Comments on: Mercedes Grand Prix take over Brawn for 2010 – but what about Jenson Button?

By: waw

waw — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:03:09 +0000

whatta goldigger..hahaha

By: ashes1991

ashes1991 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:46:27 +0000

Yh you are one of them! BUt u obviously dont have a multi-million strong group of people behind you and if you cant say that Schumacher ever did anything wrong at all look at wen he took hill out or perhaps when he took villeneurve out

By: DGR-F1

DGR-F1 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:24:02 +0000

So why has he given up the chance to be in complete control of his new team? It worked this year, so why not next year?
I can understand that to compete in F1 you need the cash, but why allow another company to own so much of what you have built up, and gained a reputation with? It won’t be the same with the Mercedes beanpickers and shareholders wanting their monies worth every single race. Look at how they affected McLaren’s performance, look at how Renault, BMW and Toyota have behaved towards their teams, look at the pressure Ferrari are always under.
This is a crazy move by Ross and Co. Its all downhill from here…..:(

By: Hallard

Hallard — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:02:45 +0000

Actually Ferrari has had to fundamentally redesign the car, starting from scratch, because the F60 was such a dog. But that isnt to say it will be good.

By: marcus

marcus — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:27:28 +0000

I wonder if it will be handbags at dawn like Lewis vs Alonso again, i can see the whole of Great Britian being divided over 2 drivers…..

By: mvi

mvi — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:21:13 +0000

It would be fun to see a real shake-up like Hamilton going to Brawn, as part of the Mercedes deal and as an assertion of independence. Just a thought.

By: spark

spark — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:03:56 +0000

I can’t believe that Brawn is still arguing with Button over a few million. Brawn made what, over 80 million by selling the team? He should make up Jenson’s pay out of his own pocket. Button took a hit to his wallet to keep the team going at the end of last season.

By: luky

luky — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:42:33 +0000

It´s a win-lose-win-lose situation for everyone. =; o )

Kimi is the new James Hunt: after winning the WDC doesn’t care much and cashes all he can. Certainly Kimi cashes much more than Hunt but possibly drinks less – I mean doesn’t deliver a true free-careless character as Hunt did.

Button wants to be the new James Hunt: after winning the WDC cares only to cash as most as he can. A mini Hunt as he cashes much less than Kimi and doesn’t have really a character know of.

Mercedes and Brawn get Heidfeld at a low price compared with Button and the performance will be the same.

Mclaren get number 1 in their cars – I wonder why they need that unnoticed number these days? But also guarantee no wars between drivers and Hamilton gets another free bonus with no rivals – Kimi could be a threat.

Ferrari/Santander could be the big losers as they will have to pay a lot of millions to Kimi if he does not drive in 2010. But they could end winning if Alonso performs as expected by both parties.

Rubens is finally free from his mentor/torturer -Mr R blablabla Brawn and have a new fantastic job as Williams number one and 300 gp’s in his pocket very soon. Also terribly good for a team like Williams – experience can teach Hulkenberg.

By: The Limit

The Limit — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:59:16 +0000

I think this situation suits McLaren better than anybody else. The prestige of having two world champions in their cars at the same time has not been witnessed in two decades, and will generate plenty of attention from the worlds media and sponsors.
As for the drivers themselves, it is also a comfortable
arrangement on paper. Hamilton is well entrenched at McLaren and is popular, he is not the young rookie anymore desperate to make an impression like he was in 2007. Button will bring stability, especially in the constructors championship for McLaren, who had to rely almost totally on Hamilton for their points this year.
The comparisons between Hakkinen and Coulthard go only so far, and both of these guys are champions. How their relationship will progress as 2010 unfolds is anybodys guess? However you splice it, McLaren certainly have less on their plate than Ferrari with Alonso and Massa, which if is not monitored, could end up one big cluster.
As for Raikkonen, if rumours are to be believed, the Finn is rapidly running out of options. When he left McLaren in 2006 for Maranello, the sport was awash with money and $45 million a season was a prospect when driving for a big team. The landscape now looks less than friendly to a driver used to such big bucks and who has dramatically underachieved in his last two seasons in F1. At thirty years of age, teams must be asking is Raikkonen worth the investment?
As a fan of Kimi, I hope that the answer to that question is yes, as Raikkonen on his ‘quick’ days is bloody fast, but I have my doubts. Is it too unrealistic a scenario that Kimi could end up driving for a backmarker team? If he wants to stay in F1, that maybe his only choice, if he wants to stay!
For Brawn Gp, the honeymoon is over. 2010 is huge year for them, with all the big money of Mercedes behind them and two new drivers. The expectation is going to be enormous on this rebranded team, even for a man as talented and devoted as Ross Brawn.

By: Praveen Titus

Praveen Titus — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:24:08 +0000

Great judgement. I believe (though I could be wrong) that Button is by no means a “World Champion calibre driver”. It’s the new rules and the early superiority of the Brawn machinery that gave Button the championship. Vettel certainly makes sense in the long term as does Hulkenberg (depending on his performance). But Heidfeld, no. Maybe he can stay on till Vettel is freed from his current Red Bull contract. But I thought Mercedes would be interested in securing the services of the Iceman, Kimi Raikkonen.