FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON ÖSTERREICH 2016: RACE *** SPOILERS ***

......never go full montoya. lol

 

To be fair to Rosberg, he only went half Montoya, since he actually didn't leave the track.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Actually full MS ... 1997 or was it '98?


Anyway ... Mercedes saying there was a brake issue with his car is BS!

Rosberg drove like a fncken idiot, end of story. How the guy even made it to F1 is beyond me!, and I can no longer even remotely support him and if he DOES become a WDC the sport has lost any remaining credibility it still had.
Pete

 

Two guys crashing like this in the 60's would have meant at least one of them crashing on fire.

Today the drivers know the cars can crash and the chance for something horrible is slim. It's a different world today. Crashing is just a fun slow motion replay for the audience and not a funeral.

 

You are right.

I don't miss the casualties, but I do miss the sportmanship then ...

 

What he said.

Rosberg as WDC would be a joke.

 

Exactly. I feel the drivers today use the cars more as weapons than they should.

 

Like Hamilton did in turn 1, lap 1 at COTA 2015 you mean....

Squeezing and then "crowding" of track, leaving another driver no space to race. See FIA f1 sporting regulations.

It was a bit clumsy, but to his defence Rosberg had braking problems in the final lap of the race.

And Hamilton decided to commit to the turn in...

Could've just as well ended with another Max win.

Unfortunately it didn't.

 

+1 a bit more respect for the forces involved.

 

You're kidding right?? ...a bit clumsy? I don't believe the braking problem excuse at all either.
roseburg had a agenda to take out his teammate...it back fired on him.

I'm no Hamilton fan but come one! Let be realistic and call it like it is....bias's aside.

rosberg after race interview really didn't help him either. He responded like a spoiled brat.

 

relax... We have seen Hamilton do that on Rosberg over and over... and blaming his breaks etc... Rosberg is just not (yet?) as good at it.

Bias, aside but between the two, all Rosberg is to blame for is that he is still fresh at being mean and nasty. Give him time to learn, perhaps one day he will be able to push Hami off the track 'cleanly'. He is new to the business. He learnt two years in a row that being vanilla doesn't buy you a WDC.

 

If you want my opinion, the problem at Mercedes is that they have 2 spoiled brats as drivers.

What looked like ideal on paper, ends up being a nightmare to manage.

 

Don't even need to go back to 2015 since Elton jumped the shark at both Spain and again at Canada, don't tell me he gave Rosberg ANY option but to go off at turn 1 at Canada. As for Spain he was nowhere near where he needed to be to effect a pass and yet the Elton is a driving god crew on here felt the law should force any driver, especially Nico, to allow a driver that is behind the rear wheel to effect a pass, like you don't even need to be in front of the wheel............

Some of the comments such as Nico should be fired because of the last lap incident is breathtakingly unbalanced because Elton has done the same things multiple times. Do these fans see some sort of unearthly glow from an Englishman's orifice?

 

I am so sick and tired of talking about Mercedes and their two drivers for ever race for the past 3 years.

Ferrari sucks once again this year. Its their fault all we have to left to talk about is Hamilton vs Rosberg.

Who cares anymore? Let them share the championship as far as I'm concerned.

 

+1... Lol spot on!

 

What would possess you to say/opine such a horrific thing? It almost borders on a personal attack . . .

 

The problem is that Mercedes basically wrote the rule book for this formula and they are running the table. No question WDC is going to be one of the two Mercedes drivers, so why shouldn't we expect these situations? I think that there are many drivers, if given the opportunity to drive for Mercedes who would be world championship contenders. The car is that superior and in this formula--as well as the last--the car is 90+ % of the equation.

As I mentioned in another thread, I would like to see Mercedes conduct a Dutch Auction(low bid wins) by drivers for one of their seats. I'm guessing that many would drive for free.

I have been an ardent F1 fan for more than 40 years. I hate this formula and these rules but I still love the sport--what's left of it.

Where's Ian?

 

Jan Lammers made exactly the same point. Both drivers enjoyed a superb car since 2014, a gap (relative to other cars) not ever seen before and enjoyed the luxury of others being unable to catch up because of the rules. Yet the drivers are 2 spoiled pricks (and especially Hamilton, he said), whinging about stupid things, acting like prima donna's. He said ANYONE would be world champion in that car, all they have to do is beat each other. There is no competition. If Rosberg was useless, the last 3 years would've been even worse for everyone.

He didn't hold back.

 

New angle on crash. It doesn't reveal anything profound, I just tend to like fan videos. They generally feel "more honest" to me than what we see on television.

Fan video reveals new angle of Hamilton-Rosberg clash · F1 Fanatic

(P.S. The car sounds still suck...)

 

And we have SENNA to thank for that.. Win or crash in order to win.....

 

Absolutely right, and now we have a senna-like Hamilton who think he had a God-given right to win at all cost; even if it costs points to his team.
He even goes as far as telling them what to do!
It must be humiliating for Wolff to be criticised for even mentioning team orders!
There is surely a price to pay for employing a talented prima doña, and harmony in the team is the first casualty.
Mercedes' investment in the team and the cars can be jeopardised by one of their driver on an ego trip. They have the best car and 2 of the bests drivers, but the chemistry isn't there.
Just looking at the atmosphere after a win tells you all you have to know about the tension. Instead of rejoicing, each driver gets to the first available microphone to complain about his team mate. And just look at their faces and the body language!!!
They can't even appreciate their success and good fortune.
Really pathetic.

 

+1. Even if he did have break problems, how come he didn't even try to turn the wheel? He was waiting to see Lewis reaction and hope that he would back up.

 

+1. Even if he did have break problems, how come he didn't even try to turn the wheel? He was waiting to see Lewis reaction and hope that he would back up. Nico knew exactly what he was doing.

 

They said the same of Senna in his day.

 

Oooooo, ouch, so cutting....... But you do need to get your facts correct if you are going to try to deliver a stinging line.

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