Formula 1 2016

[Niall_Quinn]

Hamilton, "I'm actually in the lead right now...",

Fuck off Mercedes, stop trying to kill the race.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton is being a complete dick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

 

Rosberg is the world champion.

[GP]

Congrats to Nico

[Goonermerree]

 

Rosberg is the world champion.

I hope Hamilton is a better loser than Rosberg was last year.

[Niall_Quinn]

Do F1 a favour and fuck off Mercedes. How can they be giving instructions to one of their drivers to lose the title? Corporate shits.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Do F1 a favour and fuck off Mercedes. How can they be giving instructions to one of their drivers to lose the title? Corporate shits.

Team orders isn't anything new unfortunately

Personally i think it's just as ridiculous that Rosberg won the title, as for me it should always be about who wins the most races

Then again arguably you could make that argument to take Hamilton's title from him in 2008 (although he would have had more races wins than Massa if the stewards hadn't stolen the Belgian Grand Prix victory from him)

[Niall_Quinn]

Team orders isn't anything new unfortunately

Personally i think it's just as ridiculous that Rosberg won the title, as for me it should always be about who wins the most races

Then again arguably you could make that argument to take Hamilton's title from him in 2008 (although he would have had more races wins than Massa if the stewards hadn't stolen the Belgian Grand Prix victory from him)

Team orders to secure the constructor's championship, which they had already done. So this is basically them telling one driver to lose a title so the other one can win it. Mercedes had nothing to lose except a race that could have no bearing on them winning both titles, one way or the other. I can't claim Hamilton is one of my favourite people, but with the constructor's title in the bag he has every right to try and win a title today. Hell, other teams have seen their drivers bash each other off the track on the first lap. Today Hamilton was winning the race and trying to do whatever else he could, all within the rules, to win the title. How the team can find fault with that is incredible and illustrative.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Team orders to secure the constructor's championship, which they had already done. So this is basically them telling one driver to lose a title so the other one can win it. Mercedes had nothing to lose except a race that could have no bearing on them winning both titles, one way or the other. I can't claim Hamilton is one of my favourite people, but with the constructor's title in the bag he has every right to try and win a title today. Hell, other teams have seen their drivers bash each other off the track on the first lap. Today Hamilton was winning the race and trying to do whatever else he could, all within the rules, to win the title. How the team can find fault with that is incredible and illustrative.

Ferrari have applied team orders not just for the constructors championship but in favour of one driver over another, in 2002 Rubens Barichello was ordered to let Schumacher over take him, and there was already a Ferrari 1-2 at the time.

I'm not saying it's right because it clearly isn't, what I'm saying is Mercedes wouldn't be the first to do it.

I don't have an issue with Lewis Hamilton, he is arrogant and can get agressive but he wants to win and today was another example of that. I think Mercedes did everything in its power to give Rosberg the title this season in order to placate him, and it's Rosberg who has been far more guilty of petulence and dirty tricks on the track.

[Power n Glory]

Didn't watch the race but sounds like Mercedes have favoured Rosberg again. It's been that way since the end of last season and giving instructions to Hamilton to ensure Rosberg wins the title is as low as it gets. Fix of a season.