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From what I've been told, nobody in Germany considers Nico German.
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From what I've been told, nobody in Germany considers Nico German.
They didn't really care much about Vettel either and he won four titles and is really German.
They won't care about anyone until Mick gets an F1 seat and by the time they realise he's more like Ralf than Michael, they will stop caring about him, too.
Go ask Frentzen, Ralf, Heidfeld and Glock just how great German support for non-Michael Schumacher's is, for that matter.
Go ask Frentzen, Ralf, Heidfeld and Glock just how great German support for non-Michael Schumacher's is, for that matter.
Heh, both true, and Mercedes probably cares more about the international market, too. Don't think they have anything to gain from Rosberg in regards to his nationality.
Panama has a history of great drivers.
KillerMan91
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So Germans don't consider Nico German and Finns don't consider Nico Finnish (as he hasn't really lived in Finland anytime during his life and doesn't even speak finnish). Nico is stateless man lol.
brotkasten
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No one gives a SHIT about Nico Rosberg in Germany.
This man has no following here. There's no hype that surrounds him. His wins are a non-event. A blip in the news.
Saying that Mercedes has something to gain by having a German champion is hilarious.
This man has no following here. There's no hype that surrounds him. His wins are a non-event. A blip in the news.
Saying that Mercedes has something to gain by having a German champion is hilarious.
The original Citizen of Nowhere.
Once Article 50 is triggered he won't be allowed back into the UK.
Nico has stated on occasion he considers Monaco his home. So he should just drive under that flag.
I disagree that drivers should drive under the flag of the country they currently reside in, it's petty to disregard a person's home country because they're making too much money to be allowed to live there without losing half their money every year.
I disagree that drivers should drive under the flag of the country they currently reside in, it's petty to disregard a person's home country because they're making too much money to be allowed to live there without losing half their money every year.
a.k.a. contributing a portion of your massive yearly earnings to the schools/hospitals/social services of the country where most of your fans live because you play their national anthem every time you win.
F1 clearly isn't the sport that's going to go out of its way to highlight people who pay taxes as good guys as opposed to 'dumb guys who should move to Monaco' so it's definitely a moot point but a nation having pride in its sportsmen/women should be about more than where they were born.
KillerMan91
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Yeah. While I can't be too bothered by it (as I couldn't follow the sport then) it's pretty weak excuse that you can't pay taxes to your home country because it would make you ''lose opportunities to better life''. Come on. These top guys earn salaries in tens of millions. What difference it makes to your daily life if you get ''only'' 10 million instead of 15 million yearly to your bank account? You are rich as fuck in both cases.
Like anyone else they do what they have to do to pay as little as possible.
I'm currently giving more of a shit about F1 than ever, which is kind of funny.
I watched F1 during the Schumacher domination years, then had waning interest and didn't watch F1 during 2006-2012, then started watching again during Vettel's win streak in 2013.
Basically, whenever F1 has close, exciting seasons, I'm nowhere to be found.
I guess I need to stop watching F1 again so that 2017 has any chance of being interesting.
Scores of Ferrari fans are slowly realizing that golden Todt/Brawn/Schumacher/Ferrari International assistance years are not coming back
scorcher59
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I don't think there's any point having this debate here, but thinking that
Is just disrepectful towards "anyone else"
No they don't do that like anyone else, and not because evading taxes is not the concern of everyone (and thank god for that), but because they are paying professional thousands of dollars to avoid paying millions of taxes, and that's not something anyone else can afford to do in the first place.
Is just disrepectful towards "anyone else"
No they don't do that like anyone else, and not because evading taxes is not the concern of everyone (and thank god for that), but because they are paying professional thousands of dollars to avoid paying millions of taxes, and that's not something anyone else can afford to do in the first place.
Watched it yesterday, quite interesting.
I had no idea that planned pitstops were gone from F1 for so long and that it was a team's strategic decision to try them. Always just figured it was a regulation change...
Fox Mulder
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Good luck to him. He's got no real future at redbull and was thrown under the Max bus.
TR could probably match FI if they switch back to Renault instead of running year old frozen Ferrari engines though.
That is if they release him under reasonable conditions.
PolarGamer
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Anybody knows if you can use Ride Austin/Fasten to get to the track friday and saturday?
Have shuttle tickets for sunday since I expect the crowd will be huuge.
Have shuttle tickets for sunday since I expect the crowd will be huuge.
Just like Petrov going to Caterham probably wasn't a financial decision, either.
Russian drivers seem to bring bad luck, probably means in 3ish years there'll be no more FI.
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Well, the Nico wins did get some results.
RB TV has a 44 minute long documentary on the history of pit-stops: http://www.redbull.tv/video/AP-1P6BWQ9JS1W11/the-history-of-the-pit-stop
nekkid
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Well, the Nico wins did get some results.
Called it. Was pretty obvious why she stepped down from driving duties.
Well he does have a dual citizenship.
I'm more amused by the Italian, P. Maldonato
First thing I noticed too, poor guy is probably having a hard time if he's still in autosport
"Guys I'm Italian and my name is Pietro not Pastor !
I swear not kidding also it's MadonaTo not Maldonado !"
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
First thing I noticed too, poor guy is probably having a hard tome if he's still in autosport
"Guys I'm Italian and my name is Pietro not Pastor !
I swear not kidding also it's MadonaTo not Maldonado !"
Someone please put this:
onto this:
Wax Free Vanilla
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So Ronbo, Boullier and chief engineer Pilbeam are all on their way out of McLaren according to the latest rumours, seems like a gutting. I hope Honda have bought shares and not that Apple scum.
Goldrusher
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Evel Knievel helmet for Ricciardo this weekend:
scorcher59
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Da Fugg's Robby Naish?!?!?!
Fox Mulder
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I liked grosjean joking about holding a phone he's not allowed to touch as a Microsoft brand guy.
I feel sorry for him if he's still on a Windows phone as a former user myself.
That was in the city I live in; pretty cool.
Flying down tomorrow, can't wait to be back home. Never been to a F1 race before so pretty pumped. Also need to get my fix of BBQ and Tex-Mex before I have to come back. And Mr. Gatti's reminds me of growing up so may have to hit that too.
I'm in the Premium RV area so hopefully that's good.
I'm in the Premium RV area so hopefully that's good.
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