Comments on: Mercedes to announce Rosberg this morning?

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:32:42 +0000

So its not a no-brainer. Why? I felt you gave very vauge reasons.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:52:32 +0000

Dave, I think you got it spot on! However I don’t think JB’s camp made good decisions either. Button’s contract should have been wrapped up during the summer break, but the teams were waiting to see what Fernando would do. I wish Button & Rosberg well in their new teams, but I can’t help thinking that Button has missed a golden opportunity to make Brawn GP his team…just like Michael & Lewis!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:49:51 +0000

He was fed up and off the pace in F1 by 2001, and got bored of racing entirely by 2007… He’s not gonna waste his and our time by coming back… Schumi still has that itch, Mika doesn’t..

He seems to enjoy his road-safety and ambassadorial role with Mercedes, giving an expert opinion of everyday driving.. He may enjoy driving, but not professionally anymore..

By: Segedunum

Segedunum — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:37:56 +0000

Sorry, but the facts don’t bare that out. Even Martin Brundle has said that this whole contract thing is rubbish. Where was Raikkonen at Singapore if he felt so under threat? Well, the car was just plain rubbish there.

It’s a nice theory but it doesn’t hold up, certainly not in Formula 1. Your standing and position over many races and seasons doesn’t lie and you can’t make up for it in a handful of races.

By: Madhu

Madhu — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:26 +0000

I loved it!

By: Michael Brown

Michael Brown — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:31:33 +0000

See my reply to Kimi4Ever above. Just proves that Kimi is just another good, but not great, driver who can only get the job done when the car is perfect for him.

By: Michael Brown

Michael Brown — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:29:41 +0000

If Kimi can only get good results when the car is just perfect for him then he’s just another middle of the road driver like Barrichello and many others. The truly great drivers like Schumacher and Alonso (to name just two), can get good results even when the car is not perfect for them.

If Kimi was a truly great driver he would never have been overshadowed by his team mate for nearly two seasons. He was being blown into the weeds by Massa until Hungary 2009, and there’s every evidence that without his accident Massa would have won in Hungray and done even better than Raikkonen for the rest of the season as well.

By: Kel

Kel — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:32:30 +0000

If Kimi was not trying in the 2006 Mclaren how was he beating the highly regarded Montoya?

By: Williams4ever

Williams4ever — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:02:08 +0000

Kimi reminds me of certain English Cricketers of erstwhile era, they used to play a good inning here and there only when there contract was up for renewal or their place in team was in jeopardy. And when I say certain, talent wise they were the best that the market could have offered (just Kimi), but their attitude was always a question mark just like Finns.

If he really cares that much about “Racing” he would have placed a realistic offer on the table and not something that will never be discussed by any serious team in current economy

By: Segedunum

Segedunum — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:03:00 +0000

That’s what I think happened too. It was probably made clear to Button that nothing was going to be done until the Mercedes takeover was announced, but Button and his manager got cold feet and wanted to pressure Brawn into a deal that would secure his future upfront. Brawn simply couldn’t offer that. Button simply didn’t trust Brawn and Mercedes, in other words.