Malaysian Grand Prix 2010, Sepang - Race 3/19
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what??
If he had the tow, then why didnt he just ignore hamilton and keep going straight to overtake him? or is it because he couldnt and wanted to follow him all the way into turn one? Instead he decided to tail hamilton all the way down the straight, WEAVING with hamilton.
Awesome simply awesome drive by Hamilton...weaving?/...well he got away with it so hey ho.
Good to see Button being put in his place...2nd place to Hamilton
...as for Vettel??..about time he managed to finish a race and win it...shame as i was hoping his car would blow up at some point...and lolz at Webber...get over yourself you jumped up Aussie...your not as good as Vettel and probably never will be.
Good to see Button being put in his place...2nd place to Hamilton
...as for Vettel??..about time he managed to finish a race and win it...shame as i was hoping his car would blow up at some point...and lolz at Webber...get over yourself you jumped up Aussie...your not as good as Vettel and probably never will be.
Petrov followed Hamilton during the "weave". In order for it to be a punishable offence Hamilton would have had to have weaved multiple times to block Petrov.
Even a warning was over the top. Especially in light of what Massa was doing in Oz.
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Exactly, Petrov hadn't tried to overtake yet, and honestly I'd regard the whole situation as part of a Hamilton overtaking manouvre rather than a defensive one. Petrov gets a lot of credit though, he went wide both times to force Hamilton to go very tight and slow, and drag himself into the slipstream, great driving by both.
Hamilton was screwed yet again by a team of incompetant decision makers. They obviously wanted to keep him out, even when he was losing half a second a lap on crap tires, because they thought rain would let him stay second. Really they should have whacked on a new set 10 laps earlier, its 22 seconds in the pitlane, it normally takes 6-8 seconds on that straight anyway, a pitstop maybe loses 15 seconds, and if you end up a second faster a lap for 20laps, its worth pitting if you've got the pace to use the time.
Button was awful again today, no pace, completely outclassed by Hamiltons pace. Button/buttons team made a good move, stuck behind a slow car, pit and get him out in the open air. Yet Hamilton, behind traffic most of the time, had a set of tires on 10 laps to long, still came out ahead of Button which shouldn't have happened. Had Hamilton come in 5-10laps earlier he would easily have been ahead of Sutil and probably got a decent amount further ahead aswell.
Hard to fault, nor praise the Red Bull's, did they last, or were they not on the edge and would have failed had Hamilton started in 3rd and pushed them the whole way?
Getting a touch boring that Hamilton would likely have won last week due to having so much more pace than Button, and likely have finished somewhere on the podium if his jack*** team put in an earlier lap in Q1.
Not a fan of Hamilton the guy, find it irksome to watch with the fastest guy in the race consistantly screwed by his team.
Good race for a dry one.
Great persistence from the McLaren boys from the back. I only wished JB had kept Massa behind him, but you can't have everything. Hamilton my driver of the day, he sure makes it exciting.. the weaving was a non-issue.. but gives the haters something to cry about so I wouldn't have it any other way.
Alonso was impressive with the broken but faster car.. Massa once again showing if you give him clean air he can perform.. pretty much the Alan Prost of the field for me.
Vettel and Webber had it too easy due to qualifying, but a solid performance.. I just wonder if that space allowed them to turn down those engines and up the reliability a bit?
Great persistence from the McLaren boys from the back. I only wished JB had kept Massa behind him, but you can't have everything. Hamilton my driver of the day, he sure makes it exciting.. the weaving was a non-issue.. but gives the haters something to cry about so I wouldn't have it any other way.
Alonso was impressive with the broken but faster car.. Massa once again showing if you give him clean air he can perform.. pretty much the Alan Prost of the field for me.
Vettel and Webber had it too easy due to qualifying, but a solid performance.. I just wonder if that space allowed them to turn down those engines and up the reliability a bit?
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He wouldn't have had to weave with Hamilton if Hamilton had played it fairly and not started weaving to stop the overtake.
I don't think you really understand what was happening.
Hamilton moved to stop Petrov getting a tow, Petrov followed him, Hamilton moved again to stop Petrov getting a tow, Petrov was behind Hamilton and not making a move.
If Hamilton moved after Petrov and on the same path in front of him, you might have a case, but Petrov was moving after Hamilton every time, Hamilton was doing the exact opposite of blocking, he was trying to get out of the way to stop the tow, Petrov was following him.
he wouldnt of been able to keep the pace for 30+ laps on soft tyres.
Ok, you want to know the other way that would have gone down. Petrov and Hamilton exit the corner, Hamilton drives in a straight line to outside of the track. Petrov moves to the inside with the slipstream.. Hamilton makes his single blocking move. Petrov can't go up the inside, doesnt have the straight line speed and moves back to the racing line. Hamilton covers and enter first corner, rinse repeat.
This exactly how I feel. He is obviously the most exciting and fastest driver in F1 and it would great to see him in podium positions. The problem in the last 2 races though is that he is starting way back on the grid, while the RedBulls are starting on the front rows.
It was a mistake to keep Hamilton out on those used tyres, but I think McLaren just wanted to cover the the situation, should rain fall during the race.
He has to sort out his qualifying. I think the team should perhaps concentrate a little more on qualifying. If they can get hamilton to qualify close to the front, then I'm sure he can hang on for podium positions and wont be stuck behind slower cars.
The way I understand the rules you're not allowed to move more than once in reaction to the driver behind. So if Petrov had pulled out left, then switched right and Hamilton then also went left and right to stay in front, that'd be against the rules.
Hamilton going left and right of his own accord and Petrov following him so he can try and stay in the slipstream is different, Hamilton wasn't making reactionary defences to an attacking manoeuvre.
Hamilton going left and right of his own accord and Petrov following him so he can try and stay in the slipstream is different, Hamilton wasn't making reactionary defences to an attacking manoeuvre.
BINGO!
Weaving is only deemed illegal because F1 cars can't overtake and the FIA want to prevent blocking, as others have mentioned Hamilton wasn't intentionally blocking infact he was doing the opposite which is why he got off with a warning.
Even as a fan, you're a braver man than I to make that statement. Hamilton is great to watch, and definitely the most entertaining today, but Alonso is equally as fast.
They are the best drivers in F1. Hamilton has been dogged by poor strategic luck and Alonso has been following Massa twice now.
nail meet head.
petrov followed hamilton not hamilton copying petrov.
hamilton needs to recruit ross brawn and pick up were schui left off.
One driver who nobody has said much about is Rosberg. When he was at Williams I felt that he was fast in the practise sessions and qualifying, but would then dissapear when the race started.
This year, I feel he has taken a step forward and is now performing well in the race. He is also in the process of mentally breaking MS - not an easy task, but Rosberg is doing what he can to ensure MS retires for good at the end of this season.
I think Rosberg has been one of the better drivers this year, along with Vettel, Hamilton and Alonso.
This year, I feel he has taken a step forward and is now performing well in the race. He is also in the process of mentally breaking MS - not an easy task, but Rosberg is doing what he can to ensure MS retires for good at the end of this season.
I think Rosberg has been one of the better drivers this year, along with Vettel, Hamilton and Alonso.