tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post364860447382698399..comments2024-03-28T07:18:09.958+00:00Comments on Talking about F1: The F1 blog: Montreal Qualifying: Seb's all thatGraham Keillohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11514708469215327323noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-79672971957012851222013-06-12T21:21:25.338+01:002013-06-12T21:21:25.338+01:00Thanks very much both for your comments as well as...Thanks very much both for your comments as well as for your compliments, I'm very glad that you like my blog :)<br /><br />I agree broadly with what's been said. My suspicion is that over the season Lewis Hamilton will get on top of Nico Rosberg at Mercedes, particularly as he gets the car (particularly the brakes) more to his liking. But I also agree that it's not going to be a rout by any stretch of the imagination, and that there'll be plenty of weekends wherein Rosberg will be the pace-setter.<br /><br />I'm one of many who's been eating humble pie regarding Rosberg this year. I'd for years wondered if he wasn't all that, but he's proving me wrong this year! Perhaps I had been swayed by 2006, but we shouldn't forget Rosberg was young then, just 20.Graham Keillohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514708469215327323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-65111194327818632732013-06-12T16:30:22.640+01:002013-06-12T16:30:22.640+01:00Got to agree with the 'guy above' once aga...Got to agree with the 'guy above' once again:). Rosberg has kept up so far with Hamilton this season. He may just earn another fan if he gets a couple of more pole to podium finishes.<br /><br />That said the battle for drivers championship looks set to be really engrossing this season with Vettel, Alonso, Raikkonen and even Hamilton getting reasonably competitive cars. Looking forward to a keenly contested finish to the f1 season.jhanamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269788749929887773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-37807570244069733712013-06-12T05:02:01.105+01:002013-06-12T05:02:01.105+01:00The "guy above's" back =) I've b...The "guy above's" back =) I've been a Rosberg fan since Bahrain 2006, and while people point to his NOT putting Webber in the shade as proof of his not being particularly good - I think the fact that Webber Retired 11 times that Year (Rosberg - 9), points to the Williams being a truck. On top of which Rosberg's given me the impression of improving year after year (Barring the second half of 2012).<br /><br />Hamilton actually feels like he's been quite up and down, and never really gotten better than he was in 2007 (Which was a pretty high standard - a rookie battling the 2-time incumbent down to the wire is pretty good!).<br /><br />All said and done, I think Hamilton is just a tenth or two faster than Rosberg on each of their best days. I seriously doubt either of them will be "destroying" the other over the course of the season (I've seen that opinion on quite a few forums).Seamus Cascarinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-2955212476321817802013-06-11T15:38:28.514+01:002013-06-11T15:38:28.514+01:00What do you think, will rosberg be able to better ...What do you think, will rosberg be able to better hamilton again this season or will hamilton gallop away as he gets the team to build a car more to his liking?<br />Got to agree with the guy above, this is a great blog. I find myself coming back after each grand prix to know your take on the weekends happenings.jhanamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269788749929887773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-9758887681547013642013-06-10T14:08:25.675+01:002013-06-10T14:08:25.675+01:00Thanks very much Seamus for your kind words on the...Thanks very much Seamus for your kind words on the site. I'm very glad that you like it, it's always nice to hear positive feedback :) <br /><br />Yes, you wonder sometimes what Seb has to do exactly to convince the doubters out there, he demonstrates repeatedly that it's not just about the Red Bull with him. But then again perhaps there'll always be those who insist on having a bogeyman! Graham Keillohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514708469215327323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-14404419214518119672013-06-09T18:16:28.792+01:002013-06-09T18:16:28.792+01:00Haha, Yes, your opening paragraphs were how I felt...Haha, Yes, your opening paragraphs were how I felt as I watched the Qualy - altho in my case there was a crushing sense of disappointment. I've always thought that Vettels dominance could be explained away by the fact that the car was being built by RedBull specifically for him. But the way he mastered those changing conditions and put it on top, I guess he is as good as he thinks he is- and as good as I hoped he was not. Ah well ...<br /><br />Great Site BTW, I dont know how you've got such criminally low activity in terms of comments given all the great articles you've got, I hope it's made up for in Page views ! (Loved your retrospective on Prost - and this coming from a Senna fan.)Seamus Cascarinonoreply@blogger.com