UAE Abu Dhabi 2016 - Yas Marina [Finale in the desert twilight]

**Franky** · 28th November 2016, 06:35

The reason why quite many mention the unsportmanlike behaviour is that the title was already lost in Brazil and in Abu Dhabi Hamilton's title was already only mathematically possible. Why mathematically? If you are in a very dominant team and a bad race weekend could mean finishing third, then to hope that your team mate finishes somewhere else besides the podium is already clenching to the very last straws.

About preferring one driver to the other. Wouldn't you tend to be more supportive of a team player?

For me Hamilton is the sorest loser I've seen. Like I already mentioned, the chances of Nico losing the title were mathematical, then if you want to show that you are the better driver and you should had won it ... then you do a pure power demonstration and if possible even lap your team mate. Not slow down.

In reality, there will always be people who will say that Hamilton was sabotaged or sth and he should had won the title because he was the faster driver...

**AndyL** · 28th November 2016, 09:38

Originally Posted by Sulland

Had I been the manager of Mercedes F1, I would have sacked Hamilton tomorrow!
teamplayers like that are not the kind you need!

It was interesting that when Martin Brundle asked Lewis if he was expecting to be summoned to the boss's office, Lewis said he was looking forward to it. The implication being that he intended to give as good as he got: that if the management castigated him for failing to heed the order, then he intended to rebuke them for issuing it.

**driveace** · 28th November 2016, 09:51

Vettel too big a friend of the Rosberg family to challenge him in this race SO he tried to help |Rosbergs cause by not overtaking NOW if that had have been Ricciardo that would have been different or even Maxy !

**driveace** · 28th November 2016, 09:59

IF Mercedes have the BALLS to sack Lewis than he still has the rest of his 100 million for the 3 year contract and boy would he be able to take some stats and information to Williams or McLaren .
Lewis has to be the richest driver out there ,more money ,and toys than any other F1 driver ,more than Paddy or Toto What grounds can they sack him on ? he has only had maybe one verbal warning Surely he has to have 3 verbal warnings and a written one before he can be sacked !
And the fact that Williams and McLaren have already got their driver lineup for next year ,Well they can pay their incoming drivers peanuts to stand down And what about Hamilton and Rob Smedley to Ferrari , as Vettel has looked very mediocre against Raikkonen

**Nitrodaze** · 28th November 2016, 15:37

Originally Posted by driveace

IF Mercedes have the BALLS to sack Lewis than he still has the rest of his 100 million for the 3 year contract and boy would he be able to take some stats and information to Williams or McLaren .
Lewis has to be the richest driver out there ,more money ,and toys than any other F1 driver ,more than Paddy or Toto What grounds can they sack him on ? he has only had maybe one verbal warning Surely he has to have 3 verbal warnings and a written one before he can be sacked !
And the fact that Williams and McLaren have already got their driver lineup for next year ,Well they can pay their incoming drivers peanuts to stand down And what about Hamilton and Rob Smedley to Ferrari , as Vettel has looked very mediocre against Raikkonen

Hamilton is the biggest F1 asset as the moment. He would be on the very top of the list of any team on the grid, including Ferrari.

If Hamilton and Mercedes part ways, it may take the shape of a swap for Vettel with Ferrari. Now Ferrari are rebuilding their engine, chassis and aero package from the ground up. While this may sound risky, it is the sensible thing to do. I think Ferrari are the dark horse of the 2017 season. Now imagine if Ferrari got their act together and turn up with a winner next season with Hamilton in one their cars.