shows that kimi was faster all the way upto the braking point for turn 1, it was only once kimi jinked did lewis have greater speed.
2008 Belgian GP - Race 13/18
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shows that kimi was faster all the way upto the braking point for turn 1, it was only once kimi jinked did lewis have greater speed.
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Ferrari never complained though, so i don't see how they can get any flack.
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Hmmm, that almost rules out the slip stream advantage. Not that much of an advantage compared to being right under his rear wing.
He could have just been accellerating at 80% throttle instead of 90%
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Exactly what i was thinking.
Also from that view, it shows there was no need to LH to take a left turn.
Lol, what a joke they're just pre-empting any arguments from McLaren using that incident as an example of inconsistency.
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no difference from what i see, LH did it by the book from what i can tell, did KR not cros the line first?
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A full lift off would have resulted in a huge gap... a gap much larger than what it was before the disputed corner.
He probably lifted about 20% if that. But that's all it takes in an accelerating Formula 1 car.
McLaren's telemetry will show how much exactly he lifted.
He was looking in the mirrors on the onboard footage too which showed his intention to slot back in behind Kimi.
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yes, lets make every track like valenica
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But the FIA say it was cos be cut the chicane with no need, that video seems to back it up.
How do people who are against the decision after the race feel about TV evidence being used in football?
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Did they not in the end? It was mooted earlier in the thread that they'd protested it.
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Not according to autosport, unless they appealed after the decision was made??
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70402
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Ferrari have insisted that they did not lodge any official protest with the race stewards about the matter.
I'm going to take a rough guess here and say that very few people will believe them
Though they've got no real reason to lie, and it'd be fairly easy for the truth to come out if they were lying.
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Why should Hamilton have kept his line the corner when:
1. his rival admits after the race that it was "all or nothing" situation for him?
2. kerbs don't give good traction
3. kerbs in the wet or damp conditions tend to spin you around
4. Kimi is shown in the aerial footage as taking that line that Hamilton is suggested to have taken to avoided the penalty
5. when there is a perfectly good "FIA-approved 2008 specification v5.6.1" (version number may not be accurate) run off area designed for exactly this purpose?
1. his rival admits after the race that it was "all or nothing" situation for him?
2. kerbs don't give good traction
3. kerbs in the wet or damp conditions tend to spin you around
4. Kimi is shown in the aerial footage as taking that line that Hamilton is suggested to have taken to avoided the penalty
5. when there is a perfectly good "FIA-approved 2008 specification v5.6.1" (version number may not be accurate
) run off area designed for exactly this purpose?
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No, no need at all.
Again, i present exhibit A, aka a brake pedal.
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until there is a appeal (if there is) simple fact is Kimi fluffed it END OF, he won last year by LUCK (ok not luck but you know what i mean) this year hes been the same he has no consistency, he didnt with Maclaren either so either hes just lucky or i dont know what, plus I hate the way the guy acts on the camera, he thinks hes so much better and doesnt have to speak to everyone, i hope he gets dumped and drives for force india! (wont happen i know)
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I was just going to point that out myself. The camera angle in the video is a bit misleading - I'm willing to bet they're practically tyre to tyre at the other side!
the curbs were wet, because it had been raining. It would have been madness to attempt to ride the curbs which is what he would have had to do to even vaguely make the corner, also given the fact that he may of ended up bouncing over the curbs and colliding with Kimi, cutting the corner was clearly the most sensible option.
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