mclarensmps
Well-Known Member
I'm surprised, very surprised in fact, that you, of all people on this board think this way. First of all, it was ONLY KIMI that tried to run first Massa, then Hamilton off the road. Hamilton, cut the chicane, yet he gave kimi the position back. Any argument otherwise is futile, as he was on the outside when he let Kimi past him, and overtook him on the inside to pass him for the lead. The jiggling about is debatable as the track was wet and can be passed off easily as the cars not having grip while in the braking zone.
We were gifted by two stunning drivers, one of the best ever pieces of on track action in years and you think that the two of them should be punished for that? That is pretty surprising coming from someone who relishes the action of F1's past, and someone who takes the time and makes the effort to go into F1's history from before they were born.
We already know that the FIA is inconsistent in it's judgments, therefore, regardless of the precedent being set ages ago, the past is the past, and the present is the present.
I, for one, completely disagree with you on this, because, in my eyes, that was sporting and ragged edge stuff, and is what racing IS, and should be all about.
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As far as race comments go, I'm delighted for Lewis, that was a fantastic race, even though he botched up twice, and had it not rained, him not winning would have been 100% his own fault. His win was quite literally a gift from mother nature, but I'm not complaining
. Kovalainen had an APPALLING start, and then completely botched up Webbers race. Disappointed on both accounts, however, more disappointed for Webber. The poor guy cannot catch luck if it came up and bit him in the face.
I am truly gutted for Kimi, I like him SO MUCH MORE than Massa, and he drove a bloody fine race today, only to be rewarded by a bit of overcooking that led to a complete binning of his race. He, sadly, will be Ferrari's #2 for the rest of the season, and that greatly saddens me
. Massa, on the other hand, kept out of trouble, and consolidated points. A championship drive that. He knew he just had to keep it on track, and towards the end of the race it must have been a hectic challenge for him. I have to give him props for that.Another victim of my pity is Bourdais, who drove a beautiful race and deserved EVER SO MUCH MORE than what he got. That last lap was really just unfair on the guy. He should have switched to inters, like Alonso, which would have probably led to a nice little battle.
Alonso and Quicknick were fantastic. Great move by the teams to switch to inters and steal as much as they can on the last lap. The strategy played right into Nick's hands, and a podium could not have come at a better time. I think he deserves that second Bimmer seat, and I hope he gets to keep it. Alonso overtaking 2 cars out of the last chicane before the start finish was pretty epic. Such entertaining stuff.
Last, but not least: Spa. Why they even consider not racing on this track is just beyond me. Honestly, this race more than makes up for the sleepfest we had a couple of weeks ago, it feels like F1 was on a 5 week break and this is the first race we got to watch after the summer holidays. Here's hoping Spa is able to stay on the calendar unchanged, forever
.Fantastic race. Moments like this, I feel like I'm the luckiest person in the world to be an F1 fan. Absolutely wonderful!
That's something.....
