All in a days work. Did Jean Todt swallow his chewing gum when Massa mowed the grass?Quote:
Originally Posted by tinchote
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All in a days work. Did Jean Todt swallow his chewing gum when Massa mowed the grass?Quote:
Originally Posted by tinchote
I have always maintained that Massa is one of the most over-rated drivers on the grid. He proved that once again in this GP, starting on pole and finishing 5th :dozey:
Hamilton will be world champ before Massa.
You can never accuse the other driver of your own mistakes and Massa neither it. F1 is the highest form of racing and there is not any place for excuses for that kind of mistakes Massa did in Malaysia. How would it sound saying “you brake too late so it’s your fault that I did the same”. What would the next driver say? “You drove too fast and when I tried to follow you I went off... You *******” Grrr.. :)
Massa's a good egg, but I have never really understood the hype of him being a world champion. Hence, IMO, I think it will only be a few more races before Mr Todt breaks the news to Felipe.Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
Seems to me that theres a few people on here who dont like mclaren so are trying to FIND reasons to not like hamilton
You CAN trick someone into outbraking themselfs, you simply leave your braking as late as possible, knowing that your rival is on the dirty line and to make the pass he will have to brake ATLEAST as late as you, therefore creating the very high possibility that he will outbrake himself
Rather then focusing on what LH said maybe people should be focusing more on how badly massa drove! it was almost like he was back in his sauber
Regardless of whether Hamilton deserves credit for winning at mind games or Mass deserves credit for just making a mess of it, we all know who was the winner of that stoush.
Dirty tactics? Some people need to do their history. Suzuka '90 and Adelaide '94 are a start.
Hamilton is making the most of his chances by getting 2 consecutive podium finnishes... I belive Lewis will be a future champ... I mean he's just so composed in the situations that give off the most pressure , a perfect example is this least race where Hamilton managed to keep both Massa and Raikkonen behind him in only his 2nd race! Hamilton will pull off a Mika Hakkinen but much sooner..Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
A high speed crash or a wee sob in the bushes after a car failure? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by raikk
:D That was one of the funniest things I've ever seen in F1. That, and that Japanese driver getting run over by the safety car.Quote:
Originally Posted by janneppi
Hamilton did nothing dirty and his comments in the press conference were surprising but very amusing all the same. The boy's good but I won't call him a future world champion because that phrase gets used too often and rarely proves accurate.
What we saw was a some good, bad and ugly pieces of racing. The good was Hamilton's defense against the faster Ferraris. The bad was Massa messing up his passing attempt twice at the same corner. The ugly was the rest of Massa's race. Finishing 5th behind a BMW in a car that could have won the race from pole is bloody ugly indeed.
Felipe, my boy, you had better get your act together or Jean will be trying to coax Schumi away from the poolside in short order.
I completely agree. It was first rate racing. Massa was hounding him and over eager to make the pass, LH found a spot that would allow him to outbrake and outmaneuver him in a wide braking section of the track and purposely left the door wide both times. He knew that Massa would take the bait both times with the 2nd attempt being even more agreesive than the first.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
No arrogance and DEFINITELY no dirty tricks.
Listen. Give credit where credit is due and leave things at that.
Not only is he exceptionally talented and fast, but has just shown us an ability to be extremely savvy and smart in his racecraft under the most intense of pressures.