ballsy move that!
Oof
"Just leave me alone for a bit!"
Magnussen's on form th day
you really need to have faith in the "bottle" of your fellow drivers 😀
Second fresh nappy for Max!! 😯
Do you think he can walk on water too?
Incredible save!!
Inters seem mad
They're earning their money in this race!
Nightmare for Massa.
Obrigado!
oops!
get on with it !
hang on watching a f1 driver walking up the pit lane.. i can hear the cars going in the background..
Nice touch by Ferrari and Williams there.
hang on watching a f1 driver walking up the pit lane.. i can hear the cars going in the background..
Pit lane was closed as said driver had parked his car in the entrance.
Is Rosberg really asking to stop the race now it's on full points?
Sportsmanship and will be a worthy world champ.
no surprise that a certain someone wants the race stopped
Does Verstappen mean unstoppable in some language or other?
Nico won't be a worthy champion if he can't race/win in the rain.
2016 Wibble champion Nico Secondberg.
Max is like that bald kiddie in the matrix, "consider the spoon" etc. Awesome talent!
That was pretty flipping awesome.
yeah, not bad considering I only started watching it 3 3/4 hours ago 😯
Well, the difference between a good driver and a great driver becomes plainly apparent.
If you take away all the safety car time wipeouts, Hamilton would've been over half a lap ahead...Same car, same conditions, [b][u]different driver[/u][/b] - HALF A LAP!
Gutted that Redbull didn't at least split strategies, putting Max on another set of wets after they sent Ric out on inters. If they both had taken wets that pit stop, Rosberg would have finished no better than 4th IMO and things could have been an awful lot tighter between Rosberg and Hamilton for the final race.
So Hamilton needs to win and Rosberg finish no better than 4th at Abu Dharbi, to win the championship. I can't see Redbull or Ferrari being strong enough there to challenge the Mercedes. So for me, it means Rosberg needs a repeat of his 2014 troubles at Abu Dharbi, for Lewis to take it.
Yes, but one who has to win to have any chance and one who is content with second today having already racked up a sack load of points.
Both did what they needed to.
Vettel saw his arse in complaining about Verstappen pushing him off.
I agree that it's nearly impossible for Lewis to win now, but if he finishes 1st on the last 3 GPs of the season, it'll put him in a good mindset for next year.
It just goes to show, Nico is as good/better than Lewis when Lewis isn't really trying (too busy jetting around and partying), but when Hamilton focuses on the business at hand, he's on another level to Nico even when Nico tries his best.
It just goes to show, Nico is as good/better than Lewis when Lewis isn't really trying (too busy jetting around and partying), but when Hamilton focuses on the business at hand, he's on another level to Nico even when Nico tries his best.
Shame about those reliability issues that knackered Lewis too.
Max produced one of the best drives I've seen in over 10 years of watching Formula 1,I've not seen anything like that since early Schumacher, was no one else watching?
His CV is amazing and that was a masterclass in wet weather driving!
Reminiscent of Donington.
Hamilton has always been good in the wet. Rosberg just needed to get around the track behind him - job done. It will be the same in AD, qualify 1 and 2 and get round in what is clearly the best car.
In a positive note it'll give something for Lewis to aim for again.
Max said in his post race interview that he thinks he could've taken Nico, but not Lewis as Lewis was using the same Karting lines that he was and that he couldn't get close.
Max was fantastic to watch, that half spin was amazing. I rally like Christian Horner on the radio after it happened, cool as a cucumber "well held, Max, well held"
"That raised my heart rate a bit"
Cool as, that teenager
I liked LH saying he had seen MV's spin on the TV as he was driving. Not sure if true or not but that's one way to play mindgames.
I'm really enjoying Vettel's troubles at the minute!
And it seems Alonso is no fan...
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-ready-to-drive-into-vettel-next-time-849974/
Any I might stick £20 on Max for 2017 World Champion
Impressive as Hamilton's performance was it was really the wrong approach imo. His win is essentially irrelevant given that Rosberg finished 2nd, what he should have done, once he knew he was much faster, was back the pack up to give 3rd/4th a chance to better pressure Rosberg into making a mistake or losing position and do just enough for the win himself.
It would have been riskier but the potential benefits would have been worth it.
And risk a Nico whoopsie into the side of his car? If all those safety cars and red flags didnt get 3rd and 4th close enough to have ago risking the win to play funny buggers wasnt going to do anything.
Verstappen was in a different class to everyone. Absolutely amazing driving. And he's 19. NINETEEN! Just amazing raw talent.
Hamilton showed his class as well, he would have been about a minute up on his team mate if it hadn't been for all the restarts.
Still think Nico is going to win though
I think, barring anything dramatic, it's going to land in the hands of Rosberg. He is one of the least enigmatic drivers in the pit lane. It's embarrassing watching him try.
I'll be an odd one as Lewis lost it through reliability, but a great fight back and exciting end of the championship.
A tenner on Max is well worth a punt I reckon, well worth looking at 5 times world champ too.
[quote=parkesie ]And risk a Nico whoopsie into the side of his car? If all those safety cars and red flags didnt get 3rd and 4th close enough to have ago risking the win to play funny buggers wasnt going to do anything.
Exactly, better just to open a gap then if you run wide or spin you have a chance to get going again without losing the place.
Max was awesome! What a talented driver.
Max did well but a late stop for fresh wets also made a massive difference in his favour. Comparing it to Donnington when everyone was starting from scratch is a bit off.
Shame rbr dropped the ball with their tyre strategy otherwise we might have had a proper title fight in AD.
LH just pulled away when Max tried to catch him after Max waltzed past NR. Great drive by Max just a shame he went to intermediates.
My heart was in my mouth when Raikkonen span on the straight, could have been a nasty one. Amazed by some teams switching to intermediates in those conditions.
Did anyone else hear Rosberg pre race asking his engineer over the radio how Lewis had his brake bias etc set?
An F1 Trivia Quiz moment to memorise from yesterday as well...
"In which F1 race did Lewis Hamilton start wearing a yellow helmet and finish wearing a white helmet?"
So Max was the devil the last race and a saint now? Reality is he was in the 2nd fastest car on the grid and with little to loose. Rosberg in those conditions was always going to go for a make sure you avoid trouble and get around for a solids point finish type race. Max had none of those concerns. There is no doubt he is good and will mature, but I'm not convinced he is as good as some of the hype.
Never rated Rosberg in the wet. How did Ricciardos race pan out to Max's? Tbh I didn't pay much attention to him but they seemed to be on similar strategies. I vaguely remember him saying he couldn't go full throttle on the straight due to visibility.
