Hamilton: Maybe it's because I'm black

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Originally Posted by ioan

His first paragraph is very clear, unless you started watching F1 yesterday or have a problem reading long paragraphs.

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"And if you think the targetting of Hamilton by the stewards for lying in Australia 09 was race related??"

How is this clear? It's not a proper sentence or question.

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Originally Posted by The Black Knight

"And if you think the targetting of Hamilton by the stewards for lying in Australia 09 was race related??"

How is this clear? It's not a proper sentence or question.

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What hapened in Aus 2009?

All this congecture about race; what if Lewis's grandmpther was Dutch. Sorry, just watching itv4 and enjoying Mel Brooks taking the p!ss out of racists and racism.

http://www.rocketnews.com/2011/05/ha...ke-stewards-2/

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The Englishman’s comments could land him in trouble with F1′s governing body, the FIA, who may consider that contravene the rule saying competitors must not bring the sport into disrepute.

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Disciplined For ‘Bringing A Sport Into Disrepute’ — A Framework For Judicial Review (Melbourne University Law Review)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MULR/2001/22.html

WOW! 244 post about a tongue in cheek comment that Hamilton made. WOW!

Now if he had been white and said, "maybe it's because I'm white", would there have been 244 post?

If he did said sorry, that's nice. :) Hopefully, he will be calmer in the next races and we won't see dangerous accidents caused by him or any other driver.
I am tempted to comment the hate-bash of X to MS, but I see that ioan did a good job :)

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Originally Posted by tfp

What hapened in Aus 2009?

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Hammy lied to the stewards. It's the English I'm on about.

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Originally Posted by henners88

If its any consolation to the more sensitive amongst us who would probably brake down in tears if Lewis said we were stupid, he has apologised throguh his twitter. I'm sure he'll make the apology in person at the next race as it would be difficult to avoid.



A simple apology that will no doubt be criticized because it was done through twitter, but he really didn't need to do it did he? The dust has settled and perspectives have been analysed. I can think of a couple of incidents last season where drivers didn't apologise when they really should have, yet fans stuck by them.

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Did he really write it like that? My head hurts from having to read that text speak.

Personally I don't believe he should have apologized at all, certainly not to Maldonado. Maldonado was at fault for that incident and can clearly be seen by watching it again.

To include di Resta in dangerous drivers list is a bit excessive. If we look at the incident closer it cost him his front wings, drive trough penalty awarded and put him out of point finisher contenders, it didn't cause any damage on Jamie's car. He is only a rookie, the incident would be a worthwhile lesson on how to drive fast but emotionally controlled and calm... He should have held his hands up for the incident nicely... :)

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Originally Posted by Arjuna

To include di Resta in dangerous drivers list is a bit excessive. If we look at the incident closer it cost him his front wings, drive trough penalty awarded and put him out of point finisher contenders, it didn't cause any damage on Jamie's car. He is only a rookie, the incident would be a worthwhile lesson on how to drive fast but emotionally controlled and calm... He should have held his hands up for the incident nicely... :)

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In a BBC interview afterwards Di Resta did hold his hands up afterwards and say that it was his fault and he was over-ambitious.