Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff acknowledged in Bahrain that Mercedes made a mistake in car development after Russell won its only race last year. "Of course there are times when you’re not in agreement with certain team members, but what’s important is that we continue to communicate, we continue to pull together." “Looking back it wasn’t necessarily the best choice of words," the 38-year-old British driver said. Hamilton was asked about those comments again on Thursday, and said he was clumsy with his criticism. It’s not where it needs to be and we’ve got to work.'" “It’s about owning up and saying, ‘Yeah, you know what? We didn’t listen to you. I think it’s really about accountability," Hamilton told Radio 5 Live’s Chequered Flag podcast. Hamilton was critical of Mercedes after the opening race, telling a BBC podcast that Mercedes didn’t listen to him about the development of this year's car. You don’t all of a sudden lose the ability to build great cars, it’s just we’re not near where we need to be and where we want to be.” We have them as a second-and-half faster in the race per lap," Hamilton said. “I think in the race they weren’t pushing and I think they were a lot quicker than they even seemed. His dread is in his belief that Red Bull wasn't even at its best in Bahrain. He failed to win a race last year for the first time in his F1 career, which began in 2007. Hamilton is tied with Michael Schumacher with an F1 record seven titles and is F1's winningest driver with 103 victories and 103 poles. We would much prefer to be at the front, but it isn’t the way it is.” “None of us at this team have ever shied away from a challenge. We need the Red Bulls not to finish the race, and the Ferraris not to finish the race and maybe now the Astons not to finish the race, for us to be winning at the moment," Hamilton said ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Both finishes would have been worse had Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc's engine not failed near the end of the race. Hamilton was about 51 seconds behind Verstappen in fifth, while teammate George Russell finished 56 seconds back in seventh. Fernando Alonso finished a surprising third for Aston Martin and Carlos Sainz Jr. Red Bull dominated the season-opener in Bahrain two weeks ago with a 1-2 finish from two-time defending world champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Everything’s fine.Lewis Hamilton said Thursday his Mercedes team is so far off the pace at the start of the Formula One season that the seven-time champion needs three teams to fall out of a race just for him to have a chance to win. But don’t worry, be happy! Tune out the chaos, turn up the ads, and whatever you do, don’t listen in on the increasingly panicked chatter of the news crew behind the scenes. There’s all that talk of war, and the politics are just getting to you. Keep them laughing as you go: Okay, so the news isn’t all sunshine and celebrity embarrassments. News stops for no-one, not even a category 5 storm! The show must go on! Nothing will stop the National Nightly News, not even existential threats! Keep broadcasting no matter how bizarre things get. Customer satisfaction is not guaranteed and absolutely no refunds. Some hand-picked (if slightly sketchy) sponsors might help pad that bank balance, and provide some laughs along the way. It’s just TV, right? It’s not like you could change an entire nation’s fate…Ĭue the ads: Powerful as you are, they’re really not paying you enough here. Frame a footballer as a loving beau or a drunken lout? Your call to make, and just one of many. Hand-pick the headlines: There’s more news to see than a single broadcast can possibly contain, so someone (that’s you) gets to choose what goes on air. Keep the news safe for children and oppressive political regimes alike. Keep it PG: Smash that big red CENSOR button to keep rude words (and other sensitive information) off the air. You are the artist and the broadcast is your canvas. You’re here to ensure that the show goes on uninterrupted.Ĭut between multiple camera feeds, tweak the headlines, bleep the foul language, all with just moments to spare on a live broadcast! Whether you toe the party line or stir up a scandal is your choice, so long as you can hold the audience’s fickle attention.įrame the picture (and the debate): Keep the general public entertained with your editing skills. Egotistical celebrities, dishonest politicians, and strange sponsors clash on the airwaves. Not For Broadcast is a darkly comedic game of televised chaos that lets you pick what you want to see on TV, no matter what anybody else wants. No pressure, right? I mean, who pays attention to the news anyway? Pick the most exciting (or scandalous) camera angles, bleep the swears and determine which ads to run to keep the sponsors happy. A nation tunes in, and you get to decide what’s fit for broadcast.
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