[gIWnXYkw]

The title fight could take another dramatic twist with Lewis Hamilton under investigation for his 'erratic' driving behind the Safety Car at the Japanese Grand Prix. http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,1895...777877,00.html
http://www.orange.co.uk/sport/news/2...&article=sport
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=40921

What a load of bullocks, why not just throw him out of the sport all together, talk about a witch hunt [rolleyes]

[CO2490pL]

Jesus don't they have better things to do leave him alone alright [cursing]

[kuklame]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCnxRymgvvY

The "new" evidence i guess

Torro Rosso under Ferrari now right? that might explain something

[gIWnXYkw]

@ times i dont know why i even watch this sport with all the moaning gits...

Lewis's side of things...

However after winning at Fuji, Hamilton said it had been necessary to brake sharply because of the braking material McLaren had been using – and suggested it was Webber whose driving had been erratic.

"We just needed to keep the heat in the brakes," he said.

"I was running quite a hard compound of brakes, so if I did light braking, I would have glazed the brakes.

"So I was making sure there was a little bit of a gap, maximising the gap that you're allowed and [using] it to my benefit.

"It was tough because Mark behind me was just too close, and all of a sudden he braked really hard and I don't know what happened – someone ran into him.

"I was constantly on the radio to my engineers to tell the Red Bull team to get Mark to make a little more of a gap because I couldn't go any faster because the pace car was in front of me.

"So I was trying to keep the distance with him and then I'd move over because I couldn't see Mark and then he'd just appear alongside me, so he kept outbraking himself.

"I felt something was going to happen, and I guess my instincts told me right."

[boizzones]

Motor racing has gone like any other sport these days in that theirs far too much money involved now resulting in the "fun factor" being lost. Everything is taken so serious it quickly becomes boring, football is a prime example [thumbdown]

I really hope that Hamilton wins the title but you can bet if he does, Ferarri or someone else will have something to moan about [yawn]

[Fainnamoony]

I doubt the FIA will penalise Hamilton. Regardless though I thought his driving was dangerous and deserved a drive through penalty. He brake checked on the first restart on more than one occassion.

Then during the safety car he was all over the shop in my opinion trying to shake up the field. As Vettel stated on BBC.


"It was my fault, but it is clear the rhythm was not there," he said.
"We are all sitting in the same boat. At the point [of the crash) I was distracted, looking to the right.
"I was sure Hamilton was retiring, he seemed to have no power any longer, but by the time I looked back, I was already in Mark's rear end."
F1 regulations state: "The safety car shall be used at least until the leader is behind it and all remaining cars are lined up behind him. "Once behind the safety car, the race leader must keep within five car lengths of it." Now watch the video and take note of how close he was to the safety car at the beggining and the end. Hamilton clearly pulls off to the side of the track and almost comes to a stop. That move has nothing to do with keeping the tyres or brakes warm as he was simply coasting, no sharp braking and accelerating. It clearly could only lead to one thing, driver's behind thinking he had a problem and was letting them pass.

http://www.motorsportmad.com/view/23...mateur-footage

If Hamilton gets a penalty he has only himself to blame. The fact he immediatly blamed Webber shows he felt he would be under scrutiny.

[xanaxist]

I doubt the FIA will penalise Hamilton. Regardless though I thought his driving was dangerous and deserved a drive through penalty. He brake checked on the first restart on more than one occassion.

Then during the safety car he was all over the shop in my opinion trying to shake up the field. As Vettel stated on BBC.



Now watch the video and take note of how close he was to the safety car at the beggining and the end. Hamilton clearly pulls off to the side of the track and almost comes to a stop. That move has nothing to do with keeping the tyres or brakes warm as he was simply coasting, no sharp braking and accelerating. It clearly could only lead to one thing, driver's behind thinking he had a problem and was letting them pass.

http://www.motorsportmad.com/view/23...mateur-footage

If Hamilton gets a penalty he has only himself to blame. The fact he immediatly blamed Webber shows he felt he would be under scrutiny.

Actually, on this vid it's really so clear that Vettel was just not looking at where he was driving... he was stupidly looking at Hamilton instead of focusing on Webber in front of him. Now even if Hamilton ran wide and slow, Vettel is 100% to blame for that crash.

[Fainnamoony]

Well yeah Vettel was looking at Hamilton instead of Webber. But why was Hamilton their in the first place? If he had done his job Vettel would not have been worring about passing him and would not have crashed into Webber.

Hamilton's actions created the incident, Vettel found himself in a situation he didn't expect and stuffed up. Hopefully Vettel has his ten place penalty revoked.

[en-druzhba]

In my opinion Webber and Vittel were inexperienced in that type of position and were pumped full of adrenaline. Where was no need whatsoever to be that close to the maclaren, especially Webber who is a semi-brit. It was pouring with rain so if you were close you had even less visibility, the maclaren was loads faster and hamilton was always going to get the jump.

Hamilton obviously played with the pack though, but nothing that he should be penalised for, pretty much all other drivers do the same, and with such wet conditions his brakes had to be freezing. Would you want to head down that long main straight with freezing brakes and such wet conditions at god knows what speeds?

Id be getting some heat in them puppies (although its obviously worded to cover his back)

[JeremyIV]

'Sour Grapes' from the Red Bull/Torro Rosso team methinks...

Webber should have put more effort into his concentration skills instead of whinging like an old Sheila...