vikiradTG2007
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I'm going to reserve all judgement on that penalty until I either see some onboards from that phase or see that Toro Rosso has appealed against it.
Toro Rosso has appealed against it.
Kubica was great as well, that BMW didn't look good at all and I wouldn't have bet on his 2nd place
Alright, now that I'm fully awake and not too upset at Hamilton losing his head at the start, this is what I think:
Hamilton completely botched up his start. I loved the scene in the beginning of the race, before the lights went out where Kimi was looking at Hamilton's car. He wanted to get something, and when the lights went out, he went and got it. In terms of that, it was awesome. Lewis then got desperate (I thought you matured, man :\), and completely fried his tyres which pretty much eliminated his chance for a race victory. Having said that, though, I want to know when was the last time a driver was penalized for out-braking himself at the start of the race (regardless of it's consequences on others...). You'll be hard pressed to help me on that one, I am sure.
As the lap proceeded, Massa, then had a complete brainfart and drove right into Lewis, and he got a just reward for that. I do commend him for being able to fight back and grab a point, but now we definitely know that he is an apprentice of the great Michael Schumacher -_-.
I'm glad for Raikkonnen that he finally pulled a decent result out of the bag, but I am surprised that he was not able to beat Kubica, and disappointed that he did not challenge Alonso for the win.
Alonso (and I hate to say it), definitely deserved this win as well. 2 in a row, there's no question as to where he's going to be next year. Piquet did well, but when he was told to push, and try to overtake Raikkonnen, he fucked up, and for that reason, I believe he's not going to remain at Renault next year. He can cruise, but if he really has to push, he will mess up.
Kubica. What can I say... If BMW had kept on the development push, He would have been a huge headache for McLaren and Ferrari, it would have DEFINITELY been a 3 way battle for the championship (both of them, actually), and I would not be surprised if Kubica would have been the one leading it.
It also does seem to be like Bad Luck is creeping up on McLaren... when was the last time we had an engine failure? I feel sorry for Kovalainen, because, he definitely had a chance at the podium at Fuji, and it all just went up in flames . Very bad for the WCC. I would not have been so disappointed had he finished the race and gathered us some points. Being 6 points back in the WCC will need a concerted effort from McLaren, and calming down on the part of Lewis. We can't throw this away like we did last year.
At the end of the day, big congrats to Robert, Alonso, and finally Raikkonnen, but McLaren, Lewis and Kovalainen really need to hunker down and not fuck up this season. They have been fantastic (all but Heikki) all year, and they cannot crack in the last two races. It would be devastating.
I have no comment to make on the penalty on Bourdais. The evidence is there for all to see.
it probably wasnt intentional, but it definately wasnt well thought out.
also, i hated the entirely contrived moment when he goes round the garage shaking all the mechanics hands. i know he does it at every race, but it just seems overly cheesey, overly hammed up and completel contrived with the camera following his every move
Agreed
Michael Schumacher did the same thing (just saying, I am not a fan of Schumacher's, obviously )
i just dont like hamilton, hes a great driver...(tho he loses his head a couple of times, which is understandable, the boy just wants to win)... but i dunno its just one of those things, how he comes across and how he is portrayed just rubs me the wrong way.
its just that irrational, un explainable hatred that we humans seem to have for some people no matter what they do. i mean even from the very first minute he appeared on TV i knew i wasnt gonna like him,
i just dont like hamilton, hes a great driver...(tho he loses his head a couple of times, which is understandable, the boy just wants to win)... but i dunno its just one of those things, how he comes across and how he is portrayed just rubs me the wrong way.
its just that irrational, un explainable hatred that we humans seem to have for some people no matter what they do. i mean even from the very first minute he appeared on TV i knew i wasnt gonna like him