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Thread: BREAKING NEWS: World champion Nico Rosberg retires from Formula One

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    I see Vettel there in 2017.
    Ferrari sucks and he's German.

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    I also see vettel in that seat. Sadly..

    He is German, 4x WDC and meet the mercedes requirements.

    I wonder what is our plan B (i guess ferrari could have seen this coming)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rishu View Post
    My bet: Button, Alonso or even Wherline
    i would LOVE to see an ALonso vs. Lewis battle again....wow taht would be amazing

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    Vettel to Merc and a begrudged Hamilton to Ferrari.
    Very far fetched but not impossible.
    "If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Singer View Post
    Didn't see that coming!

    HAM and VET? Not impossible. How much does Seb 'love' Ferrari. Could he be - in real terms - a number two?!

    But then if Mercedes take on a 'young' driver, HAM won't have any competition..

    Mmm..
    there is NO number ONE or TWO at mercedes...at least thats' waht totto wolf keeps flapping his gums all the time...so in theory Vettel and Lewis or Lewis and Alonso will both be treated equally...

    or maybe not....LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by stisum View Post
    I see Vettel there in 2017.
    Ferrari sucks and he's German.
    true that...but who knows, Ferrari may actually be decent next season....or at least that's how Ferrari fans want it to be...time will tell mate

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    Quote Originally Posted by aroutis View Post
    Vettel to Merc and a begrudged Hamilton to Ferrari.
    Very far fetched but not impossible.
    Interesting... But why would LH abandon his alien rocket ship for unknown Ferrari?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stefa View Post
    Interesting... But why would LH abandon his alien rocket ship for unknown Ferrari?!
    exactly my thoughts on this....NEVER gonna happen

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Harley View Post
    Alonso has a contract with McLaren and that seat suits him fine.
    Contracts were made to be broken, especially when lots of money is involved.
    ~FORZA FERRARI~

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    Quote Originally Posted by stefa View Post
    Interesting... But why would LH abandon his alien rocket ship for unknown Ferrari?!
    Isn't that what every driver dreams of? to be part of Ferrari?
    Forza Ferrari


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    Quote Originally Posted by fmatiasii View Post
    Isn't that what every driver dreams of? to be part of Ferrari?
    u got a perfectly good point there....

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    Quote Originally Posted by fmatiasii View Post
    Isn't that what every driver dreams of? to be part of Ferrari?
    I don't think so... Honestly, judging by for the past 8 years why would anyone?!
    There is nothing from the past and old glory. Only future! One can not live in the past!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stefa View Post
    I don't think so... Honestly, judging by for the past 8 years why would anyone?!
    There is nothing from the past and old glory. Only future! One can not live in the past!
    Yes, but the future cannot exist without the past. Ferrari may be struggling right now but you cannot take away it's old glory as you said, but historically speaking, it's still the team to beat.
    Last edited by fmatiasii; 2nd December 2016 at 14:49.
    Forza Ferrari


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    My bet.

    1. Perez - best of the rest.
    2. Hülkenberg - german.
    3. Bottas - seems like a fit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 512 TR View Post
    My bet.

    1. Perez - best of the rest.
    2. Hülkenberg - german.
    3. Bottas - seems like a fit.
    Isn't Bottas managed by Toto? I think he might be the one.

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    Alonso will do everything to break his contact. He might have a performance clause maybe, who knows
    Red is the only color!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ferrari1.8t View Post
    My thoughts exactly. Where is the passion? The hunger for more? He has golden seat that the whole grid would kill for and he's leaving?
    He's achieved his personal goal, while those after his seat still have their own goal to achieve, that is the difference.
    Nico's goal was to be a world champion, not to be one as many times as possible. For him, being a champion once is enough for a lifetime.

    I can see why someone would stop after being a champion. It's not easy doing what these drivers do. For Nico's case, this means leaving his family behind, and not being there while his daughter is growing up. Now that he's achieved his life goal, might as well move on to other things in life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hornet View Post
    He's achieved his personal goal, while those after his seat still have their own goal to achieve, that is the difference.
    Nico's goal was to be a world champion, not to be one as many times as possible. For him, being a champion once is enough for a lifetime.

    I can see why someone would stop after being a champion. It's not easy doing what these drivers do. For Nico's case, this means leaving his family behind, and not being there while his daughter is growing up. Now that he's achieved his life goal, might as well move on to other things in life.
    spot on mate. This would explain why:
    http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/...icult-decision
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    Quote Originally Posted by aroutis View Post
    Vettel to Merc and a begrudged Hamilton to Ferrari.
    Very far fetched but not impossible.
    Noooooo! No Hamilton is Ferrari plzz
    Alonso: “I stopped as a Ferrari driver but from Monday I’m a Ferrari supporter.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by fmatiasii View Post
    Yes, but the future cannot exist without the past. Ferrari may be struggling right now but you cannot take away it's old glory as you said, but historically speaking, it's still the team to beat.
    I am not taking the past. I have not said that! What I said is that one can not live in the past and rely only on the past. It is logical, I hope so, that after this dry period of 8 years, there will be reason to celebrate.
    One more thing it is not like you have said:" Ferrari may be struggling right now...", right now is for 8 years...

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    he just couldn't stand another season with Lewser

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrarichamp View Post
    he just couldn't stand another season with Lewser
    Alonso: “I stopped as a Ferrari driver but from Monday I’m a Ferrari supporter.”

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    If Hamilton continues with Mercedes - why wouldn't he - all they need is a decent #2 who doesn't rock the boat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rishu View Post
    I will think exactly this way if I was a compulsive Alonso hater
    Well I dont hate ALonso but isnt he stuck in his contract at Mclaren anyway and we should worry about losing VET to Merc.

    Maybe Button has the last laugh on this one and comes back to Merc... LOL


    or maybe they sack Lewis too for his "disobedience" and start fresh with two new drivers

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    Quote Originally Posted by ALO View Post
    Well I dont hate ALonso but isnt he stuck in his contract at Mclaren anyway and we should worry about losing VET to Merc.

    Maybe Button has the last laugh on this one and comes back to Merc... LOL


    or maybe they sack Lewis too for his "disobedience" and start fresh with two new drivers
    ^this....i would absolutely love....Alo vs. Seb....and see who trashes who....lol

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    , really never expected that, even if next years Mercedes is a dog of a car, why walk out on £36 million in two years? Something very fishy going on, or he is just, i don't know words actually fail me on what to think why he would do it at 31 Years old!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Next years regs have changed so will Mercedes be the car to be in, the top contenders are Alonso and dare i say Vettel that Mercedes will be targeting. Which one is available? Could just get a newbie to satisfy Rosberg's big head team mate

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    Quote Originally Posted by steelstallions View Post
    , really never expected that, even if next years Mercedes is a dog of a car, why walk out on £36 million in two years? Something very fishy going on, or he is just, i don't know words actually fail me on what to think why he would do it at 31 Years old!!!!!!!!!!!
    nope, nothing fishy going on, the man simply wants to retire and spend a whole lot of time with the family.
    Forza Ferrari


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    Bottas is probably the most likely one. He's experienced and still 27, knows how to talk to the engineers to develop a car, doesn't rock the boat so to speak, rarely makes mistakes on the track, Williams needs money (maybe as part of releasing Bottas they could get engines cheaper or updates faster), plus the Wolff connection. Only downside is his marketing value

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