Hamilton: Maybe it's because I'm black

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Originally Posted by The Black Knight

I would hate to see the tunnel by-passed. It is one of the most memorable scenes on the F1 calendar to see cars flat out through the tunnel. I remember watching it as a kid and thinking WOW. It always stuck out in memory and would be shame to leave it go.
It is a pity about the stewarding. What the FIA need is a clear rule book, like in soccer. There will always be room for interpretation and while I felt the stewards made great strides last year with the inclusion of an experienced driver on the stewards room, they have taken 10 steps backwards in 2011 so far.

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I take back what I've said, now that I've seen this stuff in a blog (I mean a blog!!!!! You can't just post opinion in a blog you know!!!!!) I realise that i was wrong and Lewis was right. Racist ****** stewards!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Daniel

I take back what I've said, now that I've seen this stuff in a blog (I mean a blog!!!!! You can't just post opinion in a blog you know!!!!!) I realise that i was wrong and Lewis was right. Racist ****** stewards!!!!!!

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Huh? :confused:

The rules are quite clear, however F1 by it's very nature means that it's difficult to see who's at fault when you have limited visibility, momentum and the fact that decisions are made in fractions of a second. It's not the same as a footballer trying to kick someones legs away.

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Originally Posted by Mark

The rules are quite clear, however F1 by it's very nature means that it's difficult to see who's at fault when you have limited visibility, momentum and the fact that decisions are made in fractions of a second. It's not the same as a footballer trying to kick someones legs away.

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Even football raises quite a few fouls that divide opinion. I tend to think that we rely too much on seeing multiple angles and at different speeds, people seem to forget that it's not that simple. Like how Daniel posted that photo of Sutil coming back on the track with Hamilton a car's length away. It's all well and good as a still from outside the car, but at 100mph with your arse on the ground it's a fraction of a second decision.

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Originally Posted by Mark

The rules are quite clear, however F1 by it's very nature means that it's difficult to see who's at fault when you have limited visibility, momentum and the fact that decisions are made in fractions of a second. It's not the same as a footballer trying to kick someones legs away.

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Interesting to get a viewpoint from Fred;

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From: Looking back at Monaco «

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Originally Posted by barryfullalove

Even football raises quite a few fouls that divide opinion. I tend to think that we rely too much on seeing multiple angles and at different speeds, people seem to forget that it's not that simple. Like how Daniel posted that photo of Sutil coming back on the track with Hamilton a car's length away. It's all well and good as a still from outside the car, but at 100mph with your arse on the ground it's a fraction of a second decision.

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Very true. And I think you can't be too harsh on Hamilton for that. IMHO it's still his fault, but there was an accident happening in front and he was trying not to be part of it. If not for the other incidents I probably wouldn't have even mentioned it.

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Originally Posted by Mark

The rules are quite clear, however F1 by it's very nature means that it's difficult to see who's at fault when you have limited visibility, momentum and the fact that decisions are made in fractions of a second. It's not the same as a footballer trying to kick someones legs away.

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Of course it’s not the same and obviously in F1 a certain set of rules can’t be made, there are two many possible scenarios that can be played out but there needs to be more consistent policing of the rules or else we need the same stewards race after race that will make consistent decisions. The way it is right now I doubt even the drivers know what they can and can’t do and they are discouraging overtaking and in time that will ruin the show.

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Originally Posted by barryfullalove

Even football raises quite a few fouls that divide opinion. I tend to think that we rely too much on seeing multiple angles and at different speeds, people seem to forget that it's not that simple. Like how Daniel posted that photo of Sutil coming back on the track with Hamilton a car's length away. It's all well and good as a still from outside the car, but at 100mph with your arse on the ground it's a fraction of a second decision.

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Indeed - the way some of these (don't laugh) 'professional' footballers dive, you'd imagine that, if you dug a whole in the pitch and put some hair round it, theyd start licking it too...... :laugh:

tbh I think the majority of the time when drivers are handed penalties they aren't fair. We don't want a situation where drivers are afraid to try to overtake because they might end up in trouble with the stewards. Most of the time they completely mess up their race as a result anyway and the only time the stewards need to intervene is if e.g. a driver runs into someone and ruins their race but they carry on unaffected.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Very true. And I think you can't be too harsh on Hamilton for that. IMHO it's still his fault, but there was an accident happening in front and he was trying not to be part of it. If not for the other incidents I probably wouldn't have even mentioned it.

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Daniel, have you become a born again Lewis supporter, or is this just the cynic in you 'avin' a lark'? ;)