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Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
As I just posted on FB, A couple of Sundays ago I took my daughter Demi to her local park and while she was happily swinging a couple of adults were sitting nearby, each with a child, and one parent offered a cupcake to the child that wasn't hers first, then gave her daughter her cupcake. This started her daughter wailing almost non-stop for about 40 mins as she wanted to be first - I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the little girl's name was Nico.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Perhaps it's basically childishness, or maybe it's a deep-seated belief that when it comes to the crunch, Hamilton is just better than he is.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
"They gave me the blame, which sucks," he said. "I'm of a different opinion, but that doesn't help."
The German said: "I was in the battle and I had the strong inside position and I was surprised Lewis turned in where I was."
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
I'm no fan of Hamster, but not colliding with your team mate is right at the top of things not to do. I think Rosberg was always going to risk a swerve, or a dodgy move, and Hamster failed to realise it.
But, like the EU referendum, the decision has been made and they're going to have to suck it up. The good thing is, the championship is race between them is still open.
so despite me not enjoying the racing this year, it's pretty hard not to be absorbed by the inter-team fight again.
It's pretty easy to blame Rosberg here - and to a degree, rightly so, if you watch the incar on him, he's late slowing the card down on the brakes (with a brake problem) but he's late on the turn in too, probably partially due to the speed not being scrubbed off so he can't turn in until there is grip on the front end and his tyres are shot, he was also probably a bit later on the brakes due to defending the position.
He put himself in that risky position, fading breaks, poor front tyres, and was it seems suffered poor judgement trying to strong arm Hamilton. It's pretty fair to say he took his chance, and it didn't pay off, he ended up fourth rather than second playing it safe, he "lost".
The flip side of this is that Hamilton needs a few collisions, the approach Rosberg took is a position Hamilton takes and is often cheered for (which I don't agree with) in that either on the attack, "I'm coming through, either move or I'll take us both out" - look at Canada and a few others (can't think of the exact circuits off the top of my head but I can dig them out if anyones interested).
I'm not just talking about this year, but I'm talking about in general, this "move or we both go out...maybe" approach is what mostly got Hamilton this amazing over taker reputation, and of course raw speed and ability.
When Hamilton is on the defensive, the approach is very similar, I will leave no room and will keep squeezing you until you back off and lose some time or risk both of us going out.
This is no different than what Rosberg did in Austria, if Hamilton was in doubt, he should have waited for the turn in from Rosberg and tried to cut back until him, OR slow down, concede the overtake wasn't going to happen at that corner and tried again, but he turned in anyway, although in fairness they where both in the corner pretty deep, so the slow down would have been quiet extreme.
Hamilton is under the impression that no-one should try to pass him, and he should not be slowed down passing someone just because he is quicker, so he needs a few collisions like this (although he came off well in this one) as we seem to applaud this "move or we'll both go out" style of driving.
all very easy to see in multiple slow down replays, not too easy in the heat of racing.
Edit - found a quick example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btUnEasFtNQ
similar situation, Austin 2015 although no car problems, solid late break, speed advantage, but when the overtake is done instead of giving the room, Hamilton comes across and runs Rosberg wide, forcing him to back off, and thus losing time/speed and being unable to come back at him.
This is what I think Rosberg was trying to do, the difference was Hamilton didn't back off to lose the time, so there was a crash.
--- additional edit ---
2011 against Massa is a good few examples of this "I'm coming through - so you have to move" approach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_ZTY0xWvM
two very dubious ones in there.
That said for every 3 of these bully overtakes, there is normally one fantastic clean over take.