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by pokerman
Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:25 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2015 Feeder Series Uberthread
Replies: 554
Views: 95002

Re: 2015 Feeder Series Uberthread

In the DAMS car i would make him favourite for the title given his GP3 performances Depends a bit. Rowland is experienced with the car. Wouldn't surprise me if he builds an advantage early in the season, with Stoneman catching up in the second half of the season. I must admit i watched nothing of F...
by pokerman
Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:17 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: FIA F1 Superlicence system
Replies: 246
Views: 103754

Re: FIA F1 Superlicence system

Its got nothing to do with my understanding of the sport, or understanding where drivers come from. Your argument there is just ill informed and reading the wrong thing into what I am saying. Its just better for F1 to of this. This is a good move for F1 and a smart one. Don't blame me for understan...
by pokerman
Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:01 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

But apparently Hamilton is just another driver who turns up and drives the car :?
by pokerman
Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:00 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

No, that's not quite true. Schumacher was one of the first of Todt's hires (followed by Brawn and Byrne). Lewis was one of the last for Mercedes. So Schumacher followed by Brawn and Byrne as opposed to Hamilton followed by Wolff and Lowe? Oh, God. Are their no lengths to which Hamilton supporters w...
by pokerman
Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:52 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Just asked: I said that with only Rosberg on board as driver, it won't be enough for them even winning both titles to be the "talked about Team" on the grid. With Lewis, they would have had the newspaper columns whatever the car pace is. McLaren signing with Montoya in 2003 had similar aims. Just r...
by pokerman
Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:48 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Well Hamilton had more than one option, he had McLaren or Mercedes. It seems people want to give Schumacher more credit because he served more time before the team started winning titles, I for one don't see the difference, either a driver can make a difference to the performance of a car or he can...
by pokerman
Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:43 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

I think through all the posts you missed the fact that 2014 for Mercedes might not have happened if they had not signed Hamilton , they were seriously considering quitting F1. Where is the credibility in that "fact"? Maybe it's the time to start taking some responsibility for what you are claiming ...
by pokerman
Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:38 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

My understanding is somewhat different. (although I may be wrong.) Mercedes wanted a seat at the top table but were drifting. BEs argument was youre not a top team, going nowhere, and could pull out of F1 anytime. The Merc response was that all the top engineers were locked into the big teams and i...
by pokerman
Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:36 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Who has said serving time is what counts? That's your line, not mine. It's not the overall duration that counts, but the level of involvement. Schumacher was part of the Ferrari revitalisation program right from the start, whereas Lewis joined when it was all over bar the shouting. I don't know how...
by pokerman
Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:34 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Well you have to ask yourself why were the likes of Brawn, Lauda and Fry so desperate to sign Hamilton You seem to have this habit of asking the rhetoric questions that you yourself actually do not have any concrete legitimate answer on it. It seems like that you think, just because such kind of qu...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:19 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

I think through all the posts you missed the fact that 2014 for Mercedes might not have happened if they had not signed Hamilton , they were seriously considering quitting F1. Where is the credibility in that "fact"? Maybe it's the time to start taking some responsibility for what you are claiming ...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:12 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

What doesn't surprise me is that you seem to know everything that we don't know. Well you have to ask yourself why were the likes of Brawn, Lauda and Fry so desperate to sign Hamilton Just asked: I said that with only Rosberg on board as driver, it won't be enough for them even winning both titles ...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

VDV23 wrote:
pokerman wrote: Not any top driver, the target was Lewis Hamilton
In other words, the only top driver on the market and the only one with an expiring contract you mean?
How many top drivers do you think there is?
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:05 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Well you have to ask yourself why were the likes of Brawn, Lauda and Fry so desperate to sign Hamilton You seem to have this habit of asking the rhetoric questions that you yourself actually do not have any concrete legitimate answer on it. It seems like that you think, just because such kind of qu...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:03 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

I suppose, Hamilton's racing abilities had been valued more than Rosberg's. That's why. I think they just didn't know how to rate Rosberg and they couldn't justify putting enormous investment in a Rosberg led Mercedes team Like, you got now "Hamilton led Mercedes"? Was he to have some more of bad l...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:02 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Red Bull also turned down Alonso the best driver in F1, so were does your theory go now? Exactly the same thing: Never mind what name, their importance to win the titles fades away if the car is great. So neither Alonso nor Lewis. Red Bull didn't need either Alonso or Hamilton to win titles because...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 6:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Well Hamilton had more than one option, he had McLaren or Mercedes. It seems people want to give Schumacher more credit because he served more time before the team started winning titles, I for one don't see the difference, either a driver can make a difference to the performance of a car or he can...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 6:48 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

But you are quite happy to credit Schumacher with the success of the Ferrari team Horner's comment about Hamilton was that he didn't want two roosters in the same hen house, that wasn't a negative take on Hamilton I didn't say it was a negative take. But the previous article claimed that if Mark ha...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 6:00 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

As for Ferrari do you really think Alonso would have stood for them signing Hamilton, he wasn't overly enamored with the signing of Kimi even though he knew he would beat him, again another negative slant you want to put Hamilton's way. Also regarding Ferrari do you realise that Alonso tried to bro...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 5:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

yes, well, in the same article Bernie said it was good that McLaren had brought on Perez and look how that turned out. I shouldn't hold him up as all-seeing just yet. And another article had Horner going on record saying he wouldn't hire Lewis as Seb's team mate. So, who to believe? Of course it ma...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 5:49 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Yes, something is fishy. It was the gunman on the grassy knoll What doesn't surprise me is that you seem to know everything that we don't know. Well you have to ask yourself why were the likes of Brawn, Lauda and Fry so desperate to sign Hamilton Just asked: I said that with only Rosberg on board a...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

As I say thats just my understanding, but if you do research it I would be interested in any links you've got. So far, trawling through the news, I've not found much showing how the situation developed through 2012. What did strike me, especially after what you explained, is that there has to be a ...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Assuming Brawn said the truth: 'Its corrrect he gives us reference points and helps us understand what we need to focus on' Brawn and his engineering team lack the ability to understand where to focus. 'He tells us what he thinks and hes never short of detail and then you learn what level you need ...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:20 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

As for Ferrari do you really think Alonso would have stood for them signing Hamilton, he wasn't overly enamored with the signing of Kimi even though he knew he would beat him, again another negative slant you want to put Hamilton's way. Also regarding Ferrari do you realise that Alonso tried to bro...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Because someone who is that bit extra special can inspire those around them Yes, just about right statement. Here you go: Racing director Eric Boullier said Alonso's presence will ensure the team leaves no stone unturned when it comes to extracting the most from the car. "Everybody here is really c...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:15 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Because someone who is that bit extra special can inspire those around them Yes, just about right statement. Here you go: Racing director Eric Boullier said Alonso's presence will ensure the team leaves no stone unturned when it comes to extracting the most from the car. "Everybody here is really c...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:12 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

I think you miss the point of Hamilton being the final piece in the Mercedes jigsaw, ok we have everything in place now so lets do it, this at a time were Mercedes were questioning their future in F1. This Hamilton phantasy saga keeps reaching newer and newer dimensions. Just like one of those TV s...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:06 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

As for Ferrari do you really think Alonso would have stood for them signing Hamilton, he wasn't overly enamored with the signing of Kimi even though he knew he would beat him, again another negative slant you want to put Hamilton's way. Also regarding Ferrari do you realise that Alonso tried to bro...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:02 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Hamilton seemed to unlock something which required Mercedes to produce a dossier for Rosberg Yes, something is fishy. It was the gunman on the grassy knoll What doesn't surprise me is that you seem to know everything that we don't know. Well you have to ask yourself why were the likes of Brawn, Lau...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

I think you miss the point of Hamilton being the final piece in the Mercedes jigsaw, ok we have everything in place now so lets do it, this at a time were Mercedes were questioning their future in F1. This Hamilton phantasy saga keeps reaching newer and newer dimensions. Just like one of those TV s...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

To be honest, if I was Rosberg I'd be a bit peed at Lauda's comments. If any driver can take credit for Mercedes' success it's him, given that he was there at a very early stage. But Lauda always seems to dismiss his contributions in favour of Lewis' own. Maybe it's because Lauda helped bring Lewis...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

That was my understanding. During the Concorde discussions Bernie told Mercedes (Lauda) to sign Hamilton to prove their commitment to F1. Bild carried an article stating that Bernie had urged Mercedes to sign Hamilton. 'If you get Lewis you'll get all the right kind of people for the future. They'l...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Horner's comment about Hamilton was that he didn't want two roosters in the same hen house, that wasn't a negative take on Hamilton The "two roosters" comment wasn't Horner talking about Hamilton specifically, it was Luca talking about either Hamilton or Vettel while Alonso was still there. Also it...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:46 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

If they had that much confidence in Rosberg's abilities that would not have courted Hamilton so hard and they wouldn't have been paying Rosberg half of Hamilton's salary. I suppose, Hamilton's racing abilities had been valued more than Rosberg's. That's why. I think they just didn't know how to rat...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:45 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Because someone who is that bit extra special can inspire those around them Yes, just about right statement. Here you go: Racing director Eric Boullier said Alonso's presence will ensure the team leaves no stone unturned when it comes to extracting the most from the car. "Everybody here is really c...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:43 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Red Bull's reason for not signing Hamilton was that they didn't want two roosters in the same hen house, it was nothing to do with anything negative against Hamilton which you seem to infer, also Vettel was winning everything anyway as was Red Bull so they didn't really need him. As for Ferrari do ...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:41 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2015 Feeder Series Uberthread
Replies: 554
Views: 95002

Re: 2015 Feeder Series Uberthread

Interesting news: Red Bull have picked up Dean Stoneman and they've placed him with DAMS in FR3.5. A great talent that did a lot of great things in GP3 last year. Wonder where it'll lead him after 2015, but for now I'm happy he's moving up and we'll be able to enjoy his driving in FR3.5. He should ...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:38 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official Sebastian Vettel thread
Replies: 1007
Views: 364769

Re: Official Sebastian Vettel thread

bourbon19 wrote:Seb takes the Ferrari FXX K around Fiorano (video)

http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2015/2/13/M ... o-7725442/
Now we know the real reason why Vettel signed for Ferrari, he just likes playing around in cars :lol:
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:34 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Who will win between Vettel and Raikkonen?
Replies: 237
Views: 38922

Re: Who will win between Vettel and Raikkonen?

i'm convinced kimi will be more of a force this year , but neither were much cop last year , and it will be very interesting to witness the Ferrari in house fight I don't think there'll be much fighting. I can see the pair of them just getting on with it. One added element is that I suspect Kimi wi...
by pokerman
Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:02 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck]
Replies: 648
Views: 115065

Re: Team changes: Luck v Intuition [Formerly Fernando's Luck

Thank you for the back up and i think it shows that people in the know think more of Hamilton than him just being another driver, someone who can actually inspire those around him. What is wrong with being "just another driver"? if some driver is more talented than another, should we praise the dri...