tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post7109642477735084451..comments2023-10-26T05:40:57.781-04:00Comments on Axis Of Oversteer: Alonso's silence explainedAChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04209280332953683555noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-54030599232679307762014-11-22T10:42:25.576-05:002014-11-22T10:42:25.576-05:00Bottas IS under contract with Torto, so he is in f...Bottas IS under contract with Torto, so he is in fact a MB driverAxisACnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-21634001375279337162014-11-22T10:27:45.209-05:002014-11-22T10:27:45.209-05:00I don't know if Fernando will have a seat in M...I don't know if Fernando will have a seat in Mercedes. Actually I think Mercedes would like to have someone like Valteri Bottas if HAM is off or at least that is how I would think of if Im mister Totto. <br /><br /><br />You have a "stable" driver in ROS and a possible future quick FIN in BOT. <br />To me Williams is the toro rosso of Merc...Ignacio Sellannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-53316913831436402992014-11-22T03:58:07.761-05:002014-11-22T03:58:07.761-05:00I like it .... Definitely plausible . At a
minimum...I like it .... Definitely plausible . At a<br />minimum , there is likely a correlation between the vacant seat at<br />Mercedes and Alonsos timing.... <br /><br />Wonder if Alonso would discount his price to get a championship .... Could be bad timing for Lewis if he wants a big pay check....<br /><br />Should be a fun weekendSteve Mnalovenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-66938494031912958712014-11-22T03:34:30.210-05:002014-11-22T03:34:30.210-05:00Lewis is a hot house flower.
He wants to be at a...Lewis is a hot house flower.<br /><br /><br />He wants to be at a team where receives deferential treatment. I thinks he's politically cunning enough not to want to come across as DEMANDING he's #1, but he still wants to be TREATED as the #1. He expects that treatment to be afforded him, almost as a default.<br /><br /><br />If Mercedes won't treat him as The Young King, then he'll go to whichever competitive team will.<br /><br /><br />If I was Mercedes, I'd lower the boom on him: "Listen kiddo, you drive for us. You wan't to be the #1 driver? Then go out and BE the #1 driver, and we will treat you accordingly. Quite frankly, we think we could do well with either Nico, Fernando OR you in the seat. Your choice. Wanna stay here? Win. Wanna go somewhere else. Okay. Whatever you decide to do, just shut the hell up and drive."Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-72527896761583451932014-11-21T15:45:52.498-05:002014-11-21T15:45:52.498-05:00I don't buy it.
Lewis has been very astute ...I don't buy it. <br /><br /><br />Lewis has been very astute about his career moves, even back in the cart days, I can't see him giving up the best seat in F1 and a bumper pay deal (one that will make Alonso cry) to go back to the light bulb factory. <br /><br /><br /><br />All the other teams are panicking about engine regs because they know how much of a march Merc really has stolen over them technically, they spent 3 years building a car to the 2014 spec, anyone who thinks it's just the Merc engine hasn't been paying attention to the quality of that chassis.<br /><br /><br />TL;DR Why would a racer of Hamilton's quality give up a competitive advantage for an unknown quantity where he will have less freedom.toomanyairmilesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-46044679739182008092014-11-21T14:33:22.873-05:002014-11-21T14:33:22.873-05:00It almost makes more sense than Nando back at McLa...It almost makes more sense than Nando back at McLaren. I guess we'll have to wait and see just how obvious it really turns out to be.Rafael Marquezhttp://rafaelmarquez.me/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-15312026721414445922014-11-21T13:33:31.736-05:002014-11-21T13:33:31.736-05:00So, Alonso takes out Lewis on the first lap and ge...So, Alonso takes out Lewis on the first lap and gets himself a WDC next year?Jonathan Gitlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-43037826736827217562014-11-21T13:08:18.848-05:002014-11-21T13:08:18.848-05:00well why not? McHonda wants a top driver, I'm...well why not? McHonda wants a top driver, I'm sure given the history, they would rather get Lewis and Mercedes will want to retain the World champion.AxisACnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-75243354430194496062014-11-21T13:04:57.661-05:002014-11-21T13:04:57.661-05:00So, basically, both teams want Lewis ?So, basically, both teams want Lewis ?xyznoreply@blogger.com