drivers who retire never make a comeback worth talking about. shummacca could never complete, even if he was in the fastest car. hamilton needs a car that will test his ability, money talks but could it be he needs to test his ability
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drivers who retire never make a comeback worth talking about. shummacca could never complete, even if he was in the fastest car. hamilton needs a car that will test his ability, money talks but could it be he needs to test his ability
LOLZ!!Quote:
Originally Posted by supa
Nah, the question was not so much about why replace him, but more about why replace him with someone who (according to some above) isn't going to play a significant part in developing the car?
hmmmm...Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleJ
Fair point, good question.
Ross Brawn is certainly a thinker.
He and Schumacher worked very well together at Ferrari.
He took over Honda and Jenson Button and won a championship in the first year of his own branded team (albeit with a car that had a technical edge over the others).
But faced with Michael not managing to return to his pre first retirement form deciding to stand down again and Alonso not being available, he had to pick someone from the rest of the pack.
I wouldn't have been surprised to see Button make the move.
I might be going out on a limb here :) Perhaps Ross walked into the Maclaren garage to offer Jenson a job, Hamilton's manager overheard and said we'll take that.
We will just have to wait and see how next season turns out.
One thought, perhaps Brawn decided to split the job in two,
have Hamilton do the driving, and keep Schumacher as a technical consultant to fulfill the rest of the role.
Schumacher announced his retirement from racing today @ Suzuka.
There was not mention of what he plans to do after the season ends, saying his focus is on the remaining races - "There are six races to go - that's what comes next. Whatever comes afterwards, we'll see. There is no point and need to find any decisions right now."
Ross Brawn has already suggested a position is available for him within the motorsport group - "We would like him to stay involved with Mercedes. There is a lot of things he can contribute - perhaps on the racing car side but certainly on the road car side and I think that is something he would enjoy a great deal"
@supa - are you going to CoTA this weekend?
looks like they done an awesome job on the circuit.
and we could have both titles decided on Sunday
Almost bought tickets but decided against it due to finances and not being able to take the time off from work. Some very good friends are going but I'll be religated to the couch.
Really wish I was going though. Hopefully next year.
meh...shame. well, enjoy the race anywayz.
any predictions for the weekend/season? RBR/Vettel have the upper hand, but i kinda feel that Alonso deserves WDC more - he's outdriven a car that was a second off the pace pre-season, and has been streets ahead of anyone else for smarts all year long...
Agreed Alonso deserves it more considering all factors across the year,
but it looks like it will all come down to luck and the weather in the final race.
Going back to Hamilton and Mercedes next year; It will be interesting to see how Rossberg compares to Hamilton compared with this years probably overall comparable performance with Schumacher.
Excellent start to the new F1 season.
BRUM BRUM VROOOOOOOOOOOOOM my goodness do those cars go fast. And holy cow they can turn too!
...and not just to the left!
Already mad drama.
Vettel = bastard or caught up in the racing? Acted like a selfish prick regardless
Vettel's always been a selfish prick which is why I've never been able to get behind him even though he's arguably the best driver in history. I see his reasoning for this one because he knew he was faster and maybe Webber should have let him by. Honestly I think Webber was overly pissed because he lost a race that was handed to him by his team but ended up having it taken by the better driver.
Bit of both imo, I don't think team orders will be followed much at RB or Mercedes now which makes things more fun to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pascal
It's funny in F1 because there's a mix of team and individual sport going on which creates weird situations sometimes.
Princess Stampy-Foot has plenty of previous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pascal
I just wish Webber would man-up a bit. I'm tired of his whining. Same-same "Little Jack" Horner.
I blame the heat - so many ridiculous errors up and down the grid.
Good to see that the Maccas have made some progress with the car; hopefully another big step over the next 3 weeks.
Not the first time he's acted like a prick.
Looks like he's getting away with it. In most jobs if you don't do what your boss says you don't get paid, or you get sacked. The team should do something about it.
Last time he did it he took both of the team cars out.
If Webber knew they were still racing he would have been driving differently.
Hopefully management won't make such decisions in future. I don't wanna see guys coasting around the track. Lewis v Rosberg and Vettel v Webber would have been interesting battles.
In fact, what would it say about a racing driver who would just accept 2nd place. That's not the kind of driver I'd be willing to pay millions for.
meh. don't hold ur breath, really.Quote:
Originally Posted by rong
don't get me wrong, rong (see wot i did there?) - i want to see full-on racing as much as you do, but that's the delicious dichotomy of F1: it's a team sport where your bitterest rival is the guy across the garage from you.
The drivers are focussed on the WDC and the glory. However, the important contest is for the constructors' title, as this is the one that decides how big a slice of the pie each team gets for next season.
And it's that pie that pays everyones' wages, not just the drivers'.
There will always be team orders (legal or otherwise) in F1 as long as there are teams. End of.
will u be revising this position any time soon?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pascal
;)
haha, probably :D very impressed by kimi today
Yep, kimi kicking ass. Mercedes proving the driver does have sumpin to do with winning. Mclaren proving the same lol.
wot race were you watching, boyo? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pascal
Good result for KR, but driving up the back of Perez wasn't smart
Standouts for me this weekend were Danny Ricciardo outdriving the car on Saturday and bringing it home for a solid race result, and Vettel's 5x Quali laps to nearly take LH for 3rd at the death.
Kimi fucked up. He should have taken lh on the final lap but he took that turn badly and lost it.
shurely shome mishtake?Quote:
Originally Posted by rong
perez needs to stop swerving all over the track, kimi made one mistake but still managed 2nd with a damaged car
for why? i believe it's called "defending"Quote:
Originally Posted by Pascal
KR didn't have a hope in hell of making that move stick
O yeh - favourite moment that never was - Webber's errant wheel taking out Vettel. I would've larfed.
Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleJ
Defending usually doesn't entail taking out the nose of the other car. The move itself wasn't supposed to stick. It was about fucking up Perez' line for the next turn. Def Perez' fault I think the call was good. Shit happens when you race.
You still sticking with this?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pascal