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Rockie

davidheath461 wrote:Yep Allison actually tried to convince Alonso to stay, but Alonso wanted to leave.

Alonso actually stated that he made his final decision to leave after the Spa race.

Considering Vettel signed in July! Spa was August if am not mistaken.

Rockie

He threatened to leave and Ferrari called his bluff period. He had no contract in his hand when he made the threat and they got Vettel's signature, and he was caught in no man's land! He still had 2 years left on his Ferrari contract, actually knowing some facts might help? I got no fact wrong in t...

Rockie

From the current line-ups I think the McLaren is best pairing and Lotus Renault the worst Ideal pairing to me is same as the OP: Dan and Lewis Worst possible pairing I think: Maldonado and Gutierrez I'm not sure why Seb would be better getting a team to success, Seb won all his WDC with the best ca...

Rockie

This! It is simple an offer to extend the contract was made, he said he does not agree with the terms, and off Ferrari went to sign Vettel without Alonso knowing! And you still insist he wasn't let go. That was after Alonso actually told Mattiacci he was leaving, but not in writing, did not Alonso ...

Rockie

From the current line-ups I think the McLaren is best pairing and Lotus Renault the worst Ideal pairing to me is same as the OP: Dan and Lewis Worst possible pairing I think: Maldonado and Gutierrez I'm not sure why Seb would be better getting a team to success, Seb won all his WDC with the best ca...

Rockie

Tbh a senior management figure coming out and saying he and ten others tried to get Alonso to change his mind and an offer of a contract extension should really be enough to get a clear picture of whether Alonso was forced out or chose to leave. Forced out is perhaps a little strong, but I do think...

Rockie

Tbh a senior management figure coming out and saying he and ten others tried to get Alonso to change his mind and an offer of a contract extension should really be enough to get a clear picture of whether Alonso was forced out or chose to leave. Forced out is perhaps a little strong, but I do think...

Rockie

Mercedes is doing well with Costa, Costa is not the only one there doing the job, let others catch up and we would see how well he's doing! So how do you know that Ferrari was going backwards because of Tombazis? If you can show me a year he was there and by race six Ferrari had not started focusin...

Rockie

Mercedes is doing well with Costa, Costa is not the only one there doing the job, let others catch up and we would see how well he's doing! So how do you know that Ferrari was going backwards because of Tombazis? If you can show me a year he was there and by race six Ferrari had not started focusin...

Rockie

Both look good!

Rockie

Still my point stands that the improvement in 2015 season was more due to engine than chassis. That said Tombazis is still one of the best designers, he just wasn't good enough according to new Ferrari management. When was he good enough, all the updates to the car under his watch made them go back...

Rockie

I don't think the chassis improved as much as engine did. Ferrari was still far behind Mercedes for most of season. The problem Ferrari have was not the Chassis per say, much more to do with the tyres, as when they get the tyres in the operating range then they become untouchable. See Malaysia, Hun...

Rockie

I don't think the chassis improved as much as engine did. Ferrari was still far behind Mercedes for most of season. The problem Ferrari have was not the Chassis per say, much more to do with the tyres, as when they get the tyres in the operating range then they become untouchable. See Malaysia, Hun...

Rockie

My understanding was that there were flaws on the 2015 car and these were addressed as much as possible after Tombazis was sacked, and the car was viewed as a compromise car and not the car that Allison fully wanted, what Allison wanted will be revealed in the 2016 car which will be a 100% Allison ...

Rockie

Yes. Teams backed Schumacher because he was probably the best driver of his era and was not going to disappoint them. Even though Schumacher screwed it in 1997, it was still worth it. I have no doubt that Schumacher would have won a lot of tittles without clear number 1 status, but Ferrari and Bene...

Rockie

I remember about 15 months ago Murray Walker was asked probably the hardest question you could respond to: the best ever Ferrari driver. His answer: Alonso. Speaks volumes, and would make you question how much greater he would be considered had he won a world championship with them. It is a big tos...

Rockie

Well, the OP doesn't mention that it has to be current drivers. Based on that, my list goes: Qualifying Pace: Ayrton Senna. Because duh. Race Pace: Michael Schumacher. Racecraft: Fernando Alonso. I thought he is the equal of Schumacher in race pace as well. But in racecraft, this guy is an absolute...

Rockie

In the record books no one would be bothered about that, Mclaren broke the rules simple that does not add or take away. From what I saw that day I doubt Hamilton would have beaten him just my opinion! It would have been an easy win for Hamilton, he was half a second clear in qualifying, you would b...

Rockie

Which teams would disagree? Ask Toro Rosso, Vettel's win still remains the high point of their F1 history, since Montoya only Maldonaldo has won for Williams. Every team wants to win, now the argument you put forward can be looked at this way, as a team owner would you have Williams or RBR consider...

Rockie

Love him or hate him, but one thing for sure Pastor Maldonado has won 1 GP in his F1 career, something that Kevin Magnussen hasn't achieved. He didn't get that win in his rookie year though, so it's a pretty irrelevant comparison against a driver with only a single year in F1. He's got the same num...

Rockie

Love him or hate him, but one thing for sure Pastor Maldonado has won 1 GP in his F1 career, something that Kevin Magnussen hasn't achieved. He didn't get that win in his rookie year though, so it's a pretty irrelevant comparison against a driver with only a single year in F1. He's got the same num...

Rockie

Love him or hate him, but one thing for sure Pastor Maldonado has won 1 GP in his F1 career, something that Kevin Magnussen hasn't achieved. He didn't get that win in his rookie year though, so it's a pretty irrelevant comparison against a driver with only a single year in F1. He's got the same num...

Rockie

Love him or hate him, but one thing for sure Pastor Maldonado has won 1 GP in his F1 career, something that Kevin Magnussen hasn't achieved. He didn't get that win in his rookie year though, so it's a pretty irrelevant comparison against a driver with only a single year in F1. He's got the same num...

Rockie

Yeah, that's a very strange and coincidental pattern! It's the complete opposite in terms of talent, however. Messi and Hamilton are more naturally gifted, while Ronaldo and Vettel would spend all day training if to gain only a marginal increase in performance. There is no such thing as naturally g...

Rockie

Yeah, that's a very strange and coincidental pattern! It's the complete opposite in terms of talent, however. Messi and Hamilton are more naturally gifted, while Ronaldo and Vettel would spend all day training if to gain only a marginal increase in performance. There is no such thing as naturally g...

Rockie

Yeah, that's a very strange and coincidental pattern! It's the complete opposite in terms of talent, however. Messi and Hamilton are more naturally gifted, while Ronaldo and Vettel would spend all day training if to gain only a marginal increase in performance. There is no such thing as naturally g...

Rockie

Comparing drivers in different cars is a no no, also Vettel has moved on to better things I must say! The need to keep comparing Ricciardo is just his detractors looking for something to cling on! Form is temporary, but class is permanent. When you make the comparism, ask yourself one question, if y...

Rockie

It just goes to show how much Schumacher studied the finer, minute details and changed them if necessary. Reading about Spain '94, I'd like to see a chart of his lap times. I wasn't aware that he pitted for his second stop in the lead! An absolute masterclass..... This kind of attention to detail i...

Rockie

All of the Vettel votes are a bit of a head-scratcher for me. Why? Because Raikkonen was terrible? Vettel finished right where he should be expected to finish (right behind the mercs). I wouldn't vote him driver of the year for that. He not only dominated the only weekend where Ferrari was the clea...

Rockie

" Allison said. "But what we have seen through the season, and latterly particularly, is Kimi really making Sebastian work for his money." Good job with the PR but people watch the races and the qualy sessions, Kimi is most of the time behind, how can he make Seb work for his money when he is slowe...

Rockie

Why would Ferrari direct their resources to overhauling Mercedes just before the huge aero changes in 2017? Surely, it would be more sensible to funnel more development for the 2017 regulations than for the final year of the current regs. "But what we have seen through the season, and latterly part...

Rockie

The problem with achieving greatness in your field and so called "celebrity" is that the media , the public, your peers ,family, employers and work colleagues all feel they have the right to comment on every aspect of your being. Lewis had two invites on the same night , one the Autosports Awards i...

Rockie

The problem with achieving greatness in your field and so called "celebrity" is that the media , the public, your peers ,family, employers and work colleagues all feel they have the right to comment on every aspect of your being. Lewis had two invites on the same night , one the Autosports Awards i...

Rockie

Ok, what season did Jenson come close to winning the world championship after his one WDC at Braun? What year? Was it 2011 when he came in second? Did you think he had a chance of winning, being 122 points away from 1st place? Really? You could ask same about Hamilton, as he never came as close as ...

Rockie

That's their (Mercedes) point. They took reasonable measures to keep that data out of his reach and, they claim, he went out of his way to get it. I'm not making any judgment one way or the other because so far we've only heard from one of the parties involved and I doubt we'll hear anything more t...

Rockie

Ok, what season did Jenson come close to winning the world championship after his one WDC at Braun? What year? Was it 2011 when he came in second? Did you think he had a chance of winning, being 122 points away from 1st place? Really? You could ask same about Hamilton, as he never came as close as ...

Rockie

That's their (Mercedes) point. They took reasonable measures to keep that data out of his reach and, they claim, he went out of his way to get it. I'm not making any judgment one way or the other because so far we've only heard from one of the parties involved and I doubt we'll hear anything more t...

Rockie

That's their (Mercedes) point. They took reasonable measures to keep that data out of his reach and, they claim, he went out of his way to get it. I'm not making any judgment one way or the other because so far we've only heard from one of the parties involved and I doubt we'll hear anything more t...

Rockie

All could still win a championship as long as the circumstances are right.

Rockie

That's their (Mercedes) point. They took reasonable measures to keep that data out of his reach and, they claim, he went out of his way to get it. I'm not making any judgment one way or the other because so far we've only heard from one of the parties involved and I doubt we'll hear anything more t...

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