I think I have to eat my words (or my post from several pages back), that was an insanely exciting GP - the 2nd half at least. Alonso drove magnificently, but I think Grosjean was so unlucky, he deserved a proper chance to race for a win. Enjoyed seeing Schumacher get a podium again as well, quite funny how he didn't know it until he crossed the line
Originally Posted by allthingsuk:
“Agreed. I'd say if it wasn't for pitstop strategy, pitstop errors, race incidents like today, Hamilton could be close to leading this championship. .”
He would be leading the championship, no question about it - he was leading going into the race today! I wouldn't be surprised if these pit stop errors end up costing him the championship...
Originally Posted by Forza Ferrari:
“Then towards the end stupid Lewis driving without his brain and toffee for tyres won’t let other drivers pass him. Despite how inevitable it is that he will be passed Lewis preffers to crash with the Williams and leave the podium for Michael. Good demonstration from McLaren that the best way to pick up Lewis’s car is with a big yellow JCB..”
I think that's a rather derogatory and entirely unfair post. I'm not convinced if another car drove into the side of your car at 100mph that you'd have been able to do anything about it either. Maldonado getting past Lewis was NOT inevitable - there were only 2 laps to go, Valencia is a tight circuit and if Lewis positioned his car cleverly then he would have had a chance of staying ahead. He probably wouldn't have, but I don't see why Maldonado should have benefitted from an unfair overtaking manouvre. Lewis was on the racing line, Maldonado was off the track. He moved onto Lewis' line and into Lewis, who had no obligation to give up the racing line (and would probably have been castigated for not trying to defend if he had done...), and hit him. Very clear that the McLaren was not at fault in my mind. Maldonado neds to learn when overtaking is possible and when it's not, and I doubt a simple drive-through 20s penalty will do that sufficiently...