Comments on: Rosberg confirms Williams exit in 2010

By: slimnellie

slimnellie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:13:53 +0000

If the rumours are true and Rosberg is partnering Button at Brawn. Rosberg is going to show Button up. Button is a confidence driver, if the car is performing he does, if the car isn’t performing he slates everything and is well off the pace. Rosberg doesn’t have that problem he just drives to the best of his ability and outperforms a bad car. Perfect example this season Belgian GP, Williams had all the wrong setup for the car at that circuit and Rosberg still qualified in the top 10 and scored a point. Button can’t do that. Also Rosberg is a good car developer as well.

By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:07:16 +0000

How about this? Kimi takes a year out and Nico goes to McLaren and Brawn promote Anthony Davidson to the race seat. All British superteam!

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:20:43 +0000

Well I’m curious to say the least! I think he did a fantastic job at Williams and he’s going to give any team mate a run for their money! He seems pretty fast and consistent in his results. The Williams wasn’t that good of a car and he still managed to secure 7th place in the championship which is probably more than one could ask for. He’s a fighter on the court too. He did have some slight mistakes that cost him podium finishes though. The worst IMO was in Singapore where he was second and then drove over the white line of the pit. But other than that he’s shown great moves and consistency throughout the season and he’s good at qualifying as well. I personally hope he’s going to Brawn Gp so that Kimi can go to McClaren next to Hamilton. Also the trading Rosberg with Barichello isn’t at all a bad one for Williams considering they need an experienced driver next to their Rooky Hülkenberg.

Rosberg vs. Button is interesting. I do think Rosberg is a bit quicker but Jenson Button’s driving style allows him to have many, many absolutely flawless performances. Button doesn’t make many mistakes, you can trust him to bring a car home whereas Rosberg seems to have a little more mistakes in a regular race. Rosberg vs. Hamilton is interesting too but I do think Hamilton is the faster one of the 2. Hamilton to me is one of the absolute top drivers along with Alonso, Raikkonen and Vettel. Rosberg is close though. I think he’s in the group with Webber and Barichello and he seems to have the potential to go to the first group the way I see it. I see no reason why Brawn Gp is not competative next year btw! Everyone is acting like they’ll never win a race again but they have Ross Brawn, they have resources (more than this year) and with Rosberg and Button they have 2 fine drivers. Point is: Rosberg deserves to be in a competative car and so do we as F1 fans. Let’s see if he can live up to the hype!

By: The Limit

The Limit — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:01:35 +0000

I have to agree with what some have mentioned in this post about Mercedes going more towards Brawn Gp than McLaren. It has been widely rumoured that Rosberg, being a German driver, has been on Mercedes hit list for sometime and the obvious place was McLaren.
With the arrival of Brawn Gp, and their place as champions confirmed, the fear for McLaren must be their relationship with Mercedes weakening due to Brawn Gp.
We have already seen Williams sign a Japanese driver, in a suspected move to keep engine supplier Toyota happy. So definately this move is political, and has worked out well for Nico if true.
One cannot forget, as sad as it will be to see Barrichello get dropped, the Brazilian’s emotional outbursts during this season. It is not hard to imagine the damage done by these outbursts, considering Barrichello was given the opportunity to race again by Ross Brawn.
Over the last few years, we have seen flashes of promise from Rosberg. The thing I like about him the most is the fact that he gets on with the job at hand, and never comes across as negative.
As for Jenson Button, I doubt at this moment in his life he cares who his team mate is. If Rosberg turns out to be fast, then it will be yet another challenge that I am sure Button will relish.
Jackie Stewart is right. Button is at the perfect age. He has the experience, the knowledge, that helps drivers in their quest to become champions. Drivers like Rosberg, and especially Vettel, are still young and are learning their trade.
When they gain the experience, and in Vettel I am sure, it will be a different story altogether.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:17:01 +0000

Well that may be true, but remember Jenson’s got 6 seasons more under his belt than Nico.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:14:40 +0000

Why shouldn’t Nico go to McLaren?

By: Michel S.

Michel S. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:08:14 +0000

How many rookie beats a race-winning team-mate on their debut year, though?

By: DCNunes

DCNunes — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:47:28 +0000

One can only conclude that Rosberg already signed with that winning team that he has been looking for. It could be McL…

off: Brazilian sites are claiming that Senna signed with Campos, and the other driver is likely to be Pedro de la Rosa. It’s to be confirmed next week.

By: wasiF1

wasiF1 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:21:08 +0000

He did a great job in the Williams,hope if he go in Brawn he will be able to unleashed his talent.

By: Platine

Platine — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:23:28 +0000

I dont know how peeps can say Button is better than Rosberg, secodn half of season they had similar finishes yet the Brawn is clearly a quicker car.

I find it hard to judge Jenson, this year was a freky championship with the huge lead brawn had at the start, and he had such terrible cars in the past its impossible to tell.

But I think Rosberg is gonna surprise a lot of people, and be a title contender if he’s in a good car. I think he will beat Button.

Why are people doubting Brawn?