Was Lewis passing Heikki legal?

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Originally Posted by tamburello

My point was that, not so long ago, Mclaren were praising themselves for having 'rebuilt' Kovalianen.

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Ah yes, but Rome wasn't built in a day :) I'm sure Heikki will come good.

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Originally Posted by ioan

I think you are pushing it too far now, I wasn't expecting you to say such things about fellow forum members. :down:

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Sorry fella but you've given us third-hand information with no way of backing it up. This comment was apparently on Finnish TV yet it's not appeared on YouTube, no other news organisation has reported it, nobody else on any other F1 website or forum has mentioned it, and even Heikki himself has said nothing of the sort since.

If you don't understand why I'm sceptical then there's really no getting through to you.

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Sorry fella but you've given us third-hand information with no way of backing it up. This comment was apparently on Finnish TV yet it's not appeared on YouTube, no other news organisation has reported it, nobody else on any other F1 website or forum has mentioned it, and even Heikki himself has said nothing of the sort since.

If you don't understand why I'm sceptical then there's really no getting through to you.

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Here is a link if you understand finnish . ;)


http://www.turunsanomat.fi/urheilu/?...9,1:0:0:0:0:0:


Well, I can help. This text from that article:

"Kovalaiselle taistelutta antautuminen oli niin kiusallista, että kisan jälkeen kirosanat lentelivät ja mies sadatteli, ettei saanut ajaa kilpaa."

Translation:
"Surrendering without a fight was such a thing for Kovalainen that after the race he was furious and swored because he was not allowed to race (against Hamilton)."

That was immediately after the race, when he later had cooled down he admitted that Lewis was much quicker and it was right thing to do to let him pass. Heikkis problem is tires, Lewis handles them much better and doesnt have a problem at all with them. Heikki usually manages them well in qualifying but has big problems in race and cant push as hard as he would like.

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Originally Posted by Shalafi

Here is a link if you understand finnish . ;)

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Thank you. That's all I was asking for all along.

It seems to clarify that Kovy, when not talking in the heat of the moment, knows that it was a rational decision as he didn't have anywhere near Lewis' pace.

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Thank you. That's all I was asking for all along.

It seems to clarify that Kovy, when not talking in the heat of the moment, knows that it was a rational decision as he didn't have anywhere near Lewis' pace.

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I wouldn't be surprised if it was more like McLaren spin doctoring. Probably told Kovy to reiterate his comments.

Well rather than us sitting around asking whether the pass was legal, perhaps we should ask ourselves why the stewards took no action and none of the other 9 teams raised any kind of protest.

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Thank you. That's all I was asking for all along.

It seems to clarify that Kovy, when not talking in the heat of the moment, knows that it was a rational decision as he didn't have anywhere near Lewis' pace.

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So, you can stop ridiculing people around here now?!

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Well rather than us sitting around asking whether the pass was legal, perhaps we should ask ourselves why the stewards took no action and none of the other 9 teams raised any kind of protest.

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Is that one of those "Hypothetical" questions I've heard so much about? :laugh:

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Originally Posted by Shalafi

Here is a link if you understand finnish . ;)


http://www.turunsanomat.fi/urheilu/?...9,1:0:0:0:0:0:


Well, I can help. This text from that article:

"Kovalaiselle taistelutta antautuminen oli niin kiusallista, että kisan jälkeen kirosanat lentelivät ja mies sadatteli, ettei saanut ajaa kilpaa."

Translation:
"Surrendering without a fight was such a thing for Kovalainen that after the race he was furious and swored because he was not allowed to race (against Hamilton)."

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Thanks for that! :)

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Originally Posted by Shalafi

Here is a link if you understand finnish . ;)


http://www.turunsanomat.fi/urheilu/?...9,1:0:0:0:0:0:


Well, I can help. This text from that article:

"Kovalaiselle taistelutta antautuminen oli niin kiusallista, että kisan jälkeen kirosanat lentelivät ja mies sadatteli, ettei saanut ajaa kilpaa."

Translation:
"Surrendering without a fight was such a thing for Kovalainen that after the race he was furious and swored because he was not allowed to race (against Hamilton)."

That was immediately after the race, when he later had cooled down he admitted that Lewis was much quicker and it was right thing to do to let him pass. Heikkis problem is tires, Lewis handles them much better and doesnt have a problem at all with them. Heikki usually manages them well in qualifying but has big problems in race and cant push as hard as he would like.

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Sorry for being a bit dense but what did he actually say?

From what I can see, it is an opinion and not a quote.

Was Hekki actually referring to McLaren asking him to move over or that he wasn't able to race or that the car was not to his liking so he couldn't push as hard as he would like or that little green men were jumping on his nose cone or, or, or?

Surely, if thousands of Fins saw Heikki saying this, someone should be able to offer a accurate translation of what he actually said?