Actually if Max hadn't fallen off and there were a threat to fall to fourth, Nico might have pressed the issue and attacked Hamilton. As it were, third was the threat and that still would have won Nico the championship. Albeit Nico did defend second when Sebastian made that one move... Either way it was obvious that both Mercs had much more speed in them.
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I guess if you don't like the guy he drove like a jerk. As most know Lewis drove a good race & did the only thing he could do. Too bad it didn't give him the result he had hoped for. It was up to the guys who started in the 2nd & 3rd row to help him win, but Nico had them covered.
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It was hard to watch, but Lewis was trying to win the Championship...it's done.
Actually a better strategy might have been to let Nico take the lead at the start and force him to set the pace whilst I, from his rear spoiler, try and pressure him into a mistake... Who knows.. -
Steve AdministratorStaff Member Articles Moderator
This chart didn't come with any explanation so no way to know what bold or italics mean but still interesting to some of us.
The colors are easy to work out. Yellow is P1, gray is P2 and orange is P3, that's the podium, and green for the rest of the points paying positions, 4-10. White for a DNS, pink for a retirement, purple for all other classified finishers.
Anyone remember when Kvyat and Verstappen swapped seats? I think it was after Kvyat did poorly in his home GP (Rus).
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Minidave Well-Known MemberLifetime Supporter
That's why I said Nico should have taken Hammy out in the first corner, with extreme prejudice! :biggrin5:
The reason I said Hamilton was a jerk in this race is because he was doing it to his teammate- it's one thing to do this to a competitor on another team - but I think it showed exactly how he is - out for himself and no one else.
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Lewis did this to his teammate, oh yes he did. The same teammate that drove him off the track in Spain giving him a DNF that ultimately cost Lewis the championship. He tried that again in Austria, but didn't quite get the job done.
As I said before Nico did not have the balls to knock Lewis off track to win at the first turn. It sucked when Prost did it, it sucked when Senna did it & it would suck again had it happened yesterday.
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What I find incredulous is when Lewis or his fans blame MB for failing him this year.... Excuse me, but if it were not for MB and his team would he have had a chance at winning the Championship this year, or winning it the last two years. Someone please tell me which team he could have driven for the last three years that he could have beaten MB in?
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I have no issue with MB, just with Nico running into his teammate. Yes they were/are the ride to have until something better comes along. I for one thought Lewis was nuts for leaving Mclaren to go to MB. Shows how much I know.
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Steve AdministratorStaff Member Articles Moderator
I like this interview with Keke Rosberg.
Keke Rosberg Q&A: 1982 champion ends six-year media blackout (motorsport.com)
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Rosberg is a worthy champion. Mechanical failures are significantly less likely than they used to be, but are still a part of the sport. That said, the engine failure in Hamilton's car at Malaysia was really the nail in the coffin; it was a 25 point swing. So, yeah, the team let him down. I know who I would put my money on to win a race when it is absolutely necessary.
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Steve AdministratorStaff Member Articles Moderator
Not mine, lifted it from elsewhere:
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Minidave Well-Known MemberLifetime Supporter
I doubt this will happen, but it seems I'm not the only one who thought Hamilton's behavior both during and after the Aby Dabby race was unsportsmanlike and downright "A$$holish"
"This is a mechanical sport," Wolff insisted. "You need to win and to lose with dignity."
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Steve AdministratorStaff Member Articles Moderator
More 2017 tire testing.
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^^^ That car just looks so much better.
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Steve AdministratorStaff Member Articles Moderator
The firing comment has nothing to do with who is the better driver, it fits Wolff's comment that you can't have anarchy within a team as well as the expectation that those who know they're to follow orders when the team deems them necessary will, indeed, follow them. Add to that the fact it was made crystal clear just how serious the team were through their escalation to Paddy Lowe...and Hamilton will have known what that escalation meant.
Wolff, et al, have set the tone for how that team will run. It's not a democracy and the drivers are employees who have freedom within boundaries set by the team. If they don't attempt to hold Hamilton accountable in some way, they'll set a precedent that says he can do what he wants regardless of orders from his bosses. Wolff has a lot to think about. Might even decide he needs to change the dynamic and give the drivers more free reign, but I doubt he will give up much control.
That all said, they aren't going to fire Hamilton. Not going to happen. Nor will they fire the current WDC.
At some point, probably soon, Wolff and Hamilton will have meeting and iron things out and I'd bet money there will be very clear expectations set for what happens when the team gives direction in the future. And in 2017 Hamilton and Rosberg will both drive for Merc.
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