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Lewis Hamilton

I can't believe I'm disappointed he came 3rd today.....
Are my expectations too high now?
He has been on the podium for all 8 of his races and is topping the driver's championship and I'm still not satisfied. Is it because I is British?
 

Lewis Hamilton

Yes,we are disapointed cos hes been the only reason for me to watch F1 for years.Hes been lucky so far that the Ferrari's nor their drivers werent firing on all cylinders.Now it would appear to of been rectified,I think he'll find the rest of the season not so " easy"
 

Lewis Hamilton

Not too bad for him given he gained another 4 points on his teammate and kept the podium record up but I think the Ferrari's will be strong at Silverstone sadly...Still after his performance last year I wouldn't put anything past him.
 

Lewis Hamilton

Yep I was disappointed that he had come 3rd.
Next time hopefully he will be 1st on the podium.
 

Lewis Hamilton

8 podium finishes in his first eight races, leading the drivers championship by 14 points, not bad for a rookie.

Clearly Mclaren favour him in front of Alonso;)
 

Lewis Hamilton

YorkshireBeeAng said:
I can't believe I'm disappointed he came 3rd today.....
Are my expectations too high now?
He has been on the podium for all 8 of his races and is topping the driver's championship and I'm still not satisfied. Is it because I is British?
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i thought you were Yorkshire.....
 

Lewis Hamilton

Hamiltons started proper good though
 

Lewis Hamilton

Looking forward to Sunday English Driver English Constucter English GP shame about the German engine.:sorted:
 

Lewis Hamilton

.............bring back Murray..............
 

Lewis Hamilton

That final lap was absolutely superb, hardly a wheel out of place and a very important pole position.

Be interesting to see how much fuel he is carrying but if he gets into the first corner first he will go a long way towards winning the race.
 

Lewis Hamilton

....and another pole....he is a bit good.................
 

Lewis Hamilton

3rd............................ oh well !
 

Lewis Hamilton

.......expectations are high at present......third is seen as a bit of a poor show..................
 

Lewis Hamilton

Fantastic qualifying, talk about drama - the atmosphere at Silverstone was obviously electric when he took pole.

It was Kimi's weekend all the way through, obvious from Friday that he was going to win. The result was good for the title race, making things a bit closer, the Raikkonen's definitely back in the title hunt, looks like a 3 horse race
 

Lewis Hamilton

What made me laugh was the papers saying the pit stop was the reason he lost out. The pit stop cost him about 5 secs and he lost by 39 secs in the end. do the maths he just wernt good enough on the day. Still a great achevment 9 podiums. Looking forward to seeing him at the Spa Belgium GP
 

Lewis Hamilton

The way I read it, the pit stop caused a bit of delay, then he flat-spotted a tyre which slowed him some more, by which time the team knew third was the best he could hope for given also the resurgent Ferrari form, so the 39-seconds was a result of him not pushing the engine harder than he needed to for the third spot.
 

Lewis Hamilton

Really great drivers can deal with a spot on a tyre. but hey its hes rookie season i still think he has a chance on the title:sorted:
 

Lewis Hamilton

Rokerbee said:
Really great drivers can deal with a spot on a tyre. but hey its hes rookie season i still think he has a chance on the title:sorted:
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Of course they can, but I think Ron Dennis said something about Hamilton being told to save the engine once it was clear he had no chance of first, and just to stay in the points, which is what he did. My thought was really that the size of the margin wasn't directly due to problems but to a tactical response to those problems.

Anyway, well done to the lad. Nine podiums from nine starts is outstanding by any measure.
 

Lewis Hamilton

But he may have been infront of Kimi after the stop if he hadn't mucked it up. It's a lot harder to pass on the track so this would probably have resulted in an Alonso win given he was much quicker than Hamilton on the day.

Good luck to the lad, some of the stuff in the papers today was sad, calling him Lewser among other things. 9 starts 9 podiums, is beyond even Ron Dennis' wildest dream.
 

Lewis Hamilton

coconino said:
Of course they can, but I think Ron Dennis said something about Hamilton being told to save the engine once it was clear he had no chance of first, and just to stay in the points, which is what he did. My thought was really that the size of the margin wasn't directly due to problems but to a tactical response to those problems.

Anyway, well done to the lad. Nine podiums from nine starts is outstanding by any measure.
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Yeh, as they have to use the engines on two consecutive race weekends both hamilton and alonso were told to turn down the engine and save it for the next race.
 

Lewis Hamilton

Alex said:
But he may have been infront of Kimi after the stop if he hadn't mucked it up.
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I think the Raikkonen was too quick even then, but Hamilton was clearly running a light so he had to pit early. If there was a chance of staying ahead at that point then yes, he muffed it.

Alex said:
Good luck to the lad, some of the stuff in the papers today was sad, calling him Lewser among other things. 9 starts 9 podiums, is beyond even Ron Dennis' wildest dream.
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Absolutely! The way the press knock people down is one reason I hardly ever read the paper these days. It's a stunning start to the season.

AlexBee said:
Yeh, as they have to use the engines on two consecutive race weekends both hamilton and alonso were told to turn down the engine and save it for the next race.
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Yes, they have to think of the season over all. It would've been wonderful had Hamilton won at home but they may have been faced with having to sacrifice the next race to do so. This way he's still got a crack at winning in Germany (though I'll be surprised if he does), and even if he comes 4th he's still better off than had he won at Silverstone at the expense of coming 5th or worse at the Nurburgring.
 

Lewis Hamilton

Got a score on Hamilton in the European GP at 7/2.. any good? :computer:
 

Lewis Hamilton

nocoat said:
Got a score on Hamilton in the European GP at 7/2.. any good? :computer:
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Mmmm, I wouldn't have bothered at those odds bearing in mind the recent upturn in Ferrari performance and his fellow McLaren teammate's desire but hey, good luck to you ! :sorted:
 

Lewis Hamilton

nocoat said:
Got a score on Hamilton in the European GP at 7/2.. any good? :computer:
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I think McLaren have been found out. I wouldn't back them again for the season. Ferrari will piss all over them now Kimi is back in form.
 

Lewis Hamilton

Nevo said:
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I think McLaren have been found out. I wouldn't back them again for the season. Ferrari will piss all over them now Kimi is back in form.
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Too simplistic IMHO.

The teams have gone throughs relative peaks and troughs through the season. McLaren have won a race or two in a row and Ferrari have done the same.

Ferrari were noticably better in the last two races but were nowhere in North America, Ferrari hadn't been "found out" then and McLaren haven't been now.
 

Lewis Hamilton

West Ealing Bee said:
Too simplistic IMHO.

The teams have gone throughs relative peaks and troughs through the season. McLaren have won a race or two in a row and Ferrari have done the same.

Ferrari were noticably better in the last two races but were nowhere in North America, Ferrari hadn't been "found out" then and McLaren haven't been now.
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I think that there is a lot to come out of the Nigel Stepney case. Ferrari have a VERY good car this year and I think its more than coincidece that the subject of trade secrets being bandied about coincides with a McLaren dip of form. Stepney is very eager to name people, and I believe that McLaren either wittingly or unwittingly have made an advantage from Ferrari developments this year.
 

Lewis Hamilton

Nevo said:
I think that there is a lot to come out of the Nigel Stepney case. Ferrari have a VERY good car this year and I think its more than coincidece that the subject of trade secrets being bandied about coincides with a McLaren dip of form. Stepney is very eager to name people, and I believe that McLaren either wittingly or unwittingly have made an advantage from Ferrari developments this year.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6908067.stm

:shrug:

:fishing:
 

Lewis Hamilton

It was the gun which attached the tyre which was faulty.

The same gun was used on Alonso's car as well, so he was very very lucky.

In the medical centre gave thumbs up and appears to have no injuries :) :sorted:
 

Lewis Hamilton

Not good of ITV to jump to conclusions again. "His first major error".

Wht can't they wait a few seconds to find out what happened?
 

Lewis Hamilton

Mads Bee said:
It was the gun which attached the tyre which was faulty.

The same gun was used on Alonso's car as well, so he was very very lucky.

In the medical centre gave thumbs up and appears to have no injuries :) :sorted:
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Mclaren obviously knew the gun was faulty and deliberatly used it on Hamiltons car, because they favour Alonso.
 

Lewis Hamilton

Going to be fun seeing if he can go through the field, as long as he avoids trouble on the first lap!
 

Lewis Hamilton

I can see him getting into the top 5. this will see how good he is at driving with cars in front of him this time! good luck to the fella.
 
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