Yeah, it looked like he made up bunches of time in the first couple corners one the replay.
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The Formula 1 2014 Season |OT| Who Will Win? Nobody Nose
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Yeah, it looked like he made up bunches of time in the first couple corners one the replay.
Ah, okay, I'm a few days out of date.
theignoramus
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that was Perez holding everyone up, not Lewis
freakzilla149
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The thing is, short of a mechanical failure Rosberg doesn't look like getting anything other than top 2/3 position for the rest of the season. Whereas Hamilton is both unlucky and keeps fucking up.
how is that possible?.. Perez was behind Hamilton and Rosberg and actually was hindered by both Mercs so he couldn't even start his lap
Psychotext
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I love Lauda.
Nicktendo86
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Hamilton was in front of Rosberg and Rosberg was on the radio telling the team to get him to speed up. Perez was beind them both I think.
Nicktendo86
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OK calling it now: Hamilton will be pissed on the grid tomorrow, will be frustrated, will be involved in an incident and will not finish the race.
freakzilla149
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No. I think he is emotional but his mistakes are more strategic than on poor driving skills. E.g Monaco late quali, Rosgberg is the one who spun out several times on qualis and almost hit the wall in Canada.
After how dejected he is today I can see it happening but think back to Austria and how he reacted there.
Either that or win.
Nicktendo86
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All or nothing, sounds like a good bet.
RukusProvider
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The worst Lewis can do tomorrow is 2nd unless he has a mechanical or crashes out. Slim Chances on either.
You guys get too excited sometimes.
Having said that, if he doesn't finish tomorrow and Nico wins, expect another tattoo.
Ferrari should just save the money, stay home and start work on 2016 car.
You guys get too excited sometimes.
Having said that, if he doesn't finish tomorrow and Nico wins, expect another tattoo.
Ferrari should just save the money, stay home and start work on 2016 car.
Hamilton is the quickest around Silverstone (utterly dominating pole lap last season), if he can get near Rosberg in the first tomorrow he should have the pace to beat him.
I still think the talent will win out in the end. I can't see Rosberg not having some mechanical issues for the remaining of the season.
I still think the talent will win out in the end. I can't see Rosberg not having some mechanical issues for the remaining of the season.
Really? He had one chance to get a killer lap in at the end and that's exactly what he did.
How does this contradict anything I said? Qualifying in the rain is and always will be a crap shoot.
brotkasten
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Sounds like a psychological trick to make Hamilton feel save, make him give up on the lap and then push Rosberg. Merc as a team clearly picked a side and it's not Lewis'.
theignoramus
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his string of quali errors really fuck me off, but barring some kind of catastrophic crash or abysmal start, I expect him to be in p2 tomorrow by the end of the first lap and from there, it's game on again, with Rosberg having a lead of maybe 2 to 3 and a half seconds.
Webber is on the race, so he will most likely retire
MightGoThere
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I'd say Hamilton is definitely faster than Rosberg, it's not by much though, so overtaking him during a race is really tough, if not near impossible. So if he doesn't get the quali in order going forward he's toast.
I wouldn't call it a qualifying error by Hamilton. The top 3 drivers went out because they were desperate to improve and they had brand new tires that would be handed over to FIA anyway. Red Bull even kept Ricciardo in the garage. Three losers became instant winners on pure luck.
In hindsight Hamilton should have kept himself in front of Rosberg just to see it through.
We'll see some action tomorrow though.
In hindsight Hamilton should have kept himself in front of Rosberg just to see it through.
We'll see some action tomorrow though.
theignoramus
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then let's hope it's Nico's turn to lose seconds of precious time in the pits
It was foolish to cede the upper hand to Nico, what the hell was he thinking. His combination of errors and hard luck reminds me of Hakkinen in 99. (though as much as I dislike Rosberg and his unending smugness, he's more deserving of the WDC than Eddie fucking Irvine.)
I really can't tell if this was supposed to a serious statement or some kind of parody.
pants
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There are a couple of guys in this thread off their nut, the cookie man isn't one of them. It's telling that people cant tell what is satire anymore though
Mercedes deserve to be commended for how impartial they've been all season.
They could easily be very restrictive on their drivers to prevent them from racing and risking collisions, but they've let them both race and ensured that they're on an equal footing by being open with both of their drivers about what engine mode the other is on.
Hamilton's simply been unfortunate this season. Today, he made an error of judgement.
They could easily be very restrictive on their drivers to prevent them from racing and risking collisions, but they've let them both race and ensured that they're on an equal footing by being open with both of their drivers about what engine mode the other is on.
Hamilton's simply been unfortunate this season. Today, he made an error of judgement.
Yagami_Sama
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That was a great qualifying. It was funny, the local TV was praising Hamilton, when they realized what was happening he was in 06th, and the silence took control of the transmission.
I am very happy for Button, but finish the race in that position would be quite a dream.
Ferrari and Williams did a "great" job.
I am very happy for Button, but finish the race in that position would be quite a dream.
Ferrari and Williams did a "great" job.
Absolutely ...
man reading all the articles about Alonso hurts man. it hurts. and where the fuck is raikkonen? nowhere. ferrari has managed to ruin two top drivers, two world champions.
fuck it, if Alonso can jump he totally should. I'll still remain a ferraristi forever, but I'll totally cheer on Alonso like I'm doing now with Hamilton.
as for raikkonen, I think he's done..
fuck it, if Alonso can jump he totally should. I'll still remain a ferraristi forever, but I'll totally cheer on Alonso like I'm doing now with Hamilton.
as for raikkonen, I think he's done..
Psychotext
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Lol... All that shit luck and you can't even deal with him getting one bit of good luck.
You have issues my good man.
nature boy
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Don't understand why Hamilton is so downbeat..
He's 6th but he will quickly clear the slower cars.
He does however need to step up his game in qualifying.
And Alonso please switch to Mclaren Honda. Ferrari is going to be a dog for a LONG time.
He's 6th but he will quickly clear the slower cars.
He does however need to step up his game in qualifying.
And Alonso please switch to Mclaren Honda. Ferrari is going to be a dog for a LONG time.
He knows full-well that he should be leading the Championship by what would now be a comfortable margin, but thanks to mechanical failures and silly mistakes, he's behind by 29 points.
I was thinking earlier today, Hamilton has never dealt well with any level of pressure. Not sure why I never realised this, but a lot of his best performances (excluding 07/08) have been when he's had nothing to lose. He needs to get back into that mentality, he already has a title.
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