Where does Nico Rosberg go from here?

I don't see Ferrari employing two Germans. And I don't see Rosberg leaving Mercedes anyway, because there is no better place for him to be. It may be hard to beat Hamilton, but it is going to be harder in other teams and in inferior cars.

Only possibility is if Mercedes wants to take on a "challenge" and hire either Ricciardo or Verstappen (or Alonso) to see if either can take on Hamilton. Though top teams often like "stability", so from Merc' point of view there may not be much of a reason to go for another driver as long as they keep winning.

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I don't see Ferrari employing two Germans. And I don't see Rosberg leaving Mercedes anyway, because there is no better place for him to be. It may be hard to beat Hamilton, but it is going to be harder in other teams and in inferior cars.

Only possibility is if Mercedes wants to take on a "challenge" and hire either Ricciardo or Verstappen (or Alonso) to see if either can take on Hamilton. Though top teams often like "stability", so from Merc' point of view there may not be much of a reason to go for another driver as long as they keep winning.

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They won't. Earlier this year, when the Hülkenberg-to-Ferrari rumours were still flying, Arrivabene stated categorically that Ferrari will not hire two drivers of the same nation unless they are both Italian.

Hamilton needs to stop partying now he's won the WDC and get his focus back on F1. The off season has plenty of time to celebrate.

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Originally Posted by henners88

Hamilton needs to stop partying now he's won the WDC and get his focus back on F1. The off season has plenty of time to celebrate.

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Yes , of course it's not about Rosberg upping his game , but rather more about Lewis dropping his .

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Hamilton needs to stop partying now he's won the WDC and get his focus back on F1. The off season has plenty of time to celebrate.

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Yes , of course it's not about Rosberg upping his game , but rather more about Lewis dropping his .

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I think you're both right. Bragging about how much he's been drinking and admitting that it was the jet-setting and partying that wore him down, all that should tell Hamilton to get it together. He can claim to hold Senna as his hero. But Senna never took his eye off the prize. And I believe that Senna would have used this opportunity to complete the job of crushing Rosberg's spirit, establishing himself as the undisputed #1 within the team. Instead, Hamilton kicked Rosberg, made him mad and then let him get back up. I'd say that Rosberg has never been emotionally stronger. He's now beaten Hamilton two races in a row, heads up - no luck involved. I can't remember the last time that happened.

Not that my opinion matters, but I suggest that Lewis remember Vettel's prophetic words from a couple of seasons ago: "...this may not last forever."

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Yes , of course it's not about Rosberg upping his game , but rather more about Lewis dropping his .

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Personally I think it's a bit of both.

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Kimi's contracts is only for next season, so Ferrari could lure Niko. But could he beat Vettel in similar machine? If Honda gets their act together, mac could be an option?

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Rosberg leaving Mercedes for any other team would be the clearest acceptance of defeat. With that mindset, l doubt he would fair any better against Vettel, and certainly much worst against Alonso. Besides, he is in the best car and the best team on the grid, why on earth would he want to move to a less performing team?

From Mercedes, they have exactly what l would call the dream driver lineup. Both capable of driving within a hundredth of a second off each others best times. Both capable of winning races when the other is not able to, for whatever reason. With this sort of lineup, one has to be really daft to change a winning formula such as this. Mercedes are where Ferrari and Williams like to be with their driver lineup. Hence Mercedes do not need Ricciado or Verstapen at this moment. I think Verstapenn would be great for Merc in 2 years time, roughly 2018.

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Personally I think it's a bit of both.

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Good .

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Rosberg leaving Mercedes for any other team would be the clearest acceptance of defeat. With that mindset, l doubt he would fair any better against Vettel, and certainly much worst against Alonso. Besides, he is in the best car and the best team on the grid, why on earth would he want to move to a less performing team?

From Mercedes, they have exactly what l would call the dream driver lineup. Both capable of driving within a hundredth of a second off each others best times. Both capable of winning races when the other is not able to, for whatever reason. With this sort of lineup, one has to be really daft to change a winning formula such as this. Mercedes are where Ferrari and Williams like to be with their driver lineup. Hence Mercedes do not need Ricciado or Verstapen at this moment. I think Verstapenn would be great for Merc in 2 years time, roughly 2018.

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Rosberg's cheaper , less hassle , and would have won without Lewis in the way , so should it be "Where does Hamilton go from here ?"

So do we forget Hamilton has won the world championship this year, his second in a row and start hailing Nico as the better driver because he's won a couple of races? He has certainly had the better of Lewis in qualifying this year but considering the superiority of the car he has not beaten his teammate and was in danger of losing second place in the WDC only a couple of races back. Last year there were too many instances where Lewis forced Nico into mistakes, out breaking himself under pressure and I think mentally lewis has had Nico covered this past 2 years.

Nico could win the last race by 10 seconds+ but it means nothing. He needs to beat his teammate over the course of a season and needs to be winning from the early part of next season in order to give himself a decent chance. Nico needs to stay at Merc and so does Lewis.

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So do we forget Hamilton has won the world championship this year, his second in a row and start hailing Nico as the better driver because he's won a couple of races? He has certainly had the better of Lewis in qualifying this year but considering the superiority of the car he has not beaten his teammate and was in danger of losing second place in the WDC only a couple of races back. Last year there were too many instances where Lewis forced Nico into mistakes, out breaking himself under pressure and I think mentally lewis has had Nico covered this past 2 years.

Nico could win the last race by 10 seconds+ but it means nothing. He needs to beat his teammate over the course of a season and needs to be winning from the early part of next season in order to give himself a decent chance. Nico needs to stay at Merc and so does Lewis.

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Yeah , man .
Forget all that stuff . It's in the past .

What's he done lately ?


Sorry , henners , old man , I seem to have wound you up again .
Just pointing out that the title is a bit absurd , with suggesting Hammy might need to go .

There is a grain of truth to it , though , as his head does seem a little larger of late , with some of his latest quotes about Michael , and then about some of his competitors .

And , you , of course , need your team behind you .
Questioning them won't help .

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Rosberg's cheaper , less hassle , and would have won without Lewis in the way , so should it be "Where does Hamilton go from here ?"

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I doubt Hamilton would be going anywhere else as long as the Merc remains the team to beat. He is in a team where he can win championships and there more opportunities for him to up his tally of world championships. He has delivered the goods to Mercedes as prescribed by his contract and Mercedes would be crazy to let him go. Besides he is tied in for a couple of seasons at least.
That said, where would he want to go to, given the opportunity? Ferrari? Mclaren? I can't see any of these options as viable options as they lack the performance criteria to suggest they could win championships at this time.

I remember the fallout between Lewis and Alonso 2007. Noone thought Alonso would go, but he had to. This time its Lewis time.

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Yeah , man .
Forget all that stuff . It's in the past .

What's he done lately ?


Sorry , henners , old man , I seem to have wound you up again .
Just pointing out that the title is a bit absurd , with suggesting Hammy might need to go .

There is a grain of truth to it , though , as his head does seem a little larger of late , with some of his latest quotes about Michael , and then about some of his competitors .

And , you , of course , need your team behind you .
Questioning them won't help .

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You haven't wound me up. Mercedes are not going to let the guy who has won the last 2 WDCs and who is worth a hell of a lot more in marketing revenue and who promotes the brand in North America. He might be a bit of a nob but he's good for business. Questioning the team is small fry in the grand scheme and Nico does his fair share of that.

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I remember the fallout between Lewis and Alonso 2007. Noone thought Alonso would go, but he had to. This time its Lewis time.

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Everybody expected Alonso to leave McLaren in 2007, he blackmailed the team and his fallout with Lewis was just the start.

Lewis has delivered for the past 2 seasons and i don't agree the team should settle for second best. Rosberg needs to win and only he can drive that ambition. Rosberg is more in danger of being replaced at this moment in time both here and in dream world.

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You haven't wound me up. Mercedes are not going to let the guy who has won the last 2 WDCs and who is worth a hell of a lot more in marketing revenue and who promotes the brand in North America. He might be a bit of a nob but he's good for business. Questioning the team is small fry in the grand scheme and Nico does his fair share of that.

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Sorry buddy, l can't see how you could call one of the coolest guys on the grid a nob. But then again l don't understand what you mean so could you explain please.

one of the coolest guys on the grid? :laugh: maybe... who knows? i think that justin beaver guy is cool too so it's not really a good thing. Nob sounds more appropriate. maybe nob and cool are not mutually exclusive these days

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You haven't wound me up. Mercedes are not going to let the guy who has won the last 2 WDCs and who is worth a hell of a lot more in marketing revenue and who promotes the brand in North America. He might be a bit of a nob but he's good for business. Questioning the team is small fry in the grand scheme and Nico does his fair share of that.

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Hell , according to the ads on TV at the moment , he finds another gear .

The pressure is on , though , because he has to win to justify that salary .

But , maybe being a nob , and keeping them in the news with some controversy is seen as good for business .

Maybe letting Nico win a few when it doesn't matter is his plan , only to crush him into submission in the first race of next season .

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Sorry buddy, l can't see how you could call one of the coolest guys on the grid a nob. But then again l don't understand what you mean so could you explain please.

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If I can help , I'd say that he means that Lewis says and does some pretty dumb things sometimes , where one could brand him a real nob , but he is also a really fast driver who also does some really good things , thereby making him worth it despite his faults .

A cool nob .

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one of the coolest guys on the grid? :laugh: maybe... who knows? i think that justin beaver guy is cool too so it's not really a good thing. Nob sounds more appropriate. maybe nob and cool are not mutually exclusive these days

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Name's LH Cool Nob ,
and dis is my way ,
cuz I know it's my job
to say dumb sh!t deez dayz .

Fever , I says
When I parties wit ma ,
three rides dat I hit ?
I jus saw one car .

Now when I use twitter
my team don need worry .
I don tweet telemetry .
I jus tweet dat I'm sorry .

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Sorry buddy, l can't see how you could call one of the coolest guys on the grid a nob. But then again l don't understand what you mean so could you explain please.

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I've been a fan of Hamilton that pre dates my 7 years on this forum but some of his private life stuff irritates me sometimes. His comments about God and how blessed he is combined with his often appalling style choices make him look a bit desperate on social media IMO. This is thing that has accelerated over the past 3 years and it's been a little cringe worthy at times. He is filthy rich though and is evidently enjoying every minute of it.

I think he's an amazing driver though and an absolute pleasure to watch. I defend most of his outbursts at GP's and mostly see the good side in his behaviour. I'm a Hamilton fan first and fore most. He can just be a bit of a nob at times. :)

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I've been a fan of Hamilton that pre dates my 7 years on this forum but some of his private life stuff irritates me sometimes. His comments about God and how blessed he is combined with his often appalling style choices make him look a bit desperate on social media IMO. This is thing that has accelerated over the past 3 years and it's been a little cringe worthy at times. He is filthy rich though and is evidently enjoying every minute of it.

I think he's an amazing driver though and an absolute pleasure to watch. I defend most of his outbursts at GP's and mostly see the good side in his behaviour. I'm a Hamilton fan first and fore most. He can just be a bit of a nob at times. :)

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I see what you mean. The great thing about each of us being individuals and essentially human, is that we all have our own unique quirks. Some good and some indifferent. Hence why it is sometimes difficult to like everything about anyone. The very reason why there are divorces, war, prejudices and sometimes pure love. I take the good with the indifferent.

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I see what you mean. The great thing about each of us being individuals and essentially human, is that we all have our own unique quirks. Some good and some indifferent. Hence why it is sometimes difficult to like everything about anyone. The very reason why there are divorces, war, prejudices and sometimes pure love. I take the good with the indifferent.

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I suppose he's got a lot more vain and conscious of his image because he is thinking long term about his brand. He was on the radio yesterday talking about going through an experimental stage and about being a style icon. It's stuff like that that makes me cringe. This is him today on social media:
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A great driver, my favourite, but apart from being an F1 driver, I can't relate to the coolness he is trying to push out. He is a similar age to me too so it's not generational. He does wear cool IWC watches though ;)

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I suppose he's got a lot more vain and conscious of his image because he is thinking long term about his brand. He was on the radio yesterday talking about going through an experimental stage and about being a style icon. It's stuff like that that makes me cringe. This is him today on social media:
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A great driver, my favourite, but apart from being an F1 driver, I can't relate to the coolness he is trying to push out. He is a similar age to me too so it's not generational. He does wear cool IWC watches though ;)

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He's certainly a lot different from the Lewis Hamilton that came into the sport in 2007. I agree he can be a bit of a knob. I remember one picture of him on twitter a couple of months back with a big pink hat on him. It was the ultimate in cringe.

But I couldn't really care less about what the drivers do outside of the sport. Like it or not, he's bringing a lot of attention to F1 and it is people like him that reach those that might not be reached under normal circumstances. He might be cringe but he's a great for the sport in that regard. Most drivers up until now have simply been coming to the GP's, doing their weekends work. spending some time with Engineers along with the required sponsorship and that's it. He's living his life how he wants to live it and, while it may be cringe in certain regards, I admire that he is doing it his way. I don't regard him as living a rock star lifestyle, we'll reserve that for the likes of the Rolling Stones whereas Hamilton is more boyz in da hood!

There's no doubting his talents behind the wheel. He is fantastic to watch but I do feel he can be better and is not exactly reaching the peak of his talents yet. If he spent more time with his Engineers, I don't think Nico would get a sideways look in but as it stands now, with him partying so much, I can't see how he is extracting the maximum from himself or his package. You simply can't live the lifestyle he has lead over the past month in particular and be at your ultimate level of fitness or preparedness. I'm fully convinced this is why Nico has suddenly gotten on top of him. I've been watching his qualifying laps on board throughout the entire year. I've seen all his pole laps as they happened from on board camera and there is a significant difference in the last couple of races with how well he is driving compared to earlier on in the year. His laps earlier in the year were just ballistic, perfect with every ounce extracted from the car. They haven't been that way in the last 5-6 grand prix and to me that's been pretty clear. In a race he still seems to have the upper hand on Nico, in that if he got out front I'd would expect he'd pull away, but he needs to pop it on pole to get that chance.

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I see what you mean. The great thing about each of us being individuals and essentially human, is that we all have our own unique quirks. Some good and some indifferent. Hence why it is sometimes difficult to like everything about anyone. The very reason why there are divorces, war, prejudices and sometimes pure love. I take the good with the indifferent.

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That's pretty well said. :)

It depends, what is anyone's definition to being "cool", but for me Ricciardo is perhaps the coolest guy out there. He just seems like a great personality, that's it. And I like Vettel for his humour and apparent easy-goingness.

But overall yeah, they are all personalities in their own way and do not need to be perfect. And in all honesty we simply don't know many things about them either - and don't need to know either. We know, what is reflected through (social) media.

In a way they are all normal human beings, who are having an extraordinary lifestyle. They are under lots of pressure and sometimes make mistakes (not just in racing, but also off-track). As long as they are not criminals, I guess they are just fine. Which means we do not need to overanalyze their 'quirks', which every normal person around us - and we ourselves - have anyway.

Sorry , kids , but that's all BS .

It's the personalities that we watch , like Ricciardo's smile , or Massa's plucky come-back , or Kimi's wry sense of humour .
We wait impatiently to hear reactions from drivers after incidents on track to get their take on just what happened .

That's all about personality .

It is truly more exciting to know the back story when two unrelenting egos enter a corner vying for position .


These guys are in the limelight .
Some take it and hide it away , and that's fair game .

And some , like Lewis , go out and run with it , which is also fair game .

But , really , as nobody is in this game for very long , all should be acting a little more like Lewis , as his antics seemingly keep the sport in the news almost as much as the sport , itself does .
Driving is only part of it .

You can try to be the curmudgeonly millionaire , and be less marketable when it comes to contract time , or you can , "a la Hunt" , have fun with it .
Maybe somewhere in between the two might be best , but it's a part of what keeps the whole thing going .

Everyone wants to know the full story of their heroes .

You love his driving but he can be a nob .
You'd like him better if he was never a nob .

Point made .

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I remember one picture of him on twitter a couple of months back with a big pink hat on him.

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He's always said his childhood 'F1' hero was Senna. Maybe his 'style' hero is MS.:p

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He's certainly a lot different from the Lewis Hamilton that came into the sport in 2007. I agree he can be a bit of a knob. I remember one picture of him on twitter a couple of months back with a big pink hat on him. It was the ultimate in cringe.

But I couldn't really care less about what the drivers do outside of the sport. Like it or not, he's bringing a lot of attention to F1 and it is people like him that reach those that might not be reached under normal circumstances. He might be cringe but he's a great for the sport in that regard. Most drivers up until now have simply been coming to the GP's, doing their weekends work. spending some time with Engineers along with the required sponsorship and that's it. He's living his life how he wants to live it and, while it may be cringe in certain regards, I admire that he is doing it his way. I don't regard him as living a rock star lifestyle, we'll reserve that for the likes of the Rolling Stones whereas Hamilton is more boyz in da hood!

There's no doubting his talents behind the wheel. He is fantastic to watch but I do feel he can be better and is not exactly reaching the peak of his talents yet. If he spent more time with his Engineers, I don't think Nico would get a sideways look in but as it stands now, with him partying so much, I can't see how he is extracting the maximum from himself or his package. You simply can't live the lifestyle he has lead over the past month in particular and be at your ultimate level of fitness or preparedness. I'm fully convinced this is why Nico has suddenly gotten on top of him. I've been watching his qualifying laps on board throughout the entire year. I've seen all his pole laps as they happened from on board camera and there is a significant difference in the last couple of races with how well he is driving compared to earlier on in the year. His laps earlier in the year were just ballistic, perfect with every ounce extracted from the car. They haven't been that way in the last 5-6 grand prix and to me that's been pretty clear. In a race he still seems to have the upper hand on Nico, in that if he got out front I'd would expect he'd pull away, but he needs to pop it on pole to get that chance.

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Yeah he is a fantastic talent and is bringing a lot of fans to F1, and in a time where less people are watching if that makes sense? He's appealing to the younger generation where the likes of Vettel and Rosberg are perhaps too bland? Still, his humble background is long forgotten and he is a 'big baller' now lol. He has a photographer following him wherever he goes and it doesn't matter if he posts accidental posed photos on Instagram. He did a great interview with Watchanish yesterday on Periscope which was worth a look for anybody who likes watches. ;)

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Yeah he is a fantastic talent and is bringing a lot of fans to F1, and in a time where less people are watching if that makes sense? He's appealing to the younger generation where the likes of Vettel and Rosberg are perhaps too bland? Still, his humble background is long forgotten and he is a 'big baller' now lol. He has a photographer following him wherever he goes and it doesn't matter if he posts accidental posed photos on Instagram. He did a great interview with Watchanish yesterday on Periscope which was worth a look for anybody who likes watches. ;)

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That is a completely objective thing though. What you call bland, is the normal behaviour for a German. You have to understand that for Germans it was historically not a good idea to stand out. For East Germans that was true until as recently as 1989. The best way to ensure a trouble-free life was to conform to the given norm. As a result that cultural trait has survived in most Germans to the present day, especially for people like me, who were born and grew up in a dictatorship.

Many Germans consider Lewis' extroverted antics annoying, which is why he has not many fans over here except for hard-core Merc fans, who like him by proxy, and the reason for that has nothing to do with race or nationality (as is often insinuated if one dares to criticise Hamilton), it's just that many Germans dislike such extroverted antics. I'm sure there are other ethnicities for which that is true as well.

Vettel is certainly not someone you can call bland. People either like him or hate him, but few are indifferent. I can understand drivers like Hülkenberg or Glock are very modest and you won't know much about them. Same with Kovalainen.

Personally I don't like the phrase 'bland'. It is often a way to protect someone's ignorance to discover new different things/people; and also a way to defend ridiculous antics by saying "but at least it is exciting".

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That is a completely objective thing though. What you call bland, is the normal behaviour for a German. You have to understand that for Germans it was historically not a good idea to stand out. For East Germans that was true until as recently as 1989. The best way to ensure a trouble-free life was to conform to the given norm. As a result that cultural trait has survived in most Germans to the present day, especially for people like me, who were born and grew up in a dictatorship.

Many Germans consider Lewis' extroverted antics annoying, which is why he has not many fans over here except for hard-core Merc fans, who like him by proxy, and the reason for that has nothing to do with race or nationality (as is often insinuated if one dares to criticise Hamilton), it's just that many Germans dislike such extroverted antics. I'm sure there are other ethnicities for which that is true as well.

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Yeah it is very subjective and my use of the word bland was more in line with them being very normal, like you or me. Lewis is pushing out an image and perhaps he has many more fans because of this? He's living the playboy lifestyle and mixing with the stars and this is appealing to many in this ever increasing plastic society. Rosberg and Vettel are talented and humble.

I like Rosberg and Vettel and can relate to them, whereas I can't any longer with Hamilton. I still prefer him as a driver though simply for the entertainment.

he goes from jr water bucket carrier to sr water bucket carrier for hamilton. plus hamilton may let him wear a earring if he buys lauda an ear

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That is a completely objective thing though. What you call bland, is the normal behaviour for a German. You have to understand that for Germans it was historically not a good idea to stand out. For East Germans that was true until as recently as 1989. The best way to ensure a trouble-free life was to conform to the given norm. As a result that cultural trait has survived in most Germans to the present day, especially for people like me, who were born and grew up in a dictatorship.

Many Germans consider Lewis' extroverted antics annoying, which is why he has not many fans over here except for hard-core Merc fans, who like him by proxy, and the reason for that has nothing to do with race or nationality (as is often insinuated if one dares to criticise Hamilton), it's just that many Germans dislike such extroverted antics. I'm sure there are other ethnicities for which that is true as well.

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What you call extroverted is the hall mark of the pop culture. It is a movement that has gripped the British youth and mainstream since the sixties. Evidence of it is still prominent in the US, France, Spain, Canada and even Germany etc. To a certain extent, pop culture has waned in recent times but still has a strong presence in the performance arts; music scenes and is making in roads into sports.

Your typical sport personality is very serious and professional like. Mostly politically correct and primed for media interactions. This unfortunately makes almost all sport personalities very boring outside their sporting duties. Take tennis for instance, besides the entertainment of great athleticism of the show, the tennis players are usually very bland. Gone are the days when tennis players let their hair down and reveal their human nature, God l miss John McEroe, Connor, Boris Becker etc. Except a small few not afraid to make fashion statements like the Williams sisters and their earrings etc. I am sure you can name a few others.

The case is very much the same with F1 drivers. Most are quite uninteresting outside the car. Most very rarely show any hint of individualism beside asserting their thoughts during media interviews. Any display of individualism is frowned upon and dismissed as childish and not serious. Or immature.

Hamilton has dared to bring about a cross between the racing world and the arts world. Two paradigms at opposite ends of the human spectrum. A mix of the serious world of F1 and the playful but expressively extravagant culture of the performance art world. It is a daring experiment and certainly challenging the typical F1 culture to dare letting their hair down for a little bit. The great thing about it all, is Hamilton has demonstrated that his individualistic lifestyle has little impact on his abilities to deliver championship winning performances as witnessed this last two years.

There are enough socially conformant [politically correct] drivers on the grid, hence one non conformant individualistic pop culture driver among these lot is most welcomed in my book. Kind of like a modern day Hunt, but different.

Interesting article here from Hamilton on his recent qualifying form dip:

http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/...ualifying-form

It explains a lot actually and makes some more sense on why he has lost 6 poles in a row. One thing I noticed from the onboard camera this weekend is that Hamilton's car looked far less stable than Rosberg's. I'm surprised Mercedes made such drastic changes to the car just because of one bad race weekend. As long as he knows the reasons for it I wouldn't be too concerned if I were Lewis as it's likely they can sort it over the winter and the new car may not have the same issues.

Great job by Rosberg again though. Impressive run of results and showing how good he really is!

Rosberg is flying at the moment.

It would be amazing and exciting if he could start 2016 like this and really give us a title fight next year.

yea yea, Mercs are boring

Well this race aint exciting is it?

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Rosberg is flying at the moment.

It would be amazing and exciting if he could start 2016 like this and really give us a title fight next year.

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Not gonna happen. He's only allowed to win because Hamilton already sealed his title.

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Not gonna happen. He's only allowed to win because Hamilton already sealed his title.

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It hasn't stopped Merc letting them race in the past. Last season was a closer finish and Nico is really suited to the changes that have been made. Lewis by his own admission is struggling to adapt.

Do you think Lewis only wins because the team fix it for him and are now fixing it so Nico gets some wins as season was already decided?

Toto said :
"The biggest weakness is the dynamic of the relationship between the drivers , and sometimes between the drivers and the team."

I wonder if he was talking about anyone in specific .