45. At 7:04pm on 04 Feb 2010, nibs wrote:
27. At 2:44pm on 04 Feb 2010, Ginger wrote:
"When Hamilton was called into the pits 6 laps early in Monaco 2007 were they favouring him then?"
"DADDY DADDY THEY DIDN'T LET ME WIN"
What happened?
"DADDY THEY PITTED ME EARLIER THAN ALONSO"
Yes my boy that's because this is what teams normally do in street circuits, they split the risk so that if a SC comes out they don't lose both cars. If the race is under control sometimes they pit a couple of laps earlier to get it out of the way because you risk wrecking your race the longer you stay out. You know that now don't you?
"DADDY THEY PITTED ME EARLY NOT HIM"
But this was the only way you could have won the race, you were second not heavy and some way down the road. They gave you the chance and you had nothing to lose. That's exactly what you had agreed in the briefing wasn't it?
"DADDY THEY ARE FAVOURING ALONSO I AM WITH THEM FOR YEARS AND THEY BETRAYED ME"
Yes but you were 2nd and finished 2nd, if a SC came out you'd have won because of that and Alonso would be out of the podium. And if you'd qualified ahead of him this wouldn't be an issue anyway!"
"DADDY I WAS FASTER THAN ALONSO"
Yes but Alonso opened up 8 seconds in 15 laps, he was only losing in traffic, he had you, easy!
"DADDY THEY ALSO TOLD ME FROM THE RADIO TO SLOW DOWN LATE ON. TEAM ORDERS!"
Yes but that's what always happens in the last stint, teams control the situation to get the 1-2 and not throw it away.
"DADDY I WAS CLOSING HIM DOWN"
Yes that's because Alonso slowed down first the team told him to control the situation, this is what happens, you should have slowed down too not go and stick to his tail for 15 laps, this is unprecedented, now look what you've done. What's the point, what if one of you had an off and you tangled god forbid? Ok Ron and Martin will cover us as they do but what will Alonso be thinking now, he may want to put one over us later on.
"DADDY I WAS ABOUT TO OVERTAKE HIM BUT THEY DIDN'T LET ME"
Overtake YOUR TEAMMATE, who is FASTER than you anyway, IN MONACO of all places, ON THE LAST STINT???
"DADDY......"
Oh ok then. "THEY DIDN'T LET MY BOY WIN! BUUUUUUHUHU"
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