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easy_rider911 said:
Hamilton used the softer tyre for the first 2 stints. I think that was a mistake. Plus, he was slower because he says his car was not set up right. Says he lacked grip. If he had not had the pit stop incident, he would have been 2nd.
"If only this or that hadn't happened, X would have won."
Isnt that the whole point? That whoever is better at making the most of the way things turn out ends up winning?
Hamilton and Kovainen were punished for a silly mistake in qualifying. You cannot take that incident out of the equasion. Nor can you say "if only the wheelgun hadn't malfunctioned he'd have won".
I have ben pissed many times during the last seasons when Kimi lost countless races to Alonso because of poor reliability. Bottom line is that you can be the best driver ut there, but if your team, car or concentration is off on raceday you dont win.
I think Hamilton is a super-talented and often very mature driver. He's got the talent and the luck it takes to win and become a champion - he just lacks routine.
I really think it would help him to be more independant and trust his own instincts. From the outside he seems to be very much a product of McLaren's bosses and his father's input. On the other hand, those "puppetmasters" have helped him get where he is today, so who knows.
Massa's untimely demise seemed like something that could have happened to any driver - he lost traction for a splitsecond and was going a wee bit too fast. IMO it wouldnt be fair to call him a poor driver based on that incident.
Every driver in the field has made the same mistake at some point, and as the season progresses we will see even more incidents like this.
Kimi seems to have regained focus and Ferrari have apparently found a way of making the car as reliable os they used to be. Good job!
Easy; u said: "Kimi drove a good, steady race. Much more level headed than in Australia. But Sepang is a very wide track which punishes drivers much less than Albert Park."
Does that mean you believe Kimi only won because the track was wider than Melbourne?
Alonso seems to have painted himself into a corner. Cant leave for a better team and Renault needs a miracle to be able to compete with F, McL and BMW.
If Ferrari wants him for 2009 and Massa doesnt perform in 2008 I'm sure Ferrari will find a way of getting Alonso on board despite contractual obligatons to Massa.
The race as a whole was pretty boring and reminded me of the zzzzzzz seasons of 2005/06.
I hope we will see m ore drama and fighting over the next races.
Perhaps a few races with rain will help do that.
, I LOVED WHEN ALONSO AND HEIDFIELD passed Webber, it was amazing, just like historic moment between M.Schumacher and M.Häkinnen ...
, finally when the R28 wakes up it was too late to catch Webber..
