Head To Head Nico Rosberg vs Lewis Hamilton

[Bill Boddy]

I repeat, they are team mates. Rosberg should not have been there, Hamilton should have allowed for that and left him space.

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

Bill Boddy Why should you make space when in front and taking the normal racing line, clipping the apex? It's up to the driver behind to pass (or not) safely. Entirely different than if Rosberg had been alongside.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Rosberg just accused me of being a Hamilton fan the cheeky swine !!! Well ok he said the British will be upset with him over the coming together but you know what I mean.

 

[Il_leone]

Its the driver behind 's responsibility to take avoiding action in the first place

Firstly Nico was never really alongside Lewis so should have backed off and when he last time he tried to go around the outside in Bahrain - that line did not work then so why would it work now in Spa

 

[Lewywo4]

Lewis taking the lead at the race start may have un-settled Rosberg, which could have played a part in Nico conducting a very poorly executed passing attempt. At the time Rosberg wasn't in any positin to make a successful pass.

 

[Wombcat]

https://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/503566003838930944

Expect fireworks from within Mercedes after Lewis claims that in an internal team meeting, Nico admitted hitting Lewis on purpose

https://twitter.com/willbuxton/status/503566128166494208

I don't have the exact quotes, but Lewis just told the print press that Nico admitted in debrief he deliberately hit him to prove a point.

I find that hard to believe. But you never know.
What point would Rosberg be wanting to make? That he should be compared to Senna and Hamilton to Prost?

 

[Jen]

I think all are confusing F1 racing with insurance road car rules. If that is the case I am going to drive a 'lot' faster!

 

[chris1981]

If true, then a penalty would surely have to be handed out. I don't think Nico would be silly enough to admit it though.... would he?

 

[The Artist.....]

I suspect that point is that if Hamilton keeps closing the door, then he will keep his car in it, and allow an accident to take place

Or Hamilton is just stirring (a la Monaco 2007)

 

[Brogan]

If true, then Rosberg should be sanctioned.

I would also expect the FIA to get involved.

 

[Jos the Boss]

Schumi, Jerez '97?

 

[Jen]

Now who was the master of mind games previously? Ah yes, Mr Alonso.

I would hope that it is not true - because Nico is not that devious and, hopefully, nor is Lewis!

 

[KekeTheKing]

I was just thinking about the fact that Rosberg has been nearly impeccable in those situations throughout his career (Knowing when a space was going to disappear). The one today seemed so careless. Now we possibly know why.

 

[RasputinLives]

I'm delib sitting on the fence on this one but I'm not sure I can believe Rosberg did it on purpose.

 

[Wombcat]

Or he was joking. We all know germans have no sense of humor and make bad jokes.

 

[Jen]

Me neither RasputinLives

 

[Il_leone]

Nico has just signed a new contract Wombcat so these allegations if true will not do his credibility any good but can Mercedes really sack him then?

 

[Wombcat]

Nico has just signed a new contract Wombcat so these allegations if true will not do his credibility any good but can Mercedes really sack him then?

In most professions this would be enough to get sacked on the spot. Imagine you screwing something up and saying to your boss "yeah, I did on purpose."

 

[Wombcat]

This version is a bit different:

Lewis Hamilton told the F1 media that in the post-race team debrief Nico Rosberg had admitted that he deliberately left his car’s nose where it was in a fight with Hamilton – in order to prove a point, thus admitting that he had caused the accident that ruined Hamilton’s race.

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/14887/

That makes more sense.

 

[Brogan]

Unless we get to see a transcript of the meeting, anything written by a third party will have to be treat with caution.