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Seems to me that Nico's actions caused the coming together, however you want to word it. And these were deliberate actions.
And that's what Mercedes management believe and are therefore very unhappy with him. |
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Under instruction from his team.
Rosberg deliberately cheats on the track. There is a difference. He may win the battle but he is unlikely to win the war. |
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As this minimum type of contact has happened several times over the past few seasons causing punctures, why not make the sidewall of the tyres a little tougher.
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Seems to me that Nico's actions caused the coming together, however you want to word it. And these were deliberate actions.
And that's what Mercedes management believe and are therefore very unhappy with him. |
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I would say the big blow up was at Hungary where Rosberg was told Hamilton would move over and the latter refused to do so. Then the team backed Hamilton over Rosberg despite telling the latter something different during the race itself. Rosberg may have felt then that team orders should not be questioned but Hamilton was being given a free reign to defy orders when he wanted to, therefore elevating him ahead of Rosberg despite the fact that Rosberg was leading the Championship. In his eyes it was no longer even or fair and he would no longer get any support from the team over Hamilton.
Hamilton also commented that he was astonished that Rosberg's bitterness over Hungary still existed now so he must have been stewing on it throughout the break. Nico it seems has overreacted, and possibly already been privately saying stuff that had the team management wary about what might develop in the future. |
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Obviously the stewards disagree with you, as do I. For me it was a racing incident, happens time and time again. These people are racing incredibly powerful cars at high speeds, accidents will happen with no deliberate intention.
Mercedes have given their drivers general license to race, Nico abused this license with his unacceptably risky actions. |
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I think that you are having difficulty distinguishing between what would be looked on as a normal racing incident ( which fair enough was the stewards opinion ) and an eminently avoidable coming together of two teammates, moreover for the constructor leading team.
Mercedes have given their drivers general license to race, Nico abused this license with his unacceptably risky actions. |
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I think that you are having difficulty distinguishing between what would be looked on as a normal racing incident ( which fair enough was the stewards opinion ) and an eminently avoidable coming together of two teammates, moreover for the constructor leading team.
Mercedes have given their drivers general license to race, Nico abused this license with his unacceptably risky actions.
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Obviously the stewards disagree with you, as do I. For me it was a racing incident, happens time and time again. These people are racing incredibly powerful cars at high speeds, accidents will happen with no deliberate intention.
For reasons that may, may not, become clear, Rosberg decided to make a point - he chose to persist. It was a conscious decision - to use your words, it was intended and it was deliberate. Given that Hamilton had no reason to give way, once Rosberg had made that decision an accident was always a strong possibility. I'm sure that Rosberg didn't want to cause an accident - but that's not the point. The decision he took led to the accident. |
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I think in all the circumstances the team considered that their initial call for Lewis to let Nico through could be seen as unreasonable by Lewis ( they were still on for big constructor points and the two drivers were meant to be fighting for the championship with neither given precedence, ahead in the championship or not ).
Nico it seems has overreacted, and possibly already been privately saying stuff that had the team management wary about what might develop in the future. Quote:
"These people" are professional racing drivers, with finely tuned instincts and incredible reaction times. They know only too well what will cause an accident, and how to avoid it - even when they're right on the edge.
For reasons that may, may not, become clear, Rosberg decided to make a point - he chose to persist. It was a conscious decision - to use your words, it was intended and it was deliberate. Given that Hamilton had no reason to give way, once Rosberg had made that decision an accident was always a strong possibility. I'm sure that Rosberg didn't want to cause an accident - but that's not the point. The decision he took led to the accident. |
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I like how after two incidents this year, Rosberg is already being compared to Michael Schumacher and should be hanged, drawn and quartered.
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As this minimum type of contact has happened several times over the past few seasons causing punctures, why not make the sidewall of the tyres a little tougher.
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Why is it people like you think you have more knowledge and expertise than the race stewards?
![]() Lewis it seems doesn't have much luck! |
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It was a racing incident, An incident that Rosberg CAUSED, deliberate or not.
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Under instruction from his team.
Rosberg deliberately cheats on the track. There is a difference. He may win the battle but he is unlikely to win the war. And Hamilton doing this is not cheating? Lying and saying Rosberg deliberately caused the crash (which a is wrong and b would be a stupid stunt at racing speeds by anybody) The 10 year old rapper he has become needs to reign it in and stop throwing his toys out, F1 is for big boys, it gets rough and there is no F1 driver in history that hasn't tried to go for a gap that is not there. Maybe he should spend a season in touring cars, he wouldn't last race and if he lied about what one of those drivers had said to the stewards he would be on his arse. Really don't like what Hamilton has become. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/28922696
And Hamilton doing this is not cheating? Lying and saying Rosberg deliberately caused the crash (which a is wrong and b would be a stupid stunt at racing speeds by anybody) The 10 year old rapper he has become needs to reign it in and stop throwing his toys out, F1 is for big boys, it gets rough and there is no F1 driver in history that hasn't tried to go for a gap that is not there. Maybe he should spend a season in touring cars, he wouldn't last race and if he lied about what one of those drivers had said to the stewards he would be on his arse. Really don't like what Hamilton has become. Quote:
Wolff admitted Hamilton had accurately represented what Rosberg said, but added: "Nico felt he needed to hold his line. He needed to make a point and for Lewis it was clearly not him who needed to be aware of Nico. How can he be lying if he accurately represented what Rosberg said, it's interpretation
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And Hamilton doing this is not cheating? Lying and saying Rosberg deliberately caused the crash (which a is wrong and b would be a stupid stunt at racing speeds by anybody)
Your personal incredulity doesn't make Hamilton's remarks any less valid. Quote:
The 10 year old rapper he has become needs to reign it in and stop throwing his toys out, F1 is for big boys, it gets rough and there is no F1 driver in history that hasn't tried to go for a gap that is not there
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My understanding is that you are far more likely to damage your front wing than cause a puncture in the car in front. Although I have seen punctures like this before, it is usually just the guy behind who messes up their front wing.
Which ever source or wording I look at, I can't see any other conclusion than that Rosberg deliberately let the collision occur. The whole situation is a mess and Mercedes PR handling has been appalling. |
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No, having no difficulty whatsoever, it was a racing incident, we are talking inches here, nothing deliberate. If it was risky, the stewards would have taken action, they didn't.
Because, although between different teams' cars it would be looked on as a racing incident, so understandably the stewards viewed it as such, between supposed teammates it was quite unacceptable to put both team cars at such risk. It's not rocket science here
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When Nicco says he decided to hold his line to make a point then his point is that he is going to race and pass Lewis were possible.
His point is not that he is just going to crash Hamilton and have him off. All that happend on lap 2 today was an error in judgement which unluckly puntured hamiltons tyre. If Hamilton's tyre did not punture the he would have won the race and Rosberg would have struggled with the broken front wing. A lot less discussion and fewer booos from the boo boys in this event. |
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Here is some great reporting on the subject.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formul...ilton-4100974? The German gets written in red bold letters like all the other inflamitory parts of the article. Notice also that Nikki Lauda is the overlord of Mercedes. Decent British people must be pretty embarrased that this sort of primitive thinking exists in their country and worse still in a mainstream news paper. |
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I'm not sure what you are trying to prove but it's irrelevant to the main issue, that Rosberg was irresponsibly careless or turned in deliberately. In either case, it's unacceptable.
Whether or not any understeer occurred (and I haven't seen or heard any official or the media suggest that) is beside the point. Dont know why everyone is going on about understeer being a factor for hitting Hamilton, If he had any more understeer, he would have gone off the track, away from Lewis's tyre. |
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Here is some great reporting on the subject.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formul...ilton-4100974? The German gets written in red bold letters like all the other inflamitory parts of the article. Notice also that Nikki Lauda is the overlord of Mercedes. Decent British people must be pretty embarrased that this sort of primitive thinking exists in their country and worse still in a mainstream news paper. |
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Calm yourself, this type of driving is the normal state of things as the championship gets heated. Now its Rosberg, later it could be Hamilton and you will look a bit foolish if you carry on with this line of judgement.
Dont know why everyone is going on about understeer being a factor for hitting Hamilton, If he had any more understeer, he would have gone off the track, away from Lewis's tyre. It seems they had this strange idea that putting both Mercedes cars at such risk was unacceptable. I can see why. |
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German team, german driver.
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