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Originally Posted by 450knotOffice
And everyone's hero - Senna - wouldn't have done EXACTLY the same thing? News flash, every F1 driver worthy of becoming a world champion is (and has to be) RUTHLESS. Mercedes knows that. It's racing at this level. Lowe will do nothing.
Congratulations to Rosberg. He earned it.  |
If Senna's actions in similar situations are to be the measure of the worthiness of a world champion.....
Then Rosberg would have been well within his role fighting to lock in a World Championship by putting Hamilton and himself into the wall somewhere along the slower portions of the track in the final three laps as Vettel closed the gap. Both cars out...Rosberg wins Title...everyone remembers the McClaren incident in Japan 89, followed up by the first corner tete-a-tete in 1990.
These drivers are paid (very highly) to do the job of driving the most advanced race cars on the planet. They are members of a professional team, and need to conduct themselves professionally. Ruthlessness is no longer an admirable trait when representing global manufacturers spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to field a competitive team. Hamilton's actions more closely resemble selfishness...something that Mercedes can do without.
Rosberg conducted himself with professionalism and dignity, both on and off the track last weekend, Hamilton did not. I don't know if he will face significant consequences or not. I hope so. I agree with others that his car is far more responsible for his success than he his. Alonso, Riccardo, Vettel, Verstappen, hell....even Raikkonen would compete for the title in Hamm's car.
Nico deserved the World Title this year. Congratulations!