European Grand Prix 2012, Valencia - Race 8/20

What exactly did Hamilton do that was 'hot headed and not very smart'?

He defended the corner and then took the racing line. Hardly a stupid lunge up the inside like he was prone to last year.

And the GP2 race showed that it was entirely possible that Hamilton could have kept hold of that second place for 1 more lap.

Surely the hot headed claims should go against Maldonado? The intelegent driver would have waited for a traction zone and got past with better drive, just like the dastardly duo of Webber and Schumacher were doing to everyone for the last 15 laps of the race.
 
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Energizer Bunny said:
Hamilton's tires had clearly gone and a bit of clear headed thinking by Maldonado would have seen him past shortly thereafter down a straight. He caused the incident and was correctly given a penalty. Hamilton, in this instance, was completely blameless. Maldonado on the other hand is starting to look like a liability.
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An excellent point, he was easy pickings especially with DRS. Hamilton was never going to defend that for long. He picked a poor place to try when the gig for hamilton was most definitely up.
 
MooMoo444 said:
If this was true then Maldonado could have waited to pass again elsewhere after pulling out of this attempt. There is no reason for LH to let him past.
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I'm not defending Pasta at all - he's reckless and a liability. My point is that Lewis had most to lose by not letting him past, and look what happened. He's now a fair distance away from the championship leader.

Lewis has said time and again this year that 'hes changed' and 'consistency is key' and 'no more reckless behaviour' etc. But he just can't help himself.
Alonso didn't stubbornly stick to his line in Canada when he was being overtaken in the last laps. No, he took the intelligent choice and took the points.

Sticking your fingers in your ears and saying 'lalalalalalla its my line, oh dear ive crashed' isn't going to win the championship.
 
So what would Hamilton be thinking if he let him past, and then lost the WDC by 1 point?

With this year as close as it is, you simply cannot give away points, ever.
 
I thought the race was pretty epic, Gutted for Lewis though, Maldonado should have backed out & over took Lewis further down the road as he had the speed to pass him. Noob mistake but he's showing good pace.
 
Skeeter said:
So what would Hamilton be thinking if he let him past, and then lost the WDC by 1 point?

With this year as close as it is, you simply cannot give away points, ever.
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You're not understanding what I'm saying. This is the Lewis we all love (and love to hate). On the edge, stubborn - and fast.

But this is the kind of behaviour he said was behind him, and that
consistent finishes are now what matter. Consistent finishes mean finishing. Are you honestly saying that he would've held Pasta at bay for the remainder of the race? A smart driver would concede, and that on balance some points are better than no points.

I'd prefer for Lewis to embrace his 'style' and just get on with it. F1 is more exciting when he's like this.
 
robbiemc said:
Huh? the stubborn 'this is my line, youre not having it' mentality. That left Lewis with no points!
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I don't think you quite grasp what's required of a competitive racing driver. If he just pulled over and let anyone who threatened his race past, he'd never finish in the points :confused:
 
MooMoo444 said:
I don't think you quite grasp what's required of a competitive racing driver. If he just pulled over and let anyone who threatened his race past, he'd never finish in the points :confused:
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You're kidding, right?
So what about Alonso in Canada? His tyres were shot and he let drivers past in order to finish to get some points. He's leading the championship in a car most people think shouldn't be there. Pretty epic and intelligent wouldn't you say?

Remember, Lewis and Pasta weren't on similar lap times - Pasta was miles quicker (such as it is this year with the tyres).
 
About Alonso in Canada, he was overtaken pretty easy on the straight with DRS, he had no means to defend and he was defending into the hairpin when Lewis was trying there. I would not say he let them pass he just had nothing to defend DRS with.
 
The difference with LH is, he wasn't fighting the position, he was just taking the normal line through the corner, and got punted off.

He is completely blameless. If he had closed the door on PM and got clipped, then you could argue it. PM was off the track and was obligated to lift and rejoin, not drive smack into the side of LH.
 
Yeah you're both correct. Lewis had every right to take that line and defend his position, and Pasta could easily have waited to pass him safely.

Lewis:
"We may have won in Canada, but there's an enormous amount of pressure to keep racking up good results at every Grand Prix," he said.

"I think that consistency, rather than individual strong results, will be the key to winning this world championship, so we need to back it up in Valencia with another strong result."
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It's clear Lewis just got frustrated and didn't want Pasta getting past - he let his previous incidents with Pasta get the better of him. This is the Lewis of old!
 
MooMoo444 said:
The difference with LH is, he wasn't fighting the position, he was just taking the normal line through the corner, and got punted off.

He is completely blameless. If he had closed the door on PM and got clipped, then you could argue it. PM was off the track and was obligated to lift and rejoin, not drive smack into the side of LH.
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Hamilton was no where near the normal line through the corner, whether that was by design or lack of grip I don't know.
 
So who here thinks that Lewis will be with McLaren next season?
Yet another botched pitstop and a car that's not quite quick enough. Surely he's looking at other options.
 
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