Head To Head Nico Rosberg vs Lewis Hamilton

[Lewywo4]

I guess that Rosberg was just pretending at being annoyed over the radio with the pit wall, and asked them to stop, when being informed on each lap that Lewis is closing the gap on him.......

 

[Splash]

It could all just be a double-bluff from Nico.

Having made a mistake, he could now be letting everyone (i.e. Lewis) think he had done it deliberately rather than that he had made a mistake whilst coming under pressure.

Better for him to let people think he was obeying a team order rather than messing up (twice).

 

[cider_and_toast]

Or he could have just fucked up. Pure and simple.

 

[Hamberg]

That's an outlandish idea CaT!

 

[no-FIAt-please]

I would have thought it suspicious if it weren't for the first mistake when it was the Williams of Massa following and not the second Mercedes.

 

[Dario Resta]

I loved Toto trying not to laugh, he only just managed to contain it as a smile. Nico screwed up twice, and Merc management loved it. They don't pay Lewis the big dosh to come in second. Make no mistake, they believed that was what Nico would do all year. Lewis as WDC and Nico backing him up to give them the WCC as well. They don't like their plan being messed with.

 

[Bushi]

In a way it was a bit weird to see a team boss smile when they switched positions.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Or he could have just ****ed up. Pure and simple.

I wouldn't go round touting that sort of nonsense if I were you...

 

[Tuscan1969]

In a way it was a bit weird to see a team boss smile when they switched positions.

Well he's only human and Nico's actions have caused endless grief recently. A wry smile when Nico outbreaks himself is possibly just a very honest human response...

 

[Hamberg]

He benefitted from not having his ice cream withheld for not following the rule of Toto

See! He was allowed his ice cream!!

 

[cider_and_toast]

I wouldn't go round touting that sort of nonsense if I were you...

Oh, sorry mate.

What I meant to say was:

Rosberg clearly braked late the first time in an effort to convince everyone that he isn't too good at late braking and therefore the incident in Monaco was also the result of an error. He realised too late that the first time he did it that, it wasn't Hamilton behind him but Massa, so he had to do it again later in the race. The reason Toto was smiling was because Nico got on the radio and said "sorry boss looks like I've done a Susie" which is Merc code for shit driving.

That better?

 

[Mephistopheles]

Yes that makes much more sense, I'm glad you've seen the light at last..

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

Noticed on twitter, attributed to @dange82 writing to @adamcooperF1:

interesting stat. last six races LH and NR 98 points each. start positions: NR: 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2. LH: 9, 6, 20, 22, 2, 1.

 

[Mephistopheles]

sorry boss looks like I've done a Susie

Pop that one in the dictionary where it belongs my good man and maybe add a see also Maldonado flag

 

[Mephistopheles]

interesting stat.

Something is only interesting if you are interested in it..

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

Seeing as this is a Rosberg v Hamilton thread, I think it was a reasonably safe assumption by rufus_mcdufus that most people reading it would find it interesting...

 

[LifeW12]

How many times has Rosberg beaten Hamilton, fair and square, when both have had no issues/contact/qualifying mistakes? Only Monaco I think.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

You definitely can't count Monaco as being fair and square.

 

[LifeW12]

So Rosberg has not beaten Hamilton in a straight fight this year?

 

[F1Yorkshire]

The only time where he came close was Barcelona, Rosberg was on the better strategy and was closing. I can't think of another time where he was faster on the track.
It just proves that being the fastest driver doesn't mean you'll be 1st.