Nico Rosberg Retires with immediate effect
03 December 2016, 04:34 PM
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Or maybe he was just a wimp and afraid of Hammy sticking one on him...!
Im not sure to be honest..
03 December 2016, 07:31 PM
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the problem was schumy had a Go Pro on his helmet, and I think the theory is it was the mounting bracket that punctured the helmet and then his skull
Nico is obviously not as "driven" as Hamilton - nothing wrong with that tbh
what is interesting imv is the nature/nurture argument
offspring of sportsman often seem to be good at the sport their parent(s) were good at
coincidence or something else
Nico is obviously not as "driven" as Hamilton - nothing wrong with that tbh
what is interesting imv is the nature/nurture argument
offspring of sportsman often seem to be good at the sport their parent(s) were good at
coincidence or something else
03 December 2016, 10:01 PM
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the problem was schumy had a Go Pro on his helmet, and I think the theory is it was the mounting bracket that punctured the helmet and then his skull
Nico is obviously not as "driven" as Hamilton - nothing wrong with that tbh
what is interesting imv is the nature/nurture argument
offspring of sportsman often seem to be good at the sport their parent(s) were good at
coincidence or something else
Nico is obviously not as "driven" as Hamilton - nothing wrong with that tbh
what is interesting imv is the nature/nurture argument
offspring of sportsman often seem to be good at the sport their parent(s) were good at
coincidence or something else
He's had serious money all his life and was worth 43 million in 2015 and probably considerably more than that now, maybe his daughter could be the first female world champion.
05 December 2016, 12:59 PM
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Button comes out of his short lived retirement to drive for Mercedes!!................only joking! 
Sure must boil's Hamilton's urine knowing that he unable to take the championship off of Rosberg!
Sure must boil's Hamilton's urine knowing that he unable to take the championship off of Rosberg!
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06 December 2016, 05:00 PM
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Then the team state that both drivers are able to fight for the championship, yet radio Hamilton saying speed up, so Rosberg can take the championship from you. Don't dare defend your title.
07 December 2016, 03:33 PM
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Well his dad was F1 champion too so he kind of had a pretty good head start in that he had the money, equipment, experienced trainer from a very early age, tbh it's taken him a bloody long time to get to the top considering all of the above, bit of an under achiever really.
He's had serious money all his life and was worth 43 million in 2015 and probably considerably more than that now, maybe his daughter could be the first female world champion.
He's had serious money all his life and was worth 43 million in 2015 and probably considerably more than that now, maybe his daughter could be the first female world champion.
I'm not sure why you would say he is an under achiever. Maybe he just isn't as good as his dad/peers, whatever, which means he has actually over achieved!
If he was obviously so much better than all the other drivers of his generation but had never won the title, then he would be an under achiever.
I just thought he was a good driver, but not in the same league as Schumacher, Hamilton, Alonso etc.
07 December 2016, 07:05 PM
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I'm not sure why you would say he is an under achiever. Maybe he just isn't as good as his dad/peers, whatever, which means he has actually over achieved!
If he was obviously so much better than all the other drivers of his generation but had never won the title, then he would be an under achiever.
I just thought he was a good driver, but not in the same league as Schumacher, Hamilton, Alonso etc.
If he was obviously so much better than all the other drivers of his generation but had never won the title, then he would be an under achiever.
I just thought he was a good driver, but not in the same league as Schumacher, Hamilton, Alonso etc.
Well my point was that anyone growing up in that environment should be a decent driver given that everything possible has been done to make him one, when you think about what Hamilton and his father had to do to get to where they are, Rosberg had the golden ticket with diamond studs from day one, by comparison it's taken him an absolute age to get to the top in F1, add to that him being gifted it by the team I think history will view him as a bit of spoilt brat that finally got his way then spat his dummy out.
08 December 2016, 08:48 AM
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Rosberg had the golden ticket with diamond studs from day one, by comparison it's taken him an absolute age to get to the top in F1, add to that him being gifted it by the team I think history will view him as a bit of spoilt brat that finally got his way then spat his dummy out.
08 December 2016, 10:03 AM
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Doubt it, he'll most likely just become 1 of a long list of one time drivers champions who came out on top at the end of a pretty unmemorable season. I really don't see history remembering much of him at all.
08 December 2016, 10:08 AM
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