Hamilton: Maybe it's because I'm black

What also amazes me is that Maldonado was clearly aware that Hamilton was right on his tailpipes, I mean he swerved twice on the main straight to block him. So, did he think that Hamilton just disappeared at Sainte Devote? If he looked in his right rear view mirror, it would have been full of silver, yet he turned in early? OR as some people here claim, made a turn on the "normal racing line." :rolleyes: Besides it's impossible not to hear the Mercedes V8 behind him. If I can hear a 0.8L V2 crapola engine behind me with my helmet and ear plugs on in a entry level single seater car race in India, I'm sure Pastor would have at least heard that Mercedes roar. That's at least how Alonso described it a few years ago when Kimi was catching him.

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Originally Posted by eu

How was Maldonado supposed to know what Schumi had done? His common sense was quite surprising actually. I'm quite sure he was doing what he thought Schumi would do :p :

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Originally Posted by X-ecutioner

Mercedes roar. That's at least how Alonso described it a few years ago when Kimi was catching him.

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It's generally accepted that in Kimi's McLaren days, the Mercedes 'roar' was followed in quick succession by internal engine parts and hot liquids exiting a holed engine block.... :p

Whatever. You guys are ridiculous.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Whatever. You guys are ridiculous.

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Awwww, shucks - you're just sayin' that....... ;)

In those pics , it is clear that the shoe was closer to the racing line .
From there he had a chance to slow it down to make the corner , despite Lewis to his right .

It's also clear that Maldonado was a car width closer in , and there was much less chance for the same move .

The shoe's choice was to let him go , as he had room to do it .

Pastor had the choice of either going into the wall out side , as he had entered tighter , or going for the apex , as he did .

It did not intimidate Lewis , to go into a much tighter spot , but it should have , as Pastor had already shown his intentions .


Remember that when you compare the two , that the shoe had entered wider , expecting a move .
Pastor , having entered tighter , would perhaps have expected Lewis to have backed of , knowing there was no room .

Pastor failed to intimidate Lewis , and when Lewis went in , there was no way to get through the corner for Pastor without trying for that apex .

In fact , it's unlikely Lewis would have made the corner at those speeds and that angle , if Pastor had not been there , as he was very far from the racing line , on dirty and un-rubbered track .

I think Lewis will be fine, he will eventually learn how to drive fair when only very few wins and no WDC comes his way.

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

In those pics , it is clear that the shoe was closer to the racing line .
From there he had a chance to slow it down to make the corner , despite Lewis to his right .

It's also clear that Maldonado was a car width closer in , and there was much less chance for the same move .

The shoe's choice was to let him go , as he had room to do it .

Pastor had the choice of either going into the wall out side , as he had entered tighter , or going for the apex , as he did .

It did not intimidate Lewis , to go into a much tighter spot , but it should have , as Pastor had already shown his intentions .


Remember that when you compare the two , that the shoe had entered wider , expecting a move .
Pastor , having entered tighter , would perhaps have expected Lewis to have backed of , knowing there was no room .

Pastor failed to intimidate Lewis , and when Lewis went in , there was no way to get through the corner for Pastor without trying for that apex .

In fact , it's unlikely Lewis would have made the corner at those speeds and that angle , if Pastor had not been there , as he was very far from the racing line , on dirty and un-rubbered track .

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Wrong. Pastor had the choice of going straight on and turning in later to the corner or turning in on Lewis to cause the accident which was avoidable. He chose to turn in on Lewis.

By this logic, I think that Schumacher was completely in his right to push Barrichello into the pit lane wall in Hungary. Schumacher had the choice of either going to the left hand side of the pit straight , as he was coming towards the first corner tighter, or going for the apex , as he did :D

I'm a Schumacher fan and always thought he was wrong there but I'm now beginning to think he was right.

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

It's generally accepted that in Kimi's McLaren days, the Mercedes 'roar' was followed in quick succession by internal engine parts and hot liquids exiting a holed engine block.... :p

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:laugh: Probably that is what Alonso was referring to. The Mercedes roar coming closer, then the sound of a big blast fading away.

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Originally Posted by The Black Knight

Wrong. Pastor had the choice of going straight on and turning in later to the corner or turning in on Lewis to cause the accident which was avoidable. He chose to turn in on Lewis. By this logic, I think that Schumacher was completely in his right to push Barrichello into the pit lane wall in Hungary. Schumacher had the choice of either going into the wall out side , as he had entered tighter , or going for the apex , as he did :D

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So basically everyone should let everyone through? Can you please stop typing your text in somewhere else then pasting it into the forum, the font and size tags are annoying.