Nice try TBY.
But if you'll recall, Hamilton gave the place back, completely in accordance with the rules at the time.
The rules were subsequently changed and Hamilton was retrospectively penalised.
But if you'll recall, Hamilton gave the place back, completely in accordance with the rules at the time.
The rules were subsequently changed and Hamilton was retrospectively penalised.
I apologise for that one.
I think Lewis is barking up the wrong tree with "I want to beat Alonso" stuff. Surely, he wants to beat everyone, and Vettel is at the forefront of that queue.
They both were too busy fighting each other to notice Kimi Raikkonen saunter off with the 2007 title; they can't want to repeat that mistake.
Remember that Alain Prost was a pallbearer for Senna, too!
The relationship and the rivalry between Prost and Senna will never be repeated, it swung from total respect to near total hatred (at least on Senna's part). I would recommend the book Prost V Senna to anyone who doesn't know or remember the complete story. To put it another way, can anyone imagine Hamilton ringing Alonso and begging Alonso to come out of retirement because the sport isn't the same without him !!!
I think he'd be gutted if he jumped into a Red Bull and won the Championship, then retired again!
I'm guessing those are Prost's words?
Can't be, Senna never retired!
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johnnoble1990
Guest
Thanks for posting that Keke. It reminds me of why i became a fan Lewis.People have started saying that Kobayashi is the ultimate overtaker, but i think that not only has Hamilton proved himself to be the best overtaker in the last 4 years, but he is easily the best defensive driver as well.
Edited: Due to accidental drunkness
Josephiah
Podium Finisher
Cool, though my main impression was "eww, what ugly cars". It's amazing how much they've changed in a mere 4 years.
Those grooved Bridgestones do look pretty bad, and the fronts seem huge.
Another thing that has changed massively in 4 years is the distance of the front wing from the ground. The "Overtaking Working Group" recommended this change, and brighter minds have taken it to a whole other level.
snowy
Champion Elect
Is the video playing back with the correct aspect ratio? The video I see is 4:3 format but it should be 16:9, makes a huge difference as to how the cars look aesthetically.
Slightly off topic, but one of the funniest things I read a couple of years back was Lewis's justification for his helmet design. When challenged that it looked an awful lot like Senna's he went all defensive and tried to claim that the 'yellow with blue and green horizontal bands thing' was purely coincidental. He claimed that his dad chose the yellow so that he could spot him out on track, and that they weren't bands, they were actually ribbons and were all his own idea...
Actually, thats not too outlandish. Look at the helmet he wore at the British GP the "Grenada/Britain" helmet. Check the colours of those two flags. Yellow, green, red, blue and white. Those are the colours of Lewis' helmet most the time. There was no red in the Senna colours...
Josephiah
Podium Finisher
Yes, that obviously doesn't help matters...
I was thinking more of all those extra fins, vanes and other protuberances sprouting out from all over its body!
Andyoak
Champion Elect
For me the best looking cars were those from the early eighties through to the mid nineties; probably because I think everyones favourite look is closely tied to when they first started watching F1... probably a subject for another thread.
There shouldn't be any display issues. At least there isn't any on my end.
Is this a problem with other embedded Vimeo videos snowy?
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johnnoble1990
Guest
Apparently Lewis has been very complimentary of Fernando Alonso in F1 racing magazine during an interview with Murray Walker. He described him as "incredibly talented" "His raw speed is just insane - great, great speed,". Yet he had trouble hanging on to you Lewis in your rookie season.
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johnnoble1990
Guest
P.S. Off topic but are we all upside down for april fools? 
I don't think Alonso had trouble with speed or talent per se against Hamilton in 2007; I think Alonso was probably still just faster. He just let Hamilton get to him; he had a mental block going on. We've never seen anything like his desparate moves off the line in Spain & Canada, his swerve to the pitwall at Indy or his petulance in Hungary before or since. I think Lewis might be able to outsprint him now, but I think the main reason Alonso didn't beat the inexperienced kid in 2007 was because he lost his head.
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