We'll have to hope Lewis gets a bad start again 
Sprout posted:We'll have to hope Lewis gets a bad start again
Max Verstappen - driver of the day - Brilliant.
Lewis keeping the fight going, the way a real racing great would do.
Max was absolutely fantastic!
As for Lewis - it's for Rosberg to lose really.
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Max was absolutely fantastic!
As for Lewis - it's for Rosberg to lose really.
Yes Max was breathtaking. the kind of racer we sorely lack.
Yes, it's Nico's to lose and I expect him to be conservative again, trying to stay out of trouble and I expect him to do enough, but we would not be in this position of a final race decider if it were not for Lewis' efforts over the last few races, not forgetting he also wrote another piece of F1 history this weekend.
Abu Dhabi Q1 Just finished - no-one seems to have crashed/broken down!
No-one watching then? All these battles to be resolved as well!!!!!
Rossssssberrrrrggggg !!!!!!! Whoop !!!
Yay soooooooooooo happy Nico won !!!
Me too Saint
Heart was in my mouth for the last 5 laps
Couldn't have gone to a nicer guy
Not a fan of holding up the race to allow other drivers to catch up and ruin it for Nico - found it to be poor sportsmanship.
Loved Jensen's interview - he seemed soooo over his F1 career immediately which is pleasing. Will miss him.
He's a nice enough chap and at no point did I ever wish him (or anyone else for that matter) ill, but I was never too fussed about him.
Saint posted:
Not a fan of holding up the race to allow other drivers to catch up and ruin it for Nico - found it to be poor sportsmanship.
I was willing Vetel and Verstappen not to catch Rosberg.
Nico Rosberg has announced that he's retired from Formula 1 with immediate effect just 5 days after he won the title.
Saint posted:Heart was in my mouth for the last 5 laps
Couldn't have gone to a nicer guy
Not a fan of holding up the race to allow other drivers to catch up and ruin it for Nico - found it to be poor sportsmanship.
I think Massa is a 'nicer' guy and nicer than Nico. So if we are talking nicer guy's, there is one for a starter.
As for holding up the race, Lewis had to use everything he had available to put himself in with a chance of winning the race, putting Nico enough places back to lose the championship. Lewis drove a great race. Nico could have made Lewis' plan fruitless if he had taken it upon himself to overtake Lewis on track, which he did not, deciding instead to hold position.
What I got from the post race interview (reading between the lines) is that Vettel would have been unlikely to overtake Nico and Max's tires had gone anyway. I'm sure the info about Max would have been transmitted to Nico.
Big shock is that he has announced his retirement. 
I guess he achieved what he wanted and it's time for something else.
Get Jenson in the other Merc now. Two Brits would be great.
To counter . . .
If Hammy hadn't of had sooo many poor starts he could have challenged Nico and not been sooo far behind on points. Simple poor driving.
And then to blame Mercedes for not giving him a reliable car!!! What an insult.
On his twitter account he made an obvious 'about-turn' possibly after the dressing down he deserved from the guys that pay his wages and began to praise the team at length.
This is also the guy that published Maclaren car info on-line for all to see shortly before he jumped ship.
Well done NICO - really shocked at his retirement 
BBC look at the various possible replacement's as Hamilton's team-mate.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185491
velvet donkey posted:Out at the top.
Let's hope he can still milk it as WC. Is he a better driver than Lewis - no. Prime seat up for grabs - MV anyone?
I would love MV to be challenging for the title, he is sure to be there soon, however, we don't know that Mercedes will be top of the pile with the changes being brought in next year
I just hope its not Ferrari 
velvet donkey posted:Out at the top.
Let's hope he can still milk it as WC. Is he a better driver than Lewis - no. Prime seat up for grabs - MV anyone?
MV or DR
Actually, I kinda think Nico Hulkenberg could do a good job too
MV or DR for me too....I'm just pleased to see the back of laughing Jack Ar$eberg
Dame_Ann_Average posted:
MV or DR for me too....I'm just pleased to see the back of laughing Jack Ar$eberg
Sprout posted:Dame_Ann_Average posted:
MV or DR for me too....I'm just pleased to see the back of laughing Jack Ar$eberg
you wanna say summet
Dame_Ann_Average posted:Sprout posted:Dame_Ann_Average posted:
MV or DR for me too....I'm just pleased to see the back of laughing Jack Ar$eberg
you wanna say summet
Nope, I already said it
Sprout posted:Nope, I already said it
that's fine then...I don't have to take me coat off and rattle yer chops
are you a fan of rosberg then sprouty, or just a hammo hater?
barney posted:are you a fan of rosberg then sprouty, or just a hammo hater?
I think you've hit at least one nail on the head Barney...lovely to see you about the forum 
barney posted:are you a fan of rosberg then sprouty, or just a hammo hater?
Both!
Well I don't really hate Hami, I just can't get away with some of the stuff he does 
Dame_Ann_Average posted:Sprout posted:Nope, I already said it
that's fine then...I don't have to take me coat off and rattle yer chops
Ya'll at er catch me first 
Dame_Ann_Average posted:barney posted:are you a fan of rosberg then sprouty, or just a hammo hater?
I think you've hit at least one nail on the head Barney...lovely to see you about the forum
good to see you too Dame hope to be back on again sooner
Sprout posted:Ya'll at er catch me first
well considering you need to get something off me personally I won't have far to run eh
barney posted:good to see you too Dame
make sure you do Mrs
Sprout posted:barney posted:are you a fan of rosberg then sprouty, or just a hammo hater?
Both!
Well I don't really hate Hami, I just can't get away with some of the stuff he does
he can be a bit of a twonk, but i do think he is the much better driver, rosberg, i don't mind rosberg apart from he only "sings when he's winning", I know lewis had a gob on last week, but that was cos he had lost his title, he is not usually that much of a bad loser
good to see you too sprouty 
nighty night both of you, enjoy the rest of your weekend
barney posted:Sprout posted:barney posted:are you a fan of rosberg then sprouty, or just a hammo hater?
Both!
Well I don't really hate Hami, I just can't get away with some of the stuff he does
good to see you too sprouty
nighty night both of you, enjoy the rest of your weekend
Yeah right......
Dame_Ann_Average posted:Sprout posted:Ya'll at er catch me first
well considering you need to get something off me personally I won't have far to run eh
