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Hamilton is a ****
Hamilton is a ****
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It was the only thing Hamilton could do to win the World championship.
He could have waited on him catch and run him of the road if he had real brass balls [ This image is no longer available. ] |
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The only reason why Rosberg won was because Lewis had so many inexplicable mechanical problems, someone did not want him to win. F1 fans know who the real winner is, the people's champion, the moral winner. We don't often agree Scandi but in the main I agree with this. No matter what btw I'll always support a British competitor against any foreigner. |
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One thing that I think this has highlighted is the problem with the team system.
Should only be technical and race info passed to the drivers and not instructions other than calling in for a pit stop. |
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I think Mercedes are going to leave this for the moment....
Both their drivers are evenly matched and ultra competitive. |
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He's a coont
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it brit in a foreign team
shirley you should be cheering on the brit teams |
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* a brit
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This was a 2 horse race to the championship between a British driver and a foreign driver.
I hope that explains it Donny. |
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it does aka
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when they did the interviews afterwards, vettel shone through as understanding everything
he seems a top bloke, must have some british blood in there |
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There was some talk about Verstappen getting the job but he must be mid forties now. I remember fuel going all over his car once in the pits and an almighty blaze ensued - think it was at Hockenheim, maybe 1994.
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Damon Hill was best no one will ever come near him with Muzza in Commo box
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His SON EG, or ye just netted a biggun
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jackie stewart and graham hill on sports personality
night was a classic , two top drivers |
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Sorry, Guinness. I stopped following after Damon really. It was awful when Senna died - remember that horrible weekend. Barichello almost died on the Friday, Ratzenberger died on the Saturday ad we all know what happened on the Sunday.
Remember Verstappen driving for the Benneton team after Patrese retired I think. |
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If Andy hadn't had such a great year I'd have voted for Lewis as BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
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Why did Damon Hill move teams after he won the world champs ?
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EvgenyKissin 28 Nov 16 22:16 Joined: 24 Jun 11 | Topic/replies: 3,194 | Blogger: EvgenyKissin's blog
Sorry, Guinness. I stopped following after Damon really. It was awful when Senna died - remember that horrible weekend. Barichello almost died on the Friday, Ratzenberger died on the Saturday ad we all know what happened on the Sunday. Remember Verstappen driving for the Benneton team after Patrese retired I think. Fck me never knew someone died the day before Senna |
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Joined: 23 May 12 | Topic/replies: 35,535 | Blogger: TheChaser's blog
Why did Damon Hill move teams after he won the world champs ? During the Williams era I believe Frank Williams had a policy not to retain the driver who won the world title because he thought they would rest on their laurels. This is why I don't think Mansell was retained in 1993 and also why Hill went to Arrows having been replaced by Frentzen. I know an exception to this was Villeneuve in 1998 but they began to lose their edge at this time. Hill almost won the 1997 Hungarian grand prix in the Arrows (a massively inferior car) but the car went kaput on the last lap and I think he finished second. |
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I was just checking his history after he won it a few average years and he was gone
Who got Hills gigs |
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Ah see it now Frentzen went to Williams
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It used to be said that Hill turned down McLaren (and a world championship-winning car) to go to Arrows. It always seemed bizarre that he would do that and recently it's been revealed (by Hill himself) that McLaren didn't want him either. I think with Damon Sir Frank always thought he should have won the WDC earlier. Seems no one really rated him.
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Did his dad's past have something to do with his getting tot he top
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Well was initially the test driver at Williams - he also drove for Brabham at the same time but it was so difficult to get that car qualified (think he got it on the grid for the British GP in 1992). He got the job I think because he was seen as a good understudy to Prost in 1993.
Hill was in his thirties when he got the job as number two at Williams. |
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Where did Williams come the season after he left or got fired
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They won - Villeneuve was champion in 1997.
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Ah so the move turned out good/same for Williams
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who was regarded as no1 in 96 hill or villneuve
or just equal |
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i used to think overs was easy as i thought only 4 points a minute really and thats 192
but slowing down the pace in some quarters started happening a lot more ( maybe just me ) but i'm sure it did |
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wrong thread
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During the Williams era I believe Frank Williams had a policy not to retain the driver who won the world title because he thought they would rest on their laurels.
EG Mansell left for Indy Cars after he won the title in '92 but it was because Williams had signed Prost behind Nigel's back. he hated Prost with a passion after their time at Ferrari. Alan Jones stayed at Williams after he won the title, and Prost retired after he won it. Hill was treated very shabbily imo, I think it was down to cash at the end of the day. Hill wasn't that well paid at all by F1 standards, I think Frentzen must have joined them with some big sponsor backing. Damon was a decent guy, he could have gone to Ferrari and earned millions but instead decided to help Arrows and Jordan develop their cars. |
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Thanks BB - thought Williams had that policy but Villeneuve and Jones would prove that to be incorrect.
After Mansell won the world title I think Murray Walker went to interview him on the Isle of Mann. I seem to remember him saying something along the lines of that there had been an agreement to drive in 1993 and then what had been agreed and now not been agreed. That would fit in with your comment about signing Prost. While we're on the subject of F1 drivers from the real era, my favourite was James Hunt  :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy2uEfHQMCU |
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yes I also loved Hunt EK how we could do with a few more characters like him. At the time it made me detest Lauda and what he stood for but looking back now he is a remarkable man.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khA67-r5lSQ
And of course who could forget James Hunt's commentaries |
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he was actually quite reserved there
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joke of a sport
best car wins, doesn't mater who the driver is.  |
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1997 would be the last year in which Villeneuve would win a championship level race and finish the season in the top three. For 1998, Villeneuve's Williams team had to fare with less competitive Mecachrome engines, and Villeneuve moved to the newly formed British American Racing team in 1999.
True plat |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuFwd-RpBGw
Burton Brewers, This is the link I meant to include in my first post about James Hunt. |
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if I remember right chaser Villeneuve was pals with someone at the top of the new BAR team.
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