F1 Driver mind games
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Looks like Schumucker has started the Driver mind games
early .. demanding the no.3 rather than no.4 as he says he prefers odd numbers..
Anyone have any other examples of other drivers doing this in the past (I'm sure there are plenty) .. or alternatively young Rosberg could just go out there and blow his doors off and push him straight back into retirement and let his driving do the talking
.. although I doubt that will happen 
early .. demanding the no.3 rather than no.4 as he says he prefers odd numbers..
Anyone have any other examples of other drivers doing this in the past (I'm sure there are plenty) .. or alternatively young Rosberg could just go out there and blow his doors off and push him straight back into retirement and let his driving do the talking
.. although I doubt that will happen Schumacher getting all of Herbert's telemetry but restricting Herbert from looking at his own data.
Alonso lining up next to Schumacher at the pit exit in France, waiting for Schumacher to pull away then blasting past him to show how much better the Renault was at starting.
Villeneuve coming into the BAR data truck and finding Jenson in 'his' (JV's) usual seat, telling JB to move and JB telling JV where to go.
Emerson Fittipaldi trying to grow bigger sideburns than JYS
Alonso lining up next to Schumacher at the pit exit in France, waiting for Schumacher to pull away then blasting past him to show how much better the Renault was at starting.
Villeneuve coming into the BAR data truck and finding Jenson in 'his' (JV's) usual seat, telling JB to move and JB telling JV where to go.
Emerson Fittipaldi trying to grow bigger sideburns than JYS
Wasn't there a classic back in the 60's at a drivers meeting at one of the GP's involving JYS and Jimmy Clark.
Can't remember which circuit it was, but JYS was in one of his 'track safety' modes and complaining about a particular corner, whereupon, Jimmy laconially enquired out loud along the lines of something like...
"So, Jackie, are you saying you're having to lift at that corner"
Can't remember which circuit it was, but JYS was in one of his 'track safety' modes and complaining about a particular corner, whereupon, Jimmy laconially enquired out loud along the lines of something like...
"So, Jackie, are you saying you're having to lift at that corner"
aeropilot said:
Wasn't there a classic back in the 60's at a drivers meeting at one of the GP's involving JYS and Jimmy Clark.
Can't remember which circuit it was, but JYS was in one of his 'track safety' modes and complaining about a particular corner, whereupon, Jimmy laconially enquired out loud along the lines of something like...
"So, Jackie, are you saying you're having to lift at that corner"
nearly, it was at monza and the parabolica, JYS's throttle stuck open in that corner and he commented after the race that he did not know quite how he managed to get through the corner without crashing... which then elicited the response from Clark.Can't remember which circuit it was, but JYS was in one of his 'track safety' modes and complaining about a particular corner, whereupon, Jimmy laconially enquired out loud along the lines of something like...
"So, Jackie, are you saying you're having to lift at that corner"
stockhatcher said:
aeropilot said:
Wasn't there a classic back in the 60's at a drivers meeting at one of the GP's involving JYS and Jimmy Clark.
Can't remember which circuit it was, but JYS was in one of his 'track safety' modes and complaining about a particular corner, whereupon, Jimmy laconially enquired out loud along the lines of something like...
"So, Jackie, are you saying you're having to lift at that corner"
nearly, it was at monza and the parabolica, JYS's throttle stuck open in that corner and he commented after the race that he did not know quite how he managed to get through the corner without crashing... which then elicited the response from Clark.Can't remember which circuit it was, but JYS was in one of his 'track safety' modes and complaining about a particular corner, whereupon, Jimmy laconially enquired out loud along the lines of something like...
"So, Jackie, are you saying you're having to lift at that corner"
On the grid when raining, Stirling Moss used bounce around making it clear to all how much he loved wet weather racing but later admitted he hated it and did so to lull the other drivers into thinking otherwise.
I used to marshal the startline for Rallycross at Brands. Once, we lined up the grid and one driver (forgot who - drove a Metro) opened the centrefold of a Mayfair magazine waving it at the driver beside him who, totally startled, completely muffed (!) his start. We thought he'd lamp the other driver afterwards but the pair of them ended up in fits of laughter.
I used to marshal the startline for Rallycross at Brands. Once, we lined up the grid and one driver (forgot who - drove a Metro) opened the centrefold of a Mayfair magazine waving it at the driver beside him who, totally startled, completely muffed (!) his start. We thought he'd lamp the other driver afterwards but the pair of them ended up in fits of laughter.
Mind Games, or more commonly known as “winding up the opposition” has been around in all forms of motorsport since the beginning of time, its par for the course.
I am sure all the F1 drivers participate, mostly its harmless, however if you can out psyche a fellow competitor before you start, your halfway there to beating them already.
Confidence is king, sometimes this comes across as just arrogance, but it is not necessarily so.
All good fun
I am sure all the F1 drivers participate, mostly its harmless, however if you can out psyche a fellow competitor before you start, your halfway there to beating them already.
Confidence is king, sometimes this comes across as just arrogance, but it is not necessarily so.
All good fun
schumacher brake testing Montoya in the tunnel at Monaco.
schumacher winding Hill up on the parade lap.
schumacher pulling JV away from Hill's celebrations on the podium.
schumacher cracking jokes with JV in the press conference when Hill was being interviewed, then calling him "Grandad" (Hill was younger than schumacher is now lol)
schumacher winding Hill up on the parade lap.
schumacher pulling JV away from Hill's celebrations on the podium.
schumacher cracking jokes with JV in the press conference when Hill was being interviewed, then calling him "Grandad" (Hill was younger than schumacher is now lol)
Mark A S said:
Mind Games, or more commonly known as “winding up the opposition” has been around in all forms of motorsport since the beginning of time, its par for the course.
I am sure all the F1 drivers participate, mostly its harmless, however if you can out psyche a fellow competitor before you start, your halfway there to beating them already.
Confidence is king, sometimes this comes across as just arrogance, but it is not necessarily so.
All good fun
So who is the current King of Cool out there - which of the current drivers arent going to be fazed by the re-emergence of Schumi, or by their new team mate, or the apparent mind games / one-up-man-ship of their closest rivals. I am sure all the F1 drivers participate, mostly its harmless, however if you can out psyche a fellow competitor before you start, your halfway there to beating them already.
Confidence is king, sometimes this comes across as just arrogance, but it is not necessarily so.
All good fun
I reckon Red Bull as a team are pretty well placed to take advantage of all this off-season media carnage. Barely no-one has mentioned them, their drivers know where they're at, and the team hasnt undergone any major changes.
Personally I'd prefer Webber to benefit rather than sulky Wettel - but I reckon these two could cause some serious problems for the big boys this year.
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