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Bring either Button or Massa back!
DesertPenguin09
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I'll just copy my response from the main topic on this.
What a joke. Win the championship and then leave saying your family is more important. A true champion could handle it all.
What a joke. Win the championship and then leave saying your family is more important. A true champion could handle it all.
DesertPenguin09
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Yea, he won and now he's leaving so he can enjoy it without worrying about having to defend it. Let someone else have it next year and move on.
Very unsportsmanlike. A sporting man would savor the/any challenge.
Very unsportsmanlike. A sporting man would savor the/any challenge.
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Wehrlein is being groomed to take over and he's out of contract, so that would make the most sense.
Verstappen would have to extricate himself from his Red Bull contract and although Jos is ruthless, I think RB's lawyers are not stupid, so that would cost a pretty penny.
Bottas has been suggested, via a discount on engines for Williams, but I honestly don't see the point for Mercedes.
The bottom line is that they have a young driver's stable and you have to get your drivers from there to justify that money.
Since Ocon is set at Force India, Wehrlein is the natural choice.
The ironically evil would be Alonso to move to Mercedes and then they produce a crap car and Mclaren is a world beater. But I don't think they want Hamilton-Alonso back together...
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Fangio did it in 57 after the 5th title, Hawthorn did it in 58 after his only win (and died a few months later), Jackie Stewart did it in 73 after his 3rd, Mansell did it in 92 after finally winning it (but came back in 94) and Prost did it in 93 after his 4th.
Rosberg is 31, he's rich, he achieved his childhood dream and he can now enjoy the rest of his life with his wife and kids with his body and mind intact (just like his father did). Not a lot of people have the chance to do that. He is a true champion because that's what it will say in the record books.
Like his father before him, he has been criticised for not caring about playing for the audience throughout his career, so it makes sense that, as his final act, he does something that lots of people will criticise, but will have zero impact on his life.
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He achieved his dream for his own career. I think our opinions what he should or should not desire for his career& life are largely irrelevant. His life, his career; not yours.
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- vsfit
You're talking about a driver/human that achieved what 1% of the top 1% achieve? Who are you to be so judgemental?
DesertPenguin09
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A fan that likes to see people compete? I get that he doesn't owe me anything but it sucks seeing a great driver leave and so soon after the season ended it looks weird.
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...something about a kettle and black comes to mind. not sure what shade of black tho. take your pick.
DesertPenguin09
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I'm not getting paid many millions of dollars though lol
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Maybe you should just wish him the best and thank him for being the racer he is for this moment in time in "his" life.
DesertPenguin09
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I'll certainly do that too. Can I give praise and be critical at the same time?
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I understand the way @DesertPenguin09 is reacting. It's not how I feel, but that's one of the two sides of the fence to be on. Be happy he went out on top, or feel like he's running away.
There have been numerous others who retired after winning the big one. Most recently being Payton Manning. It may be the biggest moment in that persons life, or at least in their sporting career. Being in that position will make you pause and think if there is anything more to achieve. Certainly Rosberg could come back and try to win another, since he is young and obviously at the top of his craft. But, as he stated in the presser (I just wanted to use that word), he had a single minded goal of winning the World Drivers Championship for as long as he can remember. Finally achieving that is a huge sigh of relief.
The fact that he states that he wants to be there more for his family really shows the kind of person he is. I've never been a fan of his, but after reading that and watching the homemade video of him karting as a youngster, it makes me realize that he understands there is more to life than racing.
I recently watched the movie, "The Gambler". Without giving the movie away, the phrase used by John Goodman, "...be in a position of **** Y**". Rosberg is certainly in that position and I'm sure he'd love to that tell Lewis Hamilton.
There have been numerous others who retired after winning the big one. Most recently being Payton Manning. It may be the biggest moment in that persons life, or at least in their sporting career. Being in that position will make you pause and think if there is anything more to achieve. Certainly Rosberg could come back and try to win another, since he is young and obviously at the top of his craft. But, as he stated in the presser (I just wanted to use that word), he had a single minded goal of winning the World Drivers Championship for as long as he can remember. Finally achieving that is a huge sigh of relief.
The fact that he states that he wants to be there more for his family really shows the kind of person he is. I've never been a fan of his, but after reading that and watching the homemade video of him karting as a youngster, it makes me realize that he understands there is more to life than racing.
I recently watched the movie, "The Gambler". Without giving the movie away, the phrase used by John Goodman, "...be in a position of **** Y**". Rosberg is certainly in that position and I'm sure he'd love to that tell Lewis Hamilton.
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Yeah, I thought that video was pretty telling was well. Keke was known for, let's say, enjoying his life outside racing as well, so I can see that translating to the young Rosberg.
Boy, do I have a few uses for that clip....
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I think many of us would drive an F1 car FOR FREE if given the chance. Of course that's assuming we wouldn't put it into the wall on the first corner. It's been said many times: money can't make you want to get into a racing car and drive - you have to want that.
There's not much that I can say that hasn't already been said above. But I will say, nobody gets handed a championship. Rosberg had the best machinery but he still worked hard, against arguably the best driver in the business, to make it after working hard FOR YEARS. F1 is the ultimate pressure cooker of racing - to do well you must sacrifice almost everything else. Not many people are willing or able to make that kind of sacrifice. In a certain way, being in the best machinery is even more pressure - then there are no excuses!
Unsportsmanlike to win the championship and retire? I say it would be far more unsportsmanlike to plant your butt in the best team for a few years and rack up the wins without giving the up and coming talent a chance. And this isn't a dis on Hamilton or anyone else who makes that choice. They still have to get in the car every race weekend and make it happen.
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I once heard from a F1 mechanic (during a Brazilian GP) that most "normal" people wouldn't have the courage to accelerate a F1 car, let alone do a lap at speed, because the sensation is indescribable and the fear it causes is as well. I've never got to try it (have plans to in a couple of years, there's ways to do it), but I don't doubt it.
Two things stand out for me:
- even with the best car, you still need to drive for 90+ minutes without making a mistake, turning consistent laps for the whole time. We all know how hard that is. No one does it for the whole season, Rosberg certainly didn't, but he minimised those errors and when he needed he put it all on the line (the pass on Max was an all or nothing moment and pretty much won him the championship).
- he was faster than Hamilton in more than a few places and that's no easy task. Again, you have to be faster for one lap during qualy and then repeat that lap after lap after lap. Even with the best car, you need to find every single tenth available. We also know how hard that is.
What he did was remarkable and showed a great deal of mental and intestinal fortitude to fight against a better driver and still come out on top.
I've heard all the complaints about the racing being boring and predictable, but we had a fantastic year and the outcome was decided at the chequered flag of the last race with action up and down the field all year long. What more can you hope for?
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My T300/RS just started making a clunking , grinding noise.
I noticed this going around the hairpin at Monaco last night , but now its happening going through tight esses. also it dosnt look to be calibrating properly as the wheel is not centered afterwards. I'm fearing the worst.
I noticed this going around the hairpin at Monaco last night , but now its happening going through tight esses. also it dosnt look to be calibrating properly as the wheel is not centered afterwards. I'm fearing the worst.
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My T300/RS just started making a clunking , grinding noise.
Here are some options, links to various pages to help with calibration and tools to use. I have been down that long dark hole, and the sick feeling in the pit of your stomach. good luck.
http://projectcars.club/wp-content/uploads/tools/T300motorcalibration.pdf
http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/sh...p-solved&highlight=thrustmaster+wheel+turning
http://gameidealist.com/news/thrust...ing-ps4-and-xbox-one-wheels-for-project-cars/
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Sup guys, it's been about a year since the last time I've raced with you guys but I have been planning on joining back up with you guys and doing some fantastic racing. If it's ok I will do the driver placement TT but I am joining as a Part Time, I don't think I'll be able to race the next 2 weeks but after that I'll be all set up. Thanks everyone!
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Start a conversation with me, JLBowler, Zer05ive and nmcp1.
