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06-02-2021, 12:20 AM
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Hamilton's new contract !!

Rumours are rife that Mercedes and Lewis have drafted a new
contract for the next year with an option for a further year if Lewis
wants it !!
Lewis will not receive a pay rise, but will be allowed space on his
overalls and helmet to display his own sponsor ship adverts !!
An interesting clause is likely to be included in the contract which
is unofficially called the Verstappen clause, which gives Lewis the
right to influence the choice of any future team mate in the team??
Hence the name of the clause !!
It is not expected that Verstappen will ever be chosen as a team
member till Lewis leaves the team???
What!a shame, imo it would be very interesting if this could happen?
I wonder what Lewis is scared of??

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06-02-2021, 07:57 AM
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Re: Hamilton's new contract !!

That’s actually anti-competitive and I feel that Lewis has too much power at Mercedes. If George drove the car so well then it’s definitely the car and not the driver. But Bottas is lukewarm in the car as well. Bottas should have been given the boot. Regarding Verstappen - truth be told, I don’t much fancy the little squirt! Verstappen’s personality reminds me of a vintage John McEnroe!
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06-02-2021, 10:41 AM
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Boring man with more ego than talent.
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06-02-2021, 11:06 AM
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Re: Hamilton's new contract !!

Having the name of a players chosen sponsor on clothing is quite common in sport these days. In my favourite sport snooker it has improved immensely the earnings of the players and through that the numbers of younger players competing in tournaments.

The above has made snooker once again very popular viewing sport. Which is great.
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06-02-2021, 12:09 PM
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Re: Hamilton's new contract !!

I stopped watching F1 when Hamilton started being political with BLM.

I wish sports was an area free from politics
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06-02-2021, 01:45 PM
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Re: Hamilton's new contract !!

Originally Posted by Grandad1943 ->
Having the name of a players chosen sponsor on clothing is quite common in sport these days. In my favourite sport snooker it has improved immensely the earnings of the players and through that the numbers of younger players competing in tournaments.

The above has made snooker once again very popular viewing sport. Which is great.
Hi grandad! Welcome to OFF!!
I Agree about the snooker, but you missed the point of my post
I think?
It was really about Hamilton's perceived anti competition stance in
trying to control who teams up with him ??
Why should he have a say in who races along side of him he doesn't
pay their wages !!
F1 needs MORE competition, not less imo !!

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06-02-2021, 02:02 PM
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Re: Hamilton's new contract !!

Originally Posted by Minx ->
That’s actually anti-competitive and I feel that Lewis has too much power at Mercedes. If George drove the car so well then it’s definitely the car and not the driver. But Bottas is lukewarm in the car as well. Bottas should have been given the boot. Regarding Verstappen - truth be told, I don’t much fancy the little squirt! Verstappen’s personality reminds me of a vintage John McEnroe!
Your opinions on Lewis and George and Bottas are spot on imo
Minx, but you seem to be judging Verstappen on his lack of sex
appeal? ( can't stand the little squirt!) instead of his driving ability??
Concerning George Russell's drive for mercedes, do you think
Hamilton's mechanics had anything to do with the debacle of the
pit stops??
After all ,Lewis is a very rich guy ??

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06-02-2021, 02:05 PM
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Re: Hamilton's new contract !!

Originally Posted by Bread ->
I stopped watching F1 when Hamilton started being political with BLM.

I wish sports was an area free from politics
And that too !!

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06-02-2021, 06:26 PM
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I wouldn’t have thought Hamilton is afraid of any teammates as he isn’t of any driver, no f1 driver is! It’s more likely the “ verstappen” clause is to prevent a young teammate being favoured over him, ( as happened with vettel at Ferrari) getting all the latest updates before Hamilton, lewis is nearing the end of his f1 career and, I suspect, if he again wins the title, he will retire, as for Russell, yes he is a future great driver in the right car, and yes, he had a great drive, and should have won, but it was only one race, how would he do in a competitive car, through a season? Lewis rarely makes mistakes even when further down the order, he can overtake and do it fairly,unlike some drivers
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06-02-2021, 11:36 PM
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Re: Hamilton's new contract !!

Originally Posted by Primus1 ->
I wouldn’t have thought Hamilton is afraid of any teammates as he isn’t of any driver, no f1 driver is! It’s more likely the “ verstappen” clause is to prevent a young teammate being favoured over him, ( as happened with vettel at Ferrari) getting all the latest updates before Hamilton, lewis is nearing the end of his f1 career and, I suspect, if he again wins the title, he will retire, as for Russell, yes he is a future great driver in the right car, and yes, he had a great drive, and should have won, but it was only one race, how would he do in a competitive car, through a season? Lewis rarely makes mistakes even when further down the order, he can overtake and do it fairly,unlike some drivers
Oh l don't decry Hamilton's abilities Primus, but l would have thought
that due to the lack of competition between the different teams in F1
it would be to the advantage of the "sport" to encourage a little
bit of competition within the teams to replace it don't you think?
I find it boring that the results of a race are pre ordained don't you?
The only excitement now is if someone has an accident !!

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