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Originally Posted by k3lv (Post 8806991)

I'm shocked regarding Nico's retirement. I want to see him defend it next year.

He made the right move to retire. His chances of defending is next to slim, as Ham would need to have the same shit luck with poor reliability again. The last few races shows that Ham is the faster driver in equal cars.

No it doesn't, Ros beat ham handidly when ham didn't have reliability issues, and Ros did what he needed to do to win the championship in the end by mitigating risk and staying second

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Originally Posted by StylinRed (Post 8806770)

So just as everyone was giving props to Hamilton for being nice, Hamilton decides to give a comment about Nico retiring, and his first words are

Wow talk about taking it out of context.

Let's read the WHOLE article next time.

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The Briton says that, with Rosberg having beaten him for the first time in 18 years, he was not surprised by the decision.

"The sport will miss him but I wish him all the best. I am sure it is a surprise to many people. I am probably the only person who thought it was not a surprise because I've known him a long time, but this is motor racing," Hamilton said.

"This is the first time he has won in 18 years, hence why it was not a surprise that he decided to stop.

"He's got a family to focus on, and wants more children, and F1 takes so much time. Will I miss the rivalry? Of course.

"We had always talked about being champions and when I joined this team and Nico was there, which is also something we talked about when we were kids.

"It is definitely something very strange and it'll be sad to not have him in the team next year."

Hamilton admitted, however, that he would have preferred to have the chance to fight back and beat Rosberg next season, although he said he was not too bothered by the decision.

"I wouldn't say I was annoyed. Of course it is a shame that he won't allow me to take it back or fight to take it back, but that is his choice and I respect his decision – go out on top while you can," he said.

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Originally Posted by StylinRed (Post 8807116)

No it doesn't, Ros beat ham handidly when ham didn't have reliability issues, and Ros did what he needed to do to win the championship in the end by mitigating risk and staying second

Wellllll.. Lets keep in mind

Race Wins:
- Ham: 10
- Ros: 9

Pole Pos:
- Ham: 12
- Ros: 8

It came down to the last race, and Ros won by 5 points. I wouldn't call that handily. It was a close finish and Ros deserved the championship, he did what he needed to win.

Rich

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Originally Posted by k3lv (Post 8806991)

Would they be able to pry Hulkenburg away? He just signed with Renault, leaving Force India. AMG can continue their domestic pride.

My guess is Bo77as to merc in 2017.

Rich

Please no Bottas or Werhlein to Merc...

Alonso, Vettel, and Hulk would be my picks, in that order.

Legit, hope JB gets the seat and comes back to win WDC in 2017. That would be fan-fucking-tastic! :high::high::high::high::high::high:

anyone ever been to monte carlo during gp?
i'm headed there in may because I enjoyed the montreal f1 weekend vibe
before anyone asks no i dont have money for gambling or lavish parties haha

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Originally Posted by Eff-1 (Post 8807148)

Wow talk about taking it out of context.

Let's read the WHOLE article next time.

Yeah... Ur a cocoksucker but.. Hey I hope u have a good life and I'm sure Ur a great family man and wish u well in the future...

So was that a nice comment? I mean let's just ignore the fact I called ya a cocoksucker since there was other nice stuff in there... Context after all

lol (not seriously calling u a cocoksucker just giving ya an example)

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Originally Posted by Vancouver240sx (Post 8807188)

Ur comparing season totals, I'm talking about the races where ham didn't have reliability issues at the beginning of the season

Ham snapped that's when he started running Ros off the road

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Originally Posted by twitchyzero (Post 8807241)

anyone ever been to monte carlo during gp?
i'm headed there in may because I enjoyed the montreal f1 weekend vibe
before anyone asks no i dont have money for gambling or lavish parties haha

Not exactly during the race because I had to head back up to the Nurburgring 24 hours race on that same weekend. But I stayed at the Fairmont Monte Carlo just a few days before the race. There was a few F1 drivers that was at the hotel during our stay. Saw Jenson Button in the gym. I even got to drive the F1 circuit in my own car at night since I was doing European Delivery in my BMW.

Formula1.com put this 8-bit season review video out, well done!:

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...on_Review.html

Massa being back for next year is awesome, but bottas at Merc? Lol guess it's the Jam show next year