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jollygreengiant - 7/10/07 at 07:07 AM

Bugger

JUD - 7/10/07 at 07:07 AM

Why didn't they bring him in sooner?

Avoneer - 7/10/07 at 07:30 AM

In my half awake state, I thought someone was asking about an actual F1 spoiler for their car.

D'oh!

Pat...

vinny1275 - 7/10/07 at 07:45 AM

quote:
Originally posted by JUD
Why didn't they bring him in sooner?


swmbo and I were shouting and swearing at the TV. Might have been his decision to stay out, but the team should have overruled him the lap he lost 8 seconds to Alonso. Still, it all comes down to the wire in Brazil.....

JUD - 7/10/07 at 07:51 AM

quote:
Originally posted by vinny1275

swmbo and I were shouting and swearing at the TV.


Sounds like our house!

His interview was very politically correct. These guys know when they are on the pace - down to the tenth of a second. Not sure what was going thru his and the pit team's head when he dropped 7, 2 and 3 seconds on Alonso in his last 3 laps...

Oh well - keeps it interesting for Brazil. He only needs to finish 3rd right?

speedyxjs - 7/10/07 at 07:52 AM

He would have had more grip on slicks than he did for the last 5 laps or so on those worn inters

stevec - 7/10/07 at 08:19 AM


I think they kept him out because rain was forcast , but it didnt quite work out.
Oh well.

jos - 7/10/07 at 08:28 AM

I'm over the moon at the result

I think that Hamilton will be a much better driver for a lot longer if he DOESNT win this year - and I really want him to be an absoloute great for a long time

I think that this result has helped him a great deal and I was extreemly happy to see him maturing as a driver by going into the garage and shaking the hands of all of the team whether they were working on his car or not.

Yeah okay hes annoyed but he did the right thing by keeping on his helmet so he couldnt be pestered by any pap's or reporters instead of doing an alonso and breaking stuff in a fit of rage

Hes ina very good position to win it at Brazil

Isnt it nice that the championship is still alive in a 3 way battle right down to the last race

Jonte - 7/10/07 at 08:42 AM

I blaim Ron Dennis for keeping him out so long

Itīs gonna be a thriller in Brazil

Hellfire - 7/10/07 at 08:59 AM

Hamilton would have still been in a good position for a win had he negotiated his entrance into the pits correctly.

Simple driver error although I'm sure some on here will blame Max

Phil

mookaloid - 7/10/07 at 10:07 AM

A real sickener

darrens - 7/10/07 at 10:55 AM

suppose in a way it's kept the game interesting to the last race.

Still least he didn't spit his dummy out, like gonso

blakep82 - 7/10/07 at 12:09 PM

wait and see if mclaren and hamilton get disqualified for over worn tyres...

bear in mind they're not supposed to wear beyond the groves

Mark Allanson - 7/10/07 at 12:25 PM

Its almost like it has been staged to give a nailbiting finish - perish the thought

martyn_16v - 7/10/07 at 12:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
wait and see if mclaren and hamilton get disqualified for over worn tyres...

bear in mind they're not supposed to wear beyond the groves


Bit hard to get disqualified from a race you didn't finish, and McLaren are already not earning points.

I don't think the tyre wear rules count on wet tyres anyway. Massa wore his front left slick down past the stripe though...

scoobyis2cool - 7/10/07 at 01:10 PM

It was a shame but it'll make for a real nail-biter in two weeks' time. Plus of course he's still got a 4 point lead so as long as he doesn't do anything stupid he should still bring it home.

Pete

russbost - 7/10/07 at 03:11 PM

Guess he had to make a mistake at some point, but not a good time to choose

You have to blame the team for some of it didn't they remember Mansell at Australia in '86 or more recently Kimi in Germany last year, as said above I was yelling at the TV to bring him in for about 3 laps prior, they could have fuelled to the finish & at absolute worst guaranteed a safe 3rd which was all he needed