Originally Posted by ACU:
“Compared to some of what is written here, what I wrote actually makes sense.”
Only in your own head, perhaps.
Originally Posted by ACU:
“ Maybe you could come up with a reason, which I have not thought about. You honestly believe what Hamilton said on the podium was genuine?”
Body language for a start. You can lie, but your body language won't. Everything about his actions, including his reaction in the weigh room before the podium says to me that it was genuine. He was angry, frustrated and probably disappointed in himself.
Hamilton prefers to win on his own merit, that's always been the way he is. He's said as much in the past when he's inherited positions or a win, and given how uncomfortable he looks when these things happen, I believe him.
There's a world of difference between his body language, and say that of Vettel, who was not sorry at all.
Originally Posted by ACU:
“I havent put myself on a pedestal, what a strange thing to say. I qualified my first sentence by adding the acronym "IMO". I didnt make out what I was saying is fact. ”
Ahh, but you did, You start out by saying that what everybody is writing is crap. And then proceed to tell us all how it is. And when we protest, you bring out that horrible device used by those with limited ability; the "IMO/IMHO" argument.
I tend to ignore the "IMO" because it's as fake as Vettel's apology for disobeying team orders. It's a magical "get out" statement should anybody disagree with you. And here you are, trying to justify your view with its use. It's as if to say "you're not allowed to disagree" or "how dare you disagree with my sacred opinion".
No surprise there then.
I take a very dim view of the phrase, and to be honest, anybody wishy washy enough to use it.
Originally Posted by ACU:
“Instead of having a pop at me, why not counter my arguments? ”
You mean, you're allowed to take a pop at people, but nobody is allowed to do return the favor? Talk about double standards.
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“Thus if Hamilton slowed down, or went of, Rosberg would be able to pass without the risk of colliding with Hamilton.”
As I said, Hamilton had considered it. There were several ways he could have gone about it. But then he has this to say, and what's important, is Brawn's response;
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“" I said to Ross at the end that I wanted to let him past. He said: 'Absolutely not. When I tell you what I want to do, you have to stick by it.' So I am glad I stuck by it and that I didn't get in trouble with Ross. Hats off to Nico – he did a fantastic job and he was driver of the day for me."”
So here's the thing. It's his second race for the team, and Brawn needs to have confidence that BOTH drivers will stick to the orders given to them. So if Hamilton messes that up so soon after joining the team, do you think Brawn is going to trust him when he needs to make the tough calls?
Just because he didn't move over, doesn't mean that he didn't genuinely feel bad for Nico not being in 3rd place. You;re making the very incorrect assumption that what we do, is related to how we feel about doing it.
Everybody does something like that at some point in their life. I've done things in my I'm not particularly proud of, but on more than one occasion, I felt it was the only or best way forward.
Originally Posted by ACU:
“Lets put it another way. If Brawn came onto the radio, and said to Hamilton, "Rosberg is faster than you, do you want to let him pass?" I can bet my life savings, that Hamilton would have said "no". I dont have a problem with that. But dont make out later you feel embarrassed...thats plain BS. You make yourself look stupid by doing so.”
There's a big difference between "do you want to let him pass" and "let him past". One is a question, the other is an order. But I suspect you worded it this way specifically, to suit your point of view.
Ask yourself, would Lewis have let Rosberg past if he was ordered to do do?