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Has anyone else seem various different news sources arguing that is Raikkonen didn't get a penalty for running into the back of Sutil, then Hamilton shouldn't either. How exactly are they the same?! One is a racing incident on track between two driver fighting over position (admittedly from a long way back in Raikkonens case!) and the other is in the pit lane caused by drivers ignoring a red light that is there for safety reasons.
So, James Allen, how Senna-esque was Hamilton in Montreal...? :laugh:
McLaren's top men will never ceasse to surprise us with their arrogance :
Link: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68203Quote:
Haug said: "These things happen. I never was a friend of safety cars - it's a Mercedes but it doesn't bring us luck!
"As for the mistake, we win as a team and lose as a team. We could see Lewis had the speed, he was absolutely under control until the safety car took our advantage away.
"Anyway, two cars were stationary at the end of the pitlane, Lewis hit one, so it was our mistake at the end of the day. But I definitely will not blame him because he was so good, so special here, on this tricky circuit. He was in a class of his own in the first 20 laps.
"Everyone saw we had the speed to win it, but didn't do it. The good thing is the leader is only a few points ahead, so it's quite close together."
McLaren boss Ron Dennis said there was little point wasting time analysing what he feels was a simple accident.
"Nico ran into the back of Lewis, which showed what happened – it was a chain reaction as they were accelerating out of the pitlane," he explained. "Obviously the guys in front started to stop, Lewis was watching the back of the cars, driving off their actions, you know, we don't have brake lights.
"At the end of the day, he put himself out of the grand prix, as simple as that, and one that he was comfortably leading. We wanted to go longer, so our stop was long, and we wanted to cover off the outcome of what unfolded [with the safety car], those with long strategies took advantage, and that's where the race was turned around so dramatically by that safety car deployment."
Arrogant team bosses, arrogant driver, arrogant cheats! :rolleyes:
What exactly is the problem with those specific comments ioan? What do you object to?
Lets see:
"we had the speed to win it"
or
""Obviously the guys in front started to stop, Lewis was watching the back of the cars, driving off their actions, you know, we don't have brake lights."
or
"he was comfortably leading"
Arrogance, arrogance and arrogance again! I'm yet to see a race where McLaren cock up but don't claim they could have won it! :rolleyes:
this is a fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
this is a an excuse. I don't see where is the arroganceQuote:
Originally Posted by ioan
he was... before the scQuote:
Originally Posted by ioan
way off, off and off again. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
No it isn't. Others were posting faster laps than him.Quote:
Originally Posted by eu
So was he in the warm up lap too. He was losing out to his closest rivals before the SC and he wasn't first anymore after his pit stop. How is that "comfortably"?!Quote:
Originally Posted by eu
ioan, I'm sorry, but I really think it's time to turn the record off.
Clearly you find most (all?) of what McLaren say offensive because it's McLaren, but the quotes you've highlighted are facts.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Another fact is, as Ron Dennis said, "At the end of the day, he put himself out of the grand prix, as simple as that".
Oh, Hamilton was very Sennaesque and also Schumacheresque by taking his chief title rival out. ;) Let's look at the bright side - Lewis is matching the legends in every area! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by turves