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Although I don't hate Hamilton like many of you, Rosberg winning the WDC was the correct result this year. At least Lewis stubbornly made him grind that poo poo out at the end and not pull over like a wussy or speed up and make a boring race.   With that being said, It's time for new blood and long past time to make F1 Great Again and I personally look forward to the 2-3 year Froggstappen Reich to set things right and let every other driver know they can be taken out at any time.  
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:Coulthard saying Lewis should be more sportsman like rather than display petulance LOL, Webber was an even worse sportsman than Lewis.
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Nov 28, 2016 05:28
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ImplicitAssembler posted:LOL, Webber was an even worse sportsman than Lewis. So, which top flight F1 driver is a good sport?
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Nov 28, 2016 05:45
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iospace posted:So, which top flight F1 driver is a good sport? Most of them have decent sense of basic sportsmanship. They may whine and cry, but very few of them will deliberately attempt to ruin another drivers race.
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Nov 28, 2016 05:59
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GramCracker posted:What even is that logic? Didn't occur to him Lewis would even *try* to win.
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Nov 28, 2016 06:49
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Hexyflexy posted:Didn't occur to him Lewis would even *try* to win. I interpreted it as more sarcastic than anything. "if he's having issues let me past and if he's still there I'll let him back in front before the end so he can have the win - otherwise tell him to speed the gently caress up."
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Nov 28, 2016 07:43
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Yeah, that's what I thought it was, like--if you care so much about first place then fine, Lewis, I'll let you have it, just let us race until then 
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Nov 28, 2016 07:47
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What will our dads be reading this morning ? Oh. My. lol. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/11/27/lewis-hamilton-could-suspended-mercedes-defying-team-orders/ quote:Chasing down Verstappen, Rosberg came within inches of colliding with the teenager, their wheels almost touching at two corners, but he surged clear at last. From there, he was only at the mercy of Hamilton’s devilish cunning. Even with Vettel’s bright-red Ferrari filling his rear-view mirrors in the closing minutes, he stood firm. In the words of his master Wolff, “Nico is one tough cookie”. Hamilton, who could yet face ramifications from Mercedes for taking matters into his own hands, had better start believing it. edit: oh god the comments. so many to choose from but I like this one the best quote:Here's a thought. learnincurve fucked around with this message at 08:26 on Nov 28, 2016 |
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Nov 28, 2016 08:20
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El Hefe posted:Button was lucky the McLaren was so dogshit because if it was a competitive car Alonso would have destroyed him, that's what Alonso does, in one of his first few races with Ferrari (China think it was) Massa was running ahead of him and it was time to come into the pits but they were really close and Alonso passed him right on the pit entry so the mechanics had to quickly go pick up his tires, it was amazing and it was Alonso saying "yeah you're my bitch now". That was great. Its a shame Ferrari couldnt give Alonso a winning car.
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Nov 28, 2016 08:20
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Just watched the race replay. Last few laps were really good. I'm going to miss Jenson. 
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Nov 28, 2016 08:36
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Ok, the pay off was worth it.quote:You don't know sh!t. This us a driver Ross Brawn chatted with for over 2 hours in his mum kitchen trying to convince him to join Mercedes. How many race had Mercedes won before he joined? And how many race had Mclaren won since he left? I can lie and you can lie but facts don't lie.
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Nov 28, 2016 08:43
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I do enjoy the whining in here about sportsmanship, where his actions made the race more interesting. It would have been a total snoozefest if he just hosed off into the distance.
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Nov 28, 2016 09:14
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Just because it was entertaining doesn't mean it wasnt a cuntish thing to do. Or would you say Nico did nothing wrong in Spain or Austria - those made the race more exciting too.
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Nov 28, 2016 09:27
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BBC F1's homepage is salty as gently caress this morning. 
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AgentJotun posted:Just because it was entertaining doesn't mean it wasnt a cuntish thing to do. Or would you say Nico did nothing wrong in Spain or Austria - those made the race more exciting too.
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Nov 28, 2016 10:10
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Fair enough Mr Falken. Looks like your taking the loss as well as Hamilton has - which in my opinion has been surprisingly well. In other news Perez continues to own bones. Finished comfortably P7 in the championship. I know Ferrari aren't hurting for cash, but talent and a sack of sponsorship money seems like a no brainer for 2018. Alonso ahead of Massa and the Toro Rosso's is a drat fine effort too.
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Nov 28, 2016 10:21
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Theophany posted:BBC F1's homepage is salty as gently caress this morning. saving for posterity 
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Nov 28, 2016 10:21
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AgentJotun posted:Fair enough Mr Falken. Looks like your taking the loss as well as Hamilton has - which in my opinion has been surprisingly well. But I think he went into the race with the idea he wasn't going to be champion. learnincurve posted:saving for posterity e: Wait, in the "Rosberg will never be Hamilton's equal" picture, did they seriously put the "Jeremy Kyle" filter on Nico? gently caress I hate the BBC
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Nov 28, 2016 10:47
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Falken posted:Yeah, he's just kind of shrugged and is looking on to the future. The thread is hunting for PETULANCE though. That clickbait poo poo article title (Andrew Benson, go figure) is also the one where half of the BBC's skeleton crew of Radio reporters who weren't good enough for Sky or Channel 4 slate Rosberg as undeserving too. 
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Nov 28, 2016 10:56
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Mercedes should do an advert with one Mercedes holding up another in your usual motorway commuting scenario (rear end in a top hat hogging the fast lane), and it cuts to Lewis humming to himself, seemingly oblivious, and then to Nico angrily shaking his fist at the car ahead, with his WDC trophy safely seatbelted in the passenger seat.
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Nov 28, 2016 11:01
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learnincurve posted:Merc were in danger of losing the 1 2, seb was ludicrously faster, and about 7 seconds faster than Lewis and on fast fresh tyres. Luckily seb is a good lad who sacrificed a win because gently caress trying to take on Lewis in a do or die mood. early days like 2013 http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/21917717 or early days like this june http://www.grandprix247.com/2016/06/01/were-mercedes-correct-giving-rosberg-team-orders-in-monaco/
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Nov 28, 2016 11:06
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Falken posted:Mercedes should do an advert with one Mercedes holding up another in your usual motorway commuting scenario (rear end in a top hat hogging the fast lane), and it cuts to Lewis humming to himself, seemingly oblivious, and then to Nico angrily shaking his fist at the car ahead, with his WDC trophy safely seatbelted in the passenger seat. Wouldn't be the first time Mercedes have made light of an acrimonious relationship to hawk cars.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKU90BSHqHk
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Nov 28, 2016 11:06
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Nov 28, 2016 11:41
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ShaneMacGowansTeeth posted:Couldn't care less who won the WDC as I don't care for either Lewis or Nico but Hamilton's strategy was bang on and I can't fault it. Him telling his team to go gently caress themselves was just the icing on the cake 
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Nov 28, 2016 11:59
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I thought the race was entertaining and would like to see more tom foolery in the future.
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Nov 28, 2016 12:04
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Falken posted:Mercedes should do an advert with one Mercedes holding up another in your usual motorway commuting scenario (rear end in a top hat hogging the fast lane), and it cuts to Lewis humming to himself, seemingly oblivious, and then to Nico angrily shaking his fist at the car ahead, with his WDC trophy safely seatbelted in the passenger seat. 
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Nov 28, 2016 13:17
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learnincurve posted:saving for posterity I was just reading that 'Nico will never be Lewis' equal' story. I use the term 'story' as loosely as possible. The BBC is a loving sham. But yea, extreme saltiness. Tastes gooood.
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Nov 28, 2016 13:28
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I just love how theres all these folk who are salty as gently caress on Lewis behalf and hes probably getting geared up to go skiiing right now.
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Nov 28, 2016 13:40
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Lewis did the best anyone could with the situation he had. Any racing driver in the same place would have tried to do the same thing. In fact, if this was Senna/Schumi era they would have probably tried to take Nico off the track - he didn't resort to this and kept it clean. People calling him unsporting and the team telling him to speed up is laughable. I am happy for Nico but Lewis doesn't deserve to be reprimanded over this. I just hope next year is a bit more competitive and we don't have one team winning every single race by a comfortable margin (if it weren't for mechanical failure or them taking each other out, Merc. would have won 100% of the races easily).
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Nov 28, 2016 13:44
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Speaking of ads, Mercedes uses the tagline "The Best or Nothing" here in the states for their ads (non-AMG mind you). Well, the past three years, in F1 anyway, they've been the best.
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wicka posted:if you're saying we should interpret a potential nico WDC as a second WDC for keke then i am absolutely down with that For those not in the know, daddy Keijo went into F1 at a time when Finland was kowtowing to the Soviet Union and had some weird ideas about sports. Driving in a circle around havens of capitalist decadence like Monaco was considered neither proper, nor a proper sport, so Keke got exactly zero positive press in Finland. Because he was starting out in poo poo teams whose cars blew up a lot he was instead given the title "Garbage driver of the year" by a major Finnish tabloid in 1981. When he went to Williams 1982 and started scoring, the press of course did a 180 and started slurping his dick. Actually the whole country did, and we've been completely motorsports/F1-crazy ever since. But the damage had been done. Keke moved the gently caress to Monaco and vowed that 1) - his kid would likewise become an F1 champion 2) - he sure as hell wouldn't do so representing those cunts in Finland. 
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iospace posted:Speaking of ads, Mercedes uses the tagline "The Best or Nothing" here in the states for their ads (non-AMG mind you). Well, the past three years, in F1 anyway, they've been the best. that's a worldwide one I think. Keke is cool and has a top-three 'tache in F1 history.
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Nov 28, 2016 13:59
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Keke is cool as gently caress and his win in '84 is one of the most impressive drives I've ever seen.Falken posted:I just love how theres all these folk who are salty as gently caress on Lewis behalf and hes probably getting geared up to go skiiing right now. I knew there would be a bit of a reaction but it really is hilarious just how loving off the rails it went. I get why Alonso left McLaren in '07 now.
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1500quidporsche posted:I get why Alonso left McLaren in '07 now. Ron sacked him didn't he?
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ThreeFingerHoek posted:Because he was starting out in poo poo teams whose cars blew up a lot he was instead given the title "Garbage driver of the year" by a major Finnish tabloid in 1981. That's a really unfair. The Fittipaldi he drove in 1981 was a horrible car.
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Any chance Ron might go to Ferrari when he is free of gardening leave? Just to really piss off McLaren?
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Ferrari can't be ruined any further
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geonetix posted:Ferrari can't be ruined any further They haven't been beaten by Sauber yet, so yes they can.
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Real talk: "Nico Rosberg will never be Hamilton's equal" is not a controversial statement nor is it bitterness talking. Our Lewis is going to go down in history as one of all time greats, Nico is going to go down in history as the answer to the trivia question "Which driver competed in the most F1 races before winning his first (and only) world championship?"
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