Lewis and Mclaren robbed? - Page 2

david1 · 09-09-2008, 20:37

Did kimi get penalized when he set off in the pit in the last race , running a refueler over because he set off on amber ? no . Then why on earth did they decide that lewis was at any fault for just doing what the fans turned up to see , ( racing ) I am disgusted at the FIA decision .

WillowTheWhisp · 09-09-2008, 21:04

Because Kimi Raikkonen drives for Farrari?

banjoman · 09-09-2008, 21:39

Sorry have to disagree with all this. Lewis straightlines the old bus stop and fair enough he gave the position back, but he was far closer when crossing the start finish line than we he started his overtaking attempt at the bus stop.

The bus stop isnt really an overtaking place. he should have kept the slipstream round the corner and tried it at La Source.

Even if he straightlined as he did, I would think a more "seasoned" driver would have not immediately overtaken at the next corner. Most would have kept the toe and had him coming out of Au Rouge at the top of the hill. At the time Lewis would have extended his lead over Massa in the championship and caused Ferrari a problem as if Kimi had won they couldnt have just backed one driver as McLaren are doing with Lewis. In fact even without the rain, Lewis`s best chance for the championship was to sit on second and keep pressing Kimi.

I know Lewis is fast, but there are still some inexperience errors around.

jambutty · 09-09-2008, 22:07

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Originally Posted by banjoman

Sorry have to disagree with all this. Lewis straightlines the old bus stop and fair enough he gave the position back, but he was far closer when crossing the start finish line than we he started his overtaking attempt at the bus stop.

The bus stop isnt really an overtaking place. he should have kept the slipstream round the corner and tried it at La Source.

Even if he straightlined as he did, I would think a more "seasoned" driver would have not immediately overtaken at the next corner. Most would have kept the toe and had him coming out of Au Rouge at the top of the hill. At the time Lewis would have extended his lead over Massa in the championship and caused Ferrari a problem as if Kimi had won they couldnt have just backed one driver as McLaren are doing with Lewis. In fact even without the rain, Lewis`s best chance for the championship was to sit on second and keep pressing Kimi.

I know Lewis is fast, but there are still some inexperience errors around.

Disagree by all means but you have to concede that Lewis was half way alongside Kimi at the corner thus he couldn’t have been further back than when they both crossed the line.

Isn’t hindsight wonderful?

harwood red · 09-09-2008, 22:44

I have to agree that Lewis was robbed, again I watched this a few times and if he hadn't have taken the shortcut then there would have been a good chance of them both crashing out.... As for Hamilton not overtaking at the bus stop, it was about getting the racing line and going into the corner, hamilton had the better position but then Kimi decided to push over in quite a jerky manouvre which left Lewis with no where to go but to take the short cut... this was added to the track due to in the past some bad crashes as the racing line on that corner is so tight!!

I think the points deduction has been given because although he gave the lead back at the line, they say by taking the short cut he created momentum that kept his speed up which then allowed him to automatically overtake him again....... hmmmmmmm!!!!????!!!

WillowTheWhisp · 10-09-2008, 06:55

I admit I've never driven a Formula 1 racing car but don't people tend to lose momentum when they slow down which he did when he allowed KR to gain/regain/maintain the lead?

harwood red · 10-09-2008, 23:18

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I admit I've never driven a Formula 1 racing car but don't people tend to lose momentum when they slow down which he did when he allowed KR to gain/regain/maintain the lead?

I guess the momentum they are talking about is the fact by taking the short cut he didn't have to slow right down at the corner and as for slowing down to allow Kimi to regain the lead, it was very slight.

Saying all that I still think they got it wrong!!!!!!

Mancie · 10-09-2008, 23:25

I don't think Hamilton took a "short cut".. seems to me they were both racing and the only way out was for Hamilton to go left.. could have happend on any part of the circuit..has it come to this when a driver cannot show some aggression in races?..

cashman · 11-09-2008, 00:43

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Originally Posted by Mancie

I don't think Hamilton took a "short cut".. seems to me they were both racing and the only way out was for Hamilton to go left.. could have happend on any part of the circuit..has it come to this when a driver cannot show some aggression in races?..

oh ferrari can thats ok.

remember the kraut.

Mancie · 11-09-2008, 01:19

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Originally Posted by cashman

oh ferrari can thats ok.

remember the kraut.

shuss now Cashy.. that was ferrari and the bods in charge do like em.. it's good money for advertising and spin offs when ferrari win.

jambutty · 24-09-2008, 15:28

So Lewis Hamilton’s appeal has failed.

Actually that isn’t strictly true. The FIA has ruled that his appeal is inadmissible and that is totally different.

This is a cop out by the FIA. By ruling that his appeal was inadmissible that relieved them of the need to hear what the appeal was so the FIA wouldn’t have to make a ruling.

This implies that if they had heard the appeal they would have no option but to reinstate the Belgian Grand Prix win.

What bit of credibility the FIA may have had has evaporated.

WillowTheWhisp · 24-09-2008, 17:48

Yep, that about sums it up.

Totally biased.