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He seems to love what he does - I don't seem him retiring at RB. I guess it depends on the offers that the teams make him.
Spanish Grand Prix 2014, Catalunya - Race 5/19
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He seems to love what he does - I don't seem him retiring at RB. I guess it depends on the offers that the teams make him.
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Whilst at McLaren he said that would be his final F1 team before he went off and explored designing sailing boats, which is apparently a big passion of his.
Of course, Red Bull is about as different to McLaren as is possible, so apparently his attitude changed, and I've no idea if he still harbours desires in sailing. I'd be utterly staggered if Red Bull wasn't his last team though - unless, like Brawn, he wants to explore a different role in another team (can't see it - he still seems to really enjoy designing racing cars).
As long as Hamilton is faster over one lap and gets a good start, Rosberg is really going to struggle to beat him.
Hamilton is probably the fastest man on the grid over one lap and this is giving him a huge advantage this year.
Rosberg seriously needs to up his game in qualifying to stand a chance.
I still get the feeling though that Lewis will win the majority of races but bad luck will mean he has more dnf's through technical faults and therefore he wont get the title
Hamilton is probably the fastest man on the grid over one lap and this is giving him a huge advantage this year.
Rosberg seriously needs to up his game in qualifying to stand a chance.
I still get the feeling though that Lewis will win the majority of races but bad luck will mean he has more dnf's through technical faults and therefore he wont get the title
I still get the feeling though that Lewis will win the majority of races but bad luck will mean he has more dnf's through technical faults and therefore he wont get the title
Rosberg to win the title with one win while Hamilton wins every race except 5 DNF's would be hilarious. I have never liked the points set up where that could happen.
Even that Rosberg is that close with one win to 4 is a joke. If the title is won by hungary on the old 10-6 etc so what as long as the individual races are close. An artificial points system doesn't make the actual racing closer.
Apparently its all Magnussen's fault that McLaren are a joke again?
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report...g-hurt-by-the-inexperience-of-kevin-magnussen
Poor ickle Jenson
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report...g-hurt-by-the-inexperience-of-kevin-magnussen
Poor ickle Jenson
To be fair, that quote is out of context. IIRC, he was asked if the team missed Lewis Hamilton, and his reply was what was quoted in the article. Basically, you develop the car faster with two experienced F1 drivers instead of one. That "article" is just the press trying to twist his reply into something that it isn't.
It's misleading to make an article out of that one question, because Button did say the car wasn't fast enough in other ways too, as well as the team just not getting it up to speed. Several times he made sure to put himself squarely as part of the team that wasn't building a fast enough car.
Pretty ballsy for Jenson to come out and say that Magnussen is hurting the team like that. I mean obviously the kid is inexperienced, but it's going to damage his morale if his team mate isn't happy that he's on the team.
Though reading above, maybe it's out of context and made to look damaging on purpose.
Championships are based on consistency and reliability as well as wins. It would be deserved if Rosberg won it that way.
Though reading above, maybe it's out of context and made to look damaging on purpose.
Championships are based on consistency and reliability as well as wins. It would be deserved if Rosberg won it that way.
That's not what he said at all, is it. Read the article you linked to.
Teds notebook was good.
Ferrari where asked to adjust the kerbs after qualifying (Alonsos only), so almost certainly running to much power in qualifying.
One things for sure, the media certainly have a knack for dividing the intelligent people from the, let's say, not so intelligent people.
Anyone with half a brain can see that Button's words are being twisted and taken out of context in that article!
Anyone with half a brain can see that Button's words are being twisted and taken out of context in that article!
The headline does take it out of context, as he was asked a direct question afaik but I still think he could have been more diplomatic knowing exactly how his comment would come out and look.
Either way he is and always will be a slippery snake.
Either way he is and always will be a slippery snake.
THAT'S what you got from Jenson's quote?!
Jenson Button said:
On what planet does the above translate to "it's all Magnussen's fault that McLaren are a joke"?
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More to the point the team is being hurt by not having a better driver full stop.
Hamilton leaves and Mclaren are crap and their development through the season is rubbish.... Button needing to use Hamilton's set up repeatedly after complaining all year about balance and not being able to get the best out of a car.
When you bring a new wing, and the driver can't dial it in, then you don't know if the new wing is better or worse. When 5 new parts come along and the driver can't dial it in or adjust his style, then you have no idea if that group of parts is wrong.
The team is being hurt, but not by the inexperienced driver, by the experienced driver.
Button was using a top notch driver's set up because he couldn't find it. Hamilton tested new parts, found where they worked and Button copied him.
The lead driver at any team generally does this, the inexperienced driver does not need to and shouldn't remotely be expected to. If button was dialing in the car perfectly Mag could just copy his set up. This is what you expect from most teams, senior or better driver gets the car set up better and the less experienced or less good driver takes the other drivers advice on board and learns to be able to do the same. To even hint that Mag's lack of experience in set up would be hurting the team is ridiculous and is the kind of sly comment Button usually comes up with. Yes if Hamilton was there getting the set up bang on, making the car faster and Button copied him Button would be faster... but that is Button's deficiency not Magnussen. he's now the senior driver and should be the guy leading and helping Mag with set up, to bring up his inexperience is to overlook that it's simply Button not being good enough.
It's the excuse making, underhanded crap that Button has come up with for years.
Hamilton leaves and Mclaren are crap and their development through the season is rubbish.... Button needing to use Hamilton's set up repeatedly after complaining all year about balance and not being able to get the best out of a car.
When you bring a new wing, and the driver can't dial it in, then you don't know if the new wing is better or worse. When 5 new parts come along and the driver can't dial it in or adjust his style, then you have no idea if that group of parts is wrong.
The team is being hurt, but not by the inexperienced driver, by the experienced driver.
Button was using a top notch driver's set up because he couldn't find it. Hamilton tested new parts, found where they worked and Button copied him.
The lead driver at any team generally does this, the inexperienced driver does not need to and shouldn't remotely be expected to. If button was dialing in the car perfectly Mag could just copy his set up. This is what you expect from most teams, senior or better driver gets the car set up better and the less experienced or less good driver takes the other drivers advice on board and learns to be able to do the same. To even hint that Mag's lack of experience in set up would be hurting the team is ridiculous and is the kind of sly comment Button usually comes up with. Yes if Hamilton was there getting the set up bang on, making the car faster and Button copied him Button would be faster... but that is Button's deficiency not Magnussen. he's now the senior driver and should be the guy leading and helping Mag with set up, to bring up his inexperience is to overlook that it's simply Button not being good enough.
It's the excuse making, underhanded crap that Button has come up with for years.
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To a certain extent, yes... But with the double-points final race, Hamilton could potentially win 15 out of 19 races and still lose the championship.
Hell, he could lose it with two more retirements and a second place (it would end up 395 to 393 if Rosberg picks up the pieces). In this case Rosberg would have beaten his team-mate only once out of 19 races and still win the championship.
Of course it's just as likely that Rosberg will suffer issues as Hamilton, and mechanical failures can arguably be considered a team failure. But things like getting ploughed by the Maldozer as he exits the pits aren't really down to driver error.
I really dislike the double points rubbish...