he purposly slowed the cars down and the drivers where complaining afterwards and he caused the crash between mark and vettel. i think he should be punished but this doesnt mean i'm one of those fans who hate lewis. because i'm not !
2007-10-04 05:46:37 · 24 answers · asked by Top_Gear_Biggest_Fan 5 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ Formula One
I didn't really know anything about it until I saw the youtube video. of the incident. Japanese television only showed the aftermath.
It's highly questionable but I've seen other drivers get very close to the safety car before. Maybe not in a torrential downpour but they will get close in order to keep the temperature up in the tires and brakes.
It looks like he goes wide to the right, I guess in order to try and fall back behind the safety car, and then Webber and Vettel have to slow down quickly to keep from passing Hamilton. Vettel then slams into the back of Webber.
Technically you can call it brake checking but who's to say that if the track were totally dry that Vettel would have never hit Webber.
You're probably going to see a clarification from the FIA about how cars are supposed to behave behind the safety car.
I would be surprised if there was a penalty handed down but then again I was very surprised that Alonso was penalized last year for supposedly holding up Massa in final qualifying at Monza last year.
2007-10-04 15:59:20 · answer #1 · answered by Brad T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw the whole race and Lewis was only doing what anyone else does behind the safety car. The lead car becomes the safety when it peels into the pit lane. So my answer is NO. I don't think that he should be punished as he's done nothing wrong. It's the team boss of the Red Bull Racing and Toro Rossi is just p**sed as it's his 2 drivers that crashed into each other. I have just saw it on the news and Lewis was no where near them.
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2016-10-21 00:55:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that Lewis was driving spot on. Lewis was just using the whole track,(which he is allowed to do) keeping the breaks & tires warm. Just that the drivers who had a crash was not watching what was happening and were off the ball & they want an excuse rather than accepting that it was their fault.
Lets hope that the FIA chose to support Lewis & find him not guilty as F1 has had a bad year and it reputation is getting rather tarnished.
2007-10-05 00:33:46 · answer #4 · answered by Joolz of Salopia 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Article 40.10 of F1's Regulations: "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 5 car lengths of it."
This was violated by Hamilton consistently. It doesnt matter what others do in other races, F1 rules are pretty clear. Looks like Lewis is in trouble, he did that during both the safety car stints.
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Here is the Video while it lasts in Youtube. Look how wide Lewis went, wrong racing line and much more than the the stipulated 5 car lengths.
2007-10-04 11:56:03 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lewis did nothing different to what any other driver would have done. at the end of the day, if you are driving a car in any conditions and you go up someones @rse, you are ultimately responsible. you should maintain a respectable distance behind the car in front, and adjust your stopping times and distance in the rain. Vettel can't blame Lewis just because he was looking at him instead of the car directly in front of him.
2007-10-04 11:54:06 · answer #6 · answered by val f1 nutter 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I cant see anything wrong with the way Hamilton drove behind the safety car. Experienced F1 commentator Martin Brundle didn't see anything wrong with his driving. If the drivers behind fall asleep and ram into the back of someone then it's their fault. Mark Webber never mentioned anything about Hamilton after the race, so why mention it 4 days after the event, is he trying to get cheap publicity for himself.
I'm not an ardent fan of Hamilton but I wish people would stop trying to diminish his talent and accept him for what he is, an excellent driver. I see that sour face Alonso is throwing in his two penny's worth now too.
2007-10-04 07:22:29 · answer #7 · answered by Jaffa Rookie 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
this was the same thing that caused schumacher and montoya to crash in the tunnel at monoco 2 or 3 years ago
it is a common practice for the last lap of a safety car to get the tires up to temp before they go back to green, but not on the 3-4 laps before that,
2007-10-04 07:00:25 · answer #8 · answered by eyesinthedrk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it was such bad driving then why has it taken til now for complaints to be made? The race was four days ago. No one had a problem with it during the race and no one mentioned it after the race. When Mark Webber was interviewed after Vettel took him out he complained about Vettel, not Hamilton
This season is getting ridiculous. I want Hamilton to win but I'm getting really fed up with all this bullsh*t
2007-10-04 06:37:13 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
watch any motor racing around the world and the driver behind the safety car all ways does what Lewis did..you back em up and then you sprint ..and then you warm your tyres etc ..mark webber must have been bribed ..he should be ashamed of himself ..i am a great Ferrari fan ..but I'm a great fan of Lewis . he is going to be the best ever ..Alonso is a real disappointment to me ..thank god we still have men of integrity in the sport ..men like Ron Dennis
2007-10-04 09:59:35 · answer #10 · answered by boy boy 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋