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Following the signature of the commercial agreement with FOM this week by Mercedes-Benz, the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team is pleased to announce that Lewis Hamilton has signed a three-year agreement to race for the team from the 2013 Formula One season.
I think you have it the other way around. The has gotten a near flawless performance from Hamilton this year, but have given nothing back other than a good car. Too many team cock-ups to even begin with.dren wrote:Anyone in a team can make mistakes, that is part of racing. Mclaren has turned their pit performance around this year. Now they are the best of the best. Hamilton may expect greatness all the time, but then the team should expect it from him. He is chewing off the hand that fed him and stood by him through all of his mistakes. I get the feeling that Hamilton is very tallented but not very bright.
Hamilton is not without his fair share of cock-ups. I'm talking about his career, not just this year. He needs to realize that is racing and grow up.n smikle wrote:I think you have it the other way around. The has gotten a near flawless performance from Hamilton this year, but have given nothing back other than a good car. Too many team cock-ups to even begin with.dren wrote:Anyone in a team can make mistakes, that is part of racing. Mclaren has turned their pit performance around this year. Now they are the best of the best. Hamilton may expect greatness all the time, but then the team should expect it from him. He is chewing off the hand that fed him and stood by him through all of his mistakes. I get the feeling that Hamilton is very tallented but not very bright.
If you think that says he wasn't liked at McLaren, you really need to learn to read. It simply says that his character changed due to being a) thrown into celebrity b) much higher up in the championship that he ever expected to be. It doesn't even conclude that Hamilton isn't a likeable guy, only that he did some attention seeking things.n smikle wrote:You are the one that said "this year."
Actually Mclaren only stood by Hamilton because he was the only "slim pickings" at the time, you can't expect them to stand behind Alonso who is some spanish dude that Ron brought in, or Heikki that little weird finish guy that Whitmarsh brought in. On the other hand, Hamilton, though not well liked by the team, is British and that was enough for Mclaren to stand behind... though for a while. Now they have a second British driver, who is Loved to pieces by Whitmarsh and the Mechanics... why would they want to stand behind Hamilton anymore when they can choose Buttton to love?
Hamilton was NEVER liked by anyone in Mclaren not named Ron Dennis and Aki Hinsta. He got the cold shoulder from day 1. Just have a read of a recently released story written by one the mechanics.. http://www.pitlanemagazine.com/magazine/?p=213
"I’ve since drawn conclusions that it must be incredibly hard not to change as a person with that level of constant attention, but at the time I recall feeling disappointed that within a few months of really getting to know him, some of the endearing qualities which we’d all found so refreshing at the team had begun to fade."n smikle wrote:You are the one that said "this year."
Actually Mclaren only stood by Hamilton because he was the only "slim pickings" at the time, you can't expect them to stand behind Alonso who is some spanish dude that Ron brought in, or Heikki that little weird finish guy that Whitmarsh brought in. On the other hand, Hamilton, though not well liked by the team, is British and that was enough for Mclaren to stand behind... though for a while. Now they have a second British driver, who is Loved to pieces by Whitmarsh and the Mechanics... why would they want to stand behind Hamilton anymore when they can choose Buttton to love?
Hamilton was NEVER liked by anyone in Mclaren not named Ron Dennis and Aki Hinsta. He got the cold shoulder from day 1. Just have a read of a recently released story written by one the mechanics.. http://www.pitlanemagazine.com/magazine/?p=213
Playing Devil's Advocate: I would consider possibly that his ego would carry over and that he would think he has nothing to learn from Schumi. If anything, Schumi would be another Alonso that he would have to show up; except this time, he doesn't have the same sponge-mind he had when he was a rookie. He has an ego and will want to bolster it as much as possible; the moment he beats Schumi in quali or in race result - and he would - then the ego would balloon.Chuckjr wrote:Between the video and that post above I dunno how any other conclusion can be drawn but that Macca are handing hammy his hat.
To go to Merc he would be alongside a legend, a seven time champ, multiple record holder, one of Hammys idols, and unless he is a complete imbecile (which I don't think he is), he could learn truckloads of f1 information from a master. It would be good because it just may help him swallow his pride and just get in the car and drive. You gotta believe Hammy would work like hell to prove himself to Mike because he just may be one of yhr only people left in the paddock that he looks up to. Unless his wheels have completely come off the cart, he may actually listen to the gold mike could offer in technical advice, racing experience, public relations, and integrating a team mentality. Mike has been there done that for everything in racing. This would be an arsenal of experiential information that could transform Hammy if he can just drop the ego.
Whitmarsh is an idiot if he says that not for contract negotiating purposes but for Lewis. He didn't leave the team because of his loyalty when his father tried to move him elsewhere when the team was struggling, and Lewis instead booted his own father from manager.zyphro wrote:MW:
Ouch, crunch time.We don't want anyone who's not fully committed to the team
This is what will happen yes, minus what was said in the last sentence of course.RB7ate9 wrote:Playing Devil's Advocate: I would consider possibly that his ego would carry over and that he would think he has nothing to learn from Schumi. If anything, Schumi would be another Alonso that he would have to show up; except this time, he doesn't have the same sponge-mind he had when he was a rookie. He has an ego and will want to bolster it as much as possible; the moment he beats Schumi in quali or in race result - and he would - then the ego would balloon.Chuckjr wrote:Between the video and that post above I dunno how any other conclusion can be drawn but that Macca are handing hammy his hat.
To go to Merc he would be alongside a legend, a seven time champ, multiple record holder, one of Hammys idols, and unless he is a complete imbecile (which I don't think he is), he could learn truckloads of f1 information from a master. It would be good because it just may help him swallow his pride and just get in the car and drive. You gotta believe Hammy would work like hell to prove himself to Mike because he just may be one of yhr only people left in the paddock that he looks up to. Unless his wheels have completely come off the cart, he may actually listen to the gold mike could offer in technical advice, racing experience, public relations, and integrating a team mentality. Mike has been there done that for everything in racing. This would be an arsenal of experiential information that could transform Hammy if he can just drop the ego.
He's not an imbecile, but his emotions have gotten in the way of his smarter side plenty of times.