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16th September 2019, 05:36 #71
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Yes and no re the points deficit. Reliability cost Hamilton the 2016 title. Rosberg only won the first 4 races because of Hamilton’s reliability issues. Hamilton was leading the championship come the summer break. My post here sums up ultimately why Rosberg won the 2016 title:
https://www.motorsportforums.com/sho...on-reminiscing
That aside, Rosberg was a vastly more formidable opponent than Bottas v1.0 or v2.0 any day of the week. He was a massively gifted driver.Last edited by The Black Knight; 16th September 2019 at 05:40.
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16th September 2019, 12:34 #72
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The engine failures at the beginning of the second half of the 2016 season presented Rosberg with a slender opportunity to win the title which he took with both hands. How the slender opportunity manifested was questionable and we would talk about it till the cows come home. Nonetheless, Rosberg had to seize the opportunity and hang on to it till Abu dhabi which he did and we respect him for that.
The massive imbalance in the DNFs and reliaility issues between Hamilton and Rosberg explains why Rosberg was able to take the title. On equal footing, the 2016 title would been Hamilton's. That said, that is motor sport and as it went, it was Rosbergs turn to be crowned driver world champion. I don't think anyone would argue about his worthiness of attaining his 2016 world title. He drove a fantastic race throughout the season. It was the most intense rivalry l can remember since Hill vs Schumacher or Prost vs Senna.
I will tell you this much, the race at Abu Dhabi 2016 would stick in my mind for years to come. How Hamilton frustrated Rosberg and the entire team as he backed Rosberg into Vettel's reach, the tension as everyone watched expectantly for something dramatic to happen. The agony of a very threatened Rosberg, the Mercedes team helpless on the pitwall as they desperately tried to persuade Hamilton to press on with the race. It was racing drama at its very finest.
We are going to watch this in a movie in the near future and l hope by God that they get this moment right.Last edited by Nitrodaze; 16th September 2019 at 12:45.
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16th September 2019, 13:43 #73
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Sarcdasm mode? Therés far to many totally mute!
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16th September 2019, 15:48 #74
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18th September 2019, 15:38 #75
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19th September 2019, 09:34 #76
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Quite true, Bottas is in a battle with Verstapenn and Leclerc for 2nd place in the championship at this time really. And in the last six races, both of these youngster have gained more points than Bottas and are closing fast. Redbull have more races where they can challenge Mercedes than Ferrari; on paper that is. Hence, there is the chance that Verstapenn is the main challenger for 2nd place and an outside chance for the driver's title.
Bottas and Mercedes have a fight on their hands for the rest of he season. With Hamilton's lead there is a chance that he can stretch it out to Abu dhabi at least.Last edited by Nitrodaze; 19th September 2019 at 09:37.
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24th October 2019, 19:31 #77
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lets just hope its on in 2020! Every time there's a big problem (mass immigration, earthquakes, euro collapse, banking crisis, ad nauseum) Italy seems to get the biggest kick in the nuts. We went to the italian grand prix last year and it was just epic. Lets just hope this latest wave of bad news for Italy doesn't jeopardise something that the locals get so much out of
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31st March 2020, 14:44 #79"Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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28th April 2020, 11:24 #80
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Hearing the reasoning of the race director, he pointed out that Monza was a demonstration of how they intend to use the flag, which now introduces a threshold of contact as a precursor to points based penalty.
Sordo https://youtu.be/NKqJQLKlqDA?si=199ai_aOf2Qs8qJ7 Munster https://youtu.be/c_7JuAJ1W18?si=_GaShLZCbhDzO1Y3 Neuville https://youtu.be/squR_MO6I6c?si=rJEuQEKWMo-qghX5
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