Head To Head Nico Rosberg vs Lewis Hamilton
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Never the less he ended up at the back due it being on the first lap and a front running driver does not usually end up at the back after his first pitstop and he did have to do some overtaking to get to the front, personally I believe it be down to the superiority of the car and that goes for both drivers.
Anyway it was just a query no big deal...
Anyway it was just a query no big deal...
Even if there had have been he still would have come second as it was always ever going to be a one stop race for everyone so the pitstop is irrelevant as the time loss is the same for everyone no matter at what point of the race it is taken..
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If I believe it was inevitable that Nico was going to come second, why the hell did I ask the question?..
Given how different his demeanor has been since Spa, even in his statements to the press, I have a very strong suspicion that Nico received a HUGE thundering from the team. His subsequent performances only serve to reinforce my belief.
snowy
Champion Elect
If you are referring to a lack of comments here on Clip I couldn't possibly say why that is.
However both Sky and BBC made very verbose and vociferous comments about this feat directly after the race and praised Nico's tyre conservation repeatedly.
Perhaps because of the general underwhelmed feeling people just weren't in the mood to sing anyone's praises here on Clip. Little was said about how they thought Lewis drove either.
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rufus_mcdufus
Champion Elect
I often wonder what went down in those meetings after Spa, or even Monaco. Something tells me Nico was told to give the win this year to Lewis, possibly on the proviso that Lewis will be leaving and Nico will get another shot next year. My fevered imagination I'm sure.
A drivers confidence and performance ebbs and flows during a season for a variety of reasons and I think the fallout from Spa took the wind out of Rosbergs sails. It could have been whatever punishment the team dished out, the boos on the podium or even something Rosbergs new wife is saying to him. I don't believe for a second that the team is manipulating results to favor one driver or another. I started to think so when poor pit stops and broken parts only happened to Lewis but now that Nico has been stricken a few times with these same things, I think it's just the way things are shaking out. I look at it like this: If i pulled out a coin and for the first 10 flips it came up heads, you might think I had a two headed coin. But as I kept flipping the coin, it started to sort itself out with heads and tails coming up more or less equally.
As for Lewis getting praised for his recovery drives vs Nico not getting the praise he deserves, Lewis' whole season has been a recovery drive and his fans are IMO more enthusiastic than Rosberg fans, so more noise is made. Also, When Lewis drives to the front from the back, he does it through brilliant overtakes, Nico does it through other drivers pulling off to change tires.
As for Lewis getting praised for his recovery drives vs Nico not getting the praise he deserves, Lewis' whole season has been a recovery drive and his fans are IMO more enthusiastic than Rosberg fans, so more noise is made. Also, When Lewis drives to the front from the back, he does it through brilliant overtakes, Nico does it through other drivers pulling off to change tires.
The main factor against the conspiracy is Rosbergs previous seasons.
He's never been consistant. He's always had prolonged periods of drop off which come usually near the end of the season. He picked up more wins that Lewis last year and still finished behind him in the championship. He has very good highs but a lot of lows.
Lewis has periods he drops off too but no way near a sharp a drop as Rosberg which is why I always thought (and still do) he'd come out on top in the end.
He's never been consistant. He's always had prolonged periods of drop off which come usually near the end of the season. He picked up more wins that Lewis last year and still finished behind him in the championship. He has very good highs but a lot of lows.
Lewis has periods he drops off too but no way near a sharp a drop as Rosberg which is why I always thought (and still do) he'd come out on top in the end.
snowy
Champion Elect
Don't get your hopes up RasputinLives Nico Rosberg hasn't actually shown any signs of wilting toward the end of championship seasons. When at Williams he may have struggled to get results as Williams struggled to keep up development of their car. But apart from that Nico has shown consistent season long performance, particularly last year compared to Lewis.
In 2013 Nico's end of season was stronger statistically and backs up my recollection of that period:
Lewis Hamilton: AUS 5, MAL 3, CHN 3, BHR 5, ESP 12, MON 4, CAN 3, GBR 4, GER 5,
HUN 1, BEL 3, ITA 9, SIN 5, KOR 5, JPN Ret, IND 6, ABU 7, USA 4, BRA 9.
Nico Rosberg: AUS Ret, MAL 4, CHN Ret, BHR 9, ESP 6, MON 1, CAN 5, GBR 1, GER 9,
HUN 19, BEL 4, ITA 6, SIN 4, KOR 7, JPN 8, IND 2, ABU 3, USA 9, BRA 5.
If any one, it is Lewis who has a tendency to have a drop off toward the end of seasons.
In 2013 Nico's end of season was stronger statistically and backs up my recollection of that period:
Lewis Hamilton: AUS 5, MAL 3, CHN 3, BHR 5, ESP 12, MON 4, CAN 3, GBR 4, GER 5,
HUN 1, BEL 3, ITA 9, SIN 5, KOR 5, JPN Ret, IND 6, ABU 7, USA 4, BRA 9.
Nico Rosberg: AUS Ret, MAL 4, CHN Ret, BHR 9, ESP 6, MON 1, CAN 5, GBR 1, GER 9,
HUN 19, BEL 4, ITA 6, SIN 4, KOR 7, JPN 8, IND 2, ABU 3, USA 9, BRA 5.
If any one, it is Lewis who has a tendency to have a drop off toward the end of seasons.
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Il_leone
World Champion
the criticism Rosberg received and the way he handled is quite telling even the German press thought Rosberg was weak. They compare this to both Vettel and Schumacher who both display a level of arrogance that they are superior drivers and will do anything to win and see no wrong in their actions
Rosberg seemed to be shock at the level of backlash against him and even from his own bosses. If he came out with a ballsy statement that he is a racing driver and wants to win the world title and saw a gap that he had to go for he might not win friends inside the team but he puts down a marker
I see Brazil is Rosberg's best chance to close the gap because the weather tends to make the race a lottery when it rains
Rosberg seemed to be shock at the level of backlash against him and even from his own bosses. If he came out with a ballsy statement that he is a racing driver and wants to win the world title and saw a gap that he had to go for he might not win friends inside the team but he puts down a marker
I see Brazil is Rosberg's best chance to close the gap because the weather tends to make the race a lottery when it rains
I've seen Lewis throw away a bigger lead in the championship than he has now in the final three races..
Well that should put the cat amongst the pigeons...
Well that should put the cat amongst the pigeons...
Mephistopheles I presume you refer to 2007? If so, my only quibble with your statement would be whether it was strictly speaking Lewis or his team who threw away the points, e.g. China (keeping him out on tyres worn down to the canvass) and Brazil (mysterious temporary self-correcting gearbox glitch). I don't think these were necessarily examples of Lewis mentally buckling.
The fact of the matter is that Rosberg was leading comfortably at Monza. He was in a position to take the Championship by the throat. The notion that anything said or done to him following Spa would have made him massively lockup twice at the first chicane and abort the corner altogether is asinine. If you want to say that he was forced to do that somehow (as you already have) then that just makes it even more foolish. The only reason that Nico didn't extend his lead immediately following Belgium was that he alone cocked it up, making two mistakes that cost him victory.
The freak failure at Singapore was a massive blow. But I fail to see any way possible that Spa would have had any effect on his feelings regarding this event. At Suzuka NR was beaten fair and square in treacherous conditions. Hamilton was much faster and it showed when he finally got out front. Russia was a domination, Spa a distant memory...
Anybody wishing to apportion blame to Mercedes for Rosberg's performances following Belgium should take an honest look at what has actually happened. And it has nothing to do whatsoever with the well deserved reprimand from his extremely impetuous and ill-received actions at Spa. Actions that he quite obviously regrets.
Here's the simple truth. Hamilton has finally had another trouble-free run. We saw earlier in the season what happens when his car holds together in qualifying and the GP. The tides have turned, but they can surely turn again. One misstep, one DNF, and the Championship will have a completely different look overnight.
Not sure I see the logic there, Hamilton's great in the wet.
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