- 02 Dec 14, 20:15#428572
Thelma and Louise
Maybe he's with Geet?
Thelma and Louise
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point.
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Maybe he's with Geet?
It will result in the extinction of Vettel fans, that's for sure. Already we are down to almost zero (a couple of them popping up like bunnies time to time) in this forum.
...Lewis and his 2 WDCs for 2 diferent teams...
...Lewis and his 2 WDCs for 2 diferent teams...
He has joined an elite group, including:
Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari / Mercedes)
Graham Hill (BRM / Lotus)
Jackie Stewart (Matra / Tyrrell)
Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus / McLaren)
Niki Lauda (Ferrari / McLaren)
the list goes on and on and on...
...Lewis and his 2 WDCs for 2 diferent teams...
He has joined an elite group, including:
Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari / Mercedes)
Graham Hill (BRM / Lotus)
Jackie Stewart (Matra / Tyrrell)
Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus / McLaren)
Niki Lauda (Ferrari / McLaren)
the list goes on and on and on...
MS?
It was in late 2012 that Lauda was trying to convince the British driver Lewis Hamilton, now the 2014 world champion, to quit McLaren and join the burgeoning Mercedes team.
“McLaren wanted to keep him and had offered him a contract,” Lauda told Austrian radio O3 this week. “So I asked if I could see him the next day. That was the day of the race on Sunday.”
The triple world champion is referring to Singapore 2012, where Hamilton was driving one of the best cars in the field, and on Sunday was cruising to the win, “Before the race I said that I needed to watch Lewis get off the (drivers’ parade) truck and look in his eyes.
“I had sent him a text message in the morning asking if he wanted to come to us or not, but he didn’t even look at me. He ignored me and walked straight past. I thought ‘Oh dear’,” Lauda admitted.
Then in the race, Hamilton was easily leading when Lauda, standing in the paddock, resorted to a plea for divine intervention, “I said to myself ‘Dear god, if you want to help me just once, then please let the McLaren break down now’. I thought it twice and then bang!”
“I immediately bombarded Lewis with text messages. Three weeks later, we signed the contracts,” Lauda beamed. “This was one of the important pieces in the puzzle of why we were so successful this year.” (GMM)
They knew that the fastest way to evolve the fastest car was Lewis who is a dream for engineers like Paddy, and all tech staff who can be creative knowing the driver will be able to use anything they make
Unlike more needy drivers like MS, who are only good at one aspect, like designing ERS components,or using a bespoke tyre
I think the real strength of Ross was to see through the MS myth and tyre munching and to let him go and use engineers for the PU instead
Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team collected their Formula 1 World Championship trophies during Friday's FIA Prize Giving Gala in Qatar.
Hamilton claimed 11 victories and five further podiums en route to this year's crown, adding to the title he achieved with McLaren back in 2008.
The Briton arrived on stage at the Katara Cultural Village at the wheel of his F1 W05 Hybrid, before being greeted by FIA President Jean Todt.
"It's an incredible moment for me, and I feel very, very privileged to be up here," commented Hamilton, after receiving a standing ovation from the crowd. Lewis added, "mo' trophies mo' problems".
Hamilton's team-mate, Nico Rosberg, and Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo also picked up their trophies for finishing second and third respectively.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was on hand to collect the Constructors' trophy, which the outfit had secured with three rounds to spare.
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