I'm always in two minds over team orders... When there's points available for the team it makes perfect sense to pull over and think of the bigger picture, but I do enjoy the two fingers at orders and the ensuing clashes. As for haters/fanboys... F1 seems to be full of it in recent years. You only have to look at some of the comments on something such as WTF1 to see the ridiculous amount of hate dished out to a number of drivers and it just saps the fun out of it. If the sport made me that angry... I'd just switch it off.
I think that the only person I really do despise in F1 is Bernie. Sooner his time in F1 is up, the better!
Oh great Sky sports got in John Watson, he really does give an "unbiased" fair view on Vettel... The guy is just a British troll version of Jacques Villeneuve! Let me guess John, Seb needs a fine and a race ban for following teams orders 2 races in a row?
Unbelievable, I haven't seen this much driver bashing since, well........ EVER! This at pathetic things like team orders its laughable lol! What's the next bashing subject his helmet changing or the finger? I've never seen a sports channel try and discredit an athlete as much as this in my whole 20years of watching F1, first trying to call him out on a waste gate failure in qualifying even though driver, team and Renault said there was and now they're saying he didn't let Daniel through on purpose, he just made a mistake and spitefully cost him the podium..... Right. Glad I said on my megaphone at Spa last year on live TV their coverage was ****e compared to the BBC. Even Floyd Mayweather gets treated better than this in America.
Is it fair though to say somebody hates another person because he criticize that person? iPhone you are a public figure you expect got get criticism even if it is unfounded, it doesn't necessarily mean you hate that person. Maybe you just dislike something the person did or is doing at a particular time. Sometimes I pose a question which people feel is critical..I might be trying to encourage discussion on the subject to get a feel of people's views on the particular matter, but it doesn't mean I hate the person or the particular thing. I like discussion and I also like opposing views on matters, but I dislike people getting nasty and angry at each other because they express an opposing view on something. I am sure we could discuss, agree to disagree All in the good spirit of communication.
Sky sports ratings are going down again it seems even though Vettel isn't dominating and Mercedes drivers are winning all the races. Now I see what Sky are up to after losing money again for 3 years running and why they're starting to get desperate to make a stir. Make Lewis the hero, Vettel the villian to create more interest for some sort of imaginary nationalistic rivalry and why you must watch F1 and see him stick it to the bitter, cheating and overrated German and keep fanning that flame. Never liked the psychology of the media, they don't care who they **** all over to get the ratings. Hurry up FOM and make F1 online subscription only so I don't have to watch these Sky clowns anymore, especially Cockhead Crofty who can't commentate for ****!
I am a journalist too and I know how it works...controversy sells...we all know that. Even before the races started they were also trying to start or create some artificial row or rift between Rosberg and Hamilton. I think they tried very hard to start something between Hamilton and Button before Hamilton left Mclaren too. I even noticed that headlines captions were saying one thing and when you read the stories they say something completely different, so I know they are trying to create some artificial excitement to capture the readers. Silver you have an idea how it works to get into people's minds. You splash it in a headline caption or speak about it enough and people will start to believe it. That's how the media works.. And some of us are better at analyzing this stuff than others, but i am afraid a lot of us will get caught up the media frenzy where that is concerned. As I said before controversy sells..a lot!
Definately when the main talking point is about Vettel rather than the championship then you know they're struggling to talk about something exciting about the championship. For me it has just seemed to have got more obvious over the years and I'm worried that Sky Sports will become more like "Sky Controversy" and that F1 as a sport becomes secondary. Instinctively with studying psychology I don't like manipulators or the media trying to portray a person as a flat out ****er or something just by sticking a few clips together so to fuel that persons hatred against him just to bash him a bit more and earn money for it (for me it is wrong) and in the long term can be dangerous for that individual but it seems nobody cares on that part. It might be socially accepted at the moment but like with Justin Bieber getting the same treatment, I just felt sorry for the kid now as he has been media abused for so long they wonder why he cracked finally and the publics lack of empathy of responsibility is nothing short of inhumane. The public created and fuelled these monsters to become who they're with the help of the media and they have the cheek to make out it has nothing to do with them? *scoffs*. I would of very likely been a lot less critical of Lewis over the years if I studied psychology earlier as the stuff he went through was nothing short of a massive pitfall of human society. The human race has a lot of good sides to it, but a lot of ugly parts to it as well, I might accept that but it doesn't mean I have to like it. Yeah it makes extra money but it sells off human dignity in the same process in my opinion and as long as people get paid who cares right? I know you're likely a cog in a big machine so I hold no grudge because it's not your call on how far ethics goes in retrospect to my field of study. (rant over) I would of thought so sarge with Rosberg, but the British media (the sun) make out he is already "mentally destroyed" *rolls eyes* so I guess we should stop watching all together now?
Mainstream media is just a polite way of saying stirrers. Any post race interview by mckenzie usually goes along the lines of 'driver b says you smell of poo, what you gonna do to him?' It's beyond childish and genuinely worries me about what it says about the general populous. Vettel had a grumpy weekend therefore he's mentally broken. Hamilton beat Rosberg therefore they're going to crash any day. It's so boring yet works, I despair
Agree with this consensus 100%. Sky have been unbelievably disappointing for a company with their clout. Crofty is an awful commentator and to be honest I find Brundle rather downtrodden now- he doesn't sound exciting any more whatsoever in the commentary box and I much prefer him as an analyst and gridwalker than I do live commentary. Having said that- F1 is a sport where the action should sell itself. The problem is that you have a race setup now where no one is pushing the limits, they are pressing buttons to overtake one another, meaning the excitement of overtakes has completely gone. Everything about the sport has an air of inevitability. Sky are left to hype up the analysis but what can you do when there is sod all to analyse? They have been on the back foot now for what, 15 races since Vettels 'class of 1' streak and now the Mercedes holding all of the aces. I feel like Sky are clutching at straws and even Brundle can see that. I miss the 2010 days of Jake Humphrey, MB, DC, and Eddie- they were fantastic. I watch the sport and just cringe. Lewis Hamilton is someone I really admire in terms of talent but as an objective viewer I can't analyse his wins any differently to what I thought with Vettels, in that the package has such an advantage over the top rivals that it is hard to really credit him in the way I'd like. Is that Sebastian or Lewis' fault? Of course not. However I want to see Drivers World Championships earned by the driver, not simply earned by the car, whether it be Vettel, Hamilton, Rosberg, Alonso, Button, Raikkonen or whoever- I'd love nothing more than to applaud a true champion but it is difficult to do that at the moment. How can I truly enjoy watching a Lewis or Sebastien run away from people like Alonso who we know full well is super quick, when he cannot fight back with his machinery? Or maybe that's just F1. Part of the sport, something you have to get over. A lot of 'right team, right time' scenarios? I wish it were closer racing. I am clinging on to hope that the competition latches on the whatever the Merc innovation is so that we can have some close racing. However, even then it is hard to watch easy overtakes and defenceless drivers with the DRS nonsense. I'd have thought in a Turbo era and KERS era, the skill of choosing when to use your extra boost would be easy and would nullify the need for any ridiculous DRS systems? If you were at the head of Formula One, what would you do?
I thought they were doing away with DRS with the introduction of the turbo, but the rules have made the turbo a bit weak imo, I'd mush prefer to see someone conserve fuel in the first half, then go hell for leather with the turbo cranked up a few bar for the second half with their preferred tyres.
Marko suspects crack in Vettel's car Sebastian Vettel will definitely be at the wheel of a new 'Suzie' for the start of the European season. Earlier this week, we reported that Red Bull was looking into whether an underlying fault with his 2014 car was contributing to the reigning world champion's struggle to keep up with teammate Daniel Ricciardo. So when a new version of the RB10 is built by the Milton-Keynes team, "Vettel will get it," Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko said. Marko has now told Germany's Auto Bild that Vettel's new 2014 chassis will be ready for the first European race, at Barcelona mid next month. "It's already been decided," he said. "In Barcelona, Sebastian will have a new chassis, because sometimes even a small hairline crack can have large consequences," Marko explained. He said Vettel has run into this sort of trouble before, and overcome it. "In 2012, Sebastian had problems compared with Mark Webber, but after a chassis change suddenly everything was much better and when he regained his confidence, he was almost unbeatable and won the title," added Marko. Vettel always gives his F1 cars a female name, and for the 2014 season, Adrian Newey's V6-powered RB10 is called 'Suzie'. (GMM) Silver just suppose after changing this chassis for Vettel he is still getting the same result what would be the next step for Red Bull? It would be interesting to let Ricciardo try the same chassis just to see what result he gets...
Another thing...what has changed so much for Lewis Hamilton..everyone though he would be the worse of fuel and tyres and he is turning out to be one of the best at fuel saving and preserving his tyres. Rosberg in the same car seems to he going through tyres faster than Hamilton and Hamilton seems to be ending races with lots of fuel to spare. I remember this comment by Sir Jackie Stewart just after qualifying in Bahrain. He wasn't convinced Hamilton could preserve his tyres and all that....See below. Home Sport Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton warned by Sir Jackie Stewart that team-mate Nico Rosberg is becoming ''the new Prost'' Apr 05, 2014 22:30 By Byron Young The legendary Brit says Hamilton's team-mate reminds him of the four-time World Champion ahead of the Bahrain GP 29 Shares Share Tweet +1 Email ReutersWatch out, Lewis: Hamilton's team-mate Nico Roberg could put a dent in his title hopes Lewis Hamilton has been told to beware the “new Alain Prost” after his Bahrain qualifying heartbreak, reports Byron Young in Sakhir. F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart said Nico Rosberg is showing every likelihood of emulating one of the greatest racers the sport has ever seen. And the young German proved the point by coolly snatching pole here at the death yesterday to deny Hamilton his pole hat-trick. It was a nerveless performance in the scorching heat that put the brakes on the title momentum threatening to build behind Hamilton. Stewart said everything about the methodical Rosberg reminded him of four-time champion, British icon Jim Clark and even Stewart himself, who clinically collected three championships. There was no miraculous pole-grabbing final lap this time from Hamilton. The 29-year-old made an uncharacteristic mistake on his final run and had to settle for second place. “I can’t always get it right,” he said. “Nico done a great job this weekend. ”I just locked up and just went straight on." Stewart said it was exactly Hamilton’s focus on unrelenting speed that could cost him dearly. “Lewis is the fastest one lap driver in the business. “Whether he has the long term, race distance skills that has not yet arrived. “He can do it but it hasn’t yet arrived. “Nico has proved he can do that, keep a car cool, keep the tyres cool a little bit the way I drove the car, or Alain Prost drove the car or Jim Clark did. Bryn LennonFamiliar face: Rosberg can be the new Prost, says Sir Jackie “His future is moving in that direction. “He’s not yet in that category, he’s got to win more Grands Prix more championships but he has all the potential. “The methodical manner in which he goes about his business points to it. “Lewis did win convincingly in Australia he has enormous skill and is an enormous talent. “It only remains to be seen if he can give repeatability on that. “Lewis has every bit of ability but to deliver it each and every time is not as easy. “It’s not always about being the fastest. It’s winning that matters. You’ve got to consistently win. “If you’re all about being consistently fast you don’t always win. “Sometimes you’ve got to see the bigger picture and back off and things get easier.” “I got bollockings from my boss Ken Tyrrell and was told to back off. “Just because Lewis has shown such a turn of speed in Malaysia it doesn’t mean the championship is a done deal. It’s far from that. “We are only in the third of 19 races and Nico is a real threat.” And Rosberg was taking nothing for granted. “Lewis is tough to beat but I’m not surprised I’m at the front because my mind is always on pole,” he said. Sebastian Vettel starts 10th ruling out a Mercedes challenge: “They are in a different world,” he said Jenson Button starts sixth and Max Chilton starts 22nd. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/lewis-hamilton-warned-sir-jackie-3380060#ixzz308Zef9Ik Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook
Yeah but Alonso was also 'the new Prost' and Button was also 'the new Prost'. Basically any of Lewis' teammates (except Heikki) are the 'new Prost'. Stewart saying this really shouldn't come as a surprise.
I don't know Lewis' performance towards the end with Rosberg beating him last season was because of a damaged chassis, his form improved so it must of done something. His form was fine in Malaysia until that little spin in the gravel trap in Bahrain. Vettel would have gone back to MK and went on the simulator with the same setup and found a massive performance difference to what he could have done.
Damaged chassis' have hindered drivers in strange ways before so its entirely plausible that Vettel has this problem. Its also entirely plausible that in the past teams have just said this in an attempt to try and give a placebo effect if they believe a driver is having a mental block on the issue. If it works then at the end of the day it doesn't matter Other news: Lewis Hamilton: restricted Formula 1 practice running bad for fans Lewis Hamilton believes Formula 1 should do more to ensure cars run on track during practice, instead of sitting in garages to conserve tyres. Four cars, including the two frontrunning Mercedes, failed to complete a timed lap in the third free practice session during the last grand prix weekend at Shanghai. Most other cars did fewer than 10 laps across the 90-minute session, with Max Chilton's Marussia clocking the most at just 13 in total. Hamilton believes the sport should find ways to ensure fans who turn up to the races are seeing more cars on track for more of the time. He advocated extending the allocation of extra tyres that has been introduced for practice one this year, or freeing up engine mileage. "I have sympathy for the people watching maybe just one car going round for the first half an hour - I think it can be managed a bit better," Hamilton said. "When I used to turn on Formula 1 I wanted to see people driving around. "Now I'm among the drivers, when you come into the garage and don't go out I can just imagine [what that's like for the fans]. "We can't have too much mileage on the engine so you're limited to almost 15 or 16 laps in the one session. "We almost need a free engine and we'd be bolting around; we'd get 30 or 40 laps at least in each session. "I think it would be good fun for the fans to see, and good for development."
