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Congrats to Nico, he scored the most points, made the most of his equipment and is a deserved champ.
The 'is he deserving' nonsense in the media is nauseating. Who is to say Hamilton was more deserving? I'd have Ricciardo and in particular Max ahead of Hamilton in the same cars... So the moral champion of 2016 is....Max V or Danny Ric. |
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Totally agree. There was a very mean-spirited set of comments by a Radio 5 Live journalist yesterday within hours of Nico winning saying that he didn't deserve it, wasn't the best driver, had been lucky and all that sort of BS. Nico turned in a fast, consistent, competitive, mature season and is a worthy champion; for what it's worth, I also think he's a great ambassador for the sport, probably the best now Jenson has stepped aside. We're lucky to have him, and he's one of the best drivers on the grid. Is he the best? Probably not. But nor were Hill, or Surtees, or Brabham, or Scheckter, or Mansell, or Villeneuve. But they were among the best, and made the most of the opportunities presented to them. That's motor racing.
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Well Nico won 9 races and the championship so yes he deserved it, Did not hear him wine about anything last year when he had problems and hamilton had all the luck. Hamilton has 3 championships and a couple of those have been fortunate particularly when Massa missed out, if he wants to be remembered it should be about his skill at driving which he has an abundance but his behaviour will often mean he is remembered for that and that is a shame
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I agree with your sentiment, as you were kind enough to agree with mine, but I don't think Rosberg is "nowhere near" the best driver on the grid. I reckon you've got Hamilton, Vettel and Verstappen, you've got Alonso and Räikkönen, both of whom may have passed their peaks, and then Rosberg and Ricciardo are pretty damned close. I don't think it's a huge gulf.
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I am glad for him. The parallels between his and Damon's title 20 season earlier are staggering. This was best opportunity he has yet and he's taken it and delivered. Well done indeed
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The thing rhat stood out most for me wasn't what Hamilton didn't but what Rosberg did do:
"Nico it's vital you overtake Verstappen now" He did it straight away in what was quite a risky move. I tbink that was what secured him the title yesterday. Top notch. |
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28 Nov 2016, 22:24 (Ref:3691901) | #59 | |
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BBC's cheerleading for Lewis is pretty sickening, to be honest.
Parading 'He'll never be as good as our Lewis' kind of headlines around is just the lowest kind of reporting I've seen in my life. It certainly wouldn't go amiss on a north korean news website if the people there even had computers. Someone needs to slap that Benson fellow a few times for being a complete ******. |
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Brilliant, intelligent drive under supreme stress. Didn't panic / flat-spot his tyres, didn't lose a wing, overtook well too. Can you imagine how Seb would have reacted had his teammate been doing the same? Or Lewis? Or Fernando? Or, er...Max? |
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I see Lewis has had to pull out of the Pirelli rest because he's unwell. I wonder if he's told the doctor not to interfere and just to let him get on with it?
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Nico has certainly looked to be the better prepared, less distracted, more focused of the two and seems to have been since the end of last season.
And it paid off. A testament to hard work trumping natural talent. And in a weird way, LH's tactics (which I'm totally fine with) only served to highlight that NR won the title despite his team mate and not because of him. I would think that this is the ture moral victory and he goes into next year with the advantage despite LH's string of victories to end this year. |
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Well we will just have to see who is Nico's team mate next year, Lewis is not a happy bunny at the moment and with all the rumours going he may jump ship again, would be nice to see him and vettel change places
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Actually, it would be even nicer if Lewis and Kimi swaped. Vettel vs Hamilton would be nothing short of epic.
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That move Nico did on Max was a very calculated risk. Use the overtake button, brake late, then power past on the next straight
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Anywhere but Mercedes, would seem to be second place, and then there is the strong possibility that nobody would in fact want the renowned team player Mr Hamilton in their team.
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But who would partner Nico at Merc? Kimi?
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