Nico Rosberg retires from F1

[LDN]

vonuber said:

LDN said:

No no no. Hamilton was the only karter backed by a major team. Ever. That's how special is!

The warped world according to ricco. Thick as two short planks. I don't know why I bother.

And yet you do, in thread after thread; defending Hamilton against the slightest criticism.

I like playing with these people and I'd say the same if it were any driver...I'm addressing someone who's version of events is so far wide of the mark, it's verging on delusion.

Hamilton in a McLaren turbo power V12 kart and everyone else in soap box racers; yes, that's how he made it through karting into F1

[Exige77]

heebeegeetee said:

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.

Larkhall was a Super 1 track so most of the people in S1 would go there.

You would often do a clubby before a round of S1 to learn the track.

The rest of the "home made Karts with a K stuff is nonsense

[Old Merc]

r11co said:

LDN said:

More envy; there's a lot of green around here

Nothing to do with envy, just dispelling the the myth that Nico was 'privileged' while Lewis somehow had to drag himself into the sport Mansell-style.

Nico,born with millionaire parents,brought up in Monaco,educated at an exclusive international school etc etc.

Lewis,born with average income parents,brought up in Stevenage,educated at a state secondary school etc etc

His father worked his nuts off to get him started.

Yes his big break was McLaren funding,but didn't he earn that? Ron Dennis could see talent even at that age.

[LDN]

threespires said:

heebeegeetee said:

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.

I agree with you

I also agree... I've been involved with karting in the past and the money involved is astonishing. You have the rich parents giving their kid a shot; you have the poorer kids who have earned backing based on promise; and you have the plucky ones who keep their heads above the water, just.

[r11co]

LDN said:

I like playing with these people and I'd say the same if it were any driver...I'm addressing someone who's version of events is so far wide of the mark, it's verging on delusion.

Says the person who wasn't actually there.

The karters can pick faults in the details of the story, but the perception of the people there was that the rich kid with the works backing won.

Kind of like the perception that the 'kid from Monaco with the ex WDC dad' won. Equally meaningless of course, but I tell the story to add some perspective.

Edited by r11co on Friday 2nd December 18:36

[_Leg_]

Hungrymc said:

LDN said:

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.

I doubt that this is behind his decision but I think it would hurt.

Cant help to be third before you win a WDC and still be third after you win one.

AUTOSPORT'S 2016 TEAM BOSS'S TOP 10

1 Lewis Hamilton, 234 points (No change)
2 Max Verstappen, 183 (Up two places)
3 Nico Rosberg, 176 (No change)
4 Daniel Ricciardo, 133 (Up five)
5 Sebastian Vettel, 90 (Down three)
6 Fernando Alonso, 67 (No change)
7 Kimi Raikkonen, 61 (Up three)
8 Sergio Perez, 52 (No change)
9 Valtteri Bottas, 26 (Down two)
10 Carlos Sainz Jr, 25 (New entry)

[Hungrymc]

LDN said:

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!?

You know the kind of thing. Revving his engine past the red line, getting the wrong gear on a down change, resting his foot on the clutch pedal, not pushing the choke in when the engine is warm.

[LDN]

r11co said:

LDN said:

I like playing with these people and I'd say the same if it were any driver...I'm addressing someone who's version of events is so far wide of the mark, it's verging on delusion.

Says the person who wasn't actually there.

Keep digging pal; read back at the responses to your posts... you're a million miles away from the reality of it all. And I suspect that fact is dawning on you.

[anonymous-user]

Old Merc said:

Nico,born with millionaire parents,brought up in Monaco,educated at an exclusive international school etc etc.

Lewis,born with average income parents,brought up in Stevenage,educated at a state secondary school etc etc

His father worked his nuts off to get him started.

Yes his big break was McLaren funding,but didn't he earn that? Ron Dennis could see talent even at that age.

And Lewis then stabbed the man who got him into F1 in the back.

Funny how Ron appeared back after Lewis left.

[r11co]

LDN said:

Keep digging pal; read back at the responses to your posts... you're a million miles away from the reality of it all. And I suspect that fact is dawning on you.

Look, we get it. In your eyes Hamilton can do no wrong.

As I said, with Rosberg gone we should hear no-more passive aggressive st from Lewis if that is true.

[LDN]

_Leg_ said:

Hungrymc said:

LDN said:

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.

I doubt that this is behind his decision but I think it would hurt.

Cant help to be third before you win a WDC and still be third after you win one.

AUTOSPORT'S 2016 TEAM BOSS'S TOP 10

1 Lewis Hamilton, 234 points (No change)
2 Max Verstappen, 183 (Up two places)
3 Nico Rosberg, 176 (No change)
4 Daniel Ricciardo, 133 (Up five)
5 Sebastian Vettel, 90 (Down three)
6 Fernando Alonso, 67 (No change)
7 Kimi Raikkonen, 61 (Up three)
8 Sergio Perez, 52 (No change)
9 Valtteri Bottas, 26 (Down two)
10 Carlos Sainz Jr, 25 (New entry)

It won't be why he quit, of course... but it is telling; the perception of these drivers on these forums, VS the professionals.

[anonymous-user]

Hungrymc said:

You know the kind of thing. Revving his engine past the red line, getting the wrong gear on a down change, resting his foot on the clutch pedal, not pushing the choke in when the engine is warm.

Is this sarcasm or are you just thick?

[NJK44]

funkyrobot said:

NJK44 said:

Football? Really? There is no comparison.

I think you missed the joke..

[LDN]

r11co said:

LDN said:

Keep digging pal; read back at the responses to your posts... you're a million miles away from the reality of it all. And I suspect that fact is dawning on you.

Look, we get it. In your eyes Hamilton can do no wrong.

As I said, with Rosberg gone we should hear no-more passive aggressive st from Lewis if that is true.

Hamilton can do plenty wrong. And does.

What's that got to do with the heap of ol' sh*te you shovel. Go and look at Hamilton's karting career and lower formula races; you'll see a lot of familiar faces including an amazing battle with Vettel... then come back and let's talk.

[Hungrymc]

cb1965 said:

Hungrymc said:

You know the kind of thing. Revving his engine past the red line, getting the wrong gear on a down change, resting his foot on the clutch pedal, not pushing the choke in when the engine is warm.

Is this sarcasm or are you just thick?

Really?

[37chevy]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

And Lewis then stabbed the man who got him into F1 in the back.

Funny how Ron appeared back after Lewis left.

What by winning a championship and finishing second in his first year. Don't talk st

[37chevy]

r11co said:

Look, we get it. In your eyes Hamilton can do no wrong.

As I said, with Rosberg gone we should hear no-more passive aggressive st from Lewis if that is true.

And rosberg can do no wrong in your eyes....he certainly wasn't innocent on the mind games front.....

[ex1]

hilly10 said:

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

I suspect its this sort of st from "fans" that he has had enough of.

Have you seen the drivers interviews after the race? Only one spoilt tt and it wasn't Rosberg.

[HedgeyGedgey]

Some people on this forum can't take banter!

[Mattygooner]

r11co said:

Look, we get it. In your eyes Hamilton can do no wrong.

As I said, with Rosberg gone we should hear no-more passive aggressive st from Lewis if that is true.

Or, you could stop going on like Lewis is the antichrist and that everything he has done was wrong, you see it works both ways.

Seb Vettel never passive aggressive, nor Danny Ric, nor Max, Button and Fernando were good as gold this year, actually so was Kimi, Nico was a saint, you see a pattern here? maybe, just maybe they are highly driven racers at the highest level in motor sport trying to be the best.

Take the blinkers off.