Hamilton: Maybe it's because I'm black

**F1boat** · 31st July 2011, 16:02

Video? I missed the accident.

**Daniel** · 31st July 2011, 16:08

Lewis apologised, fair enough.

**steveaki13** · 31st July 2011, 16:13

Originally Posted by Daniel

Lewis apologised, fair enough.

Yep. And acted very well and didn't rant at stewards or team.

This is how he needs to behave after every race.

**Hawkmoon** · 31st July 2011, 16:15

He apologised to Di Resta but took a backhanded shot at the stewards by saying "I had to get a penalty for something". Or has Aussie TV got that one wrong?

**steveaki13** · 31st July 2011, 16:20

I heard an interview and he didn't say that.

He said " I got a penalty for something, which happens sometimes, I appologies to Paul as I made him run off track. I just didn't see him coming round"

**markabilly** · 31st July 2011, 16:23

nearly killed someone with the dumbbutt move of the season, but it is okay, he said I am sorry or whatever

**Hawkmoon** · 31st July 2011, 16:23

Just goes to show how easy it is to get misquoted.

**SGWilko** · 31st July 2011, 17:10

Originally Posted by markabilly

nearly killed someone with the dumbbutt move of the season, but it is okay, he said I am sorry or whatever

I don't think Lewis actually had enough time to get the spear out from the cockpit - let alone throw it, so killing someone was unlikely....

**bigunn** · 31st July 2011, 18:02

Originally Posted by Daniel

Exactly. He simply doesn't care about others.

truth

**Bagwan** · 31st July 2011, 18:31

The proper way to deal with the situation would have been to wait for those close enough to be affected by his move , to go by .
He should have known who these drivers were with a simple glance .

So , he either simply mis-judged it , which is unlikely , as they were clearly too close , or his adrenaline got the better of him again , and he was thinking only of himself .

Instead of letting them through and losing a few seconds , he lost the drive-through time , around twenty(?) or so .

The question here is whether Lewis travelling backwards on track , spinning his car into traffic , expecting others to avoid his move in the centre of the track at the exit of a chicane where there is only one line at racing speeds , warrants more than a simple drive-through .

Whether he has a record of questionable moves this year or not , this move was stupid , and , in my opinion deserved far more serious consequence .
He did some great driving today , but that move was too much , sorry or not .

It is good he apologized , and I hope he learns not to do so again .