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Jon Ison - 20/7/08 at 10:19 PM

Not seen any mention of the German round ?

Well I got slated a bit for saying Lewis had a easy win last time out as others never really pushed him well I think this time out he was pushed and more than rose to the challenge, particulary after his last pit stop.

omega0684 - 20/7/08 at 10:21 PM

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twybrow - 20/7/08 at 10:45 PM

Just watched the highlights. A great final push for the win!

LBMEFM - 21/7/08 at 06:08 AM

Do people still watch F1?, bring on the bikes.

speedyxjs - 21/7/08 at 07:07 AM

I can never get into bike racing

coozer - 21/7/08 at 07:22 AM

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Originally posted by speedyxjs
I can never get into bike racing


Hmm, anyone who watched last nights MotoGP and didn't find it exciting must be dead... just like wor lass in fact

fesycresy - 21/7/08 at 07:36 AM

Casey's missus looked alright

Pity Pedrosa wasn't racing, but I'd like to see Ben Spies on Malandri's bike next year, about time he got his P45.

Father-in-law switched over to the golf from the F1, normally it'd kick off, but I kept quiet and eat my grub.


quote:
Originally posted by coozer
quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
I can never get into bike racing


Hmm, anyone who watched last nights MotoGP and didn't find it exciting must be dead... just like wor lass in fact

David Jenkins - 21/7/08 at 08:12 AM

I watched bits of the F1 race, towards the end, where Hamilton was overtaking people...

... he REALLY reminds me of Schumaker - he was fairly brutal after completing each overtake, forcing his opponent almost off the track. He may be a gentleman off track, but he certainly isn't when on it!

gingerprince - 21/7/08 at 08:21 AM

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Originally posted by David Jenkins
... he REALLY reminds me of Schumaker - he was fairly brutal after completing each overtake, forcing his opponent almost off the track. He may be a gentleman off track, but he certainly isn't when on it!


You don't get past by pu55yfooting around! And to be fair, although it looked aggressive, that's a corner where the cars routinely use the run-off as extra track. Not like they were forced into gravel or anything.

ned - 21/7/08 at 09:39 AM

I thought Vettel pushing Alonso out of hte pitlane was great, Alonso then got really stressed, overdrove and ended up several places further back and then got shown up by his rookie team mate - where've we seen that before

BenB - 21/7/08 at 09:47 AM

Good race. Boy done good (just watched the race on video from last night's highlights).....

Strange decision by McLaren. I expect they were forced into making him stay out by running the softs last IE if they'd pitted in the safety car zone they would have had to do 28 laps on soft tyres

speedyxjs - 21/7/08 at 11:43 AM

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Originally posted by ned
I thought Vettel pushing Alonso out of hte pitlane was great, Alonso then got really stressed, overdrove and ended up several places further back and then got shown up by his rookie team mate - where've we seen that before


kendo - 21/7/08 at 02:18 PM

I thought it was a little like one of the classic Mansell surges. As far as him not being a gentleman on track.... well that's not going to cut it. Is it? No really, do go ahead old chap please take my place....

He does seem to have a good racing killer instinct if such a thing exists. But he's not like schumacher, in that he hasn't got the "if I can't win your certainly not going to" approach. So maybe that makes him gentlemanly?

[Edited on 21/7/08 by kendo]

David Jenkins - 21/7/08 at 02:56 PM

I should stress that I wasn't criticising him - just pointing out that he's a lot tougher than he may appear when you see him interviewed.

He certainly has the breathtaking bravery shown by Schuey...