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funny thing is if they kept that numbering Ferrari would be still holding 27 and 28, after staying nearly a decade with Benetton/Renault and one year with McLaren

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The Benetton/Renault was never used this numbers.

I meant if they kept using the numbering from 1996 onwards

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Unexpected, but completely understandable. You could almost visibly see the pressure lift from his shoulders when the race finished on Sunday... can't really blame him for not wanting to put himself (and his family) through that again, especially now there's relatively little for him to gain. Too many drivers stick around for too long (looking at you Button, Massa) so it's kind of refreshing to see someone go out on top.

Bild* reporting that Toto's first phone call was to Renault, hoping to take advantage of the fact that all of Rosberg's merch has the word 'Nico' on it and so can be reused. His interest was rejected.

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/formel-1 ... 05651.html

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he should had offered Ocon in exchange

Mercedes dumped Heidfeld to sign Schumacher. maybe is time to make some justice to him

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Dam, I am stunned, but when you think about it, you can understand from his prespective... but man he's still pretty young too!..... I bet some drivers will be scrambling to see what loop holes they have in their contracts

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I don't remember this, care to elaborate?

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Oh that would have been interesting I'd love to see Hülkenberg in the Merc

It will be Wehrlein. If not, then Ocon and Wehrlein will go to Force India. Other wise, it will make their junior program immediately bs. Just like the Ferrari program.

I don't remember aswell, only that they speculated Heidfeld and then signed Michael

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Oh I get you. I was thinking much earlier in time, while Heidfeld was a Mercedes junior.

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And just like Ferrari as a team, Mercedes is conservative. Wehrlein is a rookie. All though being their reserve driver and his nationality helps, but Ocon was selected over him to Force India. Why would Mercedes settle with him if they can have more seasoned driver instead? And if Hamilton wants to quit within the next two years, they would want experienced driver now and Wehrlein or Ocon later. So if they can get an already winning driver, they will take him over their perhaps too green rookies because of their long term plans. If Mercedes had similar mindset with their juniors as Red Bull, they would take Wehrlein.

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The smart money is on Wehrlein being shipped to Williams in exchange for cheaper power units and Bottas being released from his contract to move to Mercedes. Remember Wolff still manages Valterri.

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and I forgot he was from Mercedes way before the Brawn purchase haha

I guess they'll pick someone from in house, too bad there are anymore testing, otherwise they could be ready to go

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Bottas would likely be their best choice at this time and a good number 2 for Hamilton. Really don't think Pascal has done enough to be gifted a top seat like that just yet. Although they could go off the board and completely shock us with a surprise signing if one of the other drivers can weasel out of their contracts.

Here's another odd coincidence - Nico's daughter is about the same age as he was when Keke quit. I know Keke decided to quit in 84, before he was born, but still.

He mentions his family a few times, and I now get the distinct impression that he doesn't want his daughter (and any future Rosbergs) to miss what he had with his own father. He's a good bloke.

Sucks that Vandoorne has that Mclaren seat. Toto said halfway through the season he'd fix a seat for Stoffel if Mclaren didn't give him a chance. He would have been top pick for the Mercedes drive imo.

ah, don't rule it out yet

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Yep. Wasn't the first time and won't be the last, but yep.



There's your reason right there. Why end driving a shitbox like Button or scrabbling for 2 points a race like Felipe? He's the best in the world, and no-one will be able to say for sure that Lewis would have given him his receipt next year.



I don't think it's about the time, it's about the psychological effort that you need to beat someone that you know is better than you. He doesn't think he can do that again, but he knows at the same time he would not be content following Lewis around.



He's already stupidly rich, and if he's sensible with his money and what he chooses to do next he could end up at Irvine's level of fuck-off wealth before he's 40.

He's also in the unique position of being qualified to do any job he wants within the paddock. He's been a driver. If he wants to be a technical director, he can work his way to that point very quickly with his qualifications. If he wants to do TV for Sky or RTL or anyone else, he probably already speaks that station's language so he could do that for whoever wants him.

Basically, he's got one title, he doesn't think he can win a second against Lewis even if Mercedes remain on top, and one of the weightiest paddock rumours is that next season will be Newey's revenge as regards to the new aero rules.

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Yeah, I know he's mad and I don't care. I do not care. I did not care then. I do not care now. I'm here to race him.