Jolle wrote: ↑03 Jun 2018, 21:29
Manoah2u wrote: ↑03 Jun 2018, 21:17
Phil wrote: ↑02 Jun 2018, 23:17
Why in god name would they dump Bottas for Alonso? They could have signed Alonso last year, but they had zero interest. Why would that change? Ocon might be going to Mercedes one day, but why the rush? He isnt exactly a hugely wanted driver by other teams, in other words, there’s no point in rushing him to the big team.
Because contract, because then-still confidence in bottas, because hamilton still firm back then, because new f1 format.
now, hamilton might be heading off in the future, bottas is underwhelming, ricciardo might make ferrari stronger, next year redbull might be stronger. points more important, hamilton's title hunger without any, absolutely any doubt, is much less, and bottas still is just as well - grey and unmoved versus a vastly experienced, charismatic alonso, another big celebrity versus 'nobody' bottas (not meaning that as harsh as it sounds though), and somebody with title hunger whom will surely also motivate hamilton to up his game to have a fair fight against 'nando and not get squashed. a double-win for mercedes, really. 2 big celebs @ mercedes.
bottas is far from rosberg's level, and thus doesn't push hamilton even in the tiniest amount.
Alonso would immediately make hamilton get much more motivated. he would surely also go for a multi-year deal, and then when hamilton (who definately wont go for multiple year deals anymore) leaves Merc, they can put Ocon alongside Alonso to see Vettel go to Mercedes when Alonso leaves.
something like that.
And loose the championship like they did in 2007.
RIC has all advantages like you said, minus the sketchy past with Mercedes and more years in him.
As if 2007 will get a repeat, come on.
Rosberg-Hamilton was far worse than Hamilton-Alonso ever was
Mclaren was the team itself that played a dirty game and treated Alonso unfair in comparison to Lewis.
Alonso finally had enough from it and flexed his muscles.
Funny also how Alonso is given the bad eye by a lot of supposed 'fans', and quite some around here too,
whilst Alonso never was responsible for SpyGate. Alonso was in the midst of all that shady stuff going on.
The only eyebrow you could really raise towards Alonso was crashgate with piquet, but it's still entirely plausible that he actually never knew about how they really planned to execute that. even then - hamilton has lied, schumacher has rammed his car into opponents, Senna was quite the character too in all honesty, piquet actually punched a guy in the face (helmet)......
And as for losing the title in 2007 - if Kovalainen for example was there instead of Alonso, yes perhaps or probably Lewis would have had much more points than his teammate. Instead, where would Alonso have been? Ferrari? Renault still? how many points would he have caught and how much would that have cost hamilton? would Kimi still have won the WDC? would Hamilton still lost the WDC? would Alonso be in front of behind him?
2007 is being blown way out of proportions imho.
Again, just look at Lewis-Nico. Max-Sainz. Webber-Vettel.
Alonso-Lewis would definately be a far better combo than Lewis-Bottas.
