The F1 Thread…

Nico’s problem is that he fails to pass the first test as a driver which is beat your team mate. Yes I’m sure nico would be world champ if Lewis wasn’t in the same team. But he is.

Such dominations tend to follow a significant rule change

See Brawn GP for an example. Red Bull caught up in the same season then proceeded to dominate the next 4 seasons after that.

Yes but Brawn had no money to develop the car during the season – they say that the cars get approx 2 seconds faster through the year – that’s what you saw RB catch up with.

Besides, RB didn’t dominate for 4 seasons afterwards. 2010 was massively close and only tactical screw ups for FA and Webber saw Vettel win. In 2011, Vettel certainly won comfortably but JB beat Webber in the championship. 2012 again wasn’t dominated by RB either. 2013 they certainly did though obviously.

Hamilton’s good but the car has been better.

It is the same car that Rosberg’s driving. I assume you know this?

Once again the setup is done for a fantastic race, hope it delivers….
Since when has Lewis been wearing these union Jack caps?
He doesn’t live here doesn’t pay tax here, doesn’t like his home town of Stevenage, drives for a german team, german engine, german boss

can the bbc please drop the eddie jordon monologues….

Some great battles in the GP2 race too

Hamilton’s title to loose, all he has to do is follow Nico home.

He can do that, can’t he..?

drives for a german team, german engine, german boss

The Mercedes F1 team is based in Brackley, Northamptonshire

Nico will win by over 20secs to 2nd place. He’ll lap everyone twice and Lewis will DNF.

@shermer75 – doesnt matter where its based its who pays the wages. i work for a company in the uk but its french, the boss is french etc.etc , so imho i work for a french company

Ram Nico on the first corner, you know you want to Hamilton 😉 !!!

red bull excluded

The Mercedes F1 team is based in Brackley, Northamptonshire

… and the engines are built a few miles up the road at Brixworth

Well he’d better make sure he has a nice tight race then.

Actually I think I’ll take that back – have been watching a lot today, and hadn’t realised before how little they can change the engines for next year. At least the Merc customer teams can work with their packaging though.

Presumably that means Grosjean gets less of a time penalty!

red bull excluded

Good news for Bottas’s fight for 4th place

I’m rather surprised that isn’t included as an option here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29982917

futon river crossing » Ram Nico on the first corner, you know you want to Hamilton !!!
I’m rather surprised that isn’t included as an option here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29982917

Rosberg thinks Hamilton should keep it clean

Rosberg appears to be now playing mind games with Hamilton…. keeps saying Hamilton is under pressure, and that he hemself needs some help from Hamilton etc….. Hamilton will naturally race to win….. I expect some dirty tricks from Rosberg!

It wouldnt surprise me to see Rosberg backing up into Hamilton, and tempting him into a lounge or move…… Hamilton will need to keep his wits me thinks!

Finally the FIA have caught up with RBR and their flexi wings that have been flexing since 2010! This is probably the best thing so far this weekend. I hope they get further investigated, thrown out of the WCC and fined $100m.

It is some sort of man on man move you are describing? 😯

wouldnt surprise me lol… them pesky Germans have some strange ways
pmsl

Trying and failing – he should surely have worked out by now that he’s as useless at this as he is at taking on LH in a head to head battle on the track. LH says he does not “pay much attention” to Rosberg’s comments.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/30162031

tempting him into a lounge

Stops for cocktails as well as tyres 🙂

Found the whole of the press conference (which a couple of clips have been posted from) All interesting if not riveting, but more classics from 25:10

GP3 about to kick the day off, with a British champ to boot 🙂

Just needs Hamilton to make it a hatrick of Chamionship wins for the Brits

5Live hyping it up. The double points idea is a farce, I used to love F1 but it is all a bit rubbish these days,

Hamilton is a spoiled little prissy, mummy’s boy, douche bag. Wish he’d **** off. Gives drivers a bad name. He’s about as manly as tampons. Really really really can’t stand him. I thought everyone thought the same?

Someone’s grumpy this rnorning…

I like him for always speaking in a Michael Jackson voice.

Ohh dear, guess today’s not a school day then?

Grumpy…. Nope. Just wish he’d leave formula 1 and fade away into obscurity.

Sunday school? Johndoh I don’t understand your post.

I like him for always speaking in a Michael Jackson voice.

Grabs crotch, emits high pitch yelp whilst moon walking. Nods in agreement

Loved the look on Nico and Lewis’ faces when Alonso said he didn’t know which team he’d be driving for in the press conference. 😆

A Nico/Lewis 1, 2 will still give Lewis the title so Nico has to force Lewis into an error. There could be contact so Lewis better make sure the damage to Nico’s car is terminal or he’ll have blown it big time.

Does anyone else feel that a deal was done between both parties after Spa as Nico has made lots of ‘unforced errors’ since and hasn’t really fought with Lewis as hard on track either? Him out-qualifying Lewis at the last few meetings could be a way of saying he has the speed to win in a fair fight but hands are tied in the race?

Just putting it out there…

It would be out of character for Rosberg not to try and influence things where he can.
if he can keep Hamilton at bay into T1, I reckon he’ll try to back him into the chasing pack down into T5 and hope for an incident.

I think Hamilton will desperately try to do Rosberg into T1 for that very reason if he can.

Him out-qualifying Lewis at the last few meetings could be a way of saying he has the speed to win in a fair fight but hands are tied in the race?

It would be a more convincing argument if he stopped getting caught and overtaken by him

Him out-qualifying Lewis at the last few meetings could be a way of saying he has the speed to win in a fair fight but hands are tied in the race?

He ties his own hands, time and time again we’ve seen Hamilton hunt down and pass Rosberg whilst using less fuel and less rubber, which leaves him a lot more to play with later in the race.
Rosberg is quick but he doesn’t have the race craft of Hamilton

A few in the know suggest that Rosberg’s methodical nature has allowed him to get the ultimate speed out of the car in qualifying but come the race when conditions change a lot, Hamilton is just much better at adapting to that which is why he uses the tyres better, uses less fuel and carries more speed through the corners.

I can’t see either driver crashing deliberately today as the outcome is far from certain, not to mention that the Stewards are more likely to penalise one if one is to blame.

That said, I don’t reckon that Spa was premeditated…

I hope by some miracle Mclaren get a podium today but need the Williams and Mercs to have major issues.

passtherizla – Member
Hamilton is a spoiled little prissy, mummy’s boy, douche bag.

What is a ‘douche bag’?