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Lewis, You Were Robbed

richard — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:39:53 +0000

I can’t believe this. Paddy just IM’d me and asked if I’d seen the news. Lewis has been given a 25 second penalty for something he hadn’t done wrong.

He was leading into the corner (just), Kimi nearly ran him off the road so he cut the corner. Out of the corner he slowed down, let Kimi overtake him, then down the straight he overtook Kimi again. So where was the offence?

Now he lost the win at Spa, went down to third, and lost points in the Championship. McLaren is right to appeal. Lewis, you did nothing wrong.

Go Lewis!

richard — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:39:44 +0000

I was really looking forward to seeing the Monaco Grand Prix, it’s always exciting, and in such tight confines, lots of accidents and close calls. Not like large circuits where you have plenty of space, the drivers are really in a tight place there.

Lewis started out well, but after his wall accident really had to push it. Filled up with fuel they really were on the edge, trying out a new strategy. It really was something to sit and be glued to, the racing was thrilling. Lots of accidents, collisions, and broken bits and pieces, this is how racing should be!

He hung on even though the rain was stopping, and McLaren took a chance putting slicks on but it was worth it, he pulled away from the pack slowly but surely even though the safety car had been out once or twice.

Is this Lewis‘ season? Can he win the crown?

McLaren Let Lewis Down

richard — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:57:39 +0000

After watching the debacle that was the Chinese Grand Prix .. well ok, maybe not that bad, but it was disappointing to see Lewis Hamilton not finish and thus not become World Champion. I just think that McLaren really let him down by not getting him in earlier. For several laps he was struggling, you could his car sliding around, he was going wide on several corners where he would not have normally done, and Kimi was rapidly catching him up and eventually overtook him.

The rear tyres were so worn down the rubber had worn off of them! It was down to the canvas underneath, you should not see that.

So now we (Lewis, I mean) are down to the wire with three drivers vying for the championship on the last race in Brazil. Let’s all keep our fingers crossed and spare a thought for Lewis.