The Official 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thread **Spoilers**

[GCH]

jbudgie said:

If you were the owner of a F1 team, who would you want as one of your drivers?

Lewis or Nico?

I would take Lewis every time,as I think would most of the teams.

Question answered for real here:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127328...

[Wills2]

I love all the off track antics in F1, I'd like more I really do think some posters need to lighten up, throwing a cap at someone? Jesus Christ it's nothing!

We need more of this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm4PFEE8C3o

It means everything to them or it should....

I also love the way he stays ahead of him on 3 wheels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjTGXC5zXjY

Edited by Wills2 on Wednesday 30th November 18:58

[GCH]

Wills2 said:

I love all the off track antics in F1, I'd like more I really do think some posters need to lighten up, throwing a cap at someone? Jesus Christ it's nothing!

We need more of this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm4PFEE8C3o

It means everything to them or it should....

To be fair, his actions were entirely understandable.
Coulthard was being lapped, but lifted off while still on the racing line, with the usual basically zero visibility due to the spray for Schumacher.
Quite stupid really.

This was also after causing the initial pile up at the first start too

[Riptide171]

LDN said:

Hamilton was asked by SKY about the cap incident...


Anyway, I'm getting dragged to the gutter with this back and forth; discussing driver personalities. Is Lewis who I'd choose to have a drink with down my local pub; no, he isn't... is he a talent that, on track, is great to watch; yes he is. Do some 'fans' get a little too into the off track antics; I'm afraid they do.

I get that you don't want to get dragged into it all but you don't seem to be able to see how other people see Lewis. That's the odd thing for me. Your too busy fanboying over there to see the attitude that seems to have snuck up on him this year. I don't care whether the cap incident was innocent or not the way it was done was to antagonise even if you can't see that. I might be the only one here but I don't find anything Mercedes do remotely interesting or exciting and that includes Rosberg. They're so far ahead of the other teams right now that it's a procession for 1st and 2nd. I'm far more excited about Vettel, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Perez, Bottas fighting it out in a much more competitive are of the field. I'd like to see all the cars on much more of a level to see how the drivers stack then. There's no doubt they're all talented but in a much more even field I think it would be a whole different story.

[LDN]

Riptide171 said:

LDN said:

Hamilton was asked by SKY about the cap incident...


Anyway, I'm getting dragged to the gutter with this back and forth; discussing driver personalities. Is Lewis who I'd choose to have a drink with down my local pub; no, he isn't... is he a talent that, on track, is great to watch; yes he is. Do some 'fans' get a little too into the off track antics; I'm afraid they do.

I get that you don't want to get dragged into it all but you don't seem to be able to see how other people see Lewis. That's the odd thing for me. Your too busy fanboying over there to see the attitude that seems to have snuck up on him this year. I don't care whether the cap incident was innocent or not the way it was done was to antagonise even if you can't see that. I might be the only one here but I don't find anything Mercedes do remotely interesting or exciting and that includes Rosberg. They're so far ahead of the other teams right now that it's a procession for 1st and 2nd. I'm far more excited about Vettel, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Perez, Bottas fighting it out in a much more competitive are of the field. I'd like to see all the cars on much more of a level to see how the drivers stack then. There's no doubt they're all talented but in a much more even field I think it would be a whole different story.

Fair enough.

[RYH64E]

Riptide171 said:

At the end of the day, Lewis is British as am I. So I supported the guy.

As British as any Monaco residing, multi-millionaire tax exile can be... It's a shame he doesn't consider himself to be sufficiently British to pay his taxes here.

[LDN]

RYH64E said:

Riptide171 said:

At the end of the day, Lewis is British as am I. So I supported the guy.

As British as any Monaco residing, multi-millionaire tax exile can be... It's a shame he doesn't consider himself to be sufficiently British to pay his taxes here.

Oh god here we go again; what about Jenson, Ricciardo, almost the whole ot of 'em! Why does only Hamilton get stick?

Some of you people are plain odd.

[37chevy]

LDN said:

Oh god here we go again; what about Jenson, Ricciardo, almost the whole ot of 'em! Why does only Hamilton get stick?

Some of you people are plain odd.

Don't ask sensible questions like that...their heads will explode...and ffs don't mention Jackie Stewart too!

[Wills2]

GCH said:

Wills2 said:

I love all the off track antics in F1, I'd like more I really do think some posters need to lighten up, throwing a cap at someone? Jesus Christ it's nothing!

We need more of this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm4PFEE8C3o

It means everything to them or it should....

To be fair, his actions were entirely understandable.
Coulthard was being lapped, but lifted off while still on the racing line, with the usual basically zero visibility due to the spray for Schumacher.
Quite stupid really.

This was also after causing the initial pile up at the first start too

Great entertainment, it's all too dumbed down and controlled these days...

[JNW1]

LDN said:

Nico was supposed to have his cap on and Lewis threw it over, with no malice at all... I think it's a touch soft to think it was anything more than that.

Really? There was no obligation for Nico to be wearing a cap at the time (they weren't on the podium at that stage) and Lewis clearly took great delight in throwing the one for 2nd place to Nico (subtext being "I just beat you and by way of a reminder here's your loser's cap"). Hamilton knew exactly what he was doing (mind games to wind Rosberg up) and unfortunately Rosberg gave him exactly the reaction he wanted. If you really think Lewis was just helpfully passing Nico his cap to save him walking across to the table to pick it up I think you're seriously deluded!

[London424]

Nice touch from him today.

https://www.facebook.com/LewisHamilton/posts/14133...

[glazbagun]

Wills2 said:

GCH said:

Wills2 said:

I love all the off track antics in F1, I'd like more I really do think some posters need to lighten up, throwing a cap at someone? Jesus Christ it's nothing!

We need more of this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm4PFEE8C3o

It means everything to them or it should....

To be fair, his actions were entirely understandable.
Coulthard was being lapped, but lifted off while still on the racing line, with the usual basically zero visibility due to the spray for Schumacher.
Quite stupid really.

This was also after causing the initial pile up at the first start too

Great entertainment, it's all too dumbed down and controlled these days...

Couldn't help but think of this when Coulthard was disapproving of Vettel calling Verstappen names :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRhDQ5LVeL8

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Lewis Hamilton, awful loser;

[37chevy]

London424 said:

Nice touch from him today.

https://www.facebook.com/LewisHamilton/posts/14133...

hmmm don't worry, this will be ignored by lots on here who still say Lewis never congratulated nico......

[SmoothCriminal]

37chevy said:

London424 said:

Nice touch from him today.

https://www.facebook.com/LewisHamilton/posts/14133...

hmmm don't worry, this will be ignored by lots on here who still say Lewis never congratulated nico......

Or that it's probably someone from his social media team or management that posted it up on his behalf

[LDN]

JNW1 said:

LDN said:

Nico was supposed to have his cap on and Lewis threw it over, with no malice at all... I think it's a touch soft to think it was anything more than that.

Really? There was no obligation for Nico to be wearing a cap at the time (they weren't on the podium at that stage) and Lewis clearly took great delight in throwing the one for 2nd place to Nico (subtext being "I just beat you and by way of a reminder here's your loser's cap"). Hamilton knew exactly what he was doing (mind games to wind Rosberg up) and unfortunately Rosberg gave him exactly the reaction he wanted. If you really think Lewis was just helpfully passing Nico his cap to save him walking across to the table to pick it up I think you're seriously deluded!

Miaow!

You know exactly what he meant at the time? genius. You should get a life and watch f1 for the racing; if you want drama; watch Corrie

[LDN]

SmoothCriminal said:

37chevy said:

London424 said:

Nice touch from him today.

https://www.facebook.com/LewisHamilton/posts/14133...

hmmm don't worry, this will be ignored by lots on here who still say Lewis never congratulated nico......

Or that its pobably someone from his social media team or management that posted it up on his behalf

Know what's worse than a fanboy? an anti-fanboy; Someone who is fanatical in their dislike for a particular person... that person can do no right. And when others behave badly; it's ignored and focus remains on only one individual. There's a lot of strangely sad people on here.

[NRS]

Riptide171 said:

LDN said:

Hamilton was asked by SKY about the cap incident...


Anyway, I'm getting dragged to the gutter with this back and forth; discussing driver personalities. Is Lewis who I'd choose to have a drink with down my local pub; no, he isn't... is he a talent that, on track, is great to watch; yes he is. Do some 'fans' get a little too into the off track antics; I'm afraid they do.

I get that you don't want to get dragged into it all but you don't seem to be able to see how other people see Lewis. That's the odd thing for me. Your too busy fanboying over there to see the attitude that seems to have snuck up on him this year. I don't care whether the cap incident was innocent or not the way it was done was to antagonise even if you can't see that. I might be the only one here but I don't find anything Mercedes do remotely interesting or exciting and that includes Rosberg. They're so far ahead of the other teams right now that it's a procession for 1st and 2nd. I'm far more excited about Vettel, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Perez, Bottas fighting it out in a much more competitive are of the field. I'd like to see all the cars on much more of a level to see how the drivers stack then. There's no doubt they're all talented but in a much more even field I think it would be a whole different story.

The thing is it goes both ways. There are some stupid comments on here from Hamilton fans who can't see anything wrong with him ever. But many of the comments related to Hamilton by those "against" him are equally as silly. Just take the whole "conspiracy theory is stupid from some here", to earlier today saying there was one when Hamilton was at Maclaren. Surely the same reasons for/ against apply to both situations? Or just look at Button and Alonso - huge amounts of whining at first and if it was Hamilton then those against him would be picking up on it. However once their expectations get in line with the car they calm down. The additional thing for Hamilton is that he is fighting for the title, so feelings are amplified. Just look at the reactions from the always smiling Ricciardo when he felt the team let him down this season. He basically accused them of deliberately screwing him. Imagine the reaction from some here if it was Hamilton... or rather you don't need to, we have seen situations where that has happened here.

Basically all the drivers are similar when it comes down to it. Some are better at covering it with a polite public face, but put them in a competitive situation where it matters for winning and you soon see their competitive nature.

[LDN]

NRS said:

Riptide171 said:

LDN said:

Hamilton was asked by SKY about the cap incident...


Anyway, I'm getting dragged to the gutter with this back and forth; discussing driver personalities. Is Lewis who I'd choose to have a drink with down my local pub; no, he isn't... is he a talent that, on track, is great to watch; yes he is. Do some 'fans' get a little too into the off track antics; I'm afraid they do.

I get that you don't want to get dragged into it all but you don't seem to be able to see how other people see Lewis. That's the odd thing for me. Your too busy fanboying over there to see the attitude that seems to have snuck up on him this year. I don't care whether the cap incident was innocent or not the way it was done was to antagonise even if you can't see that. I might be the only one here but I don't find anything Mercedes do remotely interesting or exciting and that includes Rosberg. They're so far ahead of the other teams right now that it's a procession for 1st and 2nd. I'm far more excited about Vettel, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Perez, Bottas fighting it out in a much more competitive are of the field. I'd like to see all the cars on much more of a level to see how the drivers stack then. There's no doubt they're all talented but in a much more even field I think it would be a whole different story.

The thing is it goes both ways. There are some stupid comments on here from Hamilton fans who can't see anything wrong with him ever. But many of the comments related to Hamilton by those "against" him are equally as silly. Just take the whole "conspiracy theory is stupid from some here", to earlier today saying there was one when Hamilton was at Maclaren. Surely the same reasons for/ against apply to both situations? Or just look at Button and Alonso - huge amounts of whining at first and if it was Hamilton then those against him would be picking up on it. However once their expectations get in line with the car they calm down. The additional thing for Hamilton is that he is fighting for the title, so feelings are amplified. Just look at the reactions from the always smiling Ricciardo when he felt the team let him down this season. He basically accused them of deliberately screwing him. Imagine the reaction from some here if it was Hamilton... or rather you don't need to, we have seen situations where that has happened here.

Basically all the drivers are similar when it comes down to it. Some are better at covering it with a polite public face, but put them in a competitive situation where it matters for winning and you soon see their competitive nature.

This.

These people accusing others of fanboyism are as bad or worse; but they're blind to it.

[37chevy]

SmoothCriminal said:

Or that it's probably someone from his social media team or management that posted it up on his behalf

Right so when lewis posts something people don't like on Facebook or twitter it's him being tt, if it's something nice then it's his soial media team....the guy can't fking win with you lot....

...the anti Hamilton brigade in this place is worse than any fanboy any day.....you all remind me of trump supporters, completely deluded