The Formula 1 Thread - 2011
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Pity Button is so far back.
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For such a high profile team Mclaren regularly make silly errors. Poor Jenson, he looked teary eyed poor bloke, gutted for him :-(
Hope things go his way tomorrow, he's coming to Manchester on Monday so want to see him smiling!
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Pity Button is so far back.
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For such a high profile team Mclaren regularly make silly errors. Poor Jenson, he looked teary eyed poor bloke, gutted for him :-(
Hope things go his way tomorrow, he's coming to Manchester on Monday so want to see him smiling!
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Jenson's coming to Manchester on Monday, hope the Mclaren has a set of locking wheelnuts lol !
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/110820...anchester.html
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I hate to be accused of Hamilton bashing, but watching it back a couple of times and it did look to me like Hamilton moved right at least as much as Maldanado moved left. I hope if it really was a tit for tat swipe Maldanado gets sent home, as you can't have drivers doing that, but I'm not sure the footage entirely backs up Hamilton's version.
The first incident it looked to me (and I would guess Hamilton) that Maldanado was slowing and over to the right to go into the pits. So Lewis entirely blameless for once.
The first incident it looked to me (and I would guess Hamilton) that Maldanado was slowing and over to the right to go into the pits. So Lewis entirely blameless for once.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/9573626.stm
He does indeed move back to the left, but if you freeze it at 32 seconds Hamilton is clearly moving to the right again despite Maldanado being alongside and ahead. It looks like Maldanado stayed in the middle and didn't take the racing line, which isn't quite the same as deliberately moving into someone. And this was after the chequered flag, so neither should have been at racing speed and needing to take racing lines or perpare for the next corner.
Not saying Hamilton is to blame, just that the video doesn't look as black and white as Coulthard made out. As always with Hamilton, he gets himself into situations that a cooler headed driver might have avoided. He had pleanty of room to his left to avoid the incident, or could have just backed off and let Maldanado go first.
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Originally Posted by Dixon Motorsports' timestamp='1314454857' post='20919229
Lewis had to move to the right to go back to the racing line prepare to go into the next corner but as soon as he saw the car next to him then he moved straight back to the left.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/9573626.stm
He does indeed move back to the left, but if you freeze it at 32 seconds Hamilton is clearly moving to the right again despite Maldanado being alongside and ahead. It looks like Maldanado stayed in the middle and didn't take the racing line, which isn't quite the same as deliberately moving into someone. And this was after the chequered flag, so neither should have been at racing speed and needing to take racing lines or perpare for the next corner.
Not saying Hamilton is to blame, just that the video doesn't look as black and white as Coulthard made out. As always with Hamilton, he gets himself into situations that a cooler headed driver might have avoided. He had pleanty of room to his left to avoid the incident, or could have just backed off and let Maldanado go first.
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Originally Posted by Dixon Motorsports' timestamp='1314454857' post='20919229
Lewis had to move to the right to go back to the racing line prepare to go into the next corner but as soon as he saw the car next to him then he moved straight back to the left.
http://news.bbc.co.u...one/9573626.stm
He does indeed move back to the left, but if you freeze it at 32 seconds Hamilton is clearly moving to the right again despite Maldanado being alongside and ahead. It looks like Maldanado stayed in the middle and didn't take the racing line, which isn't quite the same as deliberately moving into someone. And this was after the chequered flag, so neither should have been at racing speed and needing to take racing lines or perpare for the next corner.
Not saying Hamilton is to blame, just that the video doesn't look as black and white as Coulthard made out. As always with Hamilton, he gets himself into situations that a cooler headed driver might have avoided. He had pleanty of room to his left to avoid the incident, or could have just backed off and let Maldanado go first.
nothing from the Stewards as yet http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_...on_event.aspx#
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My mistake. I thought I read(!) somewhere it was a TV = red(!) button issue.(not sure what stuff women put on their cheeks has to do with it).
Don't worry we're easily confused hereabouts
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As always with Hamilton, he gets himself into situations that a cooler headed driver might have avoided. He had pleanty of room to his left to avoid the incident, or could have just backed off and let Maldanado go first.
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These were posted last year or even before that, but with it being Spa this weekend, they're worth resurrecting.
Just how much faster is an F1 car? Set both vids going at once and see for yourself ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUhu13qp8Oc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seget3zOj_8
Just how much faster is an F1 car? Set both vids going at once and see for yourself ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUhu13qp8Oc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seget3zOj_8