, without any attention - as the psychological impact of that, which in turn creates pressure, is immense. Especially in the last few rounds if you're both in the Championship hunt still.
The one under the spotlight has it "all to lose" and the one who isn't "has it all to gain"... The one with the pressure bearing all the expectations that his family, friends and then Country expect - all because of the Media.
So in essence, the media are doing Hamilton no favours whatsover imo, by saying he's the favourite.
Then again everyone is different and some people thrive under pressure, but many, as my point makes, buckle under it.
Whether or not Hamilton will thrive on being considered the favourite is debateable - but one thing is certain - the British Press will place massive pressure upon his Shoulders should he be in the hunt towards the end of the season.
The media won't cause any issues for Hamilton & Rosberg, they are too close, been friends for years. They are seriously exaggerating the difference between them though, I'm a Hamilton fan but Rosberg is no slouch and if Hamilton slips up even a bit Rosberg will be all over him
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Autosport Rating:
22 JENSON BUTTON
McLaren-Mercedes MP4-29
Start: 10th
Finish: 6th
Strategy: 3 stops (medium/medium/medium/hard)
Rating: 9
Button rolled the dice in Q3 by going out on intermediates when everyone else, save team-mate Magnussen who then came in to switch, was on wets.
While perhaps a mistake to stick with it, this was an understandable gamble given McLaren's struggles.
Drove a wonderful race, jumping Massa then Magnussen early on and ensuring he was quick in the right places, namely out of the slow final two corners where the McLaren was strong and around the pitstops, to keep Massa at bay.
At least Autosport agree with me
698 voters, and none of them agree with you
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698 voters, and none of them agree with you
698 voters, and 49 of them slobber over Vettel in a race where he ballsed up trying to be last man over the line in qualifying, was burned off by Rosberg and Ricciardo at the start and never gained a place he wasn't given. I don't think it's the most informed panel.
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Honda don't have to do any travelling etc.
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This isn't no attention, this is the media calling out Rosberg as not good enough, that is the opposite of no media attention.
The stories are very specifically "Rosberg got smashed Hamilton" and not "Hamilton unbeatable".
They were mostly focusing on how much Hamilton beat Rosberg by, not specifically the title race. The thing is when Hamilton gets two poles and beats Rosberg by a huge margin in the same car after literally months of more BS of "hamilton can't make his tyres last", "Hamilton isn't as good at driving technically, the right way for the car, he's balls out and will use too much fuel and Rosberg is smarter", literally months of that kind of crap.
Rosberg is now the one under pressure, people have been talking him up for 2 years, being surprised by the odd win(one lucky) giving him a closer points total to Hamilton than his driving deserved(give Hamilton the win when his tyre blew out and take it away from Rosberg, the points Hamilton would have got within his other tyre failures, etc). Media has been talking up Rosberg as a genuinely competitive driver to Rosberg and in two races everyone now thinks Rosberg is being utterly dominated(because he has been).
The pressure is now entirely on Rosberg to live up to the preseason expectations. So in a race the comfortable guy leading from the front who everyone spent the winter saying would struggle against Rosberg, or the guy behind being smashed when everyone was talking up how close to Hamilton he was. Which of the two guys is actually under more pressure and more media focus.
THe stories about how badly Hamilton beat Rosberg is the result of the past several months of talking up Rosberg.
Of the two drivers Rosberg is the one that has a huge huge amount of pressure to step up his game now, not Hamilton.
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We're two races into the season, with Rosberg leading the championship already by some margin - do you really think Rosberg is under a "huge huge" amount of pressure to step up his game?
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Yes, because Hamilton is behind due to reliability. Same could happen to Rosberg. Reliability aside, Hamilton is far quicker.
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It's certainly going to be an interesting dynamic between the two drivers and sides of the Merc garage... I don't think Nico will be feeling any pressure whatsoever though - as long as people say Hamilton is favourite and that he's the better driver that's all that Nico needs to hear.
F1 is a mental game, and you need a strong head as well as the ability to drive the car and let's be under no illusion as to who the more gifted driver is cerebrally speaking.
No Pressure + Reverse Psychological Drive = Winning Formula
- just as Vettel found out in Abu Dhabi in 2010.
F1 is a mental game, and you need a strong head as well as the ability to drive the car and let's be under no illusion as to who the more gifted driver is cerebrally speaking.
No Pressure + Reverse Psychological Drive = Winning Formula
- just as Vettel found out in Abu Dhabi in 2010.
That still has tobe proved over multiple trscks / and conditions
Absolutely no pressure on Rosberg currently
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The only pressure on Merc is to win the WCC because if they don't Daimler may pull the plug.
I think that there's more pressure on the teams that are 25 seconds behind and that would be everyone
I think that there's more pressure on the teams that are 25 seconds behind
and that would be everyone I doubt this will happen for a couple of years at least.
The amount of $$$ they have spent in the last couple of years especially, they need to gve it time to gel imo
The pressure is on Renault. If they don't get their act together Red Bull have literally no where to go if Toyota or someone else doesn't come in.
Mercedes could have the best engine for a couple of years and end up with Vettel too if they wanted. As I said before Ferrari and Mercedes would have to be mental to give them an engine supply.
Mercedes could have the best engine for a couple of years and end up with Vettel too if they wanted. As I said before Ferrari and Mercedes would have to be mental to give them an engine supply.