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by Haribo
Mon Apr 01, 2013 4:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.
Replies: 232
Views: 34429

Re: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.

@Jeshannon: You want to who has stayed with the team longer..... 2 Words Sebastian Vettel. From 2007 till date, also like RBR nurtured him too. Whereas Hamilton with Mclaren 2007 to 2012. Thats 4 months more than Lewis. Previously Michael Schumacher with Ferrari. Also with regards to Lewis praising...
by Haribo
Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.
Replies: 232
Views: 34429

Re: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.

@Jeshannon: You want to who has stayed with the team longer..... 2 Words Sebastian Vettel. From 2007 till date, also like RBR nurtured him too. Whereas Hamilton with Mclaren 2007 to 2012. Thats 4 months more than Lewis. Previously Michael Schumacher with Ferrari. Also with regards to Lewis praising...
by Haribo
Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:12 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.
Replies: 232
Views: 34429

Re: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.

I agree the team made a lot of mistakes last year, at least Whitmarsh admitted blame about it. But Lewis didnt. He just packed up and left. This despite the team sticking their neck out for him during his low point and numerous mistakes in 2010-2011. The same team that nurtured him from the beginni...
by Haribo
Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Lewis Hamilton Dislikes These Tires Too
Replies: 86
Views: 13898

Re: Lewis Hamilton Dislikes These Tires Too

The tyres are Sh+t we hear the race engineers giving the drivers delta times in the races instead of telling them to push. The laptimes are about 2 sec slower than it would be possible. We don't see the cars driven on their limit, and racing is called off for the sake of the tyres. It more about cru...
by Haribo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

If we are going to get pedantic then not even leading the last lap matters. Only leading when crossing the line for the final time matters. Ask Barrichello. If someone else had said this you'd have walked on by Fact is, like it or not, Lewis had done enough to take third, 15 points and podium if Ni...
by Haribo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:05 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.
Replies: 232
Views: 34429

Re: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.

@Haribo: I agree you said one the best. But in the very next line you mention he made less mistakes Alonso Vettel and Button. Button, I can agree. But Alonso and Vettel??? The same two who topped the championship? IF you say he was better than them, wouldnt he be the best? Since there was no one ab...
by Haribo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:42 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.
Replies: 232
Views: 34429

Re: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.

I agree with Blinky partly about the focus part. The rapper friends and music etc is a non issue. Where he misses out on focus is the fact that he is too emotional. 2010-11 is case in point when he apparently broke up with Nicole. That time his emotions get the better of him. Garagetinkerer was spo...
by Haribo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.
Replies: 232
Views: 34429

Re: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.

Mistakes? At Valencia Hamilton went into the weekend leading in the points. But during the race he made the mistake of racing someone who was definitely in the WDC picture, and suffered a DNF. From that point on, he was out of the WDC race. When he and Maldonado got together, he was not thinking ab...
by Haribo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.
Replies: 232
Views: 34429

Re: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.

Hamilton failed to win, and Hamilton failed to be in a position to defend third. But, But... Lewis is the fastest man ever! Humor aside, I accept that statement, he is freaking quick. But what happens when you put a hundred meter sprinter in a marathon? In a marathon you have to pace yourself, you ...
by Haribo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:02 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.
Replies: 232
Views: 34429

Re: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.

From what I have observed on Hamilton is that he sometimes loses focus, and allows himself to be distracted. If you follow Vettel closely, there is just one thing on his mind, racing and winning. He avoids the news and net, doesn't post on Twitter, his actions, thoughts, and focus are centered arou...
by Haribo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:26 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Could be Mercedes a front runner for the title?
Replies: 37
Views: 10011

Re: Could be Mercedes a front runner for the title?

They can. It's a solid car with great drivers, if other teams/drivers keep to mess it up, Mercedes has a good chance for both titles
by Haribo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:14 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

Well, you asked whether we could agree that when the situation is reversed and Lewis receives team orders to stay behind Nico after the final pit stop - we would all agree this is right and fair. Since no team orders were expected this time, a future team order that has nothing to do with individua...
by Haribo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:48 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

Who ever is in front when the race is called off stays in front. RBR wanted it, Mercedes, McLaren ( China 2010 , Turkey 2010, etc) Lewis was the whole race in front of Rosberg, he was as Brawn called it off, why should Rosberg get ahead with team orders than? IMO most guys here only argue because i...
by Haribo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:44 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

Well, you asked whether we could agree that when the situation is reversed and Lewis receives team orders to stay behind Nico after the final pit stop - we would all agree this is right and fair. Since no team orders were expected this time, a future team order that has nothing to do with individua...
by Haribo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:40 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

My question has always been why Nico seemed pretty unaware of his fuel issues till the end not was it true he had fuel issues or not. Ironically, looking at Haribo's last post, Brawn just provided another argument against his own message to Rosberg to fall back and leave a gap. Both drivers knew th...
by Haribo
Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:30 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

My question has always been why Nico seemed pretty unaware of his fuel issues till the end not was it true he had fuel issues or not. Ironically, looking at Haribo's last post, Brawn just provided another argument against his own message to Rosberg to fall back and leave a gap. Both drivers knew th...
by Haribo
Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:21 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

My question has always been why Nico seemed pretty unaware of his fuel issues till the end not was it true he had fuel issues or not. Ironically, looking at Haribo's last post, Brawn just provided another argument against his own message to Rosberg to fall back and leave a gap. Both drivers knew th...
by Haribo
Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:15 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

We have to consider a few thing here. 1. Ususally the radio messages relayed to us are a few laps old. WE heard them at 12-10 laps from the end. Also I distinctly remember Brundle(?) saying that the relay was "probably is just a few laps old" because even Rosberg had started to cruise from then on....
by Haribo
Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:11 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

My question has always been why Nico seemed pretty unaware of his fuel issues till the end not was it true he had fuel issues or not. Ironically, looking at Haribo's last post, Brawn just provided another argument against his own message to Rosberg to fall back and leave a gap. Both drivers knew th...
by Haribo
Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:38 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

One of the strongest pieces of evidence for me indicating that Hamilton was too low on fuel but Rosberg wasn't is that Mercedes had told Hamilton he was low on fuel earlier in the race because he was complaining on the radio about his pace being compromised due to having to lift due to being low on...
by Haribo
Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:37 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

I can understand why Mercedes aren't keen to let their competitors in on their fuel consumption, but the fact remains that Rosberg still doesn't agree with the call, and was robbed of potentially very important points come the end of the season. (A reasoning Ross Brawn knows extremely well!) It's p...
by Haribo
Fri Mar 29, 2013 7:27 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

Why is everybody saying there was a risk of colliding or messing up everything? There was no chance for these stuff: First, Hamilton, by his battles with Jenson, proved he can fight clearly with his team mate. Second Hamilton was not going to make it any difficult for Rosberg, if he could, he would...
by Haribo
Fri Mar 29, 2013 7:21 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

We should also consider the fact that it was a kind of home race for Mercedes (w.r.t. Petronas), it's not very hard to believe they were extra cautious not to mess anything up. Either or both cars failing to finish, especially due to fuel issues would've been a major embarrassment. Indeed, which is...
by Haribo
Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:05 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Pecking Order after these 2 races
Replies: 31
Views: 7255

Re: Pecking Order after these 2 races

Looks like the tyres (and temperatures) play are very big part who is faster. If one team gets one compound to work better they are faster but it can change, very fast with an other tyre compound RBR got the hard tyres better to work, therefore they have been faster in the later part of the race, wh...
by Haribo
Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Lewis is Mercedes team leader

"Nico may have got past Lewis, but on the fuel management programme that both drivers were running, there was no opportunity to progress further or challenge the front two cars. "A third and fourth place finish was an excellent result for the team and I was not prepared to risk it. Appreciate it is...
by Haribo
Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:43 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Lewis is Mercedes team leader

"Nico may have got past Lewis, but on the fuel management programme that both drivers were running, there was no opportunity to progress further or challenge the front two cars. "A third and fourth place finish was an excellent result for the team and I was not prepared to risk it. Appreciate it is...
by Haribo
Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:38 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

This is how I see it. First of all, Nico had a little bit more fuel towards the end. He tried to overtake Hamilton 2 times but Hamilton overtook him back in both occasions. Nico went on team radio and asked the team for Hamilton to move over for him. Ross Brawn denied. That was about 10 laps(?) bef...
by Haribo
Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:21 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Who will be most affected by team orders scandal
Replies: 33
Views: 5865

Re: Who will be most affected by team orders scandal

IMo Webber, RBR ( Marko) will look after some more diplomatic Nr2 for Vettel for next season
by Haribo
Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:14 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

Race2win wrote:Oh Haribo.... Your comments are......, lets just say UNIQUE.
If you or Covalent want to talk with me send a PM, but this forum is not there to discuss other posters! It's for discussing racing, I write about my opinion about race drivers or races, but not about other posters, as it's OT
by Haribo
Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:06 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Lewis is Mercedes team leader

Stop talking nonsense, he did not ask the team to tell Lewis to let him past. He merely asked permission to pass him. But whatever suits your agenda. +1 Nico had more speed than Lewis, confirmed by Lewis and Nico, why not just accept that they let Lewis get #1? Rosberg asked before Brawn called it ...
by Haribo
Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:57 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread

To me the situation looked like a #1-#2 driver order. Rosberg passed Hamilton, then Hamilton repassed Rosberg, then the order came for them to stop racing. So they were allowed to race beyond the final stops and there was nothing in their racing that suggested they were going to end up having an ac...
by Haribo
Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:52 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Lewis is Mercedes team leader

Rosbeg had his chances, but he could not use them. He called the team for Lewis let him past, IMo this was the final nail for Brawn decission to call it off. Rosberg was allowed to overtake Hamilton before, but he was not able to do it. Rosberg wanted team orders to get him past, but it backfired o...
by Haribo
Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Lewis is Mercedes team leader

Brawn said, even if there was the impression Rosberg was not short on fuel, it was wrong. BOTH cars would have run out of fuel, if he had not called the racing of , and there was zero chance Rosberg would have catched the RBRs. He also says he called racing off because Nico was not able to overtake...
by Haribo
Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Holding positions after final pit stop: reasonable demand?
Replies: 57
Views: 10209

Re: Holding positions after final pit stop: reasonable deman

thermal wrote:Do you think it's reasonable for teams to demand their drivers maintain positions after final pit stops?
I think the most teams do it
by Haribo
Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Lewis is Mercedes team leader

Brawn said, even if there was the impression Rosberg was not short on fuel, it was wrong. BOTH cars would have run out of fuel, if he had not called the racing of , and there was zero chance Rosberg would have catched the RBRs. He also says he called racing off because Nico was not able to overtake...
by Haribo
Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:25 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Rosberg Sepang Uberthread
Replies: 541
Views: 78075

Re: Lewis is Mercedes team leader

Had there been a threat to 3rd and 4th then Rosberg would have been let through in a flash. That is precisely the weak point in the whole team order debate. Why allow risk in a high risk situation, but not when it's just your own two drivers? Either you know the quality of the drivers you've got un...
by Haribo
Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:22 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Make a wild prediction for 2013!
Replies: 55
Views: 8686

Re: Make a wild prediction for 2013!

Balibari wrote:Helmut Marko will say something sensible.
Helmut Marko gets fired from Mateschitz, and Briatore gets hired as team manager
by Haribo
Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:20 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: What are you most interested in, WCC or WDC ?
Replies: 25
Views: 3873

Re: What are you most interested in, WCC or WDC ?

WDC, much more exciting, direct battle
by Haribo
Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:58 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.
Replies: 232
Views: 34429

Re: Relief I thought Hamilton had lost his Speed.

Funny to read people posting and saying Hamilton "beat" Rosberg in Sepang. Fact, Rosberg better preserved his tyres, fuel, and car overall, which is the main reason he was so much faster towards the end of the race. Please understand Formula 1 racing is not only about who is fastest over one lap, b...
by Haribo
Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:13 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Lewis Hamilton recording "off the hook" album
Replies: 15
Views: 5942

Re: Lewis Hamilton recording "off the hook" album

AngusWolfe wrote:Oh I really hope this comes out, I need a good laugh.
I don't think it would be bad, at least not worse what is called music nowadys