<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (teomolca @ Mar 19 2007, 02:44 AM)
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Err sorry to burst your bubble but Alonso outqualified and outraced Hamilton quite comfortably. He just took a low risk approach and overtook Lewis in the 2nd pit stop. Once ahead he just blew him away (almost a second per lap in the last stint).
That said it was indeed a very good debut for Hamilton. The best since Jaques Villeneuve (2nd) in 1996.
I think he has the potential to be a champion in the future, no way this season, wins could be possible if McLaren get closer to Ferrari and something happens to Alonso.
Also don't agree with your first part..
For sure Alonso ''outqualified'' Lewis (.25 tenths aint that big of a gap to me, but yeah fact is FA started from 2nd place and lewis from 4th). Also a fact is that Lewis did a way better job at the start of the race, he overtook Fernando and he was in front of him 2/3 of the race. That's definitely not because FA took a ''low risk approach''. I'm sure he did what he could, but Hamilton just did an extremely good job. But in the end Fernando did overtake him after his 2nd pitstop. I guess almost everyone expected to see FA do better than Lewis anyway. After all he's the champ and lewis is a rookie, but damn..that rookie impressed me a lot!!!!
I'm a definitely a fan!!
GO LEWIS!!!!!!!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Burky @ Mar 19 2007, 12:06 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>OK, I'll explain.
Aside from the fact that overtaking has become almost impossible in F1, and whilst at Renault you could almost guarantee both Alonso and Fisichella would hit the front by turn one, giving them quite literally a head start, I have another problem with Fernando.
Brazil, 2005. He only needed to finish third. He led from the start again, opened up a gap,.........and then slowed and just 'let' the 2 McLarens through. No hint of a fight, no hint of a race.
Now I do understand that the title is important, but so are the millions of spectators who pay to watch a 'race'. As a fan, I'm not impressed. As an artist, I'm not inspired!
I really should be a fan, we share the same birthday!! But that makes it worse, because it's not the attitude of a dominant male lion!!!!
You said it right, the title indeed was important! I agree that it would have been nice if he would have fought in that race and showed some spectacular stuff, BUT to be honest I can't blame him that much. He already won 7 GP's, it wasn't like he was just consistent and not winning races. He won enough races races that season. In the end the title is what matters. He deserved to win that season, but I don't think Kimi would have been an undeserved champ that year. He always was behind FA that season. He had to take risks, he had to attack, he had to fight hard, that's exactly what he did, but sometimes you can fight as hard as you want, but if it isn't meant to happen it won't happen. FA had the more reliable car, and FA did wht he had to, to win the title. Rather saw Kimi win of course, but hey, it's all cool, I was happy for Nando, and he did deserve it. Definitely don't think he's overrated or anything.
