Nico Rosberg retires from F1

[r11co]

Lewis Hamilton said:

I won the championship the last two years and I gave an opportunity each year to have another shot for someone.

If that is truly what he said then it encompasses what a dimwit he is. Either he didn't appreciate the meaning of that statement or does he genuinely believe that his presence was essential for someone else to 'take' the championship?

Can we remind him of this statement in a year's time if he wins WDC4 that it is worthless because the reigning champ did not bequeath him the chance to take it?

Cock indeed.

[Exige77]

r11co said:

LDN said:

Yes, he must mean THAT millionaire's son

Yeah, the only karter of primary school age in living history to turn up at Larkhall cart track with his own pit crew.

Anthony Hamilton might not have made his first mill by that point, but Lewis didn't have a hard-knock upbringing by any manner of means.

Anyhoo, expect Nico to turn up in F1 again one day in some greater capacity.

Edited by r11co on Friday 2nd December 17:35

Young Lewis got backing "after" he started winning stuff.

The funny thing was, the more he won stuff, the more backing he got.

Amazing isn't it

[Gary C]

patmahe said:

If Hamilton did say what has been quoted here it will cement my long held suspicion that he is a cock. And for what it's worth I have tried to like him but he makes it difficult sometimes.

How a man handles defeat says a lot about him.

What bit did you take objection to ?

Was it the "first time in 18 years"?, bit smug but true ?

[LDN]

Exige77 said:

r11co said:

LDN said:

Yes, he must mean THAT millionaire's son

Yeah, the only karter of primary school age in living history to turn up at Larkhall cart track with his own pit crew.

Anthony Hamilton might not have made his first mill by that point, but Lewis didn't have a hard-knock upbringing by any manner of means.

Anyhoo, expect Nico to turn up in F1 again one day in some greater capacity.

Edited by r11co on Friday 2nd December 17:35

Young Lewis got backing "after" he started winning stuff.

The funny thing was, the more he won stuff, the more backing he got.

Amazing isn't it

Bingo. That'll go right over R1cco's head I'm afraid.

[r11co]

LDN said:

It played a part but the major points were lost because of cooked engines.

There's a school of thought that states Lewis is not entirely blameless for this either.

Mark of a sore loser though - always someone else's fault.

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Hear here!

[Escapegoat]

I wonder.

You win the one thing you've been dreaming of since forever, the major prize of your whole profession. The whole world knows you're the #1. But just a couple of days after, when you're polishing the grubby fingermarks off the trophy and finding space for it on the mantelpiece, you see the news... that the F1 team bosses still think that the season's best driver was your arch-rival, and that you didn't even get their runner-up spot.

It'd take a very strong person not to say "F*** you" to the whole F1 circus.

[LDN]

r11co said:

LDN said:

It played a part but the major points were lost because of cooked engines.

There's a school of thought that states Lewis is not entirely blameless for this either.

Mark of a sore loser though - always someone else's fault.

What school of thought? Expand on this please...

Your still clutching ain't ya!?

[LDN]

Escapegoat said:

I wonder.

You win the one thing you've been dreaming of since forever, the major prize of your whole profession. The whole world knows you're the #1. But just a couple of days after, when you're polishing the grubby fingermarks off the trophy and finding space for it on the mantelpiece, you see the news... that the F1 team bosses still think that the season's best driver was your arch-rival, and that you didn't even get their runner-up spot.

It'd take a very strong person not to say "F*** you" to the whole F1 circus.

True; he wasn't even runner up. Very telling.

[sanf]

Emeye said:

TheLimla said:

I don't see either of the Red Bull drivers wanting to move to merc, reckon the bull will be handy next year. Doubt Mclaren would let Alonso go, same for Vettel and Ferrari. Sainz however might feel theres no space at Red Bull and could do with a move to a top team!

Sainz would be my choice of up and coming drivers good enough to pressure Hamilton - he is pretty grounded considering his father's status - apparently he drives a Golf as his daily.

I've just put that on the other thread. I hope it is Sainz.

[Old Merc]

[quote=ChilliWhizz]Feck me, I've just looked at Max's Dad's racing history, and OMG, whilst I remember watching Jos race, it seemed like a century ago but JHC, Max's Dad was born the same year as my youngest daughter

Feck I've got old really quickly

You're not old.I'm older than KEKE Rosberg,my first Grand Prix was in 1975.

[noble12345]

1/4/2076
How history remembers Historic racing, from the people that were there!

Whos Nicky Roswell? Never heard of her. Oh was she the pansy that parked her car on Monaco to stop her team mate Qualifying? Or was she the born loser that had to ram her team mate of the track to stay ahead? Wouldnt the team talk to her on the radio, but not her team mate, unless it was to bring them into the pits for no reason? Didnt people say her team mates car blew up all over the place or wouldnt start in a disgracefull display of unsporting corruption and cheating? Wasnt that the only time in her life she ever claimed to be a champion and then ran away in shame afterwards? No wonder no one remembers her. Motorsport must have sucked back then.

[hilly10]

furtive said:

I guess he knows he'll never beat Lewis again so quit while you are on top

Dead right spoilt little tt. His title win was engineered for him anyway by fellow Germans

[r11co]

LDN said:

Bingo. That'll go right over R1cco's head I'm afraid.

The fact that Lews Hamilton turned up to a poxy little backwater cart track in a motorhome worth more than the houses his competitors lived in, swept to victory in a state of the art kart competing against some machines that had been assembled in garden sheds, and then fked off, then says to the press years later words to the effect that he had had a poor, black upbringing in Stevenage doesn't really endear him to people who have known about him longer than his F1 career.

Talented without a doubt, but ungraciousness is ingrained in him.

Edited by r11co on Friday 2nd December 18:04

[ChilliWhizz]

Old Merc said:

ChilliWhizz said:

Feck me, I've just looked at Max's Dad's racing history, and OMG, whilst I remember watching Jos race, it seemed like a century ago but JHC, Max's Dad was born the same year as my youngest daughter

Feck I've got old really quickly

You're not old.I'm older than KEKE Rosberg,my first Grand Prix was in 1975.

I'm 65 in March... beat that

Edited by ChilliWhizz on Friday 2nd December 18:06

[TonyToniTone]

r11co said:

The fact that Lews Hamilton turned up to a poxy little backwater cart track in a motorhome worth more than the houses his competitors lived in, swept to victory in a state of the art kart competing against some machines that had been assembled in garden sheds, and then fked off, then says to the press years later words to the effect that he had had a poor, black upbringing in Stevenage doesn't really endear him to people who have known about him longer than his F1 career.

So bitter, do people change colour or was there no need?

[velocgee]

LDN said:

Exige77 said:

r11co said:

LDN said:

Yes, he must mean THAT millionaire's son

Yeah, the only karter of primary school age in living history to turn up at Larkhall cart track with his own pit crew.

Anthony Hamilton might not have made his first mill by that point, but Lewis didn't have a hard-knock upbringing by any manner of means.

Anyhoo, expect Nico to turn up in F1 again one day in some greater capacity.

Edited by r11co on Friday 2nd December 17:35

Young Lewis got backing "after" he started winning stuff.

The funny thing was, the more he won stuff, the more backing he got.

Amazing isn't it

Bingo. That'll go right over R1cco's head I'm afraid.

i don't know why you guys even bother. so much drivel spouted by the anti-Hamilton brigade they are an embarrassment to themselves. really

(just had a guy at work talking a whole load of ste to me about Hamilton. there really is something about him that riles people. i don't get it... ......... )

anyhow, glad Nico has cashed-in his chips.

[Derek Smith]

VolvoT5 said:

While I think the obvious choice is Bottas or Pascal the more I think about it the more I think Mercedes almost have a duty to get another top line driver in that team. Can you imagine if they have a dominant car again next year and the championship is Lewis vs a rookie? The championship would turn into a total farce and it might even devalue it in Lewis' eyes too.

They have got to get one of the big 4 names in that seat if possible... or a least a proven race winner.

I doubt they will go for a challenger to LH. They'll look for a #2 for the new season. A single year contract for someone not to interfere with Hamilton, and probably there only to ride shotgun.

The Merc superiority might well disappear next season. If rumours are to be believed, the RB is fast. I wonder what went on in the tyre test after the last race. It might be that Rosberg jumped, but there might be a slight push from Merc. Perhaps next season he was told not to compete against LH.

We won't know of course.

[williamp]

Been thining about this: next year the focus returns to aero, so the dominance of Mercedes is not guaranteed. Lets say red bull dominate next season, and Lewis doesnt win a WDC next year. It will look like Nico did all the work, and Lewis cant develop the car at all...

[Slippydiff]

FourWheelDrift said:

Jorge Lorenzo to drive, apparently driving an F1 car is surprisingly easy.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127364...

Really, you find it amusing/unbelievable that a multiple world champion who's beaten another multiple world champion by the name of Rossi, on the same equipment, might find driving something with four wheels "surprisingly easy" ?

My guess is, that compared to piloting a Moto GP bike, a modern F1 car probably is "surprisingly easy". And for sure, when/if things do go wrong, an F1 car is a far, far safer place to be.

Back on topic. I admit to never having really been a Rosberg fan, but after LH's (of who I am a fan) inability to behave in a magnanimous manner on Sunday, Rosberg's stock went up in my eyes.
Contrary to the few individuals on this thread having a pop at Rosberg for quitting whilst at the top (talk about dammed if you do, and dammed if you don't !! PH, ay you can't beat it....) I think Rosberg's decision to quit was incredibly brave.

Of course the downside is that all the armchair experts on here who've dedicated their Monday mornings to bhing about NR (and were no doubt looking forward to doing so for many more years to come) have sadly had that "avenue of pleasure" cruelly removed..... Who's next I wonder ?

But which is the better ending ? Winning the championship and walking away head held high never to look back, or doing what a certain British retiree has just done, and spend far too many seasons taking a big pay cheque, but not producing anything worthwhile in the way of results, and upon walking away from the sport that's provided you with untold riches and opportunities, make it all too clear you couldn't wait for it all to end. Last weekend was sad, not because JB retired, but because it was all too clear he should've done it long ago.

I've always felt ambivalent about JB, yes he's a great ambassador for the sport/Britain yada yada yada, but last weekend was proof perfect he should've left the F1 circus several seasons ago.

As for Alonso alongside LH ? I'd rather see Vettel there, now that would make for a dream team (or more likely a nightmare for the Mercedes management....)

[heebeegeetee]

r11co said:

LDN said:

Bingo. That'll go right over R1cco's head I'm afraid.

The fact that Lews Hamilton turned up to a poxy little backwater cart track in a motorhome worth more than the houses his competitors lived in, swept to victory in a state of the art kart competing against some machines that had been assembled in garden sheds, and then fked off, then says to the press years later words to the effect that he had had a poor, black upbringing in Stevenage doesn't really endear him to people who have known about him longer than his F1 career.

Hold on a minute, i was karting (as an adult) in Button's day, well before Hamilton's, and all the kids were turning up in motorhomes back then, it was the kids who had the paint jobs on helmets, and so on, the parents were still monumental pains in the ass back then, and so on.

There weren't any backwater kart tracks as such in msa racing, they had to be msa approved and run; nobody was building karts in sheds because only homolgated chassis and engines were allowed. They might have been prepping them, but not building or assembling them.

I'm sorry but the picture you are painting is just pure fiction.