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[McLaren Fan]

Vettel is a class act. As a McLaren supporter, it's great to see Haug making (more) overtures about him. Unfortunately, Vettel has a lot of ties with both BMW and Red Bull, so seeing him in a McLaren is less likely - but not impossible. You know what to do, McLaren.

If things don't turn out well with HK then I think it would be great if Vettel could come to McLaren and it is good to see that Haug is being nice and open about being interested in Vettel.

Or if Hamilton doesn't get his head down and grow up, Vettel could replace him, too.

I quite agree. I think the outcome of WMSC meeting will make or brake Hamiltons future at McLaren. I was pleased when I read Hamiltons comment's today.

Yes, me too. I'm disappointed he's only said them now, which makes me question how genuine they are, or perhaps he's cooled down a little in the past week or two. In any case, hopefully it cuts some of the media speculation.

[emma]

Yeah, in my opinion Vettel is stunningly quick but without any drawbacks. You can find a flaw in every driver on the current F1 field, bar Vettel. He's really something else.

Vettel has a mentality like no other. That's what makes him different to Schuy. Schuy would go all out to win, and we seen that many a time. I'm sure everyone's seen when Schuy smashed into the side of Villeneuve. He went crazy when he smashed into the back of DC. Again, he was brought into question at Monaco 06. He was a serious guy on the track.

Vettel on the other is completely different. Vettel is the last person on earth who would smash into another driver. If you were to create a list of drivers most likely to smash into another to win a championship, almost surely Vettel would be at the bottom. Vettel is far from serious. He's modest and laid back. I mean, naming his car, joking around on the grid. He just enjoys racing, winning car or not.

Driving style, yes Vettel and Schuy are similar. But mentality, they're nothing alike.

I totally agree. The comparison between Vettel and MS in flattering for him (in terms of talent, rather than personality, anyway), but I think we should appreciate Vettel's talent on his own terms, rather than constantly comparing him to someone else who just also happened to be a good racer and also happened to be German...

[Gaz]

Vettel is a class act. As a McLaren supporter, it's great to see Haug making (more) overtures about him. Unfortunately, Vettel has a lot of ties with both BMW and Red Bull, so seeing him in a McLaren is less likely - but not impossible. You know what to do, McLaren.

If things don't turn out well with HK then I think it would be great if Vettel could come to McLaren and it is good to see that Haug is being nice and open about being interested in Vettel.

Or if Hamilton doesn't get his head down and grow up, Vettel could replace him, too.

been doing bloody good so far

3rd in Oz, Points in Malaysia and Q3 and 6th in China they went for such a heavy stratagy could of been better if he two stopped.

he would of been able to push more and i'd say a podium at least

[McLaren Fan]

Hamilton's a good driver, but I'm not prepared to tolerate Big Time Charlies.

[Gaz]

Q. A tough race for you in Shanghai, Lewis - were you satisfied with sixth position?

Lewis HamiltonLewis Hamilton: "It was a very tough race - the visibility, particularly at the start of the race, was really terrible - you could hardly see anything - but then things got a little better. It's just a pity that I had a couple of spins. I love driving in the rain but I definitely didn't drive as well as I could on Sunday. Afterwards, people were congratulating me on a good performance, but overall I was a bit dissatisfied with my race."

Q. Why?

LH: "Because I wanted to do better. It was good for the team to get both cars into the points, but I felt that I should have done better: I was running as high as fifth before spinning in the early laps and, looking at how the race panned out, I feel pretty certain I could have been nearer the front challenging for a podium."

Thats the exact oposite a big time charlie would say.

He would be blaming the cars, team and tires for that.

He isn't hes saying i could of done better and i want to.

big respect to him for being humble and admiting when he didn't do so well.

[McLaren Fan]

Hamilton's comments over the past day or two are welcome. Better late than never. But it will take more than that to placate me. He can't behave like an absolute prick and expect to be forgiven when he trots out a few favourable sound bites.

[scotty]

...i'll just post this... draw your own conclusions!

McLaren
Heikki Kovalainen (5th):
“The visibility was unbelievably poor especially during the first few laps after the Safety Car came in. But our pace was good and, during the last laps of the race, I could get close to Rubens - just not enough to start an attack. Our strategy was spot on: finishing higher than fifth was not possible today and I’m very pleased to have scored four solid points without making a single mistake - despite some massive moments!”

Lewis Hamilton (6th):
“It was almost too difficult to drive at the beginning of the race. But I found a good pace and had some fun in the opening laps, but unfortunately I destroyed my tyres quite early on. I made a few too many mistakes today. It was very slippery and my front-left tyre was finished long before the end but I still gave it my best. This afternoon was a real struggle but I’m glad I got some points for the team.”

[Gaz]

...i'll just post this... draw your own conclusions!

McLaren
Heikki Kovalainen (5th):
“The visibility was unbelievably poor especially during the first few laps after the Safety Car came in. But our pace was good and, during the last laps of the race, I could get close to Rubens - just not enough to start an attack. Our strategy was spot on: finishing higher than fifth was not possible today and I’m very pleased to have scored four solid points without making a single mistake - despite some massive moments!”

Lewis Hamilton (6th):
“It was almost too difficult to drive at the beginning of the race. But I found a good pace and had some fun in the opening laps, but unfortunately I destroyed my tyres quite early on. I made a few too many mistakes today. It was very slippery and my front-left tyre was finished long before the end but I still gave it my best. This afternoon was a real struggle but I’m glad I got some points for the team.”

Show's Lewis is a true profesional and Hekki can do it right when he puts his mind to it.

If He gets his game on And Mclaren get the car fast we could start to eat away at Brawn's lead.

[scotty]

Does it?

Thats the exact oposite a big time charlie would say.

He would be blaming the cars, team and tires for that.

[darwin dali]

F1live:
Mercedes-Benz is interested in seeing Sebastian Vettel at the wheel of a McLaren at some point in the future.

That is the admission of Norbert Haug, boss of the German carmaker's racing activities, in the wake of countryman Vettel's second dominant race win at the wheel of a Red Bull-branded car.

Haug has previously admitted Mercedes' interest in the 21-year-old German, who is under contract to the energy drink company until the end of next year.

"After that we will have to see, perhaps some day he will drive a silver arrows," he told the German newspaper Bild.

Vettel also has ties with BMW, with whom he debuted as a F1 test driver and first contested a Grand Prix, in the injured Robert Kubica's car at Indianapolis two years ago.

Part of Vettel's ongoing BMW deal, Mario Theissen confirmed, is that he drives an M5 on the road.

Seven time world champion Michael Schumacher said: "I can see him fighting now for the world championship."


2 points here that strike me: first, who is not quoted is Ferrari. So, they don't want him? Second, MS' endorsement so early on. This MUST be a confidence booster to young Vettel (not that he needs it anyway ).

[darwin dali]

Vettel is far from serious. He's modest and laid back. I mean, naming his car, joking around on the grid. He just enjoys racing, winning car or not.

I think this has a lot to do with the atmosphere that reigns in both RB teams, especially in RBR. Laid back and very willing to make jokes about everybody and everything incl. themselves. If/when SV starts driving for a more 'serious' team that doesn't share his sense of humor (McLaren or BMW come to mind here), I fear his humorous ways of doing and seeing things might get squelched. Unless that is if he's already a big enough star with a strong enough sense of leadership by then - he might be able to change things at whatever team he chooses to drive for at least to a certain degree

[Denthúl]

Vettel is far from serious. He's modest and laid back. I mean, naming his car, joking around on the grid. He just enjoys racing, winning car or not.

I think this has a lot to do with the atmosphere that reigns in both RB teams, especially in RBR. Laid back and very willing to make jokes about everybody and everything incl. themselves. If/when SV starts driving for a more 'serious' team that doesn't share his sense of humor (McLaren or BMW come to mind here), I fear his humorous ways of doing and seeing things might get squelched. Unless that is if he's already a big enough star with a strong enough sense of leadership by then - he might be able to change things at whatever team he chooses to drive for at least to a certain degree

Or Red Bull could establish themselves as a true front-runner

[Hanwombat]

Vettel is far from serious. He's modest and laid back. I mean, naming his car, joking around on the grid. He just enjoys racing, winning car or not.

I think this has a lot to do with the atmosphere that reigns in both RB teams, especially in RBR. Laid back and very willing to make jokes about everybody and everything incl. themselves. If/when SV starts driving for a more 'serious' team that doesn't share his sense of humor (McLaren or BMW come to mind here), I fear his humorous ways of doing and seeing things might get squelched. Unless that is if he's already a big enough star with a strong enough sense of leadership by then - he might be able to change things at whatever team he chooses to drive for at least to a certain degree

Or Red Bull could establish themselves as a true front-runner

There def capable, I mean Vettel won last year in a Toro Rosso, the guy could be unstoppable in the future

[darwin dali]

Vettel is far from serious. He's modest and laid back. I mean, naming his car, joking around on the grid. He just enjoys racing, winning car or not.

I think this has a lot to do with the atmosphere that reigns in both RB teams, especially in RBR. Laid back and very willing to make jokes about everybody and everything incl. themselves. If/when SV starts driving for a more 'serious' team that doesn't share his sense of humor (McLaren or BMW come to mind here), I fear his humorous ways of doing and seeing things might get squelched. Unless that is if he's already a big enough star with a strong enough sense of leadership by then - he might be able to change things at whatever team he chooses to drive for at least to a certain degree

Or Red Bull could establish themselves as a true front-runner

That would probably be the best scenario for him and his personal development - only problem might be their budget. If he's worth more than what he's being paid now, it'll be tough for RBR to match his demands unless they get great sponsor deals based on their championship successes.

[cap-dude]

Everythings possible in F1
But very true, Red Bull are the most laid back team. But really I think Vettel is just that kinda guy. I don't think a big team would straighthen him out, I think the opposite might even happy. At least I hope, personalities in F1 are becoming far too rare.