Chuckjr wrote: ↑02 Apr 2024, 16:04
Venturiation wrote: ↑02 Apr 2024, 13:22
Chuckjr wrote: ↑01 Apr 2024, 17:33
My god the irony is so thick in Ham’s words. He claims to be inspired by their “not giving up”, yet he himself bailed on the team and signed with a rival before this season even started. SMH. What a coward.
“ So every time we take one or two sets forward, it’d take five back. It’s been hugely frustrating, I think, for the engineers.
“But I think what’s been inspiring is that they’ve just not given up. They’re continuing to show up every day and give it their best and that’s all you can ever ask.”
The irony is from you
The team abandoned him because they wanted to replace him with antonelli by not giving him a contract
Anyone in hamilton position would have left before 2025 and go at Ferrari for 2024
You’re assuming that as contract details and future actions within a team are private. In fact it’s looking less and less like Antonelli will be at Merc in 2025.
How is the irony with me when Ham is the one bailing on the team when he had his moment to stay and see through the struggle? Be there for the team that was there for him, handing him a car he could not lose in for almost a decade. Then he says how proud he is of them for staying with it and continuing to fight,
while at the same time leaving the team for a rival. What part of that makes me ironic? He’s the one who is abandoning ship when the going gets tough. It’s what a coward does and it’s why I called him out on it.
And no, not everyone in his position would bail. Guys with character and integrity would dig in deeper and try harder for the team that served them so well for so long to see them back to competitiveness. Stick it out and be a hero to help bring them back. Nope. Ham
covertly uses an exit clause to grab another guys seat (who quite frankly deserves to stay at Ferrari) to try to force another title. This is next level greed. Disgusting behavior afaic. I hope CS beats CL just to render further how messed up this whole situation is.
I am not sure why a driver changing teams makes you so upset.
Who are these others guys with character and integrity you speak of?
Here's a list of flagrant team swappers:
Vettel, Alonso, Raikonen, Carlos Sainz, Ricciardo, Gasly, Hulkenberg, Button, and honorable mentions to the great Senna and Fangio for being the most opportunistic.
It's a good think when a driver can leave when things get tough. It means they are marketable and have options.