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Naks said:
Zhou is probably going to stay, due to the appeal of the Chinese market for VAG, so Bottas is out I think.
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Think it's more than that, I don't think you'd use F1 to drive mass market car sales. I'd have to assume that people have a few more brain cells than that. You're essentially targeting a small segment of the population that follow F1, and then a smaller segment of that who are patriotic, to hopefully get a few sales through brand association with that country.

Seems counterproductive - a few car sales in one country, to the detriment of your team's performance in motorsport's showcase event, and therefore your brand on the global stage...
 
quovadis said:
Agh, I just miss F1 being "Newey goes to x". Feels manufactured in some ways but I guess that's how media is these days.
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It does feel very manufactured and its bloody annoying in my opinion and totally detracts from the actual sport itself.

I would also hazard a guess that Newey very likely has had conversations with "senior management" that he is unhappy with the power struggle and political bollocks, but possibly more as his own political ploy to get them to all fsck off and let him do his job.
 
ToxicBunny said:
It does feel very manufactured and its bloody annoying in my opinion and totally detracts from the actual sport itself.

I would also hazard a guess that Newey very likely has had conversations with "senior management" that he is unhappy with the power struggle and political bollocks, but possibly more as his own political ploy to get them to all fsck off and let him do his job.
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After so much time anyone would want a change of scenery. I'm hoping this plays out quickly regardless of if he stays or goes.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
Why would Merc take Bottas? He tried and was just a second driver, nothing special. So why would they take him again, if they want a second driver they will take Mick.
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Quantifiable plus they need a consistent driver to give feedback - Mick & Russell don't have the baseline of a winning car in terms of handling etc.
 
Look who I ran into today...

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He's the quiet type. Didn't say much at all, just stood there and smiled for the photo.
 
Lisan al Gaib!

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Speedster said:
Wild!

Reminds me. Bank in the days of VHS and video stores there was a whole series called "Havoc". Each video was just 90 minutes of racing crashes.
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That sounds vaguely familiar
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That’s it, I recall they were numbered
 
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