F1: Hungary
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I think he'll be fine once he regains his confidence tomorrow, as he did seem quite nervous and not a lot of what he said made sense. Anthony Davidson was a great stand-in for Brundle last year at Hungary, which was the only race which his mate Button ever won.
Brundle must have a summer holiday clause in his contract as he always takes one race out around this time of year.
Brundle must have a summer holiday clause in his contract as he always takes one race out around this time of year.
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So McLaren's proud boast that they give their drivers equal treatment is ONCE AGAIN exploded as a myth. Looks like team orders are OK even before the race has started.
McLaren are a bunch of cheats and somehow get away with all this shit
McLaren are a bunch of cheats and somehow get away with all this shit
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Originally Posted by Mans Best,Aug 4 2007, 05:50 PM
So McLaren's proud boast that they give their drivers equal treatment is ONCE AGAIN exploded as a myth. Looks like team orders are OK even before the race has started.
McLaren are a bunch of cheats and somehow get away with all this shit
McLaren are a bunch of cheats and somehow get away with all this shit
What were you watching?
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Ron's only concern should be to get two McLarens on the front row, in what order shouldn't matter, but of course since he seems to think the sun shines out of Lewis's arse he's got to look after "His Boy"
The one person you want to beat is first of all has to be your team mate, and Alonso definately did that. Keeps qualifying interesting.
The one person you want to beat is first of all has to be your team mate, and Alonso definately did that. Keeps qualifying interesting.
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Well, is he still a cheating Spanish bastard after this (excellent) statement from Ron? - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/61368
This isn't the first time Boy Hamilton's petulence has affected the team's strategy, Monaco instantly springs to mind and I'm sure in the GP before too. Very impressed with Ron's frank and detailed statement. 
Dennis said Hamilton's decision to disobey the team's orders had compromised the team's plans during qualifying.
Obviously Lewis feels more uncomfortable with the situation than Fernando. That's life, that's the way it is, and if he feels too hot to talk about it then that's the way it is.
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What Dennis is saying is about how Lewis went against the agreed plan is all PR bollocks.
We saw on live TV how mad he was, he threw his headphones down in disgust at Alonso and then grabbed Alonso's trainer pulling his headphones off and then frog marching him away with his hand around his neck, Dennis was furious but for some reason now appears to be blaming Hamilton
It will be interesting to here the radio conversations when Alonso sat still for 10 seconds, I bet he was being screamed at to move.
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We saw on live TV how mad he was, he threw his headphones down in disgust at Alonso and then grabbed Alonso's trainer pulling his headphones off and then frog marching him away with his hand around his neck, Dennis was furious but for some reason now appears to be blaming Hamilton
It will be interesting to here the radio conversations when Alonso sat still for 10 seconds, I bet he was being screamed at to move.
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Interesting, although it does all sound a little convenient, and doesn't seem to match up with Ron's actions, especially when he appeared to almost frog march Alonso's trainer down the pit lane.
But assuming what Ron says is completely true, it does seem that Alonso and/or his engineer did it partly out of spite when a little flexibility for the good of the team was called for. Hamilton went out to try to complete the lap anyway; if the official McLaren policy was to not let him do another lap for whatever reason, why do that? Why refuel the car and change tyres? Why leave Alonso standing still and without the tyre warmers on longer than necessary? He could have moved slowly down the pitlane rather than block.
The stewards are looking at it, and they'll have access to the radio communication, so it should be pretty clear one way or the other.
But assuming what Ron says is completely true, it does seem that Alonso and/or his engineer did it partly out of spite when a little flexibility for the good of the team was called for. Hamilton went out to try to complete the lap anyway; if the official McLaren policy was to not let him do another lap for whatever reason, why do that? Why refuel the car and change tyres? Why leave Alonso standing still and without the tyre warmers on longer than necessary? He could have moved slowly down the pitlane rather than block.
The stewards are looking at it, and they'll have access to the radio communication, so it should be pretty clear one way or the other.
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From the Telegraph's report:
Rumours suggested Alonso was behind held by his personal physio Fabrizio Borra, who was counting off the seconds to the Spaniard with his fingers, so making sure Hamilton would not have enough time for one more lap.
