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Vettel is definitely more likeable now.
He doesn't whine nearly as much as Raikkonen does, or as much as race and championship winning drivers who suddenly have a car that won't keep up.
Vettel is definitely more likeable now.
I agree with you. I think the bad last year with RedBull really did help him to grow as a driver.Vettel is definitely more likeable now.
The thing about Vettel is that when he was at Red Bull, he was in an environment that was built around him in every conceivable way, and so there was a real perception that his success was down to the team. But now that he's joined Ferrari, he has lost those support structures, and yet is still enjoying success - and I think that's what people like to see. Hamilton went through the same thing in 2009; he had enjoyed phenomenal success in 2007 and 2008, but he had never really had a bad car until 2009, and it brought out a side of him that needed to be seen because bad cars bring out the best in good drivers.Vettel is definitely more likeable now.
I felt somewhat sorry for Ted Kravitz there. It was just cringeworthy to watch.This Rob Smedley interview is both painful and entertaining to watch.
He lost the rear and Button was just in an unlucky position.Alonso just turned into Button - what a git!
He lost the rear and Button was just in an unlucky position.
Classic case of "wrong place at the wrong time" in my opinion.
Ericsson got a bit wide into Turn 3, forcing Grosjean to cut left. However, Maldonado, who was on the outside, was turning in, and so they touched. Button was behind them and was likewise forced to go left to avoid contact, whilst Alonso was in the same position as Maldonado, trying to duck into the apex to get out of the line of fire.Alonso just turned into Button - what a git!
Shame Alonso rammed "Our Jens" out of the race. What actually happened to start that mess up on lap 1?
Alonso just turned into Button - what a git!
Maldonado really should not have a super licence.
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I'm wondering how long lotus will put up with him destroying cars, and I don't think any other team will take him on
(Cost of damages) < (Amount of sponsor money) = Maldonado stays.I'm wondering how long lotus will put up with him destroying cars, and I don't think any other team will take him on
(Cost of damages) < (Amount of sponsor money) = Maldonado stays.
I don't think that this incident was really a clear-cut case of driver wrongdoing. And if it was, then Ericsson and Grosjean are the most at fault. If Maldonado turned in on them, that's because he was following the circuit.Maldonado really should not have a super licence.
I don't think that this incident was really a clear-cut case of driver wrongdoing. And if it was, then Ericsson and Grosjean are the most at fault. If Maldonado turned in on them, that's because he was following the circuit.
I think leading on dry tyres in changing conditions is a big weakness of Lewis, I seem to remember Button catching him in Brazil pretty quickly when they were at Mclaren.I think the most disappointed guy out there (aside from Bottas, Button, Ricciardo and... well... everyone who didn't finish) has got to be Nico.
He had Lewis. He had him by two seconds a lap before that last stop. But the luck of Lewis pitting right as the rain came down gave Lewis enough of a cushion to build a good lead by the time Nico made his. Maybe Lewis would have been faster in the wet, anyway, but if the rain had come two or three laps later, Nico would have won.
I admit that I did at first, but 2009 changed my mind about him because he had to rise up and lead the team.The reason most people who hate Hamilton hate Hamilton is because he got put straight into a championship-winning car in his first season in F1.
I don't think Famine meant the whole rap/new RnB culture as in music tastes.I'm a huge Hamilton fan. Though i can't stand rap/new R&B culture (i do love hip hop). I don't think i could ever hate on someone because of their music taste, but everyone's different i guess..
Commentators are not that bad, slightly leaning maybe but certainly not at the level it was in the ITV days.I admit that I did at first, but 2009 changed my mind about him because he had to rise up and lead the team.
The best example I can give of why I don't like Hamilton is in the GP2 and GP3 races today. This being the British Grand Prix, there was naturally a focus on the British drivers. But there was suddenly this cult of personality around them - they were all suddenly in contention for podium finishes, even though anyone who was only half paying attention could tell that it wouldn't happen. It's like that for Hamilton in every single race, and any sort of objectivity from the commentators goes out the window. I appreciate that they are calling the race for a British audience first and foremost, but if Hamilton was as good as the commentators made him out to be, then he'd be a lap ahead before the first round of stops. And like I said, Hamilton fans have surpassed Raikkonen fans in their blind dedication to him - at their absolute worst, Hamilton can do no wrong and anyone who says otherwise is treated the same way as a Russian opposition party. It takes a hell of a lot of the fun out of things when you're viewed with suspicion and subversion just because you don't support a particular driver.
I should have added "Or wanting to be a part of their favourite music scene".I don't think Famine meant the whole rap/new RnB culture as in music tastes.
And people wonder why I don't like Hamilton. I'm not British, so I'm not drinking the Kool-Aid, but every other week, I get Hamilton's supposed brilliance rammed down my throat. In terms of actual performances, he was probably about fourth-best today; Rosberg, Bottas and Massa all out-performed him in terms of racecraft.