shoutout to bob’s burgers for doing an episode where linda got a job and bob got upset, not because his wife was going to be making money and he would not be supporting her, but because he missed her while she was gone. it wasn’t some bullshit about “but how will i take care of the kids” or “no i don’t want you to be independent,” it was just….. bob missed her bc she’s his best friend.
But does the man himself see any similarities between his turbulent 2007 season with Lewis Hamilton and 2017 with Stoffel Vandoorne?
“Every teammate I met after Hamilton it was the same question,” he smiles when asked by Motorsport.com.
“When I joined Renault, the following year, it was Piquet. So they said, ‘GP2 frontrunner, a young guy, so it will be the same as Hamilton.’ It was not. Then it was Grosjean. They said, ‘GP2 frontrunner, in 2009 Grosjean will be very fast.’ He was not fast.
“Same with Felipe. ‘Be careful, because in Ferrari, many years for Felipe, he’s used to the team, he will be very fast.’ He was not fast.
"Then it was Kimi, they were saying, ‘A world champion is coming back to Ferrari, he’s very, very fast.’ He was not fast.”
Felipe Massa, reached by telephone by the magazine Globo, has denied all the rumors about his agreement with Williams if Bottas were to leave the Grove team to take over the empty seat left by Nico Rosberg at Mercedes.
You’re on vacation, enjoying the sun, you grab your smartphone to catch up on some news and you find the first page talking about Felipe Massa’s not so certain retirement. The Brazilian driver had made the announcement months ago, with the final race at Interlagos as the perfect goodbye to his career.
The setback in the retirement plans comes in the form of Nico Rosberg, announcing his uprising retirement and leaving an empty spot at Mercedes. The German team needs a substitute that will be able to hold up to the challenge, and one of the front-running candidates for the spot is Valtteri Bottas, whom has the talent to hold back the favorites, Red Bull Racing, in the upcoming 2017 season. The problem with Bottas is that he is managed by Toto Wolff, and if he were to join Mercedes, there would be a conflict of interests. “If Bottas were to driver for us, Toto will no longer be his manager” stated Niki Lauda.
And if the situation in Mercedes is precarious, think about what is happening at Williams: the Grove team plans post-Massa were quite clear, with Valtteri Bottas as the ‘sure thing’ alongside rookie Lance Stroll. The best substitute for Bottas would only be Massa, with the Brazilian, according to many sources, would have already signed a deal with Williams for six million euros for 2017. A deal that would only take place if Valtteri were to actually move to Mercedes.
From a beach, where he most likely has been following all that has been happening, Felipe Massa puts an end to the rumors “I have nothing to say, I’m on vacation and I am not planning on throwing fuel on the fire. It’s all speculation. Everything reported from newspapers is just rumors and nothing is official”.
Mercedes stated that the announcement for the second driver may wait until the end of January, and that the team from Brackley is in no rush. Until then, there will be no official statements from either team.
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