Whats Lewis waiting for?
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StevieBee said:
I've always likened champion drivers to cats.
Feed a cat and show it love and it will hang around. Stop feeding it and showing it love and it will very quickly disappear elsewhere of its own accord.
As soon as Lewis' diet of race wins and championships becomes more fugal, he'll be off. See Alonso and Vettel for more information.
The only driver of this ilk that I can think of that this didn't apply to was Jacques Villnenuve
To be fair to Alonso, he gave Ferrari every chance before throwing in the towel. Feed a cat and show it love and it will hang around. Stop feeding it and showing it love and it will very quickly disappear elsewhere of its own accord.
As soon as Lewis' diet of race wins and championships becomes more fugal, he'll be off. See Alonso and Vettel for more information.
The only driver of this ilk that I can think of that this didn't apply to was Jacques Villnenuve
Lewis is aiming for 1 million pound a week contract. 50 million per year over 3 years.
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StevieBee said:
I've always likened champion drivers to cats.
Feed a cat and show it love and it will hang around. Stop feeding it and showing it love and it will very quickly disappear elsewhere of its own accord.
As soon as Lewis' diet of race wins and championships becomes more fugal, he'll be off. See Alonso and Vettel for more information.
The only driver of this ilk that I can think of that this didn't apply to was Jacques Villnenuve
Fugal? Do you mean when he stops blowing his own horn?Feed a cat and show it love and it will hang around. Stop feeding it and showing it love and it will very quickly disappear elsewhere of its own accord.
As soon as Lewis' diet of race wins and championships becomes more fugal, he'll be off. See Alonso and Vettel for more information.
The only driver of this ilk that I can think of that this didn't apply to was Jacques Villnenuve
REALIST123 said:
StevieBee said:
I've always likened champion drivers to cats.
Feed a cat and show it love and it will hang around. Stop feeding it and showing it love and it will very quickly disappear elsewhere of its own accord.
As soon as Lewis' diet of race wins and championships becomes more fugal, he'll be off. See Alonso and Vettel for more information.
The only driver of this ilk that I can think of that this didn't apply to was Jacques Villnenuve
Fugal? Do you mean when he stops blowing his own horn?Feed a cat and show it love and it will hang around. Stop feeding it and showing it love and it will very quickly disappear elsewhere of its own accord.
As soon as Lewis' diet of race wins and championships becomes more fugal, he'll be off. See Alonso and Vettel for more information.
The only driver of this ilk that I can think of that this didn't apply to was Jacques Villnenuve
He's been generally moaning and sticking his 2p in ever since. Like his murphys, clearly not bitter.
As for hamilton, imo he can't command that salary at all. Merc know that if they put any current f1 driver other than maldonado in that seat, they'd have won both the championships last year anyway. Hamilton's performance vs button was close enough to make every thread mentioning them run to 6 tedious pages.
Yes, he's talented - but so are many others. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he's worth 30m a year as a driver. His sole usp in my opinion is is his marketability - and i don't see 20m a year in that...
The type of people Lewis Hamilton appeals to aren't really Mercedes drivers in my opinion.
His marketing reach is very limited in my opinion. He is in a sport that not many of us will be able to reach unless we had deep pockets and mega backing.
If it was athletics etc then you can see the point but not as an F1 driver.
His marketing reach is very limited in my opinion. He is in a sport that not many of us will be able to reach unless we had deep pockets and mega backing.
If it was athletics etc then you can see the point but not as an F1 driver.
Schermerhorn said:
The type of people Lewis Hamilton appeals to aren't really Mercedes drivers in my opinion.
His marketing reach is very limited in my opinion. He is in a sport that not many of us will be able to reach unless we had deep pockets and mega backing.
If it was athletics etc then you can see the point but not as an F1 driver.
He's one of the most marketable athletes in the world. His marketing reach is very limited in my opinion. He is in a sport that not many of us will be able to reach unless we had deep pockets and mega backing.
If it was athletics etc then you can see the point but not as an F1 driver.
London424 said:
Schermerhorn said:
The type of people Lewis Hamilton appeals to aren't really Mercedes drivers in my opinion.
His marketing reach is very limited in my opinion. He is in a sport that not many of us will be able to reach unless we had deep pockets and mega backing.
If it was athletics etc then you can see the point but not as an F1 driver.
He's one of the most marketable athletes in the world. His marketing reach is very limited in my opinion. He is in a sport that not many of us will be able to reach unless we had deep pockets and mega backing.
If it was athletics etc then you can see the point but not as an F1 driver.
PS I do not disagree with you.
Schermerhorn said:
London424 said:
Schermerhorn said:
The type of people Lewis Hamilton appeals to aren't really Mercedes drivers in my opinion.
His marketing reach is very limited in my opinion. He is in a sport that not many of us will be able to reach unless we had deep pockets and mega backing.
If it was athletics etc then you can see the point but not as an F1 driver.
He's one of the most marketable athletes in the world. His marketing reach is very limited in my opinion. He is in a sport that not many of us will be able to reach unless we had deep pockets and mega backing.
If it was athletics etc then you can see the point but not as an F1 driver.
PS I do not disagree with you.
Mercedes target audience is everyone, long gone are the days where they were an exclusive brand for middle aged well to do folk, their range of vehicles covers every demographic.
Sadly very few Mercedes drivers actually know or watch F1. They are still buyers because of the history of the brand....the tag line of The Best or Nothing and the odd belief that the car, SUV, or whatever is better built or with more social pull than your BMW, Jag, Lexus, Audi etc.
Gone are the days of win on Sunday sell on Monday because F1 does not attract the fans as it did and the world of advertising has moved on. Ask most 20 somethings about a car and few have any knowledge of how they work or even the history of car brands. Ask those with money....usually those over 55, most don't watch F1 and want something different than what many manufacturers are selling via race sponsorship, participation and or engine development.
Gone are the days of win on Sunday sell on Monday because F1 does not attract the fans as it did and the world of advertising has moved on. Ask most 20 somethings about a car and few have any knowledge of how they work or even the history of car brands. Ask those with money....usually those over 55, most don't watch F1 and want something different than what many manufacturers are selling via race sponsorship, participation and or engine development.
I think Mercedes are getting great value out of the sport. The AMG division is selling everything it can produce and the demographic is tuned to the AMG Mercedes F1 team. No coincidence the name of the team starts with AMG.
And for those who can't stretch to financing a genuine AMG, they can still aspire to that brand through their purchase of AMG wheels, trim and bodywork. I rarely see a Merc without something 'AMG' bolted onto it.
I'd say that Lewis, rather than Nico is the better foil for the larger then life, noisy brash, slightly flash image that AMG brings (oh and btw I have owned several AMG machines and love them!)
And for those who can't stretch to financing a genuine AMG, they can still aspire to that brand through their purchase of AMG wheels, trim and bodywork. I rarely see a Merc without something 'AMG' bolted onto it.
I'd say that Lewis, rather than Nico is the better foil for the larger then life, noisy brash, slightly flash image that AMG brings (oh and btw I have owned several AMG machines and love them!)
I'm sure I read somewhere maybe the F1 mag that Alonso had offered to drive for Merc for £13million,and if Lewis gets to greedy that could be an option, they also suggested that alonso might have a get out clause with mclaren if the honda unit doesn't deliver
Wtf is with that hair. Did he hire princes stylist
Wtf is with that hair. Did he hire princes stylist
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