What loyalty should Lewis have to McLaren - he gave them a WDC? They kept giving him Lemons since or buggering up in the pits...........Quote:
Originally Posted by vhatever
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What loyalty should Lewis have to McLaren - he gave them a WDC? They kept giving him Lemons since or buggering up in the pits...........Quote:
Originally Posted by vhatever
You could say that Lewis went from one Mercedes car to another, leaving the one with the cancer behind.....Quote:
Originally Posted by vhatever
Soon as they put Kimi in the Red Bull and give him a run, we will hear more of his Italian ambitions.....Quote:
Originally Posted by vhatever
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Originally Posted by SGWilko
with grosjean embarassing Kimi "the team orderer" iceman, there is a better chance you win a Nobel.
How many times has Grosjean embarrassed himself and his team by trashing the car (and others too) in the last two seasons compared to 'keep it on the track' Kimi?Quote:
Originally Posted by vhatever
So grosjean really really, sucks, according to you, so what is kimi doing begging for team order handouts and being schooled all race day by such a crappy driver?Quote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
Speak English boy, can't make head nor tail of that....????Quote:
Originally Posted by vhatever
Folks, can you do us all a favour and just stop responding to vhatever's posts? He isn't interested in discussing F1. He'll flamebait you until you loose your patience and then you'll end up with an infraction. It's just not worth it.
Not gonna loose my (waiting room full of) patience. Waiting for him to blow a gasket!Quote:
Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster
It's pretty clear, and i think you and others have tried to derail this thread quite enough. I won't be party to more. Stay on topic or stay off the forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
That's much better, now, what did you say in your last post?Quote:
Originally Posted by vhatever
That's all jolly well. But I'm growing a wee bit tired to see new posts arrived and half of them are just full of his hateful drivel and the other part from people unsuccessfully trying to talk sense into a brick wall :arrowed:Quote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
It's great, guy cannot spell for toffee and tries to hold the high ground. Classic numptyism at its best.Quote:
Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster
Just had to delete a load of posts, lets stay on track here guys, this isn't a place for personal insults.
Dont look now, but some posters suggested Nico was better as he gained places and ended only 4 or 5 places behind him rather than the 11 odd at the start.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
They forgot to consider its easier to go 11th-9th than hold a podium place.
Lewis was mighty in Germany. One of the best qualifying performances in a car that needed taking by the scruff of the neck and although the Merc ate it's tyres during the race, still managed to get it home in good points while duking it out with faster cars like the world depended on it.
Good drive for Nico but people that think he drove better than Lewis this weekend might not be being too objective. If that were the case, they would agree that Webber far outshone Vettel from coming back from a Lap down to finish in the points where Seb only managed to make up one place in the race; what a looooser ;)
And Round #26 begins. https://twitter.com/LewisHamiltonQuote:
Originally Posted by The Black Knight
Will performance suffer?Quote:
If you've found that special someone, don't EVER let them go no matter what!! Nothing in this world is more important...
I think Hamilton have exchanged his talent for glamour, but Hamilton's talent is better Rosberg's talent. I think for mercedes need other very fast and talent drivers.
Well this was a really interesting race and I honestly feel it marks a turning point for Hamilton at Mercedes. In the last three races he has seemed to be far more comfortable with the car and beginning to get it set up more to his liking and he is leaving Nico trailing.
Nico may have won in Silverstone but the victory should have been Hamilton's. Nico is going to have a tough job keeping up with Hamilton over the coming races.
7-3 in qualifying to Hamilton. I don't remember anyone beating Rosberg so comprehensively in qualifying before. To be honest, considering how highly I rate Rosberg, I'm surprised at the gap that's developing, but clearly Hamiliton is beginning to surprise even Mercedes with his pace now which was clear from the team radio after qualifying. He will have more race wins this year and Mercedes are a force to be reckoned with now.
I think we're beginning to see a new maturing Lewis Hamilton and he is going to really come into his own at Mercedes I believe.
I think that in my way of comparing the two that this win puts "The Boss" slightly ahead of Nico, although I consider the battle still quite close. If Mr. Hamilton keeps up this form he will easily outdistance NR, and for that matter win the whole dang shootin' match :eek:
How so? It's not an either/or proposition, as I see it. So he has a tattoo, ear rings and a hipster/flyboy haircut. And he has (or had) a pop star girlfriend. Successful drivers from previous eras didn't live like choirboys, so why should he? Until I read about him being found passed out in a cheap hotel room with Lindsay Lohan, somewhere in West Hollywood, I say, have all the fun you want to have kid! You're a multi-millionaire near the top of your game, doing what many of us can only dream about doing. It won't last forever. So balance work and play and enjoy the heck out of la dolce vita!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sage-sg
Personally, I'd like to hear about him going after (Princess) Charlotte Casiraghi. Shake up the Monaco royal family (they haven't had a good scandal in awhile) and get a personal Gucci sponsorship at the same time! :D
Yeah, members of their royal family have been partial to an F1 driver or two in the past too ya know :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
If it was before, after yesterday itīs no longer. A battle I mean.
And another problem, Seb will end up whith his fourth on a row. His legacy will be ............
There's an interesting article here on autosport
Mercedes warns it will get stronger in second half of F1 season - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
What is most interesting about this article to me is the following comment by Ross:
We are on a journey with Lewis!Quote:
"It is picking up momentum and starting to move in the right direction. We don't know where the limit is; we are on a journey with Lewis and we don't know where the limits are."
Now that's an interesting one. No mention of Nico. It appears as though Ross has decided Lewis is now their number 1 man for the season. That's not too surprising considering Lewis has been pasting Nico lately but still very interesting.
When Hamilton came to MGP, everyone knew that he was going to be de facto nr.1. He simply is faster than Rosberg.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Black Knight
Perhaps the interview and the writing of it was done focusing on Hamilton and not the team or Rosberg.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Black Knight
Combined with the new tyres, future Merc development may allow Lewis to have a serious crack at the WDC. However I'm not convinced they have opened up a clear performance advantage over Red Bull just yet. I reckon Hungary would have been a very different race with Vettel snapping at Hamiltons heels if he (Vettel) had not been held up by Button for so long. I guess Spa might tell us more.
If anyone is sure that Merc have opened up a clear advantage and Lewis has a very good chance at the WDC this year, they might feel the betting odds are pretty good right now (currently around 8/1 for Lewis vs 1/4 for Seb!). ;)
Lewis disposed of Button quickly. Vettel wasn't able to. Took him 12 laps. Yet, you say: "was held up" :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ari33
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Originally Posted by kfzmeister
I thought someone would say that. :D .. and it is a good point to be fair. Are these current 8/1 odds for Lewis winning the WDC this year tempting you? :s mokin:
To be honest, I don't think they need a clear advantage over the Red Bulls. They have Lewis Hamilton. Give him a car that is there or thereabouts and the fastest driver in the world will do the rest :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ari33
If Mercedes had a much better car than RB, then there would be no competition. Hamilton is far better and faster than The Chosen One at Red Bull, Heck, Rosberg is probably faster too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ari33
Yes. I belive that Lewis will need a very good car if he should beat Seb for the title or even beat Kimi. Last year as this year before the last month, Nico has won three race with that car, adorable.
Not sure I'd fully agree. Vettels consistency has really impressed me over the years even if he has had a very good car. I guess it depends on what your definition of "far better and far faster" is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
If they were team mates at Merc or Red Bull, I think Lewis would might average one tenth of a second qualy advantage over the course of a season but I would not call that "far faster".
Like or loathe Seb you have to admit his consistency is top drawer.
I'm not sure where you come up with this one tenth of a second advantage from but I do believe that Lewis would hammer him in qualifying, personally. Seb has a team working for him to make the car to his liking. If Lewis were his teammate and they had level pecking terms, like there is at Mercedes, then I doubt very much Seb would look as good as he does.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ari33
I'm not sure what you mean by consistency either about Seb. Last year in Malaysia he cut across Narain and ruined his own race. It still enrages me that Narain got a penalty for that. He has done plenty of stupid things Seb. In fairness, to give him credit, he is a fantastic driver, but he has been made look better than he is by being given number 1 status in a team that has produced the fastest car for the last 3 and now 4 seasons on the trot.
Lewis, on the other hand since his 2011 woes, has been a model of consistency and really got his act straightened out. I can't remember the last time he actually made a mistake. You can see he is now beginning to embed himself nicely into the Mercedes team and we're really beginning to witness his true quality.
Have to say it, it wont happen this year, and with the engine Mercedes got next year, you have to be a beliver. Most people are here.
He's only 48 points behind with 9 races remaining. There are tracks approaching that won't exactly suit the RBR. It's a difficult task but it is doable. Remember, 48 points is only 19 points in the old system. We all remember Kimi in 2007.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mia 01
does anybody still think "battle" is the correct word :rolleyes:
well technically it still is, as Rosberg still has 2 wins to Hamilton's 1Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
lets hope it is all square after the Spa race
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That's of course entirely a personal opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Black Knight
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I'm not sure what you mean by consistency either about Seb. Last year in Malaysia he cut across Narain and ruined his own race. It still enrages me that Narain got a penalty for that. He has done plenty of stupid things Seb. In fairness, to give him credit, he is a fantastic driver, but he has been made look better than he is by being given number 1 status in a team that has produced the fastest car for the last 3 and now 4 seasons on the trot.
Oh please. If Vettel's one mistake from one year ago makes still makes you lose sleep, then maybe you should take some anger management lessons.