Doonhamer doon south Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 loving Hamilton getting lapped and bitching on team radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeek Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 5 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: He made an arse of it and immediately tried to accuse Vettel of doing it deliberately ETA: Brundle was also desperate to get Vettel to give a place back to Massa despite Massa clearly pushing him off the track. It was about as clear a push off the track as you'll ever see. hamilton's "why is this yellow thing not giving his place up for me" was classic Hamilton. but what the hell have they put in the saubers!!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 This race is a great advert for not buying a Renault. Alonso must be delighted he'll be using one next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doonhamer doon south Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Hamilton is such an arrogant p***k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Does Mercedes "alternative plans" involve a sniper at turn 1 or deploying a stinger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 11 minutes ago, Doonhamer doon south said: Hamilton is such an arrogant p***k Which is why he is so successful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afc_36_0 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Hamilton's an idiot, not that the commentators have said one negative about it. All he had to do was stay out of trouble at the start and he'd have been fine. Got lucky that Vettel had to pit too. Why? He got hit from behind(not much he could have done) plus surely vettel has a lot more to loose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggy Snake Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 5 minutes ago, afc_36_0 said: Why? He got hit from behind(not much he could have done) plus surely vettel has a lot more to loose? Hamilton didn't need to win or even finish second. He just needed to avoid their scrap for the first couple of laps, knowing even if Bottas got past him it wouldn't really matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 11 minutes ago, Jaggy Snake said: Hamilton didn't need to win or even finish second. He just needed to avoid their scrap for the first couple of laps, knowing even if Bottas got past him it wouldn't really matter. Remember the famous quote from Senna? "If you don't go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver". Hamilton isn't the type to drive conservatively, title on the line or not. He wants to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 No congratulations for our newly crowned champion? Nope. Pleasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 42 minutes ago, IainMorton said: Remember the famous quote from Senna? "If you don't go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver". Hamilton isn't the type to drive conservatively, title on the line or not. He wants to win. A quote which far too many fuckwit drivers have used over the years to justify ridiculous overtaking attempts. Mainly junior formulae drivers rather than those in F1 who, in theory, should have the skills necessary to pull off some of the harder moves. Bit of an anti-climatic way to win the title but got the job done. His driving since the summer break has, for the most part, been pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerwickMad Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Magnificent achievement for our greatest ever. Enjoyed that battle with Alonso. Bet there was some bitter seethe at home from some of the regulars on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 9 hours ago, IainMorton said: No congratulations for our newly crowned champion? Nope. Pleasing. He deserves it. Most consistent performer over the year. A few of his post-race comments about Nico were totally unnecessary though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doonhamer doon south Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 For me its just his stinking attitude. On talent alone he totally deserves his 4 world championships but his attitude can be irksome. Max deserved his win and look forward to seeing how competitive he will be next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 11 hours ago, Stu said: A quote which far too many fuckwit drivers have used over the years to justify ridiculous overtaking attempts. Mainly junior formulae drivers rather than those in F1 who, in theory, should have the skills necessary to pull off some of the harder moves. Bit of an anti-climatic way to win the title but got the job done. His driving since the summer break has, for the most part, been pretty impressive. If I remember, that quote was when he was trying to justify why he shoved Alain Prost off the track at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix. Anyway, you can put me in the camp who thinks that Lewis Hamilton is a great driver but also a massive throbbing bellend of a man, although for some reason some people seem to think you can't be the second one because you are the first one. He deserves the title, by being in the best car and being significantly better than his useless team mate. I'm not being entirely facetious, as he obviously saw the potential in Mercedes early and jumped ship. It's not luck that he's ended up in the best car for the last four years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellhouse1976 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Alonso has turned down Mercedes as he thinks he can win the title again with McLaren. Lookp0s like I'd between Wehrlein and Sainz for the second Merc seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 On 30/10/2017 at 08:52, Sarto Mutiny said: If I remember, that quote was when he was trying to justify why he shoved Alain Prost off the track at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix. Anyway, you can put me in the camp who thinks that Lewis Hamilton is a great driver but also a massive throbbing bellend of a man, although for some reason some people seem to think you can't be the second one because you are the first one. He deserves the title, by being in the best car and being significantly better than his useless team mate. I'm not being entirely facetious, as he obviously saw the potential in Mercedes early and jumped ship. It's not luck that he's ended up in the best car for the last four years. Yep, his all-time records will have to be qualified by the fact that he has basically walked from one top-end team to another for the duration of his career. Of course, better drivers have made an absolute arse of handling their career moves - see Alonso, F. - but Hamilton's agent and backroom team certainly deserve a substantial portion of the credit. There has been some laughable revisionism going on recently about Ferrari somehow having "the best car this season", when that clearly wasn't the case. Mercedes romped the Constructors Championship for a good reason. The pace advantage enjoyed by Mercedes has been whittled down a lot, but several years of having a dominant package has allowed them to eliminate almost all of their reliability problems this season. By taking a big step forward in terms of development, Ferrari and Red Bull-Renault haven't yet been able to do the same with their cars and have been punished with costly failures throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 1 hour ago, virginton said: Yep, his all-time records will have to be qualified by the fact that he has basically walked from one top-end team to another for the duration of his career. Of course, better drivers have made an absolute arse of handling their career moves - see Alonso, F. - but Hamilton's agent and backroom team certainly deserve a substantial portion of the credit. There has been some laughable revisionism going on recently about Ferrari somehow having "the best car this season", when that clearly wasn't the case. Mercedes romped the Constructors Championship for a good reason. The pace advantage enjoyed by Mercedes has been whittled down a lot, but several years of having a dominant package has allowed them to eliminate almost all of their reliability problems this season. By taking a big step forward in terms of development, Ferrari and Red Bull-Renault haven't yet been able to do the same with their cars and have been punished with costly failures throughout. You make a good point about Hamilton and his team managing his career very well. Will he be classed as a great driver? Yes and rightly so. Should he be classed in the same bracket as someone like Schumacher who was not only a great driver but also heavily involved in car development? Not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Schumacher can also be given a chunk of credit for the development done for the Mercedes, sadly he didn’t get to reap the benefits this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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