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Where will Lewis be next year? PART TWO!

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Where will Lewis be racing next season? PART TWO

  1. Mclaren

  2. Mercedes

  3. Other

  4. Out of F1

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  1. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    +1 on the second point. Wanna quote a source on the first?....... I'd be *amazed* if he wasn't driving F1 next season.

    Would be funnier than anything if it turned out to be true though! :) Talk about here to zero in double quick time! *If* he's out I also suspect he may not be back - He'd make JV's career look like a huge success! ;)

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
    Fast_ian, Sep 17, 2012
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  2. kraftwerk

    kraftwerk Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Thought you were fed up of the silly season..:p
     
    kraftwerk, Sep 17, 2012
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  3. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    When did the silly season go year round?
     
    VIZSLA, Sep 17, 2012
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  4. Ferraripilot

    Ferraripilot F1 World Champ Owner Project Master

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    Hamilton will retire once and for all to follow his childhood dream of running a banking system for horses and other animals to trade with, and eventually establishing an ecomonic footprint (pun intended) on the world market.
     
    Ferraripilot, Sep 17, 2012
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  5. TifosiUSA

    TifosiUSA F1 Veteran

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    Lol.

    Really, I'm tired of this speculation. This crap gets drawn out so long, let's get some answers...
     
    TifosiUSA, Sep 17, 2012
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  6. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    You trying to kill the Internet?

    ;)
     
    VIZSLA, Sep 17, 2012
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  7. freshmeat

    freshmeat F1 Veteran

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    Not at liberty to say, other than he is involved with "the books" for an F1 team of interest. I personally trust the money trail over reporter/critic sentiment.
     
    freshmeat, Sep 17, 2012
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  8. TifosiUSA

    TifosiUSA F1 Veteran

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    and this point YES!
     
    TifosiUSA, Sep 17, 2012
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  9. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    It has it coming.
    :D
     
    VIZSLA, Sep 17, 2012
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  10. kraftwerk

    kraftwerk Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Hahaha and so have you..:D
     
    kraftwerk, Sep 17, 2012
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  11. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Folks been saying that for years.
    ;)
     
    VIZSLA, Sep 17, 2012
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  12. Bas

    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

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    Question.

    How is that Merc might think that LH will be worth £60m (or euroes, I've lost ****ing track now)? At Brawn, Button left because he got a (much) better offer from Mclaren (and a real team), because Merc didn't want to pay too much $. Schumachers comes in at a modest 7m and rosberg for about the same. I'm sure their salary has crept up a little, but are the Merc shareholders really that happy about hamilton coming in and getting paid double what shoe is getting? It's not like he'll be bringing in money like Alonso did (Santander effectively paying his base salary at Ferrari), or is he?
     
    Bas, Sep 17, 2012
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    I believe (and I'm really trying to answer this as neutral as I can :)) that MB thinks they need a top driver to move forward. Nico never was that and MS is it no longer. Of the top drivers, only Hami seems to be available, so that part makes sense to me.

    The thing that IMHO MB is missing is that while Hami is certainly faster than the two guys they currently have, he is probably not a development driver, which I still think they need. But Alonso and Vettel are not available, so Hami is probably as good as it gets at the moment.
     
    tifosi12, Sep 17, 2012
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  14. Neonzapper

    Neonzapper F1 Rookie

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    Not sure of your source, however...

    Michael Schumacher, at US$56M/year, is the World's Richest Athlete. His net worth is nearly US$1B. He surpassed Tiger Woods after Woods's divorce.

    Rumor at this point, however it is perported that Lewis Hamilton could be looking at a 3 year, EU$100M deal with Mercedes. That's equivalent to US$43.2M/yr.
     
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    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Lewis is a proven winner who is attractive to many teams willing to overlook his "issues".
     
    VIZSLA, Sep 17, 2012
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    vinuneuro F1 Rookie

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    As a LH supporter, I think many of his issues began after RD stepped down from managing the team (beginning with when he got with this girl). Lewis having someone like Ross Brawn in charge may not be a bad thing for him.
     
    vinuneuro, Sep 17, 2012
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    Who knows how to manage the likes of LH. He is a superstar and he knows it. Hollywood is full of fools like this with less talent. :cool:
     
    PhilNotHill, Sep 17, 2012
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    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

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    That 56m/year was back in the Ferrari days I think. I'm very confident that Schumacher came in at 7m base in 2010. Surely that hasn't gone up to 56m.
     
    Bas, Sep 18, 2012
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    Neonzapper, Sep 18, 2012
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    Shoe and Nico as scapegoats? Plausible but I'd doubt McHam's presence at Tyrrell this year would have resulted in an appreciable difference in points.

    Judging from the Merc's fundamental weakness, you'd expect they'd be fitting either Checo or Jenny glass slippers....;)
     
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  21. vectorfiles

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    Highest-Paid Athletes 2012 – World’s Richest Athletes
    #20= Michael Schumacher
    Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $30 million
    Salary/winnings: $20 million
    Endorsements: $10 million
    http://www.therichest.org/sports/forbes-highest-paid-athletes/
     
    vectorfiles, Sep 18, 2012
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  22. Ferraripilot

    Ferraripilot F1 World Champ Owner Project Master

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    I just heard Nico is absolutely staying with Mercedes
     
    Ferraripilot, Sep 18, 2012
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    So that means he's heading to McLaren! :)
     
    TifosiUSA, Sep 18, 2012
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    John,
    Either you know people who know people or you just know where to get the breaking news, me likey!

    I never had any belief in the rumors that Nico would be leaving Merc or for that matter Michael. IMO Merc is on the cusp of greater things and I believe both drivers are showing a trait that is very rarely ever seen in F1 these days, LOYALTY!
     
    texasmr2, Sep 18, 2012
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  25. Ferraripilot

    Ferraripilot F1 World Champ Owner Project Master

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    It's difficult to believe what is/isn't happening, but I heard this from a reliable source and it doesn't seem unreasonable anyway. I believe the Michael/Lewis deal is all hinging on what Michael wants to do, so I don't know how Lewis is going to be able to announce anything in Singapore if Michael isn't saying anything.
     
    Ferraripilot, Sep 18, 2012
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