Grosjean banned; who will step in?

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

Lewis is not known for backing out of bold moves ..

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Point is though, it was not a bold move by Lewis, he was merely continuing on his merry way to the first corner, very much minding his own business.

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

Second problem , and one of primary importance , is that Grosjean couldn't see him , even though he was very much alongside .

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I am not sure very much alongside is a fair assesment. Grosjean's rear wheel had yet to clear Lewis' front wheel, thus the impact occured when Grosjean jinked further to the right. The root cause of the accident, IMVHO, was the agressiveness of that final jink by Romain. A gentle continuance of his initial move, rather than gentle move, hold position, then jink, has (and indeed did serve) to lull others into a false sense that the movement to the right was done and dusted......

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

He assumed he had backed out because he couldn't see him .
You can't see a guy that is right beside you .

Lewis didn't back out , and why would he ?
He could not have expected Grosjean to jink sideways , and again , why would he ?

So , two points I don't want you to miss .
Why expect Lewis to back out ?
And , the side bolsters protect the head but make it so they can't friggin see what's right beside them .

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Darn it, this post has nullified my response to your earlier post! Doh. :)

I dislike Lewis immensely, but I don't think that he is to blame for what happened at the start. He was an innocent victim of Romain's move.

D'Ambrosio will step in .
It's just been announced .

I know. I posted it before :s

;)

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

I know. I posted it before :s

;)

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Yours , of course , was the official announcement , but now it official offical .

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Originally Posted by henners88

Did you read Knock-on's post?
Was he not defending Lewis in that incident?

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lol

probably quoted him by accident, he should have quoited bagwan

Jerome D'Ambrosio To Drive In Monza :: PaddockTalk :: F1, Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, MotoGP, ALMS, And More!

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Lotus F1 Team third driver Jérôme D’Ambrosio will compete for the team in the Italian Grand Prix as a replacement for Romain Grosjean who received a one-race ban after the last race in Spa.

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This will be interesting to see, a new driver on the grid. But if he can get past the first lap then hes already done better than Grosjean.
I hope he can redeem himself for the rest of the season, as I still see Grosjean as an exciting prospect and hopefuly a future race winner.

Good luck to d'Ambrosio!

Good Luck Jerome.

Hope after that tough year at Virgin, in which anyone would struggle he can show what he is all about and maybe score a first ever F1 point.

And put himself back on F1 teams radars.