The Mercedes AMG F1 Team has announced a new partnership with leading helmet manufacturer Schuberth to become an Official Team Supplier for the 2015 onwards.
I wouldn't say they were being cocky. It was a bit of fun for the fans. I didn't get the impression they were being antagonizing/cocky towards their competitors in way.ian_s wrote:but did Toro Rosso release actual footage of the car running, and also make it a bit of a joke?
i would love for mercedes to fall on their faces at the first test now, after being so cocky
lol mercedes seem to have let their one year of success go to their heads... a lot of talking coming out of the mercedes camp.....Rosberg talking about vettel seeing his rear wing during races and so on ... karmaian_s wrote:but did Toro Rosso release actual footage of the car running, and also make it a bit of a joke?
i would love for mercedes to fall on their faces at the first test now, after being so cocky
Different individuals from Mercedes speak in different ways. Nico is someone who just goes overboard and uses all sorts overconfident and cocky words. Hamilton has always remained measured in his talks, about car, team and his own performances. Toto Wolff remains cautiously optimistic, well more so pessimistic and tries to keep everyone grounded. Niki Lauda behaves like, well, Niki Lauda. Paddy just goes on hyping things up. Media needs champions and champion teams to speak something, anything and even BS, so it is inevitable that you will hear A LOT about them and in the process, you will hear these individuals talking in their very own ways. You can either look at Toto or Lewis and believe, "YEAH THEY ARE HANDLING IT OK" or you look at Nico, Niki and Paddy and say "THEY ARE GOING OVERBOARD, OVERCONFIDENT AND COCKY". But like it or not, you will hear about them. Its up to you to choose what you want to concentrate.ian_s wrote:but did Toro Rosso release actual footage of the car running, and also make it a bit of a joke?
i would love for mercedes to fall on their faces at the first test now, after being so cocky
You mean like when Hamilton sent an image to Vettel of the Mercedes rear end and told him that was what he would be seeing next year? (2014)giantfan10 wrote:lol mercedes seem to have let their one year of success go to their heads... a lot of talking coming out of the mercedes camp.....Rosberg talking about vettel seeing his rear wing during races and so on ... karma
This +1. How would anyone expect a Championship team to behave? Seriously, they need to maximize these times to their advantage, especially as a full works manufacturer. Also, as far as I'm concerned, the more humour the better.GPR-A wrote:Different individuals from Mercedes speak in different ways. Nico is someone who just goes overboard and uses all sorts overconfident and cocky words. Hamilton has always remained measured in his talks, about car, team and his own performances. Toto Wolff remains cautiously optimistic, well more so pessimistic and tries to keep everyone grounded. Niki Lauda behaves like, well, Niki Lauda. Paddy just goes on hyping things up. Media needs champions and champion teams to speak something, anything and even BS, so it is inevitable that you will hear A LOT about them and in the process, you will hear these individuals talking in their very own ways. You can either look at Toto or Lewis and believe, "YEAH THEY ARE HANDLING IT OK" or you look at Nico, Niki and Paddy and say "THEY ARE GOING OVERBOARD, OVERCONFIDENT AND COCKY". But like it or not, you will hear about them. Its up to you to choose what you want to concentrate.ian_s wrote:but did Toro Rosso release actual footage of the car running, and also make it a bit of a joke?
i would love for mercedes to fall on their faces at the first test now, after being so cocky
Absolutely! Everything else is smoke and mirrors.SectorOne wrote:giantfan10 wrote:
Everything will be clear come Q3 Australia, because it´s the "same procedure as every year, James".
Would you rather have the disastrous Mclaren Honda test of last year? The "filming day" is in fact also a shakedown. Prudent given that there is now a three day test, I'm sure you agree if you had some sense. << going out on a limb there.giantfan10 wrote:lol mercedes seem to have let their one year of success go to their heads... a lot of talking coming out of the mercedes camp.....Rosberg talking about vettel seeing his rear wing during races and so on ... karmaian_s wrote:but did Toro Rosso release actual footage of the car running, and also make it a bit of a joke?
i would love for mercedes to fall on their faces at the first test now, after being so cocky
Aldo Costa on Sky Italia - The W06 is an evolution of the W05, but still large parts of the layout have changed. We've been running the car with a full tank at all times so that no one can infer how fast we can run. We won't run with with light fuel or try to set up the car for performance until Barcelona, possibly the second test.
Fancy letting me know where I can make such a bet?FoxHound wrote:I would personally avoid straightforward betting on Mercedes this year because the odds are too short.
But an accumulated bet looks far tastier. Mercedes to win the WCC, finish 1-2 in the WDC allied to 10 wins and 10 poles will get you at least 5/2 odds.
I'll check and update at some point.
