Lewis only did it 'cause ez black.
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Previously on "F1 - Hamilton has joined Mercedes"
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Mercedes engineers excited by prospect of working closely with Nicole Sherzinger
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostReally? At the last GP the speculation was rife that exactly that would happen
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Good move IMHO.
Mclaren generally produce great cars, but they're not the fastest over the full season, or when they are they shoot themselves in the foot with sheer stupidity making it very hard to compensate for the odd breakdown when it occurs.
For the 2nd highest race winning team in recent years to not have had a WCC title this century, and only one WDC, is pretty shocking really.
Lewis has been with them for 14 years, so that's a fair bit of loyalty he's shown (and them to him) but as we contractors know too well, things can get stale/boring and change is a good kick up the pants.
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Originally posted by norrahe View PostCompared to McLaren the Medcedes car is not as well developed and whether the engineers will produce something that gives results is something you'll have to wait and see.
So we may see not much of a result from Hamilton next year but possibly am improvement the years after. hopefully he's patient enough to wait for that.
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Originally posted by Old Hack View PostIn all fairness, no F1 driver is likeable, and they all bitch and moan like schoolkids. Button this year has bitched and moaned more than his team mate, but they all do, you only get some of the radio feed on Sky and BBC.
So we may see not much of a result from Hamilton next year but possibly am improvement the years after. hopefully he's patient enough to wait for that.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostIt's a shame for the UK audience though, two English world champions in a top team which is also British or very British-biased is pretty much a dream come true.
Williams for me was the true English team, and Mclaren was always the villains for me. Never warmed to Ron Dennis at all. I think every English F1 fan was really happy when Williams won in Spain.
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Originally posted by norrahe View PostAll of it, great for his publicity company and him as a brand and for mercedes, but for him as a driver, career suicide!
Cue lots of rants from Hamilton on the car not performing next year.
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostHow much of this is marketing the Hamilton brand?
Cue lots of rants from Hamilton on the car not performing next year.
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostThat's a good point, I hadn't thought of that. I've always thought having two British drivers (or in fact two drivers of the same nationality whatever it is) must have been a problem, sponsorship wise.
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Originally posted by cojak View PostFair enough, your reasoning is sound. And I would imagine that Button was privately irritated by the recruitment of Perez who might well be able to match him in the same car.
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Originally posted by Old Hack View PostYes, I know that, he and Maldonado are very quick, but are still pay drivers, and I was wondering, aloud, if that's the reason Perez got the gig and not someone else. Perez is bankrolled by TelMex, the largest Telco in South America and, for me, it's fairly obvious why they have gone for Perez, for their sponsorship with Vodafone expires at the end of the year.
A little part of me thinks this has been planned all along, as Vodafone were title sponsors, and it's well known they were leaving...
It's actually interesting, for Button has been absolutely dominated this year by Hamilton, and I rate Perez, so it could be Perez unsettling Button next year, as such.
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Originally posted by Old Hack View PostYes, I know that, he and Maldonado are very quick, but are still pay drivers, and I was wondering, aloud, if that's the reason Perez got the gig and not someone else. Perez is bankrolled by TelMex, the largest Telco in South America and, for me, it's fairly obvious why they have gone for Perez, for their sponsorship with Vodafone expires at the end of the year.
There's no question Perez deserves a drive with a top team though.
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