haha well said, a lot of people are trying to turn f1 into a non contact sport where overtaking is deemed an illegal manoeuvre. hamilton is just like an old school driver
2008 Italian GP - Race 14/18
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haha well said, a lot of people are trying to turn f1 into a non contact sport where overtaking is deemed an illegal manoeuvre. hamilton is just like an old school driver
lol what's that all about? lol
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BREAKING NEWS
The FIA are apparently banning anybody who says anything about Kimi's poor races for LIFE from F1!!!!!!!
The FIA are apparently banning anybody who says anything about Kimi's poor races for LIFE from F1!!!!!!!
Well, wasn't that nice? New record holder for youngest ever winner, some decent on-track action, and a new team enters the winners circle. Hey sunama, going to say anything against that win, given your comments in the Belgium thread about the mid-pack teams getting podiums in '93? 
Some thoughts:
1) I'm right. Vettel is one of the top six drivers in F1 right now.
From this post here.
That was a hugely impressive drive. Didn't put a wheel wrong all day, the team got the strategy call exactly right, and crucially - no-one else was fast enough over the balance of the race.
2) Time for McLaren to sack their weatherman? Strategy was not Hamilton's stronger point today.
3) Well, it was properly wet....and Massa didn't throw it off the road....and he beat Hamilton on the track....so now can we acknowledge that he isn't a bad driver? Please?
4) Can someone at the FIA take note that we've had two damned good races in a row now (off-track nonsense excepted), and they've come on tracks that are part of the grand old guard rather than TilkeDromes. Lets bring back a few more of those older tracks.
5) Bet Vettel is a tiny bit worried that he's moving from STR now!
6) Also....what am I bet that Red Bull and STR swap motors next year?
Some thoughts:
1) I'm right. Vettel is one of the top six drivers in F1 right now.
JRS said:
From this post here.
That was a hugely impressive drive. Didn't put a wheel wrong all day, the team got the strategy call exactly right, and crucially - no-one else was fast enough over the balance of the race.
2) Time for McLaren to sack their weatherman? Strategy was not Hamilton's stronger point today.
3) Well, it was properly wet....and Massa didn't throw it off the road....and he beat Hamilton on the track....so now can we acknowledge that he isn't a bad driver? Please?
4) Can someone at the FIA take note that we've had two damned good races in a row now (off-track nonsense excepted), and they've come on tracks that are part of the grand old guard rather than TilkeDromes. Lets bring back a few more of those older tracks.
5) Bet Vettel is a tiny bit worried that he's moving from STR now!
6) Also....what am I bet that Red Bull and STR swap motors next year?
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_4144191,00.html
I beg to differ since he was struggling in full wet trim. Only when it started to dry a little did he start pumping them in.
And like the last race he was asking for "divine intervention" of some sort to help him win a race... is that how he wants to win ?
Dont forget that during qualifying when it was chucking it down in Q2, Hamilton was about a second to two seconds a lap slower. During race trim he wasnt catching up with Raikonnen either when it was delluging it down.
I beg to differ since he was struggling in full wet trim. Only when it started to dry a little did he start pumping them in.
And like the last race he was asking for "divine intervention" of some sort to help him win a race... is that how he wants to win ?
Dont forget that during qualifying when it was chucking it down in Q2, Hamilton was about a second to two seconds a lap slower. During race trim he wasnt catching up with Raikonnen either when it was delluging it down.
Damn was on nights so slept through today. Looking forward to seeing this race now. As I said before it's a real shame that people like Vettel and Kubica are in such uncompetetive cars and teams, while the only two teams in F1 worth being in hire also rans as backup drivers.
F1 desperately needs two or three more teams to be up the front to showcase what some of these guys can actually do.
Really pleased for Vettel and the Torro Rosso team.
F1 desperately needs two or three more teams to be up the front to showcase what some of these guys can actually do.
Really pleased for Vettel and the Torro Rosso team.
Surely your not suggesting hamilton isn't as great in the wet as people seem to think?
Surely your not suggesting hamilton isn't as great in the wet as people seem to think?
Well what would you suggest?
He didnt exactly shine this race did he when it was full wet?
I personally think its that zone between REALLY wet and dry that he shines (i.e. the bit before going to Inters).
And last week he avoided an avoidable accident by cutting the chicane, but you want it each and every way and if the Ferraris dont perform you want the FIA to step in..
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_4144191,00.html
I beg to differ since he was struggling in full wet trim. Only when it started to dry a little did he start pumping them in.
And like the last race he was asking for "divine intervention" of some sort to help him win a race... is that how he wants to win ?
Dont forget that during qualifying when it was chucking it down in Q2, Hamilton was about a second to two seconds a lap slower. During race trim he wasnt catching up with Raikonnen either when it was delluging it down.
did u not watch the race?
he was past raikkonen after about 4 laps, then passing people almost every lap or 2 and was faster than nearly everyone on the track.
in qualifying did he not have a problem with his brakes which caused him to be slow.
tbh he made the race exciting, it was good for vettel to win but he was just sat at the front going round, not that exciting.