Does Lauda dislike Hamilton? *QUALI SPOILER*
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I've just caught up with the Qualifying and well done to Hamilton for another personal record and stonking lap. Rosberg is truly broken.
Anyway, in the post chat with Lauda and Ted, yet another quip was made about Hamilton still not having a signed contract.
Lauda said something like "It's a pity that Nico couldn't take it, for Mercedes anyway". Does it annoy him that there is a British driver running all over the top of a German?
D.
Anyway, in the post chat with Lauda and Ted, yet another quip was made about Hamilton still not having a signed contract.
Lauda said something like "It's a pity that Nico couldn't take it, for Mercedes anyway". Does it annoy him that there is a British driver running all over the top of a German?
D.
Davie_GLA said:
I've just caught up with the Qualifying and well done to Hamilton for another personal record and stonking lap. Rosberg is truly broken.
Anyway, in the post chat with Lauda and Ted, yet another quip was made about Hamilton still not having a signed contract.
Lauda said something like "It's a pity that Nico couldn't take it, for Mercedes anyway". Does it annoy him that there is a British driver running all over the top of a German?
D.
From memory that was about Nico coming third, rather than second. Not about beating Lewis for pole. Anyway, in the post chat with Lauda and Ted, yet another quip was made about Hamilton still not having a signed contract.
Lauda said something like "It's a pity that Nico couldn't take it, for Mercedes anyway". Does it annoy him that there is a British driver running all over the top of a German?
D.
My guess would be Merc want Lewis to do a lot of promotional s***te which he is not too keen on. So trying to get that reduced. I doubt the payment etc is a huge issue, frankly I think Lauda would pay whatever he was asking (which is plainly going to be more than Nico!).. He may even want things like last years car - I know I would!
Have you ever signed any commercial contracts that require lawyers? Even with both parties keen to commit it can take months.
You're paying your legal team extremely good money to look after you interests should the worst ever happen. Re-writes can and do take up a lot of time, sometimes for the silliest of reasons but your legal team wouldn't be doing their job if they didn't get these things sorted.
Personally, I don't see it as anything more than that.
Davie_GLA said:
I've just caught up with the Qualifying and well done to Hamilton for another personal record and stonking lap. Rosberg is truly broken.
Anyway, in the post chat with Lauda and Ted, yet another quip was made about Hamilton still not having a signed contract.
Lauda said something like "It's a pity that Nico couldn't take it, for Mercedes anyway". Does it annoy him that there is a British driver running all over the top of a German?
D.
No offense- Are you quite recent to F1? like said lauda loves hamilton. toto the boss man, perhaps, would prefer a nice loyal manageable company man driver in front for them - (thats not to infer anything untoward going on though)Anyway, in the post chat with Lauda and Ted, yet another quip was made about Hamilton still not having a signed contract.
Lauda said something like "It's a pity that Nico couldn't take it, for Mercedes anyway". Does it annoy him that there is a British driver running all over the top of a German?
D.
lewis is probably the biggest star in F1 right now, at his peak, and his contract is going to be a serious one, and like said they're negotiating it with 80% of the current contracted season to go, compared with seb and alonsos contracts being tied up so late last year it's really a mountain being made of a molehill by the media.
hairyben said:
No offense- Are you quite recent to F1? like said lauda loves hamilton. toto the boss man, perhaps, would prefer a nice loyal manageable company man driver in front for them - (thats not to infer anything untoward going on though)
lewis is probably the biggest star in F1 right now, at his peak, and his contract is going to be a serious one, and like said they're negotiating it with 80% of the current contracted season to go, compared with seb and alonsos contracts being tied up so late last year it's really a mountain being made of a molehill by the media.
None taken. I'm not new to F1 but will admit (which seems clear now) that i'm not au fait with the movers and shakers at the top. lewis is probably the biggest star in F1 right now, at his peak, and his contract is going to be a serious one, and like said they're negotiating it with 80% of the current contracted season to go, compared with seb and alonsos contracts being tied up so late last year it's really a mountain being made of a molehill by the media.
It was just that one convo that struck me as maybe being a bit disappointed that Nico didn't get pole but that's since been clarified.
Davie_GLA said:
Does it annoy him that there is a British driver running all over the top of a German?
F1 is, I would content, the sport most devoid of any nationalistic allegiance. All teams, all team owners, managers and investors want a driver in their car that will win races and championships. Where those drivers come from is of no importance.There are times when a driver from a certain country is desired by a sponsor but these are rarely the sort of drivers that amount to much.
And let it not be forgot that Lauda is in fact Austrian and most Austrians that I've met have the same degree of affinity with Germany as we do.
And let it not be forgot that it was Lauda that fought tooth and nail to get Hamilton to come to Mercedes.
yonex said:
Personality doesn't win championships. I have no live for Hamilton at all, I think he's a prat, but put him in a competitive car and he'll win. I'd employ him on that basis.
Have to agree; looks a prat with his gold chains and ear studs, but brilliant driver none the less.Edited by norush on Sunday 19th April 19:15
norush said:
Have to agree; looks a prat with his gold chains and ear studs, but brilliant driver none the less.
It was the interview today alongside Vettel. Most inspirational person you've met, Vettel...mum and dad, Hamilton...queen and Nelson Mandela.Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 19th April 19:15
All about the image.
'met' being the operative word in the question that was asked. Your memory is obviously a little hazy with what was said, go watch the interview again.
yonex said:
It was the interview today alongside Vettel. Most inspirational person you've met, Vettel...mum and dad, Hamilton...queen and Nelson Mandela.
All about the image.
All about the image.
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