Come on now, that twisty switch has like 10 different settings, you can't expect Hamilton to remember all 10 of them.
I still don't understand why they didn't just pit Hamilton and had an engineer switch the settings for him, though.
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Come on now, that twisty switch has like 10 different settings, you can't expect Hamilton to remember all 10 of them.
I still don't understand why they didn't just pit Hamilton and had an engineer switch the settings for him, though.
The setting had less of an impact on his laptimes than his distracting fiddling around did.
Also it said that the rampage happened after qualifying, so it was unrelated to the race problems.
I knew we never lost 2011 era Hamilton. He's just been holding it back since everything has been going his way the last two seasons and because Rosberg has been a threat until now.
Mercedes needs to do something about him if he can't handle his team mate beating him in qualifying.
I heard Alonso is available.
Why do they let Lauda anywhere near the press/media
DHC-Shannow
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Hamiltons settings were correct, it was the software that had been incorrectly configured. If there'd been another tyre stop they probably would've had an engineer fix it like you say but they must've thought better to live with the loss in power rather than lose 25+ seconds for a pitstop.
marvelharvey
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IIRC, the only time these two have played nice was Monaco, under the orders of the team. Otherwise, it's been:
Australia: Lewis pushed wide by Nico, loses many positions.
Barcelona: Both collide
Canada: Nico pushed wide by Lewis, loses many positions
Austria: Both collide
GAFfers with better memories than mine, is the above correct? Have there been any other occasions when they've met under race conditions in 2016?
Frankfurter
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I'd imagine both drivers to have a pretty strong lobby internally, especially Rosberg (Ger team + driver).
Psychotext
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Does anyone here know if the Monza track changes are due to be in place this year? I was just about to book tickets but where I was going to go will be a waste of time if they've removed the first chicane.
The plan is for 2017 afaik.
Psychotext
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Thanks.
The Newey designed Aston Martin has been revealed here.
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1mrGmzEqOqWJy
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1mrGmzEqOqWJy
Malaysia 2013 when Brawn imposed his rather silly telling Nicole not to overtake Lewis despite being wildly faster.
I do wish they'd just get rid of Rosberg already. They could steal Vandoorne away from McLaren if they wanted; they owe Rosberg nothing.
Although, I will be salty if Rosberg wins the title. I won't even lie.
gutterboy44
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Haha, holy crap, there was no ambiguity about this collision. Nico being a compalete ass, but you can tell he is sick of Lewis pushing him wide and is willing to gamble both of them getting damaged rather than watch Lewis push him around. I love it, these two fucking with each other is going to be the only redeeming things for this third successive Merc snooze fest.
Ugh, fucking Ferrari. Every time there is hope for Vettel, they manage to fuck something up. When Kimi gets a podium, they might as well put a cardboard cutout up there. I have never seen a driver just coasting and doing a job more than him. What happened to the Iceman? Maybe fatherhood has made him more pragmatic.
Can't wait for Silverstone, let's hope Lewis and Nico are next to each other on the grid.
Ugh, fucking Ferrari. Every time there is hope for Vettel, they manage to fuck something up. When Kimi gets a podium, they might as well put a cardboard cutout up there. I have never seen a driver just coasting and doing a job more than him. What happened to the Iceman? Maybe fatherhood has made him more pragmatic.
Can't wait for Silverstone, let's hope Lewis and Nico are next to each other on the grid.
Imagine if Nico somehow harms Lewis' race in Silverstone. The booing would make the misguided jeers in Austria sound like flattery.
Psychotext
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More pics here. What a beast: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/07/05/aston-martin-unveils-adrian-neweys-f1-beating-rb-001/
It's like years of not giving a fuck has resulted in...well not giving a fuck, lol.
nature boy
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Rosberg winning the championship gives the team more leverage with #blessed.
That Newey car looks amazing, doubt they'll make a Le Mans version though.
Porsche would eat its lunch anyway.
Made a thread for that, actually: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1242865
Love the look of that car.
Love the look of that car.
gutterboy44
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That car looks phenomenal. Can't wait for it to get made and see it on track.
It feels like post-Brawn Mercedes is run more like a corporate entity than a racing team. Everything they do feels so fake and soft.
Even Red Bull/McLaren have more life than a Mercedes.
Psychotext
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I don't know, if they keep this shit up on track I can totally see the higher-ups start putting team orders into play.
Psychotext
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I'd flat out threaten to replace them both. You could stick Kvyat in that car and they'd still win the constructors championship.
KimonoNoNo
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Well they do have Wehrlein waiting in the wings.
You can't keep these two in the same team for another season if you ever wish to have a united team again.
So fuck Rosberg in that case, since he probably didn't sign a new deal yet. Replace him and be done with it. I mean, it's not like he's going to be winning a WDC on his own quality of driving, anyways.
I honestly have no idea what Toto and his guys have to gain with keeping the pairing of Rosberg and Lewis.
Yes, Rosberg is "German" but the Germans barely give a shit about him compared to Vettel so there's no reason to believe Wehrlein won't be just -or more- marketable than Nico.
So fuck Rosberg in that case, since he probably didn't sign a new deal yet. Replace him and be done with it. I mean, it's not like he's going to be winning a WDC on his own quality of driving, anyways.
I honestly have no idea what Toto and his guys have to gain with keeping the pairing of Rosberg and Lewis.
Yes, Rosberg is "German" but the Germans barely give a shit about him compared to Vettel so there's no reason to believe Wehrlein won't be just -or more- marketable than Nico.
gutterboy44
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Where does Nico go though? Push out Button at McLaren? I can't see Nico and Vettel. Nico and Max at RB? But then Ricardo to Ferrari seems insane. 2017 season can't come soon enough, hoping for major shake up. Edit: Derp, Nico and RIC could just swap. I think Lewis and RIC would get along ok.
Ric never had to fight for a championship. I doubt he'll be all smiles next to someone like Lewis in a car that can win him a title, no matter how different his personality is from Rosberg.
Seb and Lewis can banter lightheartedly because they've never been direct title rivals (in the run 2010 and 2012, yes, but not mano a mano)
There are like 7 dials and even more modes to each dial when holding another button or turning another dial to a certain point. On top of that, it went wrong through nothing to do with him. Working out what the hell was happening would have been quite tricky I imagine. Nico was able to fix it because it went wrong after he changed a setting.
If he scores more points he deserves it. That's not going to change the fact that Lewis has had some terrible luck with the car. I'm more looking forward to people hating on #blessed when he beats Nico despite all the problems he's had.
I'm guessing he'd go to Mclaren. I don't expect Button to stay there for next year.
Sigh, just because most people in here think Rosberg was in the wrong in Austria, doesn't mean they're all Hamilton fanboys or Rosberg haters. This kind of narrative is infantile.
Frankfurter
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If the idea is that the team wants to have a clear no. 1 Driver (and in the Wehrlein case that would be Ham) than nope, Wehrlein is not even remotely as marketable as Ros.
Eye-tracking Hulkenberg shows reaction times and shit. Really awesome and interesting watch.
Mercedes will sign Rosberg. Ricciardo and Verstappen are locked down with contracts. Vettel is not interested. Alonso would be too expensive if they have to release him from his current contract, and he would not exactly be an antidote to the current situation in the team. That leaves either Wehrlein or Bottas to replace Rosberg. Not exactly hot stuff if Hamilton leaves after his contract is up.
darkinstinct
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They did not know the solution. They could've just given him a new steering wheel but Mercedes didn't know what was causing the problem.
Cheeseman Battitude
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They probably will, but if they don't and it's going to be another year before some top drivers are out of contract, they could do worse than putting Button in for 2017. World champ, worked with Hamilton and the team before, been driving a poor car for at least two seasons, so would jump at the chance to at least be competitive again, if not potentially win.
I don't understand why they try and describe him as "super human" and other labels like that.
Having driven some cars to their limits on tracks and what not, it makes for perfect sense that he would be able to calculate so much visual stimuli in such a short amount of time. Over time, your body and mind will be able to adapt to the stresses.
When I first experienced what it was like to drive a car to its complete limits, I was scared to death. My heart was beating just as fast as it would have been if I were running and I was sweating. Pretty sure blood pressure was skyrocketing.
It also helps that these drivers are physically fit, as I am not in comparison to them.
Makes me wish that I were capable of such things.
I'm very skeptical of this claim. Nico magically figured out the fix while Lewis couldn't? That seems more like a PR claim to hide the fact that Lewis simply didn't spend the time studying the steering wheel that Nico did.
But then again, I barely trust anything that Mercedes says regarding anything related to their drivers.
I agree, I think you will see similar results elsewhere. I'm also curious what results "hardcore" gamers would get on tests like there. I notice in my daily life that my reaction speeds are well beyond what regular people have. When I drop shit I almost always either catch it or at the very least grace the object before it falls, for instance. I also notice when driving that anticipating other cars and reacting to sudden braking more quickly.
Of course, that could all be in my head, but I do think it's a matter of practice more than natural predisposition.
WEH is too raw still for Mercedes and Bottas isn't as electric as he once was. I don't doubt we'll see ROS signing again.
JadedWriter
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Can't Mercedes just train a chimpanzee to drive the car? I'd much rather see that than Rosberg at this point.
Well, I guess Maldonado is available.
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