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Ecstatic posted:Vettel's got to be the prime candidate, German and able to wriggle out of his contract. Given the way Vettel made Webber his bitch, I'd love to see him and Hamilton go at it hammer and tongs.
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Theophany posted:Given the way Vettel made Webber his bitch, I'd love to see him and Hamilton go at it hammer and tongs. Vettel didn't need to make Webber his bitch, he was already one haha.
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Hell of a surprise announcement.
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Astroclassicist posted:Maldonado's time to return! 
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rosberg retiring without trying to back up just puts a forever asterisks on his WDC. poo poo move imo
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Rosberg is good and is a more worthy wdc than Button ever was.
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Dubs posted:rosberg retiring without trying to back up just puts a forever asterisks on his WDC. poo poo move imo Counterpoint: Class loving act. Doesn't feel the need to try and "high score" since he's honestly not one of the all-time-god-tier drivers, just a hard working guy that won't be able to top what just happened ever. Why not quit at that point and go enjoy life?
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This kinda sucks  He had a good 4 or 5 years left in him, and even if he couldnt sustain a challenge to Hamilton - whats wrong with driving around getting a bag load of podiums every year. Heck he must be leaving so much cash on the table. Im sure his latest contract, whilst not on Hammy's level, would have been worth $10 million a year. dreesemonkey posted:I really hope not. I haven't been impressed with Wehrlein at all. I'd like to see an established heavy hitter in there. Even someone sneaky like Perez would be fine. I don't want them to make Lewis obvious #1. loving this. My gut tells me Wehrlein is nothing special and if Merc retain their advantage into next season Lewis will win 17-18 races.
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I'm thinking Alonso has the least ironclad contract with Honda/McLaren. Especially now with Ron Gon. Button could still be a shoe in too for McLaren, although I don't really understand his current position. Is he still the 3rd driver? He was playing it down a fair bit... E: and if it is Vettel that goes he'll instantly become unlikeable, no matter how much work he's done to change his image.
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Obviously this now means Takuma Sato will gloriously return and continue the Mercedes reign
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dreesemonkey posted:Counterpoint: Class loving act. Doesn't feel the need to try and "high score" since he's honestly not one of the all-time-god-tier drivers, just a hard working guy that won't be able to top what just happened ever. Why not quit at that point and go enjoy life? Nice guys. Tries hard. Loves the game.
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Dec 2, 2016 15:17
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Giovinazzi to Mercedes please.
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Begall posted:Yep, Rosberg has retired. Has this ever happened in F1 before? Prost did it after he won in '93.
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^^Senna was about to join and Prost rightfully said gently caress no.quote:Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff admits himself and the rest of the team's top brass were caught off guard by Nico Rosberg's decision to retire – and says the outfit has not yet gone to work on finding a replacement.
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POCKET CHOMP posted:Hell of a surprise announcement. Yeah this came out of nowhere.
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Real talk: Rossi
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Could have been a good spot for Hulkenberg for atleast a single season until Merc can sort someone out. I reckon Mr Briatore suddenly got very busy making calls about an hour ago.. Edit - Just this morning I was just watching the Sky interview with Rosberg sitting with his trophy. Asked about next season he pretty bluntly said 'Im not thinking about next season at all, just enjoying the moment.' AgentJotun fucked around with this message at 15:23 on Dec 2, 2016 |
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Dos Equis really jumped the gun naming some ape the most interesting man in the world. He can speak 5 lanugages, his wife owns an ice cream shop and he quit after winning the world's premier motorsport championship. He is .... the most interesting man in the world
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Does Fernando have an escape clause?
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AgentJotun posted:This kinda sucks The dude has a young child and might want to have more. From everything Ive heard he basically lived in the simulator this year. The early years of a kids life are really important and him not wanting to miss any more of those is pretty admirable. Dude seems to have a good head on his shoulders.
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aequalis posted:I'm thinking Alonso has the least ironclad contract with Honda/McLaren. Especially now with Ron Gon. I got the impression that with Big Ron out of the picture, that contract for Button to return became null and void, hence Button's step change from 'sabbatical' to 'retirement.' Possibly misreading it, but it all seemed a bit shonky when it was announced and the timing of Ron's ousting and Button's changing tone seemed a bit too coincidental.
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Bring back Montoya imo
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Thanks Ants posted:Bring back Montoya imo Juan 'FACKKEN RAIKKONEN' would be a great addition to the grid, if not just to wind up poois.
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https://twitter.com/RGrosjean/status/804686996581076992
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Theophany posted:I got the impression that with Big Ron out of the picture, that contract for Button to return became null and void, hence Button's step change from 'sabbatical' to 'retirement.' It was Ron who wanted Button out. Him leaving would have the opposite effect. And it's a contract with McLaren, not Ron. In reality, Button returning in 2018 was always a very unlikely possibility, and he probably just realized he didn't want to do it.
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I actually got a Google news alert about this. Normally that's reserved for nuclear holocaust or David Attenborough dying
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Gutierrez has no race seat for 2017 yet
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I think the big Gross Man could do a job at Mercedes.
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track day bro! posted:I think the big Gross Man could do a job at Mercedes.
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Anyone who thinks it's going to be anyone except Wehrlein or Ocon is having a laugh.
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Skarsnik posted:I actually got a Google news alert about this. Normally that's reserved for nuclear holocaust or David Attenborough dying I found out because my wife texted me that the BBC pinged everyone with their news app on their phone about it. I like Sergio Perez as a good fit for the seat as someone said before. But I don't know poo poo about contracts.
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Ocon already has a FI seat. Wehrlein is the only homegrown option left and Toto has a hard-on for him.
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Whirloin is hot garbage and I will weep if he gets that that seat.
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Riso posted:Ocon already has a FI seat. Wehrlein is the only homegrown option left and Toto has a hard-on for him. I'm sure Merc can do a deal with Force India if they prefer Ocon for the main team to Wehrlein. Wehrlein is the safe bet to try to get an actual German WDC in a Merc.
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They are both completely unremarkable in my novice opinion.
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Why are there sOh My God. Please be nando. Will be Pascal whirrline and he will have a number 2 driver clause so Toto won't have to deal with any no team orders bullshit but we can dream.
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I hope Merc has the ego to give the seat to someone who was often out qualified by Rio.
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It must be said that Wehrlein didn't look amazing.
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Bottas is managed by Toto Wolff. Bottas to Mercedes, Wehrlein to Williams. Rosberg to the beach for a year, followed by a seat in Formula E with Mercedes.
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Alternative: Vettel scored few enough points in 2016 to trigger an escape clause.
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