Hamilton 3rd

DunkRA · Post by **DunkRA** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:33 pm

anybody else thinks kimi brakes a littleand hard early leading up to the incident when lewis was right behind him, think its about 50 seconds on the second clip, to me that looks like it was intentional :roll:

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:25 pm

In fairness,

The Senior (and only full time) Steward has to think of the bigger picture and protect his earnings from his PR Company whose biggest client is Ferrari

I'd laugh if it wasnt so pathetic !!!

J.

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:26 am

Couple of interesting reads:

http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20741.html

http://www.grandprix.com/race/r798racereport.html

stockcar · Post by **stockcar** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:51 am

mk2 escorts at Spa by the looks of the on-board...............

utter tosh, and yep was thinking the same about the early braking appeared to catch Lewis out initially and triggered the whole saga

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:43 pm

In a sensational turnaround, a flash from La Gazzetta dello Sport quotes defending World Champion Kimi Raikkonen as being prepared to testify on behalf of arch rival Lewis Hamilton at the FIA hearing that will result from Vodafone McLaren Mercedes' protest of the penalty imposed on Hamilton after the Belgian Grand Prix. "I don't care what the stewards said, as far as I was concerned, Hamilton let me by as we passed the pits", said Raikkonen in Geneva today. "I got ahead, I tried to defend the position and the race was on again. My car was for sure very difficult on the prime tyres in the rain and Lewis got by me into the hairpin. That was that."

Raikkonen went on, "For sure, I don't like to lose but I don't like to win through stupid decisions. People say I have lost the love (for F1) but yesterday I showed that second was not what I wanted. There are five races to go and I plan to win them all. I'm not the sort to give up that easily."

Asked if he was prepared to testify to that effect if the McLaren protest goes to the FIA, Raikkonen simply said, "Yes, why not."

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali declined to comment on Raikkonen's statement but technical director Aldo Costa admitted the Scuderia was not pleased. "Our driver has a view but the team believes the stewards and the FIA have all the information they need. We will be talking to our driver during the week," Costa told Gazzetta dello Sport.

hmmm - guess he wont be at Ferrari next year then

stockcar · Post by **stockcar** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:14 pm

Oh dear, team orders anyone???

gidz_master_flash · Post by **gidz_master_flash** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:20 pm

I've found that report Duncan has put up on a few other site forums......but no sign of a source?? :?
It's not on the La Gazzeta site??? :?
& some of the Forums have it posted 48 hours ago. I thought it would have made some of the sports pages on some of the bigger sites like BBC or SKY by now

So much as i really want the above quote to be true

i think it's a spoof

i hope i'm proved wrong

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:54 pm

hmm - not found it on the gazetta site either.

maybe a spoof but I still think the mclaren case has loads to it.

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:27 pm

Hearing underway in Paris at the moment ...

bets on an outcome?

Mike Broadbent · Post by **Mike Broadbent** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:36 pm

Unfortunately it's 20 to 1 odds on for Farrari