Tiger Woods had a 200m 4 yr deal with Nike, and this was before he became really "famous".
Chris Jenkins
Driving til the wheels fall off
But that $200m wasn't all cash. It was in merchandise and equipment as well.
Very good summary. He emerged on the scene and people had to pay attention.He seems to be in a very good place mentally. Just a thing you can notice on press conferences he is the only one saying "First of all, good afternoon everyone"
He went to what was it? Phillipines or Thailand and saw that poverty and probably made him realize that his problems in this world is nothing to the problems other humans have.
I´m convinced he´s fully recovered mentally. 07-08-09-10 he was good, it was only 11 where everything went downhill.
Will never forget his first race, first cornerWhen i saw that i just knew this was a different kind of driver.
Sure we knew he was good in GP2, F3 but just the way he executed it in his first ever F1 start was incredible.
The races after he actually gave each and everyone lessons in attacking and defending your position.
He opened up a totally new way to drive an F1 car in that sense.
The pressure and frustration is still there. I just hope he doesn't crack. He is human. I wish I could give him a pep talk every once in a while.
Not many people like Andrew Benson, but this is quite interesting...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/05/will_hamilton_stay_at_mclaren.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/05/will_hamilton_stay_at_mclaren.html
Where's he supposed to go? RB? They have Vettel. Ferrari? Alonso. Mercedes? Not really clear if the car will be competitive once Schumacher is no longer there to develop it.
And how do you know that it is Schumi that develops the car and not Rosberg?
It's too risky for him to move right now. Especially as the rules change in 2013....different engines/turbos etc.
I reckon he's stuck at the moment. The only two teams I think might work is Williams assuming they keep going in the right direction and Mercedes as he already (apparently) has a relationship with AMG.
That is interesting
Stefano has already said that despite they having Alonso, it would be "foolish" to deny a driver of Hamilton to join the team.
RBR or Horner in particular also says one thing to the media but thinks another.
As it says in the link with Gary there, just imagine the PR of having Vettel and Hamilton in the same car. That would be insane!
I think he should evaluate this year, if he wins the title then stay. If not, then move because Mclaren needs to sort their act out. I think Ferrari and RBR will have more success then Mclaren in 2013 and perhaps 2014.
Just imagine Newey getting to design something completely different with the new regulations.
That is interesting
Stefano has already said that despite they having Alonso, it would be "foolish" to deny a driver of Hamilton to join the team.
RBR or Horner in particular also says one thing to the media but thinks another.
As it says in the link with Gary there, just imagine the PR of having Vettel and Hamilton in the same car. That would be insane!
I think he should evaluate this year, if he wins the title then stay. If not, then move because Mclaren needs to sort their act out. I think Ferrari and RBR will have more success then Mclaren in 2013 and perhaps 2014.
Just imagine Newey getting to design something completely different with the new regulations.
It's got to be the hardest decision. But yes, Newey with flakey new regulations will probably come up with an amazing racing car.
I think 2013 will see some teams excel very quickly, now is the time for drivers to align themselves with the right constructor.
The rule changes regarding Engine/Chassis don't come into effect till 2014, it's been the case since last July.
I think Lewis is doing pretty well this season looking at the bad luck he's had, pretty consistant driving IMHO. Would like him to win a few though!
Sion
I think Lewis is doing pretty well this season looking at the bad luck he's had, pretty consistant driving IMHO. Would like him to win a few though!
Sion
Admittedly, that's probably the strongest point in Andrew Benson's argument. But it's also been stated before that Hamilton wouldn't want to switch from one of the most reputable and successful teams in F1 history to a drinks manufacturer. The only reason he'd do that, is if the latter is overwhelmingly stronger. And that's certainly not the case this year.
Which brings me to 2014:
It's not unrealistic to expect Newey reacting much better to major regulation changes than other engineers. He's done so in 1996, 1998 and 2005, for example. But he's mainly an aerodynamicist and I could imagine that in 2014, having a strong engine may have more of an impact, simply because they will be completely new. Additionally, the number of winglets on the car, especially the front wing, will be dramatically reduced to give the cars a lot less drag and a lot less downforce. And that would give Newey a lot less to play with. The RB is his baby and it's built with his goal in mind: absolutely perfect aerodynamics. I think the other teams are stronger on the engineering side of things and the 2014 regulations may play into their hands. I could obviously be wrong about this, but to me, it seems like a reasonable point to consider
I think that's a very reasonable point. It would be interesting to see how much the aero package will change.
On the driver subject, I wonder what the impact will be on the driving styles. I have a feeling that drivers like Hamilton and Alonso will do well.
AN Exclusive Interview of Leiws after Montreal
http://en.espnf1.com/mclaren/motorsport/story/81299.html
http://en.espnf1.com/mclaren/motorsport/story/81299.html
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That was awesome.
I was there that day. My first live F1 excursion.
That was awesome.
I was there that day. My first live F1 excursion.
I don't think this has been posted already.
I like that fact that not everyone in F1 is against Hamilton as the press would suggest. Domenicali doesn't seem to be:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tomcary/100018191/stefano-domenicali-on-lewis-hamilton-pat-fry-and-red-bulls-use-of-team-orders/
I like that fact that not everyone in F1 is against Hamilton as the press would suggest. Domenicali doesn't seem to be:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tomcary/100018191/stefano-domenicali-on-lewis-hamilton-pat-fry-and-red-bulls-use-of-team-orders/
Chris Jenkins
Driving til the wheels fall off
People don't really mind Hamilton when he's not being an idiot (e.g 2011)
He was a little silly last year, but I don't think he was much different from many other drivers in years gone by.
The only difference is, because he seems to sell stories, the media jump on anything involving him and amplify it. Looking at headlines from last year, so many other drivers had amazing races but the media (especially the bbc) focused on nonsense about Hamilton instead of great drives.
What I found particularly disturbing was Lauda's comment that Hamilton was going to kill someone (or something like that). Lauda eventually back-tracked but I thought "really?"
Were comments like that made about Vettel in 2010, or Webber-Kovaleinen in Valencia? Schummacher-Barrichello I think Spa (incident after the pit exit).
Maldonado should have been labelled by now. Any sports person that deliberately uses their tools as weapon should receive the most severe punishment available at the same time get Nicki Lauda up for an interview and ask him if he thinks Maldonado is going to kill someone.
I always say, most drivers have similar attitudes so I never single one out. I think Massa's involvement in the 2011 saga didn't always get the castigation it deserved.
Sorry about the long post. Just my view.
The only difference is, because he seems to sell stories, the media jump on anything involving him and amplify it. Looking at headlines from last year, so many other drivers had amazing races but the media (especially the bbc) focused on nonsense about Hamilton instead of great drives.
What I found particularly disturbing was Lauda's comment that Hamilton was going to kill someone (or something like that). Lauda eventually back-tracked but I thought "really?"
Were comments like that made about Vettel in 2010, or Webber-Kovaleinen in Valencia? Schummacher-Barrichello I think Spa (incident after the pit exit).
Maldonado should have been labelled by now. Any sports person that deliberately uses their tools as weapon should receive the most severe punishment available at the same time get Nicki Lauda up for an interview and ask him if he thinks Maldonado is going to kill someone.
I always say, most drivers have similar attitudes so I never single one out. I think Massa's involvement in the 2011 saga didn't always get the castigation it deserved.
Sorry about the long post. Just my view.
Bet you haven't heard the rumours.......
