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LOL Mercades! for a start lets call Williams Toyota team 2 shall we? or Red Bull Renault team 2 get my point? its Mclaren! Just because Merc supply (very good) engines is no need to start renaming a team.
Well sooner or later it will be a MERCEDES. Despite what Ron Dennis thinks, he cannot be around forever and then who do you think will get the remaining share of McLaren.
I think if you stuck lewis in that Torro rosso in Monza he would of been able to deliver the goods just like vettle. Your correct about one thing the car does play a big part in F1 but lewis thoughly deserves that seat and to say otherwise your just a fool
I don't agree. There are many out there who work just as hard and are just as good as Lewis Hamilton who would do well in that McLaren seat. Lewis Hamilton is just a lucky b@stard who has that seat and for example had Vettel had that same McLaren seat, who knows he could be running for the World Drivers Title as well.
1.probably due to the problems between hamilton and alonso and the bitter rivalry. inside mclaren, the team was probably not balanced correctly and if dennis is going to support one driver or the other he is going to side with hamilton because hamilton has grown up with ron
2.you really cant compare yourself to hekki and say if your better you are "special." as you said, heikki is and "average driver." beating an average driver does not make you special.
3.it shows the mclaren does very well in water conditions as shown even in other races while ferrari greatly lagged behind.
there are plenty of others that try just as hard and deserve the seat much more like AKR said. the drivers i am talking about are kubica or vettel for example
Well sooner or later it will be a MERCEDES. Despite what Ron Dennis thinks, he cannot be around forever and then who do you think will get the remaining share of McLaren.
wow, okay if your going to pick out things like that ill clarify for you. i said two different names because the team name is mclaren-mercedes. seriously its almost like saying "no i dont drive a benz, i drive a mercedes." yes i know they are different but the two are one team, using one name references the whole team. and yes i did see what he did when he was younger. lets take karting...of course he was good in karting when he was younger, he had a mclaren-mercedes kart. hes been all over ron dennis his whole life. its for this reason why he places so high. yes he has talent but the car he drives greatly enhances it. ill show you with this example. mclaren-mercedes, these past years, is always on the front of the grid. kovalainen, in renault last year did not place or qualify at the top of the grid. he finished with only 30 points. once he went to mclaren-mercedes he started scoring poles and has bagged 1 win. did he become a much better driver in 1 year?...not likely. it was the car! like i said, put hamilton in a different car and hes not great at all.
1.probably due to the problems between hamilton and alonso and the bitter rivalry. inside mclaren, the team was probably not balanced correctly and if dennis is going to support one driver or the other he is going to side with hamilton because hamilton has grown up with ron
2.you really cant compare yourself to hekki and say if your better you are "special." as you said, heikki is and "average driver." beating an average driver does not make you special.
3.it shows the mclaren does very well in water conditions as shown even in other races while ferrari greatly lagged behind.
there are plenty of others that try just as hard and deserve the seat much more like AKR said. the drivers i am talking about are kubica or vettel for example
The F2007 handled the rain fairly well, but that did nothing to stop Hamilton looking impressive.
The F2007 handled the rain fairly well, but that did nothing to stop Hamilton looking impressive.
I wonder why the F2008 has been an absolute pig in the wet this year? Massa spinning tonnes of times at Silverstone, barely making Q3 in Monza and Kimi getting eliminated in Q2 at Monza. I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact now that traction control has been eliminated, it's the difference the driver makes?
The F2007 handled the rain fairly well, but that did nothing to stop Hamilton looking impressive.
I wonder why the F2008 has been an absolute pig in the wet this year? Massa spinning tonnes of times at Silverstone, barely making Q3 in Monza and Kimi getting eliminated in Q2 at Monza. I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact now that traction control has been eliminated, it's the difference the driver makes?
Perhaps that has something to do with it on three, levels: First, because at least one of Ferrari's drivers are not of the best highest quality available; because the Ferrari engine isn't quite as drivable as the Mercedes unit at low revs; and because it can't get heat into its tyres the way the MP4-23 does.
The F2007 handled the rain fairly well, but that did nothing to stop Hamilton looking impressive.
I wonder why the F2008 has been an absolute pig in the wet this year? Massa spinning tonnes of times at Silverstone, barely making Q3 in Monza and Kimi getting eliminated in Q2 at Monza. I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact now that traction control has been eliminated, it's the difference the driver makes?
Perhaps that has something to do with it on three, levels: First, because at least one of Ferrari's drivers are not of the best highest quality available; because the Ferrari engine isn't quite as drivable as the Mercedes unit at low revs; and because it can't get heat into its tyres the way the MP4-23 does.
That is true.
But you have to remember - Raikkonen isn't as bad if he tries.
He was faster than Hamilton before Ferrari decided to pick the wrong tyres at Silverstone.
The F2007 handled the rain fairly well, but that did nothing to stop Hamilton looking impressive.
I wonder why the F2008 has been an absolute pig in the wet this year? Massa spinning tonnes of times at Silverstone, barely making Q3 in Monza and Kimi getting eliminated in Q2 at Monza. I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact now that traction control has been eliminated, it's the difference the driver makes?
Perhaps that has something to do with it on three, levels: First, because at least one of Ferrari's drivers are not of the best highest quality available; because the Ferrari engine isn't quite as drivable as the Mercedes unit at low revs; and because it can't get heat into its tyres the way the MP4-23 does.
That is true.
But you have to remember - Raikkonen isn't as bad if he tries.
He was faster than Hamilton before Ferrari decided to pick the wrong tyres at Silverstone.
He was faster yes but he wasn't consistant
what and Schumacher could win in a midfield car?
There is as much chance of Mclaren being renamed Mercedes as Ferrari being named FIAT think about that before you go shouting about Mercades owns mclaren they have a small share in Mclaren Group wheras FIAT owns FERRARI
Whitmarsh will take over Mclaren Group (a big company in its own right) as he is starting to take the reigns from Ron now.
Vettle crashed for most of the start of the year Lewis hasn't
what and Schumacher could win in a midfield car?
He won in 1994 in a Benetton-Ford. That was quite inferior to the Williams-Renault of Damon Hill.
There is as much chance of Mclaren being renamed Mercedes as Ferrari being named FIAT think about that before you go shouting about Mercades owns mclaren they have a small share in Mclaren Group wheras FIAT owns FERRARI
Whitmarsh will take over Mclaren Group (a big company in its own right) as he is starting to take the reigns from Ron now.
Vettle crashed for most of the start of the year Lewis hasn't
Question is this. Fiat owns Ferrari but would prefer to call their racing team Ferrari for the most obvious reasons. When Mercedes eventually owns most of McLaren or all of it, what would you think the big German company is want to call their number 1 and most important racing team, McLaren or Mercedes-Benz? I think the answer is obvious.............. and I know it hurts inside but think of the bright side, it may be some time still before it ever happens.
what and Schumacher could win in a midfield car?
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