Hamilton: Maybe it's because I'm black

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

You have heard that, by its very nature, F1 is dangerous?

What could have happened to Rubens in Hungary last year?

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Could have, would have, what ifs, bla bla, yada yada...

Last year in Hungary nothing happened because two professional racers did keep their nerves in a highly tense situation, what happened today is that one driver lost his nerves several times in one race.
Spot the difference?! No? I thought so.

And watch Lewis getting even hotter under the collar as Vettel continues to crush him every race, more mistakes down the road, more racist comments coming up me thinks.

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Which one - hairpin or tunnel?

Hairpin Massa could have given Lewis room as Lewis and Nico did when Michael made a cheeky move.

As for the tunnel, Lewis got traction and made the pass - Massa kept the boot in and crashed while out on the marbles, conveniently blaming wing damage (remember, Massa drove into Webber) due to his contretempts avec Lewis.

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Sure Massa should have stopped his car and ask lewsi nicely to drive by, strange definition for racing.

What about Maldonado then, he too should have given up his position to the best thing since sliced bread?

Lewis has an reputation as a great overtaker, I´m not suprised, the other drivers are very scared of him.

The off track antics is then perhaps worse.

Well, good luck to you Lewis.

The remark was meant as a joke... and has already been accepted as such by the stewards so I expect no comeback from the FIA... however the comment will follow hime from now on.


What confuses me is this...

Black parents... you are Black... I get that. White parents... you are White... I get that also.
But One Black and one White parent... you are Black... I don't get it.

It is telling that he see's himself as Black, But then for sure being the 'first' black F1 driver has paid big money (sponsorship wise) for him and sure who can blame him for playing that angle but you have to feel sorry for the first 'real' Black man to make it into F1...

I was never a big fan of Ron Dennis but today McLaren have shown just how much has changed since his departure.

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Originally Posted by ioan

Sure Massa should have stopped his car and ask lewsi nicely to drive by, strange definition for racing.

What about Maldonado then, he too should have given up his position to the best thing since sliced bread?

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In both instances you cite above, while Massa and Maldonado would have lost a position, they would, would they not, still be in the race?

Overtaking should not, and rarely is easy, but it requires that the person you are overtaking should play fair and not just turn in on the guy beside you pulling off the overtake.

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Originally Posted by ioan

Last year in Hungary nothing happened because two professional racers did keep their nerves in a highly tense situation, what happened today is that one driver lost his nerves several times in one race.
Spot the difference?! No? I thought so.

And watch Lewis getting even hotter under the collar as Vettel continues to crush him every race, more mistakes down the road, more racist comments coming up me thinks.

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Maybe that's the problem, but it is no excuse. And about the Hungary example, MS was penalised, so the conclusion is that a driver should not wreck other people's races and endanger their lives.

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Originally Posted by Mia 01

Lewis has an reputation as a great overtaker, I´m not suprised, the other drivers are very scared of him.

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Like they were of Montoya, a man who would simply force his way trough.

There is alot of hashing over comparisons with MS in this thread, but the real issue is that Lewis has backed himself into a corner with these statements.

He does get involved in a lot of incidents on the racetrack, a fair few of which he deserved punishment for.

The comment about his colour is an issue. It was said in the heat of the moment and he was joking outwardly, but there must be something behind it as this is a step beyond whats acceptable.

If he really feels he is picked on by the stewards then he has problems for his career.

For me the penalties for the contact were justified, he was not along side and he barged the two cars. The difference with Schumi's moves is that the opponents chose to avoid the contact, but if they hadn't then Schumi would probably have pulled out of the move and if he didn't then he would get a penalty. Thats the way it is.

You can't see one move that comes off in the hairpin and then hit 3 cars trying the same move and say that its no different.

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Originally Posted by ioan

Schumacher made clean overtaking moves while Hamilton was overoptimistic and grossly misjudged both the Massa and Maldonado overtakes, and he got lucky with MS remembering the Petrov misfortune so he decided to leave more space and try to salvage his own race.

Or why do you think that Lewis got 2 penalties from the stewards, because of his skin color?

As for Q3 what was Massa supposed to do? Evaporate?! This is Monaco and **** happens and Lewis has managed to bury himself in it up to his nose.

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actually i think Lewis may have damaged the front wing of Schuie at some point in the pass......I read an interview, where MS said the wing and then later the rear wing had issues...

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

In both instances you cite above, while Massa and Maldonado would have lost a position, they would, would they not, still be in the race?

Overtaking should not, and rarely is easy, but it requires that the person you are overtaking should play fair and not just turn in on the guy beside you pulling off the overtake.

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Huh?!

They are there to race for position and to stay ahead of the others not to massage Hamilton's overinflated ego.

The solution to Hamilton's problems is simple, learn to overtake without banging into other cars and keep his emotion under control. This week end he has been broken again by Vettel and I can't see him making the best of the package if he continues to lose his head.