Topic: 2012 formula 1 thread

[Degs]

haha, as if. why would he deliberately make contact on the penultimate lack. it was a mistake

Because he's Pastor Maldonado. The loon.

[classycarra]

He gets payed to race, he was on the racing line.  Maldonado was off the track.  It is Maldonado who could have been smarter.  He would have known Hamilton tyres were gone, he still could have overtook him if he had slowed down just a bit to get back on the track.

of course they both could have been smarter, but hamilton was pushing hard and that sent maldonado off the track.

hamilton could have finished 4th if he drove smarter at the end, just like maldonado could have had 3rd if he was too

Do you actually watch F1 lol.  This isnt the first time Maldonado has done this and not the first time with Hamilton either.

i do. lol!

of course he didnt deliberately sabotage his own race! was just a mistake. hamilton has previous doing what maldonado just did too. mistakes happen

[StokieSteve]

That Maldonado-Hamilton crash was an accident waiting to happen,a pair of idiots who are a danger to the other drivers.

Lewis has been very much different this season, more mature. Yes, he races hard, but he's fair. Maldonado is just a knob.

[Outer Mongolian Red]

Schumacher podium could be taken away from him,ffs.

[Fordy]

Hamiton should be pissed off and rightly so.

[karl1987]

of course they both could have been smarter, but hamilton was pushing hard and that sent maldonado off the track.

hamilton could have finished 4th if he drove smarter at the end, just like maldonado could have had 3rd if he was too

He could have finished 3rd if Maldonado hadnt rammed him off the track....... Anyway who cares if Hamilton sent him of the track, thats all part of defending his position.  Happens all the time in F1,  Hamilton was on the racing line.  Maldonado should have let it go and try again.  He lost his cool yet again and took it out on another driver.  With any luck the stewards will take extremely firm action with him now, he needs to be stopped.

[Legendary_Nines]

Schumacher podium could be taken away from him,ffs.

Please explain?

[classycarra]

He could have finished 3rd if Maldonado hadnt rammed him off the track....... Anyway who cares if Hamilton sent him of the track, thats all part of defending his position.  Happens all the time in F1,  Hamilton was on the racing line, Maldonado should have let it go and try again.  He lost his cool yet again and took it out on another driver.  With any luck the stewards will take extremely firm action with him now, he needs to be stopped.

he lost his cool again and made a costly mistake.

you've contradicted yourself though. you said maldonado knew he would take him before the end, now youre saying hamilton could have finished third

[Waka]

When you have an aggressive driver in Hamilton and a lunatic like Maldonado it's just an accident waiting to happen

[Outer Mongolian Red]

Please explain?

BBC said he might get penalised for using DRS under a yellow flag.

["Nookie".]

he lost his cool again and made a costly mistake.

you've contradicted yourself though. you said maldonado knew he would take him before the end, now youre saying hamilton could have finished third

Think he forgot Kimi went past Lewis the lap before or whatever it was.

[SMD]

Please explain?

DRS under yellows.

[Legendary_Nines]

BBC said he might get penalised for using DRS under a yellow flag.

Does it really matter though? As Webber wasn't going to be able to pass him anyway because it was yellow...

[karl1987]

he lost his cool again and made a costly mistake.

you've contradicted yourself though. you said maldonado knew he would take him before the end, now youre saying hamilton could have finished third

How is driving straight into another car a mistake???  And how have I contradicted myself??  I didnt say he would have finsihed 3rd, I said Lewis  "could" have finished 3rd.  Likewise Maldonado "could" have finished 3rd if he had just accepted he was of the track and  let Hamilton go and try again.

[Upinsmoke]

It'll be typical if schumi gets that podium taken away. He's drove bter than ever since his return this season but has had absolutely fuck all.luck.

[Pheeny]

Reading some of the reactions in this thread reminds me why I don't normally bother reading it.

Some of really should try and grow up a little.

[SMD]

Both Renault retirements down to the alternator.

[Packalacky]

Lewis has been very much different this season, more mature. Yes, he races hard, but he's fair. Maldonado is just a knob.

Lewisi Hammilton and mature in the same sentence!

 

[classycarra]

It'll be typical if schumi gets that podium taken away. He's drove bter than ever since his return this season but has had absolutely fuck all.luck.

maybe karma does exist!

How is driving straight into another car a mistake???

i dont understand what you're so confused about? he stupidly went into hamilton. he made a mistake.

if you think that was maldonado using his car as a weapon then you must think that hamilton does the same with his car frequently

[SMD]

To be fair, Hamilton has driven well this season and for the most part his retirement wasn't his fault. Maldonado just needed to be patient but was all over him.

It's still pretty funny though.

[StokieSteve]

Lewisi Hammilton and mature in the same sentence!

 

And?

[Beav]

Hamilton was well within his rights to use up all the track, he had the racing line and was ahead in the corner. Aggressive driving is fine, he was defending. Maldonado was off the track, therefore had no claim to the corner and no right to put his car there. He should have lifted or braked and slotted in behind.

It's 100% Maldonados fault.

[Outer Mongolian Red]

Ross Brawn reckons Schumididn't use the DRS in the yellow flag area,thank fuck for that.

[Degs]

Schumi turned off DRS 30m before yellows. No penalty.

[SMD]

redbullf1spy: It's been a while since Schuey's last podium.That's why he's doing his German pressie in English & not understanding the puzzled looks.

[karl1987]

maybe karma does exist!
i dont understand what you're so confused about? he stupidly went into hamilton. he made a mistake.

if you think that was maldonado using his car as a weapon then you must think that hamilton does the same with his car frequently

Can you post some examples of Hamilton purposely coming off the track and driving into someone? 

[classycarra]

Can you post some examples of Hamilton purposely coming off the track and driving into someone? 

i'm not that bothered to go back and name them.

i was just pointing out your inconsitency in claiming maldonado deliberately took hamilton out. i dont understand why it has to be something so extreme for you, cant it just be that he made a stupid mistake?

[Waka]

Honest assessment from hamilton "thats racing"

Admitted his tyres were shot and wouldn't have held on

[BarnsleyScouser]

Honest assessment from hamilton "thats racing"

Admitted his tyres were shot and wouldn't have held on

Didn't look like he believed a word he was saying to be honest

[karl1987]

i'm not that bothered to go back and name them.

i was just pointing out your inconsitency in claiming maldonado deliberately took hamilton out. i dont understand why it has to be something so extreme for you, cant it just be that he made a stupid mistake?

If he couldnt see Hamilton was there then id quite happily go with it being a mistake.  But he could see Hamilton and he still rammed into the side of him.  That is not a mistake.

[voodoo ray]

Honest assessment from hamilton "thats racing"

Admitted his tyres were shot and wouldn't have held on

honest was the last word I'd use to describe that interview

[Waka]

honest was the last word I'd use to describe that interview

Well he made it look honest i suppose

[StokieSteve]

Didn't look like he believed a word he was saying to be honest

Yeah, he was just being diplomatic I think. The stewards will deal with Maldonado.

[Slick_Beef]

Looking at the replay, Lewis could maybe have been a bit more smart but I'd certainly say it was Maldonado's fault and I'd expect him to get a ten place penalty for Silverstone

[SMD]

Regardless of your opinion of Hamilton and his driving line, there's no excuse for Maldonado to turn into him like that.

[Slick_Beef]

Regardless of your opinion of Hamilton and his driving line, there's no excuse for Maldonado to turn into him like that.

Yep, agreed. He didn't have to rejoin the track right away.

[SMD]

BBC just showed some footage of Schumacher having his DRS open in the yellow flag zone. Be interesting what comes of it.

[Packalacky]

Regardless of your opinion of Hamilton and his driving line, there's no excuse for Maldonado to turn into him like that.

It's hard to feel sorry for someone who has made so many stupid moves before.

What goes around comes around, etc etc

[Slick_Beef]

Will be gutted if he loses that third, he deserved it

[SMD]

It's hard to feel sorry for someone who has made so many stupid moves before.

What goes around comes around, etc etc

I thought it was hilarious myself. Just objectively you can see that it was Maldonado's fault.

Will be gutted if he loses that third, he deserved it

Gary Anderson said that the argument will be whether Schumacher was going faster or not, whereas the FIA will say there's no point in opening the DRS unless you're wanting to increase your speed.