Comments on: Rosberg ready to become a leader at Mercedes

By: manatcna

manatcna — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:54:25 +0000

I’m wondering if the BGP002 (or whatever it’s called now) will be as good as this years car was.
I hope so, because if it isn’t, Mercedes could finish up in the midfield, or worse

By: Rich C

Rich C — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:50:58 +0000

I’m telling you, Haug is saying its a secret because NO ONE HAS TOLD *HIM who it’ll be! lol

By: Rich C

Rich C — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:46:00 +0000

Technically speaking, isn’t Nico a dual-national? Finnish & German? So why is he always portrayed as “German?” Just too many darn ‘Finns’ around F1 I guess!

By: Silverstoned

Silverstoned — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:39:03 +0000

Agreed. The more you think about it the more inevitable/logical Kimi to Brawn seems.
But after last week, I’m trying not to get my hopes up too high again. No use I’m afraid: trouble with optimists is we never learn from disappointments!

By: John

John — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:46:42 +0000

I try not to read minds, just words. And Nico’s words say that he will grow into a team leader position.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:45:27 +0000

That would be amazing, get the Banzai Wonder in a top car, scare the established drivers a bit… He’s already ruffled the Champ’s feathers in Brazil!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:44:04 +0000

That would be a surprise… I don’t think Ralf in his deluded world could expect that… Or could he????….

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:14:24 +0000

I love stollen and strudel… mmmm reminds me of my days in good old Deutschland…

I think the whole Schumi-saga is evident that there is still a bit of a vacuum in F1, created when Schumi left, and never really filled by any one driver… Alonso is too grumpy, Lewis is more of a modern sports star, rather than the classic tempered genius that F1 fans seem to crave (except Alonso, who’s just whiny…), and Kimi likes his Magnum’s, rallying and Vodka a bit too much for it to remind us of James Hunt!

If we can get Schumi in a Benz, then I would be ecstatic, as we all know he is supremely fit, and he is clearly still needed in F1. But he also has his own career to think about, and if he sees better things ahead as a co-creator of Ferrari’s frankly amazing road cars, then we should be happy for him and admire those too… A Merc drive may hamper his chances of that happening, however much he wants to scratch his F1 itch…

Personally, I think he has spoken to Mercedes (Dr Zetsche is so high up in the company that I imagine any of his time would have to be very worthy) and he is considering the myriad of options available to him. It must be hard to decide what to do when you’ve achieved so much in one field, and have reached an age where his family would be a major priority in his weighing up of his options…

I say it’s all down to Schumi now, he’s been given offers from both parties and he just has to decide what he really wants…

By: Érico

Érico — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:13:11 +0000

McLaren managed to get Alonso for a day in 2006 before testing was completely over. I don’t know how much it cost them, but it made enough of an impact back then. And there is always the easy route of having the contract terminated a week after the last race instead of December 31st.

By: khan

khan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:06:44 +0000

Mercedes F1 will be doomed in its 1st year if it partners Rosberg & Heidfeld. No disrespect to these two guys, a brand like mercedes need a bigger personality to lead their charge. As Haug is promising surprises, i hope he is talking about Raikkonen. He is the only option available at the moment.