David Garcia
Premium
U´r right.
David Garcia
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... and this is only 2010!
James Johnson
The Weatherman
Remember Button and Lowndes are going to drive each others cars around Bathurst?
Well Lewis and Tony Stewart are gonna do a swapsie now around Watkins Glen in the Summer.
http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/89692
Well Lewis and Tony Stewart are gonna do a swapsie now around Watkins Glen in the Summer.
http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/89692
I'm a big Stewart fan, but I wonder how much are they going to have to widen the tub to shoehorn him in there? He's... ummm.. put on a few since his indycar days.
I saw somewhere that Tony has been on a diet for this year so the tub will be twice the size of Lewis not three times. Jimmy raced the Daytona 24 last year did he do it again this year? Lewis is gonna love that he's got only 4 gears.
LOL Autosport Grapevine? they announced it in the NASCAR coverage last Sunday
Same idea with Jenson Button & Craig Lowndes @ Bathurst. F1 2010 switch with V8 Supercar.
Niki Lauda reckons Lewis Hamilton could be one of the best drivers in F1, but only if he stops making "stupid mistakes."
Hamilton had yet another crash-filled outing in Belgium this past weekend, as he was involved in incidents on Saturday and Sunday.
During qualifying at Spa, Hamilton and Pastor Maldonado made contact after the chequered flag had fallen in Q2 when the latter side-swiped Hamilton.
The matter was investigated by the stewards when handed Hamilton a reprimand and Maldonado a five-grid slot penalty.
But the action didn't end there for the McLaren driver who hit in Kamui Kobayashi during Sunday's 44-lap race, sending the McLaren driver into the barriers and into retirement.
Hamilton initially blamed Kobayashi for the shunt saying he was ahead of the Sauber but later admitted it was his own doing. And it's those mistakes that Lauda says tarnish Hamilton's image.
"Lewis is one of the best drivers in Formula One if he would stop making stupid mistakes," he told the Guardian. As for this year's title race, Lauda believes Sebastian Vettel's victory at Spa, which saw him take 92-point lead in the Drivers' Championship, has sealed it for the Red Bull driver.
"It's certainly all over," the Austrian told The Telegraph. "No question about it, the only question is when. It could happen theoretically in Singapore. It could easily happen in Japan but for sure in Korea if not before."
couldnt agree more. RedBull has won driver and constructor, lets face reality. All we can do now is just watch Mclaren and Ferrari fight for a podium or even better a win. Unless, Vettel ends up with 5 DNFs.
Has Red Bull even got 1 DNF this season? I'm sure Vettel will pretty much cruise from now until the end, getting good qually results as always and then just stay out of trouble.
About Hamilton; I guess it's easier to end up in the wall when you drive as aggressive as he does. I think he looses his cool sometimes, just like Vettel did last year (for example at Spa
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When you don't have the best car, but always run to win, not to just be there, it's easier to make mistakes!
But I also agree some ones like Monza last year and this at Spa were not much smarts.
But I also agree some ones like Monza last year and this at Spa were not much smarts.
I have been saying since he came to F1 lewis is not another Prost or Senna, however remember back when those two were battling it out for titles. If you can remember back then you will remember the coming togethers they had time and time again even when on the same team. What they both both had apart from talent was a desire to always win something we saw a bit of with schumacher.
If you want to win you tend to put yourself into situations that can be either a fantastic move or a dorky one. Lewis although i hate him with a vengence is good enough to be great if he keeps at it however hes not there yet. He does however have the desire to win and sometimes when your in that position mistakes do happen
When you race here with Rd how many times have you stuffed it into a wall or take someone else off in that do or die move?. Just because he drives an F1 car does not make it any different, you have a split second to make a decision and you go with it. People try to over analyse it all the time. Hes human he will make a cock up sometimes.
If you want to win you tend to put yourself into situations that can be either a fantastic move or a dorky one. Lewis although i hate him with a vengence is good enough to be great if he keeps at it however hes not there yet. He does however have the desire to win and sometimes when your in that position mistakes do happen
When you race here with Rd how many times have you stuffed it into a wall or take someone else off in that do or die move?. Just because he drives an F1 car does not make it any different, you have a split second to make a decision and you go with it. People try to over analyse it all the time. Hes human he will make a cock up sometimes.
Lewis is a good driver, I still remember when I watched him in Formula 3 and GP2 how he more or less dominated the races and seasons.
I also remember his first year in F1 when he was in a championship lead after just 4 races.
He always tries his best and drives with a sense of control and speed.
Problem with him however is that he needs to cool down and take it easy because that is what has gotten him into most troubles, if he would have learned that before F1 he would have walked away with the championship win in 2007, 2008 and perhaps even in 2010.
However admitting he did wrong now on Spa is perhaps a step in the right direction so we'll see what happens.
Also I must add that this comes from a Webber and RedBull fan as well as former Raikkonen Ferrari fan
I also remember his first year in F1 when he was in a championship lead after just 4 races.
He always tries his best and drives with a sense of control and speed.
Problem with him however is that he needs to cool down and take it easy because that is what has gotten him into most troubles, if he would have learned that before F1 he would have walked away with the championship win in 2007, 2008 and perhaps even in 2010.
However admitting he did wrong now on Spa is perhaps a step in the right direction so we'll see what happens.
Also I must add that this comes from a Webber and RedBull fan as well as former Raikkonen Ferrari fan
I think its just the frustration of usually having the slower car for the title challenge, if he had a Redbull he Wouldn't need to do such risky moves to win and thus wouldn't.
There are a few drivers out there, former world champions that are frustrated with their car being slower than the Redbull's but not making the silly mistakes Hamilton has.
Chris Jenkins
Driving til the wheels fall off
I was a bit confused by his incident with Kobayashi on Sunday.
I thought if you were ahead and had the racing line, it was the responsibility of the driver thats attempting the overtaking manouver behind you to leave adequate space to avoid a collision? As the driver in front, surely when you're approaching an apex on the right, you shouldn't have to look at your mirror on the left if you're ahead and on the racing line?
Granted that in Monaco, Hamilton approached the corner with Maldonado with quite a bit more speed, but surely if Hamilton was at fault at Spa, then Maldonado was at fault in Monaco? They're pretty similar incidents.
I am a McLaren fan, but not one of these fanboys that jumps to Lewis's defence every weekend.
I'm just checking my understanding of the protocol for these types of manouvers.
I thought if you were ahead and had the racing line, it was the responsibility of the driver thats attempting the overtaking manouver behind you to leave adequate space to avoid a collision? As the driver in front, surely when you're approaching an apex on the right, you shouldn't have to look at your mirror on the left if you're ahead and on the racing line?
Granted that in Monaco, Hamilton approached the corner with Maldonado with quite a bit more speed, but surely if Hamilton was at fault at Spa, then Maldonado was at fault in Monaco? They're pretty similar incidents.
I am a McLaren fan, but not one of these fanboys that jumps to Lewis's defence every weekend.
I'm just checking my understanding of the protocol for these types of manouvers.
Its the responsibility of the person making the pass to make sure its done safely.
Hamilton was not all the way past Kobi. He was on the inside, but was definately not on the racing line (although he had the best line for the turn). If you check the footage on youtube (google will give you a few still) you will clearly see how he moved across and into the other car. I was still amazed when i watched it and noticed how the commentators (coulthard and the other wally) also blamed Kobi for it when it was clearly a mistake from Hamilton. In the case of the Maldanado one it was again Hamilton being the driver doing the overtaking. And doing so in a turn most people know (even from simracing) is really far to risky for a overtake. Somehow i get the feeling he expects the other drivers (possibly slower, and in slower cars) to just move out his way and let him by. He is a excellent driver, but he wont get far if he continues on like this
Hamilton was not all the way past Kobi. He was on the inside, but was definately not on the racing line (although he had the best line for the turn). If you check the footage on youtube (google will give you a few still) you will clearly see how he moved across and into the other car. I was still amazed when i watched it and noticed how the commentators (coulthard and the other wally) also blamed Kobi for it when it was clearly a mistake from Hamilton. In the case of the Maldanado one it was again Hamilton being the driver doing the overtaking. And doing so in a turn most people know (even from simracing) is really far to risky for a overtake. Somehow i get the feeling he expects the other drivers (possibly slower, and in slower cars) to just move out his way and let him by. He is a excellent driver, but he wont get far if he continues on like this
David O'Reilly
A bad quali means I can go forwards in the race.
Two brave overtakers not quitting.
From my viewing of the accident I have to tend towards agreeing with Chris Jenkins and say its far from black and white.
If Hamilton was not totally in front he was to all intents and purposes in front. The pass had a hundred metres back and Kobe came at him again under brakes on the outside (for a sequence of corners that if we count Rivage he was going to be on the outside for 3 of the next 4) and at best his front wheels were level with Lewis's rear wheels. The corner was definitely not his. His track position was untenable and he would have been wise to back off slightly.
In my view Lews was not foolish to take the racing line the corner was his and 95 % of the time the other driver would allow room.
If it was the rules we run Kobayashi did not have significant overlap and no claim to racing room, he was passed and refused to yield. His nose was nowhere sensible with no real prospect of a pass.
Alonso's clumsy move up the inside of Massa at Rivage in the opening laps was much worse.
I stress that this is just my opinion and I'm a Webber fan.
I would however add that I would rather see guys racing each other than in a procession that low risk/team orders approach can cause.
From my viewing of the accident I have to tend towards agreeing with Chris Jenkins and say its far from black and white.
If Hamilton was not totally in front he was to all intents and purposes in front. The pass had a hundred metres back and Kobe came at him again under brakes on the outside (for a sequence of corners that if we count Rivage he was going to be on the outside for 3 of the next 4) and at best his front wheels were level with Lewis's rear wheels. The corner was definitely not his. His track position was untenable and he would have been wise to back off slightly.
In my view Lews was not foolish to take the racing line the corner was his and 95 % of the time the other driver would allow room.
If it was the rules we run Kobayashi did not have significant overlap and no claim to racing room, he was passed and refused to yield. His nose was nowhere sensible with no real prospect of a pass.
Alonso's clumsy move up the inside of Massa at Rivage in the opening laps was much worse.
I stress that this is just my opinion and I'm a Webber fan.
I would however add that I would rather see guys racing each other than in a procession that low risk/team orders approach can cause.
