Five bucks says McLaren puts out a lousy season next year due to the competing egos of Button, and most especially, Hamilton.
Somewhere, somehow, I see young Vettel coming from nowhere with no ego whatsoever, only a sincere desire to kick ass and take names, and doing precisely that.
I could be wrong, though. It sure as hell wouldn't be the first time.
Congratulations to the both of you on now having put together what is, seemingly, one of the strongest pairings of drivers in recent Formula 1 history. If you both work hard at pushing eachother, I am sure you can McLaren the dominant force in the sport.
Now, allow me a sobering word or few-dozen.
Do not ruin this by being egomaniacs. You are both famous. You are both talented. You both seem like relatively good people. Together, you can become what every good car manufacturer strives to make its cars: better than the sum of its parts. Alone, you can be famous. Yes. But together, you can replace something that has been missing of late from the world of professional sports: a great team.
Winning is a goal, and it is entertaining. But true teamwork between two former rivals to achieve that same goal is inspiring.
Can't say I blame you, Jens. Serendipity shined on you this season like no other in recent memory. You won the championship, bloody England is happy (somewhat) that they have back-to-back driver's champions, and now you're with the home team, racing for God and the Queen and all that.
Enjoy being #2, make as much money as you can, stick around as long as the paychecks keep rolling in, and you have a wonderful life ahead of you as a rich, handsome champion racing driver. Be sure to use Ron Dennis as much as he plans to use you. Best of luck.
I wish Button all the best, but he'll be number two at McClaren whilst their Golden Boy is still alive. It's a money thing, and I can't fault Button for making money, but this just doesn't sit well with me. I suppose it's why I hate the Yankees as well.
@mr_dude: Really, no good? The same could be said for anyone with a shoddy car. Let's face it, F1 is mostly about the car and less about the driver. Make no mistake though, outside of Alonso and Hamilton, Button is arguably one of the best drivers.
@Sloop_John_B: I think it's difficult to determine Button's past performance since his car was so completely out-moded. But if you compare Button's performance in the deplorable Honda's to Hamilton's performance at the beginning of this season in the shameful MP4-24, it is arguable that Hamilton was able to get more out of his car. Additionally, Button was dominant for the first half of this season when his car was brilliant. But at the end of the season when his car was on par with competitors, he started to fall back.
I see these great tourist facilities in the Arab world, but I'm always a little hesitant to go there. You have to have a license to drink in Abu Dhabi except at hotels. #jensonbutton
For those of you who watched the practice this morning, did anyone think that the mega-yacht parked in the background was a bit ostentatious? I've seen high school campuses that are smaller. #jensonbutton
@bmoreDLJ: I actually thought that it was Megan Fox at first glance. I was going to make a comment indicating my surprise that Peter finally jumped on that train. #jensonbutton
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Haven't we seen this all before somewhere?
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Somewhere, somehow, I see young Vettel coming from nowhere with no ego whatsoever, only a sincere desire to kick ass and take names, and doing precisely that.
I could be wrong, though. It sure as hell wouldn't be the first time.
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Congratulations to the both of you on now having put together what is, seemingly, one of the strongest pairings of drivers in recent Formula 1 history. If you both work hard at pushing eachother, I am sure you can McLaren the dominant force in the sport.
Now, allow me a sobering word or few-dozen.
Do not ruin this by being egomaniacs. You are both famous. You are both talented. You both seem like relatively good people. Together, you can become what every good car manufacturer strives to make its cars: better than the sum of its parts. Alone, you can be famous. Yes. But together, you can replace something that has been missing of late from the world of professional sports: a great team.
Winning is a goal, and it is entertaining. But true teamwork between two former rivals to achieve that same goal is inspiring.
Please don't hate each other.
Best of luck in the Spring.
11/18/09
Enjoy being #2, make as much money as you can, stick around as long as the paychecks keep rolling in, and you have a wonderful life ahead of you as a rich, handsome champion racing driver. Be sure to use Ron Dennis as much as he plans to use you. Best of luck.
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Compare Button's 2 top 5's to Hamilton's 3 for 3 and Alonso's 5.
I'm not saying he's bad, but I think he's only definitively proven he's good enough to stay in F1.
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Does that mean toe-thumbs? #jensonbutton
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Levantine? Are you saying she looks like Oscar Levant? That's just mean. #jensonbutton
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The track looks magnificence, as does Tamara. #jensonbutton
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Who says guys care more about cars than women?
She is quite beautiful in that picture, too. #jensonbutton
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