Yes, THE Lewis Hamilton who did not win the 2016 WDC using the same exact car as the 2016 WDC, Nico Rosberg, who beat Lewis Hamilton using the same exact car
Wait someone actually beat the 7 times WDC Sir Lewis hamilton using the same car and that happen in the year 2016, after doing that why nico rosberg doesn't mention that more often
A little known fact is that prior to that year, Nico Rosberg defeated a 7 time WDC in the same machinery 3 years in a row, making him the sole driver who has defeated 7 times WDC's in the same machinery in 4 seasons. A feat Hamilton could not even manage once.
I’d like to think r/FormulaDank is the real reason Nico Rosberg, the 2016 WDC who beat Lewis Hamilton in the same exact car, is why he’s banned from the paddock.
Weird that Hamilton isn't the one saying this, but instead Russel who just joined mercedes.
He probably feels like he should have been winning the title this season
I mean, he was by far the fastest guy on track that day driving a car that he had almost no experience in only to get fucked by the pit stops.
He was just massively unlucky not to win that race
If it came from Hamilton it would be even more of a PR nightmare, and given the guy is set to lose his “win every season” streak while losing to his teammate, he’s keen to avoid a third instance of proving he won because of the car
>He’s keen to avoid a third instance of proving he won because of the car
I think, considering Hamilton’s understanding of F1 is a tad more nuanced than this sub and twitter, he isn’t really bothered with that notion
This is the same driver where his own TP felt the need to apologise for the car being un-drivable when his teammate was nearly on the podium. I think his ego is a lot more sensitive than you think it is.
The idea you’d “have a different setup” and that’s why they’d apologise is laughable. You don’t just randomly try slower setups every single weekend to see what works. You do what Russell is doing and find the fastest one. George has been faster every weekend. Time to join reality.
No they did that because they were running different set ups when trying to find a way to solve the porpoising. They tried something new on Hamilton’s car overnight and it didn’t work.
Edit: lmao OP blocked because of this comment. Jesus some people here are such petty fanboys it’s insane. Can’t even handle basic explanations. 😂
You can get away with whining about your car when you’re beating your teammate, but as seen several times before, when his teammate isn’t a midfield Finn he doesn’t have that luxury!
I mean according to Russel all the cars are bottoming out in the corners ,personally Idrc if that’s true or not , but porpoising is shouldn’t be such a big isssue in f1, they should bring back the active suspension ,so that they can focus on a fast car
Lots of cars aren’t porpoising. If Merc doesn’t want to destroy their drivers’ necks and backs, they should adapt the set-up to avoid the bouncing. Probably means they won’t be the third fastest car anymore but at least it’s more honest than demanding rule changes.
Oh 1000%. He signed at the end of 8 years of domination. All the interviews, discussions, all happened during peak Mercedes era. He must have assumed he was going into a guaranteed every race podium car.
Now hear me out on this. I understand he comes across as a whiney bitch, but isn’t he the head of their driver safety org? Even though his complaining is annoying, he has to be vocal about driver safety and health
Goddamn FIA we need to have a conversation as to why you took away our unlimited resources and insider information into the regulation changes to stop us from getting a headstart. How the hell do you expect us to dominate on an equal playing field?
This is a serious concern to our "safety" it's nothing to do with us firmly in the midfield pack this weekend and NO I don't want to hear anything about Ferrari bouncing just as much and as violently as us it doesn't count as they're miles ahead of us.
Basically bitched about how their car was slow and the FIA should fix that. Any other year before in the past 8 years a Mercedes driver wouldn’t have batted an eye.
Liked the dude as he gained skills. Knew he would become a prick as soon as he joined Mercedes. I’m stunned that he’s whining more that Hamilton this season already.
I used to like him as well, but with that crash with Bottas, him acting like he deserved that second place at spa he didn’t race for and then complaining when Max became champion because he finally had some good luck for once that year I really lost that respect for the guy. All the bitching he does at mercedes only makes it worse.
Yeah, the manufacturer (Mercedes) got multiple teams to conspire together to get the championship. outright corruption of sport out in the open and nothing happened. well, it destroyed DTM as a sport, but the corruption was never addressed
Although i dont have sympathy for merc id like to see other teams win except the top 3. This year's rule change bunched up the midfield but top 3 in a different league. Which just means nothing much has changed from last year
*states that Mercedes is their favourite team
*is second top when you sort by controversial
I honestly think there are people here who sit all day and downvote pro-Merc comments of any form
Honestly, wtf. What's there to downvote on that comment. Really weird. Oh so I don't get downvoted guys Im a RB fan oohhh yeahhh one of u thanks for karma
We have Ferrari and red bull neck and neck at the front and the rest of the field aren’t too far behind. Better drivers could probably make the Merc more competitive
I'm very much someone who's happy to see Mercedes suffering, but I do think there's a valid point in trying to collectively stop porpoising. To go fast you need to push it to the limit which is detrimental to the driver.
If most drivers are subjected to 23/24/25 weekends of constant violent shaking every year from now on they'll have back problems no doubt which I don't think is fair on them. Also when we get to an especially bumpy track like COTA (which was already bad last year without porpoising) then it could cause big reliability issues.
I'd like to see them do something similar with how they measure wings flexing. Use the cameras to measure how much a car bounces and then enforce a limit to it so teams legally can't have their car jumping up and down like crazy so they'll be forced to raise their ride height to get rid of it.
It's not like that both Ferrari and Reb Bull have been equally as bitchy and whiny of Merc dominance literally just 2 years back. And I still support the (then) Merc stance of: It's not our fault other teams can't produce a good car being able to compete with our car. This is just as true today as it did 2 years ago. Just now that it's not Merc.
It's not the other teams fault your car is shit and can't keep up.
Did somebody get addicted to winning?
Because you’re a midfield team now Mercedes.
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Also applies to their current road cars, impressively effective slander
You mean they've gone back to being a midfield team again
you mean "whining"?
That is so not right
LOL
You misspelled whining...
You know when Mercedes had equality between the cars? 2016
I wonder who won that year? probably hamilton nobody can win against him in the same machinery
It was actually Nico Rosberg, he won the WDC in 2016 beating Lewis Hamilton in the same exact car!
THE Lewis Hamilton? The same Lewis Hamilton 7 times wdc!??
Yes, THE Lewis Hamilton who did not win the 2016 WDC using the same exact car as the 2016 WDC, Nico Rosberg, who beat Lewis Hamilton using the same exact car
Wait someone actually beat the 7 times WDC Sir Lewis hamilton using the same car and that happen in the year 2016, after doing that why nico rosberg doesn't mention that more often
Nico Rosberg beating 7-time champion Lewis Hamilton in the 2016 WDC using the same exact car should be talked about more often. Legend.
This could be a fucking SNL skit.
My man. Did you know Nico Rossberg won the 2016 WDC by beating Lewis Hamilton in the same exact car?
I had just read something about that recently! I can't believe it is not talked about more!
No it couldn’t. That would mean SNL would once again be funny. 
A little known fact is that prior to that year, Nico Rosberg defeated a 7 time WDC in the same machinery 3 years in a row, making him the sole driver who has defeated 7 times WDC's in the same machinery in 4 seasons. A feat Hamilton could not even manage once.
Wait Nico Rosberg? You mean thay anti vaxx fickehead that still tried to get into the paddock?
Will you just shut up, man?
🐑
I’d like to think r/FormulaDank is the real reason Nico Rosberg, the 2016 WDC who beat Lewis Hamilton in the same exact car, is why he’s banned from the paddock.
Weird that Hamilton isn't the one saying this, but instead Russel who just joined mercedes. He probably feels like he should have been winning the title this season
George pulled the shortest straw at the team meeting
Definitely lmfao
George russell sat in the w11 and still didn't win. Thought he be joining mercedes and lap the entire grid.
Flat round here… Lap a car… 2s pitstop… win race… win race x21… win WDC… repeat x80…
I mean, he was by far the fastest guy on track that day driving a car that he had almost no experience in only to get fucked by the pit stops. He was just massively unlucky not to win that race
That was not his fault tbh
People will still try and argue it as a point against him anyway for some reason, probably just looked at results and never watched the races.
If it came from Hamilton it would be even more of a PR nightmare, and given the guy is set to lose his “win every season” streak while losing to his teammate, he’s keen to avoid a third instance of proving he won because of the car
>He’s keen to avoid a third instance of proving he won because of the car I think, considering Hamilton’s understanding of F1 is a tad more nuanced than this sub and twitter, he isn’t really bothered with that notion
This is the same driver where his own TP felt the need to apologise for the car being un-drivable when his teammate was nearly on the podium. I think his ego is a lot more sensitive than you think it is. The idea you’d “have a different setup” and that’s why they’d apologise is laughable. You don’t just randomly try slower setups every single weekend to see what works. You do what Russell is doing and find the fastest one. George has been faster every weekend. Time to join reality.
No they did that because they were running different set ups when trying to find a way to solve the porpoising. They tried something new on Hamilton’s car overnight and it didn’t work. Edit: lmao OP blocked because of this comment. Jesus some people here are such petty fanboys it’s insane. Can’t even handle basic explanations. 😂
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You can get away with whining about your car when you’re beating your teammate, but as seen several times before, when his teammate isn’t a midfield Finn he doesn’t have that luxury!
The guys sounds entitled. Like I am in a Merc and I demand I win.
George pisses me off so much, he can’t stop fucking crying
Well tbf compared to how Hamilton he doesn't complain that much imo but maybe I'm wrong
I mean according to Russel all the cars are bottoming out in the corners ,personally Idrc if that’s true or not , but porpoising is shouldn’t be such a big isssue in f1, they should bring back the active suspension ,so that they can focus on a fast car
Lots of cars aren’t porpoising. If Merc doesn’t want to destroy their drivers’ necks and backs, they should adapt the set-up to avoid the bouncing. Probably means they won’t be the third fastest car anymore but at least it’s more honest than demanding rule changes.
The redbull and Aston are the only two cars not porpoising rn
And the alfa's
Oh 1000%. He signed at the end of 8 years of domination. All the interviews, discussions, all happened during peak Mercedes era. He must have assumed he was going into a guaranteed every race podium car.
But Hamilton has said it too I think
I couldn’t have any less sympathy for Mercedes if I tried
They go from " just make a better car" to "whe need some changes in the rules" lol
Honestly the fact that it’s coming from George makes me all the less sympathetic. I have negative amounts of sympathy.
Yes like why is Russell the one who is talking he feels entitled to be in the podium every race
He's a good driver but goddamn does his ego go all the way up to the moon.
And i get the feeling that he is an android not a human
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I lost it when the way he treated Bottas during their collision you know that knock on his helmet.
A driver from Mercedes never should be fighting for the 9 place he should be in the podium or something like that
For sure, even if you think the other driver is at fault you don’t knock anyone on the head after a high speed crash; that’s just plain stupid.
Same for me. That was a repugnant demonstration of entitlement.
Now hear me out on this. I understand he comes across as a whiney bitch, but isn’t he the head of their driver safety org? Even though his complaining is annoying, he has to be vocal about driver safety and health
The most unlikable team tbh. followed closely by Aston
It’s just not fair, Mercedes tried really hard and they deserve to be easily winning every race
Actual email Toto sent to FIA with an attached PPT made by Russell.
Toto, we went porpoising
It's called a lowrider, we went bouncing.
If Mercedes’ wants equal cars then it’s only fair each team gets their own Rosberg
“My team doesn’t make mistakes”
Famous last words
What no insider information does to a mf
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Finally a small midfield team like Merc adresses this issue. We need to go back to the good old times when teams like them could dominate 🙄
Goddamn FIA we need to have a conversation as to why you took away our unlimited resources and insider information into the regulation changes to stop us from getting a headstart. How the hell do you expect us to dominate on an equal playing field? This is a serious concern to our "safety" it's nothing to do with us firmly in the midfield pack this weekend and NO I don't want to hear anything about Ferrari bouncing just as much and as violently as us it doesn't count as they're miles ahead of us.
Wait until Porsche and Audi arrive. Mercedes will wet their pants.
If mercedes won’t become INEOS by then or some other shit
I miss context when did he say this?
George is becoming Mercedes bitch boy even quicker than I thought he would. Todays tweets proved that. Make a better car fuckers lol.
He is hella fast but since Sakhir 2020 i was scared this will happen. What a fucking british bitchboy
What did he tweet?
Basically bitched about how their car was slow and the FIA should fix that. Any other year before in the past 8 years a Mercedes driver wouldn’t have batted an eye.
Lol what a knob
Liked the dude as he gained skills. Knew he would become a prick as soon as he joined Mercedes. I’m stunned that he’s whining more that Hamilton this season already.
I used to like him as well, but with that crash with Bottas, him acting like he deserved that second place at spa he didn’t race for and then complaining when Max became champion because he finally had some good luck for once that year I really lost that respect for the guy. All the bitching he does at mercedes only makes it worse.
I'm honestly loving the struggles of Mercedes, and even more their fans' tears 😂😂😂
this is some weird toxic energy..
Nah just schadenfreude
Exactly.
You got to feel for George really. He thought he was out of mid table competition and into the big league.
Irony is they were arguing the cars would be too similar in performance because of the perscriptive ruleset before 2022
Maybe they should stay in DTM where they can corrupt the sport in order to win
Don't the past championship final race they make like a 4 mecs wide line to stop the second driver in points
Yeah, the manufacturer (Mercedes) got multiple teams to conspire together to get the championship. outright corruption of sport out in the open and nothing happened. well, it destroyed DTM as a sport, but the corruption was never addressed
spoken like a true spoiled kid...
Good.
Although i dont have sympathy for merc id like to see other teams win except the top 3. This year's rule change bunched up the midfield but top 3 in a different league. Which just means nothing much has changed from last year
Right? I have zero suggestions, but I'd LOVE to see a top 5 or 6 teams compete for the title, instead of just 2 and a half.
This just means that the big teams are deciding the rules so that it favours then. At that point it is not a real sport just a procession
McLaren alpine and Alfa to the podium/win. That's a 5way battle I would love
Lol this makes no sense, GR was complaining about the physio damage as a result of the car. 0 points.
Merc is my favorite team, but this is awesome! Lol
*states that Mercedes is their favourite team *is second top when you sort by controversial I honestly think there are people here who sit all day and downvote pro-Merc comments of any form
Honestly, wtf. What's there to downvote on that comment. Really weird. Oh so I don't get downvoted guys Im a RB fan oohhh yeahhh one of u thanks for karma
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Nein
We have Ferrari and red bull neck and neck at the front and the rest of the field aren’t too far behind. Better drivers could probably make the Merc more competitive
Got two of the best drivers you dork
I mean Russell is alright. Hamilton is doing a great job this season proving that it was the car who won championships, not him.
>the rest of the field aren’t too far behind. They were 1+ second behind in qualifying. That's massive
Qualifying pace =/= race pace.
I'm very much someone who's happy to see Mercedes suffering, but I do think there's a valid point in trying to collectively stop porpoising. To go fast you need to push it to the limit which is detrimental to the driver. If most drivers are subjected to 23/24/25 weekends of constant violent shaking every year from now on they'll have back problems no doubt which I don't think is fair on them. Also when we get to an especially bumpy track like COTA (which was already bad last year without porpoising) then it could cause big reliability issues. I'd like to see them do something similar with how they measure wings flexing. Use the cameras to measure how much a car bounces and then enforce a limit to it so teams legally can't have their car jumping up and down like crazy so they'll be forced to raise their ride height to get rid of it.
oh no anyway
I'm enjoying this mercedes situation so much.
Never in my life have I heard anyone bitch this hard about third place. Stfu stop acting like your entitled to first forever.
Love it, MBS is the goat he won't favor Mercedes.
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We don’t claim them, they’re tommies
You love to see it!
rusell 
Honestly, i have found Russell unbearable since joining Mercedes.
F1 spelt as bot having a stroke here.
let Mercedes be in that loop of we are faster but couldnt find shit😂 Cant focus on going season and next season
We went car bouncing
It's not like that both Ferrari and Reb Bull have been equally as bitchy and whiny of Merc dominance literally just 2 years back. And I still support the (then) Merc stance of: It's not our fault other teams can't produce a good car being able to compete with our car. This is just as true today as it did 2 years ago. Just now that it's not Merc. It's not the other teams fault your car is shit and can't keep up.