Anyone get the feeling it’s going to get a bit JFK at Interlagos in a fortnight? A gunman on the grassy knoll, a sniper in the book depository… someone’s going to be taking a pot shot at Lewis Hamilton, but no one quite knows where it’s coming from.
So who do you reckon is going to give Lewis a race-ending bump? Kimi off the start line? Alonso on the squeeze into the first corner? The same Alonso, remember, who last week told a Spanish newspaper that if he could help Massa to win the championship, he would?
Not that we’re suggesting for a second that any F1 driver would deliberately tag another, but hey, it’s going to be a tense race weekend. Accidents can happen. Especially to aggressive little arrivistes who’ve seemingly managed to wind up the entire field throughout the season.
So, put yourself in Lewis’s race boots. You’ve got to finish fifth or better in Brazil. What do you do? Short of turning up in a race suit with a big bulls-eye target painted on it and qualifying in a full army-spec Land Rover Defender, we mean.
Do you try and qualify out front and hope no one will catch you? Will Massa be just too quick for that?
Or, as several in the TG office are advocating, do you try and put yourself somewhere around fifth/sixth on the starting grid and try to stay out of trouble? Is that just too risky, with the potential to be locking wheels with Alonso, never mind the thought of someone like Nelsinho on a kamikaze charge from the back?
Or maybe, just maybe, do you try and qualify just behind Massa and accidentally punt him off on the first corner?
Perish the thought…
As far as conspiracy theories go, it’s pretty wacky, but I genuinely would not put it past Alonso. Aside from the fact that he’s wooing Ferrari, saying he’ll help Massa at any opportunity, I also get the impression he’s gone very slightly mad in the head, having spent half the season in the middle of the field – and that he’ll do his level best to bring down Hamilton, by any means…
As it stands, if Hamilton gets out front early on the race, nobody can catch him, as he’s proved a number of times this season – so go for pole. Sitting at 5th/6th just puts him right up against the mad Spaniard, and possibly Kubica and Raikonnen, on a bad day…
Personally i would love to see Massa get punted off at the first corner by Hamilton. Especially after what happened in Japan. (Although i think Hamilton would get his McLaren suited bottom handed to him by the FIA for doing so)
People say Hamilton is arrogant but Massa’s the only one who said “i’d be a worthy champion” when he’s never led the championship race at any point and is only so close now because Hamilton keeps getting unjustified penalties handed to him.
Surely the best thing would be to qualify on the secong row, behind the ferraris, and just to follow them round well clear of the rest, finish third and be world champion. But that would be an interesting one to pull off to say the least, getting the third place and hoping it’s Heikki alongside and not Alonso. I do fear for Lewis if he qualifies on the front row though, as either Ferrari (Raikkonen especially) has the potential for a disastrous first corner if they are alongside.
Lewis should stay out of trouble but he wont, his style dictates that he will go for it.
What we need is Kovalainen forgetting about his brake pedal for the first corner, and just ploughing into as many red and yellow cars as possible.
That’s what teammates are for, at the end of the day…
They only hate him because he is better than them and really this is what makes F1 awesome to watch.
Lets hope for the sake of f1 that all is fair. I would love to see hamilton win the championship, but i really want it to happen in a manner that is all above board. What a disaster it would be if the championship is decided after the race in the stewards room! It would forever condemn this season in the history books as a farce, considering the penalty happy stewarding we have had to date.
I think Massa (being the humble and fair person he comes across as) should speak out his opinion on the matter, telling other drivers to stay out of the championship battle between him and Lewis before it gets ‘out of hand’. Much like Alsonsos belated speech to Spanish fans. Actually TomR has a better idea !
I think the best thing Lewis can do is qualify second and maintain concentration from the start, this will place him on the inside of the track allowing him access up the inside of whoever is on pole for the first corner, therefore taking the lead.
Failing this, maybe just drive better than Raikonnen, which he has been doing so far this season, stick it on pole, and take a defensive line into the first corner, pushing any contender towards the barrier making them slow down.
It would be good racing, and we’ll see a talented young man win what he deserves.
I know the picture above is meant to be funny but ahead of the championship decider in 1999 Eddie Irvine actually did get a letter from a lunatic who offered to shoot Mika Hakkinen. And Damon Hill (and possibly Gerhard Berger as well) got death threats from Michael Schumacher fans in the mid-90s. Scary stuff.
Lewis has to go all out in Q3 for pole. The more people behind him the better. It’s a difficult start in Brazil, holding the car on the slope. I dread to think what will happen if Alonso is anywhere near him into the first corner. Of all the drivers on the grid he would definitely shunt Lewis if he can get close enough.
hamilton trying for the pole and probably just shy cos of ferraris
and then if he is to be what most of you lot want him to be-he should bring it home safely
in which case it leaves 60% that he does, well as for the rest he just might screw up as well
would be a good laugh too
however if you remember valencia when he came second after massa-honestly i did see some maturity there and he was suprisingly quiet too
maybe cos of spanish antics relating previous relationship with alonso-i do not know but he was good there!!!
I think it’s going to be the FIA that will screw up Lewis’s chances to win the championship. Probally there will be some kind of stupid penalty for Lewis in order to GIVE the championship to Massa.
Great Idea Start Behind Massa And Then Crash Him Top Gear Are Smart And If Massa When First Corner That Would Be Funny Or Just Go Into The Ferrari Garage And Break Massa’s Car And Then Go In Renault Garage And Destory Alonso’s Car It Is Genius
P.S Do It Hamiltion Break There Cars
Can I get some tickets to the show?
I reckon the nearest thing we can hope for everyone to be a winner (in the most figurative sense) is Lewis to win the Drivers’ and Ferrari to win the Constructors’, cleanly, on the track, without any accidental-or-otherwise smashes or FIA interference. It would be a bonus if it was a stonking *race* (in the most literal sense) e.g. perhaps a spot of weather to spice things up. If there’s any controversy the chap above was right – the whole season will be filed under ‘farce’ and they’ll be switching off their tellies the world over. For good.
alonso has nothing to lose he will smash hamilton of the road so massa wins
P.S ferrari would probably give him a 2 million pound sum and a driver steat in 2011 just to make him do it
Lewis, if you’re reading this, PLEASE have somebody stick a bullseye on your car, just for the joke. And good luck….
I want to believe that all of this are just wild fantasy.
From what I know no driver on the grid would take off another driver.
Alonso might be bitter with Hamilton but I would never suspect him of foul play. Through his carreer he always played fair & square in the track.
Raikkonen? He couldn’t care less. Come on he didn’t even care about getting the championship all year long for himself. He just played the team game last race to avoid comfrontation from Ferrari.
Kubica only cares about what he does and does not give a dime of what is going to happen in the championship… and that is how it should be done.
Hamilton however might get in trouble if he sits in the middle of the grid. Not because other will go to get him but those positions are always the most dangerous of getting involved in an incident.
The way to go is to go for pole. Go ahead or find a comfortable spot doing a lonely race in the top 5 spots. Therefore I strongly believe that if Hamilton looses the championship he should really blame himself…or his team depending on the situation.
The only driver in recent memory doing such antics was Michael Schumacher…mind you a rare talent but also a sour looser, especially when he was younger.
Like any great fighter ace, Hammy needs his wing man to help him win. Kovalainen needs to get his royal behind right next to Hammy. Kovalainen needs to force the pack wolves back so Hammy can pull away. Then leave them and catch up to Hammy and finish the race 1,2. That’s the best strategy besides Kovalainen doing a kamikaze style wipe out for Massa and Kimi. All I can say to Hammy is, race your backside off!!!
Poor Kovalainen, HE TRIED SO HARD in China by blocking Alonso and then his reward is a penalty, ON HIS BIRTHDAY AS WELL!
Alonso SUCKS!
So hope Hamilton will be the champ.
So fear The FIA/Ferrari/Renault bond will do all to prevent that.
Let’s face it, these are the only teams who delivered champs the last decade.
Coincident?
Don’t think so ..
HE WILL BE TAKEN OUT AT THE FIRST CORNER, mark my words. It will be Raikkonen or Alonso, and they will make sure he has no chance of even completing one lap.
I am worried Hamilton might pull “a Prost” or “a Schumacher” and try to take out Massa, but as we have seen in the past, it usually ends up backfiring for the points leader.
I agree: if Hamilton wants to be sure, it’s up to Heikki to watch his back. I don’t think Heikki is up for that sort of job tho. He’s just not there when Lewis needs help.
But Interlagos is quite bumpy. I trust Massa not to handle that at all well.
Well, I’m spanish, and I like F1. Here it’s said that everyone hates Hamilton. Trully speaking I think that he’s not the cleanest driver and, well maybe you don’t like motorbikes but if you remember about Fonsi Nieto you’ll realize that being hated is not something good.
On the other side, there are drivers like that one from Force India who doesn’t expect anything and Hamilton ruined his race in Monaco…
But, I want to think that F1 drivers are more polite and they won’t go for Hamilton, even Alonso. That would be being in the middle of something that doesn’t lead you to anything. So, unless Hamilton pushes someone too much I don’t think anyone will go against him. But if he just drives as usual expecting others to go out of his road when getting into a corner this time maybe the others won’t be so soft with him.
Q3kga2, that was Kimi that drove into the back of Sutil, not Lewis.
Talking of Spain, I am a regular visitor of the Spanish race tracks to watch testing.
Never sensed a more aggressive atmosphere than this year. Everybody shouting at Hamilton. Why? Because he was faster last year? That was also to his own (and McLaren’s) surprise. What should he have done? Lift the throttle?
why the hell did topgear post this blog? now it definately is gna happen
let it just be Lewis and hamilton on the grid and see who wins it that way the other drivers can finish the season early lol
i mean lewis and massa obviously lol
That aggresive atmosphere against Hamilton is due to two things. First of all, since Alonso won two world championships a lot of people who doesn’t understand anything about races start looking at them. Is like the people making trouble in the football matches. And second, the spanish people feels that McLaren cheat Alonso trying to avoid him from winning the world championship.
Anyway it’s always the same, spanish are pro-Alonso and english pro-Hamilton. And I don’t want to start a discussion in order to know which of them is better. It doesn’t matter to me, I’ll have to go to work tomorrow anyway.
But, I still think that being so hated is a problem. But it’s quite simple just doing the same race that he did last weekend there wil be no problem. And, I also think that no one, except the people from Ferrari (maybe Toro Rosso too), will try something unpolite to Hamilton.
And I would like that Alonso could fight against Hamilton with a good car, and also Kubica :p jejeje
And yes, you’re right, it was Kimi.
Lewis is gonna win the championship, but you Brit people are a bit too self-centered on this one. There s other drivers on the grid too in case you haven t noticed, and i don t think that e.g. Kubica will deliver anything less than his best(as he always does) in order to try and ruin Lewis s race, nor i think Alonso will. He talks a lot but i think he s just a barking dog.
On the other hand, Lewis has a lot to lose from stupid drivers like Nakajima or Piquet Jr who would go all out to pull an overtake on Lewis as a highlight to their mediocre or even disappointing seasons they had so far.
So i think he should drive up to par, give it his best, take pole if possible and disappear in the distance. He s done it many times, he can do it again even on a hostile ground.
It s time for Lewis to be a man and what a better scene than Brazil, home ground of his main title rival and with everyone against him.
Hamilton can do it all himshelf in Brazil. He can qualify 1st on the grid and still manage to end up outside the points. Nothing new there. However people that thing that F1 drivers could gang up on Hamilton during the race are at least naive/ignorant.
Raikkonen wont be an issue to Hamilton, lets face it, he’d probably (although he’d never so much as think it publically) prefer Hamilton to win as it means he wasn’t in a championship winning car and blew it. and if u want proof of that just look at the press conference after China, ive never seen a mixture of embarrasment while finding the whole thing so funny regarding Massa’s overtake of him. No-one will risk their own safety just to punt Hamilton into a wall – it can go wrong too easily. I wouldnt be surprised though to see Alonso seriously light fuel for qualifying, get a pole or second, let the Ferrari’s by and slow Hamilton into the pack.
talking a load of crap hamilton is obviousley the most talented driver on the track he’s achieved so much at such a young age!
most of the other drivers just seem to be a wee bit jealous because of how well he’s doing and why their not.
hamilton has had so much stick about being an agressive driver but that is one reason why i love watcching him drive becuase its not predictable nore boreing ! ! !
If these current F1 drivers, are true racing heroes, then they will duke it out and playing fair on the race track. Since this world is not fair, then it is not going to happen. So, the best thing to do is hope that the race is not filled with a bunch of I-am-out-to-get-you drivers. If they are that why, I will really loose respect for F1. Damn, if it wasn’t for the noises from those F1 cars, their capabilities and how they look, I would have given up on this sport a long time ago.
These theories are getting a bit out of hand. What Lewis needs to do (whether the others are out to get him or not) is minimise the risk to himself, the best way to do this is qualify on pole. Then if someone launches one up the inside at turn one he can give them room to do so and if necessary conceed positions throughout the race and make sure he never falls lower than fifth.
If Lewis can reign in the racer in him for 2 hours on Sunday week and put the championship first then he’ll be a worthy champion that night, if not he’ll only have himself to blame.
I agree, I was too young to see Senna race (unfortunatly) but I get the feeling Hmailton has a similar stlye.
Heikki should shunt Massa if he can keep in qually, the’re the sort of team orders Maclaren shoud use since Ferrari won it illeagaly last year with them.
If Hamilton was taken out, then Kovalainen should pit, come out in front of Massa and bing bang bong.
Say what?? How did Ferrari ‘cheat’??? It was Fair Race and Kimi was the best driver!
Massa 2008 WDC!!!!
I agree with RWF. It has to be a fair race and may the best driver win. It would take the king of losers to crash into another driver, just because they do not want him to win the race. F1 cannot afford to happen…….fans would walk out in their droves!!!!
Scuderia you are blind, it was obvious Massa let Kimi past in Brazil and obvious they did it in China, it is cheating because they banned it because Ferrari used it to help Shumacher to 5 world titles by destroying Barrichelo’s and Irvines’ carrers in giving them team orders from race 1
Hamilton has to get as high up as possible. Its fair to say Massa will get pole and win, barring any accidents or mechanical faults. Its one of the tracks he’s immense at, just like Bahrain and Turkey.
If someone was going to hit Hamilton it would have been at the last two races, so Massa could just take it easy and ensure as many points as possible. I’d expect Kimi or Fernando to take him out if anyone. I imagine Alonso would love to do it, and now that Renault have secured fourth in the constructors, he has no reason to not take Hamilton and possibly himself out.
Should be a good race either way, though i’m highly doubting your whole conspiracy theory Sam.
Julian said “nobody can catch him” yeah well not at Sao Paulo this is Massa’s home circuit remember last year he shot off at the start and would have won it if he didn’t let Raikonen win. Also Massa will have a new slightly more powerful engine than Hamilton’s McLaren, also this circuit is like Turkey it goes anticlockwise and Massa loves those tracks
Don’t forget guys, Massa is Brazilian and this is his GP he won in 06 and would have won in 07 had it not been for him letting kimster through.
I agree with mass 4 champion but in Turkey Hamilton was better than Massa but his tyres can’t hold his speed.
i do think Massa is more likly to win but only if Ferrari can regain the speed they lost in China.
That’s wot I just said but oh well we both like Ferrari!
No we don’t, I despise them
comment #4 says exactly why i love lewis. the sensible thing would be to stay out of trouble.
and he won’t. he’ll either be first or last and nothing inbetween. he might lose the championship, he might win the championship, but either way he’ll make it a bloody good race
Lets just say, that the maclaren is so crap, they have another aerodynamic package for the final race of the season (that says alot for the cars and drivers), Ferrari on the other hand have not got any extra parts for their cars.
I would dearly love to see Alonso put one of the Renaults wheel’s inside of Hamitlon’s mclaren. (Just make it look like a racing incident!!)
Massa for 08 Champion? Well, I really hope so…
Actually, I think that mclaren are crap, and Ferrari are the best
EVERYONE is just too JEALOUS of LEWIS.
Mclaren_Fan said..
Poor Kovalainen, HE TRIED SO HARD in China by blocking Alonso and then his reward is a penalty, ON HIS BIRTHDAY AS WELL!
Alonso SUCKS!
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Hehe, sad sure. Fact is that Alonso is a better driver than Kovalainen. Kovalainen kind of sucks, i mean compare him to Hamilton, they have basically the same car. Even Alonso in a renault is ahead of him in the GP.
As for what Hamilton should do..
Qualify first with not too much petrol, finish within 5. That’s what he should do.. another thing is what he is going to do though.
Lewis is a great driver, and even if Massa took a lucky shot, Lewis would catch it (the bullet), and thrown it right back at Massa’s hugr head.
We need a repeat of his performance in China, the end.
Don’t worry all you Massa fans, I’m sure the Ferrari Investment Association is planning a way to stop Hamilton as we type; he gets pole – ten place relegation for speeding, he’s in front of a Ferrari – drive through penalty on three successive laps, he finishes first – delayed outcome of a stewards enquiry into the colour of his tyres in Shanghai.
GO LEWIS
Hamilton did it in Montreal, so it would only be fair if Kimi knocked him sideways to Copacabana…
Go Lewis. I dont get the whole Hamilton h8 thing going on he is an amazing driver and lost last year in some what contriversial ways, and this season is worse with magic rules that change if your in a mclaren I hope he wins because if massa wins its only becuase lewis had points taken away through penalties and its a farce and i wont be watchin the 2009 series. He needs to stay out of trouble but he is lewis and will go for the win, but a repeat of china would be ace.
massa will win:D lewis will get knocked out by a an smart driver who will get a lot of money on his swiss account:D
andie20 said “magic rules that change if your in a mclaren” 1. Ferrari and Massa have had a lot penalties aswell and their was that blow up in Hungary and that accident in singapore. 2. Andie20 should grow up and stop moaning.
@”massa for Champion” – name one ferrari penalty that wasnt correct or wasnt deserved????? Lewis’ one in Spa was a load of crap.
Hamilton should just Qualify 1st and win its what he does best… If Kovalainen manages to ram massa off even better
For those of us old enough to remember and daft enough to be up that early I hope we do not get a repeat of the INFAMOUS Prost and Senna first lap shunt that took them both out and gave senna the championship alot of years ago in the Japanese F1 GP at Suzuka>>>>!
Nath was almost 100 percent right then
What really needs to happen is for someone to top massa with a .50 cal round to his big ugly face and have done with it…
Or maybe even give him a haircut… that way he cant possibly claim he ran into lewis because he didnt see him…..
Im Thinking Drivers title for lewis… and Head and shoulders for massa…. dirty git needs to wash that mop
Whichever Way we all look at it Clarkson Is going to slate massa and the stewards anyway… so its pretty pointless arguing
All I know is that the Brazilian is going to be more than a close shave.
Ahhhh.
MPT
done and dusted dan
im sorry but i dont think alonso will do that, hes a great driver and ok he dosent like lewis much but hes won the champ cuz hes a great driver, and i would like to point he congrat lewis win in china after the race( i saw it on tv)
thanks
ps i am english but i live in spain just to point that
the last race of the season is always a close call.
everyone for their own (i think that’s right)
just support who you want and we’ll see who comes out on top.
personally, i’ve got hamilton down for the win. *hopeful*
The only way to go is a 3 stopper. Being a Raikkonen fan its hard to swallow that hamilton has done kimi, but i am british and believe a 3 stop strategy is the way to go. Get on pole with a super light car, a short first stint on the softer tyres and hopefully the field will have spread out enough to avoid any trouble after the first pitstop. its not the optimum strategy but all he needs is fifth. The last thing he needs is to be near any other cars.
i will laugh so hard if some nails hamiltion on the pit straight lol!
what is everyone on about? i know that the FIA hate lewis and so do the drivers. He just needs to go out there, do as well as he can, don’t gamble anything and try to start with an agressive strategy. if he gets on the front row, he has a great chance of doing this so long as he gets a good enough start not to be punted off.
The theory is actually the FIA hating hamilton because they caught eating chapati and thought that this was illgal.
Anyone remember James Hunt , Nikki Lauda 1976??
To quote Luke Skywalker ” I have a bad feeling about this”
1st, 2nd, 10th…I dont think he’ll choose!! it would be silly (and un-hamilton like) not to push 110%.. what if he cocked it up and ended 12th on the grid!! not worth the risk, go for gold…
The key to Brazil is Jenson Button. Will he help his fellow country man in any way he can? Or will he be rooting for a Massa victory so he cannnot be labelled as the disappointing Englishman?
Oh, give me a break. This is not serious, right?
So everybody missed him this weekend?
Stop the nonesene, pls.
By the way, superb performance by Hamilton, I don’t like him, but this time he behave as a champion and drove fast enough to back it up.
Fire up Massa!
I think all this is just bloody silly. All the racers are mature adults and surely know something about “Professionalism”. The media can hype all it wants, but the racers know that the only good racing is fair racing.
This is silly.
I’m not a Lewis fan myself, (Even though I’m a proud Brit) to be perfectly honest I can’t stand the guy, I think he’s a spoon fed, had everything paid for him arrogant little so & so etc etc & what not! I don’t think anyone will try & nudge him off the track in Brazil…He’ll probably do that all by himself, he’ll try & fight for first place & mess it up…Even though he doesn’t need to. We’ll see.
Anyway, good luck to the chap, if he can keep a cool head like he did in China, then he’ll might win 08. (He had a good race in China I think, probably his best win ever I think, even though it was abit of a boring race.)
I’d love to see Massa win this 08 season, I think he deserves it most out of all the top runners.
And all this bullsh*t about the FIA hating Hamilton/Mclaren cr*p, ohhhh please. Well, I lost ALL of my respect for Mclaren when they got caught with those blue-prints…Oooooops I forgot, we’re trying to forget about that aren’t we, don’t want to believe that Lord Hamilton drives a Ferrari car with a Mclaren badge on it do we. >=D
if i were hamilton i would have shut up ages ago to give myself a chance of winning the GP.
i hope someone takes him out because i really do think he has a death/not-winning wish.
he needs to grow up.
go Massa, well said Wayne and c’mon Ferrari, Vettel/STR Ferrari, Kubica and Alonso (if he takes Hamilton out)
to garry, post 79
there is one driver who dose not understand professionalism, so its understandable for other drivers to act un-professional towards him.
i am of course referring to Hamilton as the one that dose not understand Professionalism
Folks, I`m from Brazil and I can only guarantee one thing. Everybody from Interlagos race track will get crazy to support Massa, Hamilton will fell that pressure.
This is the only track that you can listen the fans higher than the cars.
We always have “surprises” in interlagos (dogs crossing the track, commercial signs falling into the cars, bad maintenance, etc..)
Anyway, I’ll be personally there to see this.
VALEU GALERAAA.
Funny
Personally, I would really love to see Hamilton win this race with all that conspiracy to take him out. It would then prove to his detractors that playing dirty doesn’t always win. The end.
I agree to Julian that Hamilton gets unjustified penalties so Massa is close to him….
If those false penalties were not forced on Hamilton, then chinese GP/Japanese would be the championship GP.. for Hamilton and McLAREN would be the leaders in constructors…
Lewis is a racer, and he will prove he is Top Gun simply by doing what he did in China. Any shenanigans and F1 loses all credibility, which would be a shame as this season has been anything but boring.
I believe … upcoming last race will be DIRTIEST F1 in history.
The conspiracy = just make sure any kind of BAD thing happen to Hamilton. THAT’S IT.
Either (evil mode):
1 – Raikonen ‘accidentally ram’ onto Hamilton’s car.
2 – Alonso ‘accidentally ram’ onto Hamilton’s car.
3 – Stewards ‘accidentally jump’ onto Hamilton car in the race from somewhere higher place! lol!
What ever it is.. just make sure any kind of possible bad thing to be happen on Hamilton. THAT’S IT!..
Beside of all.. I don’t care hamilton win or not.. he is still a champion in my heart. FIA still cr*p and bullsh*t in my heart. gth them all.
Btw.. im not hamilton fanatic fan. My favourite is Robert Kubica. (maybe because ‘our national petroliam’ sponsored their team too) . But he is a good driver too.. Wait for 2009.. (for sure… FIA still biased on ferrari forever)..
But FIA must remember.. beside ferrari.. there’s 9 OTHER RACE TEAM. What if.. all other 9 team just get out of F1, and make their another one of ’so called f1 #2).
This is sooo funny. Don’t you TG people have anything else to do instead of creating fantasy theories to fill in web clicks?
So you say they are out to put LH out of the race, the same could exactly happen to Felipe then, or not? Lewis is good enough to go out by himself. Lol!
Come on, it will be the last race, every one needs points to close off the season and Massa hasn’t promised any gifts to anyone so far if they take out Lewis.
Just none sense!
To Sepang man…
I’d would have to be called F9, because the 1 in F1 is for Ferrari, that’s the only thing the care about
I’ll be completely honest here.
THERE IS NO CONSPIRACY, EVERYTHING IS FINE, GET BACK TO WORK YOU FACELESS DRONES.
Yes, let’s start the conspiracy theories to create an “excuse buffer” just in case of the off chance that Hamilton doesn’t win the title. So even if he loses he wins because someone was out to get him anyways. Right?
A perfect example of Brits shinning their noses on Lewis’ ass. Placing their infallible demi-god on their golden pedestal and defending him until he starts losing a lot. Then they don’t want anything to do with him.
What happen to Button being the next Mansel? oh right, he’s not winning. Or Coulthard being the popular British driver? oh wait, he’s been on a down slope and is retiring, so he’s looked on as Scottish again. Just like when Irvine was winning he was British but when he was losing he was Irish. You’re parasites to your sportsmen, which makes all this worship even more annoying.
This jealousy tag is just as moronic too. Everyone hates Hamilton simply because they’re jealous? Really? So it’s not you people turning a blind eye to his unsportsmanlike driving, his arrogant claims and cocky refusal to follow team instructions. None of that exists, because everyone is jealous. Yeah, that makes perfect sense.
Hamilton is fast, but immature and needs to come down to earth. Deal with it. But look who I’m addressing… when he starts losing, then you’ll listen. Right now, He’s British and he’s winning, so he’s God right now.
Posers.
totally agree with Scuderia at post 40 on the ferrari cheating last yr thing.
they did nothing wrong and kimi won fair and square. hamilton cracked in brazil and you can’t argue that
haha i love the bullseye idea! That would be a classic!!
However, only way to do the job for lewis is to be super light in qualy, get the pole and loose some ground due to early top up.
Can´t see lewis loosing top5 that way. He is better than that.
Go kimi for 2009 and fernando to get a car that can challenge lewis!
Go Felipe! Forza Ferrari!
look i reckon that all english people arebiased against the rest. i love top gear, and would eat yorkshire pudding any day, but i hate the way u guys dont addmit he is wrong somtimes. hamilton is a very aggressive driver who deserves his penalties. he deliberatly cut the corner and diobeyed the rules. i think he is a cheap cheating idiot who needs to come down a step or 2. and losing the championship for the 2nd year in a row would be the perfect way.
go ferrari and massa rules!!!!!!!!!!
agree with Ferrari Kid as well.
Go Massa and Kimi or kubica for 09
lets be stratightfoward. alonso is the beating a mclaren by 3 points in a hopeless car. he’s got the same amount of wins as a ferrai driver. i mean, hes the best driver on the grid. he proves week in week out that no one on the grid is as good as him (maybe kubica), but no one else.
Alonso is an idiot. as much as i hate mclarean, alonso blackmailed them and that is out of order
The FIA GT Championship (all classes) are miles better than F1 any day of the week…
At least you don’t get noncy conspiracies or idling arrogant half-wits who probably wink at themselves in the mirror…
If you’ve got a channel called Motors TV then watch it – no garnish, no fancy stuff, just pure and utter racing.
End of
smash him alonso. go massa
Lets all be honest, we’re all hypocrites here.
Most of the people on here are moaning about Hamilton and him being aggressive, and the ’special relationship’ between the FIA, Ferrari, Alonso, penalties, etc. etc…
But if F1 was boring, (going back to the Schumi days) the same people would be complaining to inject some life into the sport.
Lets be honest, all of this drama is good for F1. Even with the inconsistant acts of the FIA, which has led to another nail biting finish to the F1 season, a lot of class racing drivers starting to develop at the end of the year.
Don’t know about what you think, but next year we’ll have, Hamilton, Massa, Kimi (eventually), Alonso (starting to show form, Kubica, Vettel and some others all in the run.
You might even see Button if he gets a half decent car this year!
I’m still a F1 fan, just because it’s the utter top of motorsports. But I can understand why JPB quit the scene and why he’s so much happier now.
I’m fairly sure that Lewis will be involved in some sort of incident… probably at the first corner. But if Heiki is still on the track then surely then can just send him after Massa, Kamikaze fashion. Pit stop strategies could quite easily be manipulated to get them close together at some point during the race!
Don’t get me started on Massa.
Lewis deserves it this year.
KIMI 2009. ICE COLD WORLD DOMINATION. AGAIN.
Anything is possible with the ma FiA
If it was me though I would run a short first stint pitting 5 or 6 laps before the others, that should make Hamilton light enough for an easy pole position and quick getaway off the line, then place him out of harms way on the track for the rest of the race. He may not win but he should still finish top 4.
haha.. I love the conspiracy theories… Kimi and Alonso going after Hamilton. And if that happens, Heikki after Massa. They have to catch them first though..
I am Massa fan but I’ll be realistic with his chances. I bet he’ll win in Brazil but I think Hamilton will still take the WDC. Fully deserved. Lewis and McLaren made less mistakes this year.
Go Massa! Forza Ferrari!
I’ve got a plan… Me BA and FaceMan are free this weekend and are happy to offer our services to the Mclaren Team. As you well know we are quite handy with sheets of metal and a mig welder. We propose that after qualifying we construct a solid steal outer-casing around Lewis’s car, obviously leaving him a slit to see though. Forget all the aerodynamics rubbish he only needs to come 5th.
Yours Hannibal
PAZ_BRAZIL , you GO boy ! Scream your head off twice as loud for Massa , because I cannot be there myself. Either way Lewis is the loser , ’cause he will crash if he does not win , and if he wins , he will lose next year for sure .
It’s irreltvant what happens in the race.
The FIA hate Hamilton and Mclaren, whatever the result the FIA will do anything to make Hamilton lose enough points not to win.
Something like u drove a perfect race, lose 6 places on the result.
Either a perfect race or Alonso, or less likley Raikonnen will attempt to take Hamilton out.
It’s obvious people!!Brazilian snipers will try and take out Lewis but he will deflect the bullets with his laser-vision and direct them into Massa’s tyres!!POWWW!!POPPP!!Oh YESSS!!!!Raikkonen will break-test Lewis at the first corner but Lewis’ will use the Ferrari as a ramp and fly into space!!!Whooooooosh!!Stuf f of dreams!!..dodge asteroids..woooo!!Maybe circle Saturn a few times and be past the chequered flag first in time for tea…what a guy!!I love you superham.
James Allen and edgars need to go back to the nice white padded room….
It is all the fault of McLaren who fail to calculate the fuel maths of their opponents correctly. Rai gave him troubles in Japan because he had 3-5 laps more fuel than the Ferraris. McLaren failed him again in Shanghai but was lucky because of his good drive and the nature of the first corner.
If I was Hami, I will certainly fuel myself 3-5 laps less than what the Mclaren engineers recommend. He should keep his distance away from all drivers, although it looks boring on TV.
HAMILTON SHOULD HAVE WON LAST YEAR IT WAS THE TEAM THAT COST HIM THE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR.
AND IF THEY HADN’T DONE THIS (EVEN WITH ALL THE MISTAKES) HAM WOULD OF TAKEN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
IF YOU REMEMBER LEWIS HAD 3 LAPS OF FUEL IN MONACO LAST YEAR WHEN ALONSO PITTED
AND HAM WANTED TO FLY OF AND MAKE UP THE 1 OR 2 SECOND GAP
BUT MCLAREN BROUGHT HIM IN EARLY
AND IN ONE MOVE COST HIM THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Excuse buffer!
Good one, this is exactly that.
wouldnt it be great if hamilton stalled on the grid
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone stalled!
Lewis has what it takes. Lets just hope its not through other peoples errors (or malitous) taktics that loses it for him. COME ON HAMILTON!!!
Anyone who wants the title to be decided with a deliberate collision on one of the 2 title contenders shouldn’t be a fan of the sport. You’re a detriment to its image – go back to liking football.
Anyone who thinks the FIA favour Ferrari is misguided. They bent over backwards to try and help Lewis win it last year but he still messed up.
If Lewis wins it, well done to him. He was under a lot of pressure in China and drove a very good race, if he does a similar thing in Brazil he will at least have shown some degree of maturity. If Massa wins it, even better. He’s been criticised his whole career and it hasn’t affected him. He’ll probably win the race so it all hinges on Lewis keeping his head. If Kimi or Alonso are in a position to help Massa, I hope they do it in a fair way – ie. not colliding with Lewis deliberately.
Maybe
Vettel
or Bourdais
Will take Senna/Schumacher/Prost I mean Hamilton out
Remember theres a Ferrari Engine in that Torro Rosso!!!
Webber also spoke out about Lewis..
Maybe Button will take out Lewis jeolous that he has never been given a decent seat…
Massa, Raikkonen, Alonso, Vettel, Bourdais, Webber, Button…
VS
Hamilton and Kovalainen (god only knows why ‘the Ron’ (Mika’s phrase) choose him over Rosberg!
The worrying thing about F1 having watched it for over 10 years is the tracks are so boring…
Valencia street circuit
Singapore Night race
Fuji
Bahrain
4 really crap circuits
Canada has been dropped so no race in America
France dropped to…
Please BBC there’s 20 drivers 10 teams plese don’t make your program all about Lewis….
James Allen TEDDDDDDDDDDD
Ted Kravitz Erm there getting ready for Lewis now…
Steve Rider Great Win by Kimi there but how about that drive by Lewis…
Go to the press conference to hear from Winner Lewis
then after that cuts to Steve Rider ‘you can hear the 2nd and 3rd place drivers press conference on the Website’……
Formula 1 is dead
MClaren Scandal and Max Mosley Nazi Orgy and building rubbish tracks where the money is this is all ruining a sport i once loved…
Bring back the days of Mika VS Schumacher non of the bitchiness we have now two great rivals but so much respect for each other…
Maybe
Vettel
or Bourdais
Will take Senna/Schumacher/Prost I mean Hamilton out
Remember theres a Ferrari Engine in that Torro Rosso!!!
Webber also spoke out about Lewis..
Maybe Button will take out Lewis jeolous that he has never been given a decent seat…
Massa, Raikkonen, Alonso, Vettel, Bourdais, Webber, Button…
VS
Hamilton and Kovalainen (god only knows why ‘the Ron’ (Mika’s phrase) choose him over Rosberg!
The worrying thing about F1 having watched it for over 10 years is the tracks are so boring…
Valencia street circuit
Singapore Night race
Fuji
Bahrain
4 really crap circuits
Canada has been dropped so no race in America
France dropped to…
Please BBC there’s 20 drivers 10 teams plese don’t make your program all about Lewis….
James Allen TEDDDDDDDDDDD
Ted Kravitz Erm there getting ready for Lewis now…
Steve Rider Great Win by Kimi there but how about that drive by Lewis…
Go to the press conference to hear from Winner Lewis
then after that cuts to Steve Rider ‘you can hear the 2nd and 3rd place drivers press conference on the Website’……
Formula 1 is dead
MClaren Scandal and Max Mosley Nazi Orgy and building rubbish tracks where the money is this is all ruining a sport i once loved…
Bring back the days of Mika VS Schumacher non of the bitchiness we have now two great rivals but so much respect for each other…
Kovalainen went to McLaren because Rosberg didn’t want to – he knew he’d be pretty much number 2 driver. Smart move in my mind, Heikki looks so depressed all the time now.
Hahaha, I love this comments forum!!. Everyone quarreling about who should win. This makes F1 better than it is now. No fans, No F1. All those companies, especially Ferrari should be happy that fans take their side. My thing is, whosoever wins this championship, deserves it.The driver who has the most points earned them. It might not be in a good way but he earned it.
I think Lewis drove a great race in China, I still say it’s his best victory to date, I actually “Liked” him that time, clean race, didn’t try anything stupid, didn’t get all cocky-Cock-Sure, clear head & kept calm….But also, I really think (For some reason) Kimi & Massa kept cool too, (Well Kimi’s always cool, but you know how I mean), and also, I really think Kimi was just toying with the both of them, I think he could have been faster than he was, if he’d overtook Lewis, backed off & slowed him down so Massa could get past, Kimi would’ve got a penalty, maybe also Massa & the team, so that would’ve been a pointless move. At the end of the day, it was all up to Massa to catch up with Lewis & get past…But he just wasn’t quick enough, even Kimi was toying with him abit after he let him past, setting quicker times etc. So, for that, I think Massa just tried his best…But also, I think he didn’nt give 100%, I think he just played it safe, which is fair enough, it shows he’s mature & has paitence, which is something he has over Lewis, so in the long run, that’d be the winning factor in Brazil for Massa, yes technically Lewis has the best chance, but mentally Massa has the better chance with it being his home track, city, crowd of which 99.9% will be behind him, that’d get him going for sure.
Massa for the win.
Topgear – this is beneath you! I recognize Topgear is a British magazine and some bias must be expected – but “cherishing the thought” of one driver deliberately driving another of the track – so a Brit can win – says way too much about the author Sam Philip. How the hell can Topgear keep such a person on staff?
Hey guys,
can anyone remember earlier this year when Hamilton crashed into the back of the Ferrari of Kimi, with the pit limiter on, and a stationary Ferrari?
Shows how alert he is behind the wheel. He can crash into a stationary car with the pit/rev limiter on.
Mclaren should just put fumes in Hamiltons and Heiki’s car lock out the front row. Keep out of trouble from the start. Heiki ready to take a hit for Hamilton at all times and maybe take Massa out at the start. Job Done
And can anyone remember what Massa did during silverstone. Was he doing donuts to please the crowd or could he just not keep the back end of his car under control?
Professer Plum,
In the Library,
With the Revolver.
What do I win?
Go to the win Massa!
Hamilton will crash in the half of the race, making a stupid mistake!
Vamos Felipe!!
Whatever happens, I hope it is decided on the TRACK and not in an office !! Though based on this year I am sure the FIA have already decided it.
“Accidentally” punting people often backfires. I seem to remember Scumacher breaking his suspension on sombodies sidepods once. Can’t see Lewis being that stupid. He just has to remember HE IS NOT RACING RAIKONNEN!
It wouldnt surprised me,
If Ferrari get Napoleon to ram a potato up the exhaust of Lewis’s car!
this has got to be the best discussion ever!
if you remember last year qualifying in Brazil, Massa got pole, Hammer got 2nd and Kimi got 3rd. At the begining of the race Kimi immeadiately jumped Hamilton because he had the clean side of the track. With that in mind (and kimi will be light fuel’d) it will be an ideal place to “aim” to qualify in 3rd place, or a more risky 5th place (the clean side of the grid, where more grip is availabe when setting off).
Go hammy!
Stop puttin oil on the fire man…
All drivers are not Lewis-like ^^
Are you scared that you already frosee an excuse for lewis ?
If lewis could push Massa outside at the first corner, trust me, he would do it…
Some drivers drive fair and are not driven by a massive ego… Just calm down, wait and you’ll see…
Lewis needs to get up there on pole. He needs a better getaway, crucially and to get the heck away from those red bulldozers! Everyone who thinks that Alonso won’t be a factor in Brazil, is just naive! The man DESPISES Hamilton! End of! He’d rather eat his own car, than let him win! Heiki needs to be up there, but is too sodding slow! It will probably be Hamilton, Massa, Kimi, and then Alonso then Heiki. I agree with TomR, we need Heki to just forget he ever had any brakes and take out as many cars as possible. He needs to start playing his part. If Hamilton gets a clear getaway, ther’ll be no stopping him, as China. Lets hope those Ferrari Intervention Alliance dont get involved! HAMILTON FOR 08!!!
Its the Brazillian GP and it usually curses Brazillain drivers (Barrichello, Senna etc.) so I think (and hope) that it is Massa’s turn to be cursed. If Hamilton has more points at the end of the season, the Ferrari’s Illegal Assistance will say his past drives were against the rules, Monza or Monaco possibly. Heikki is not a very good driver, McLaren must drop him if they want to win the constructors, Button or Bruno Senna might be good bets as replacements, don’t get me wrong, Heikki’s a nice bloke but can’t drive very well
Lewis is going to have to have a Silverstone or an Australia (07)-like start and pull out a Sennaesque performance, if it rains it will be fun!
Hmm this last race should be interesting. As far as that race track in Brazil, it’s not the hardest of all tracks but it’s challenging. So Kovalainen shouldn’t have any problem getting a good position. And since he can get a new engine, hopefully then this race will be very interesting. I think I will record it and overlook it.
I reckon that Hammy should go for pole and go for a lights to flag victory, Massa will be buoyed by racing at home but he is still not in Hammy’s class, it is just the unfair penalties that have been awarded to Hammy that has made the championship so ‘close’ Bernies pre-tax profits must be huge this year!! Is he being sponsored by Ferrari…….I wonder!
Hammy, You are the next Senna, go for it!!
i personally dont like hamilton at all, i believe that hamiltton will NOT win the world championship this year. i think that he will try to go for the win and fail miserably. i think that on the first lap alsonso and kimi will try to halt hamilton or even try to take him of the road. c’mon MASSA!
massa will win becase he is a better driver than lewis. and that is y he will win!! nt becasue of anybody else!!
ps. i have supported massa eva sice he got a drivers seat with sauba. He has eared everything he has got
If Lewis makes the pole and leave everyone behind, problably Barrichello will take Hamilton out durig the overtake that Lewis will have to do for laped him. Barrichello is brazilian, and it’ll be problably his last GP. So he will do it to make the brazilian fans never forget him. He’ll be the responsable to Massa became the first brazilian champion after Senna’s death.
By the way, I’m brazilian and I can bet that Rubens is capable to do it.
Optomistic as I am that Hamilton will win the championship, it does seem that the FIA has adopted the rule of ‘One rule for Ferrari and the rest of the field must make do with the proper rules’. For example, the unsafe releases of the ferrari’s in the european race and the other one, i can’t remeber. In GP2, Bruno Senna got a drive through penalty for an unsafe release, and what did massa get for his unsafe release? Aboslutely squat… Fair? I think not.
As for anyone shunting Hamilton off the road, I would hope that no F1 driver would stoop that low, they have standards, I think.
Feel free to disagree, but Alonso deserves what ever happens to him, especially after the annoying year he gave McLaren last year. I can only hope he breaks down, same as Massa and Raikonnen…
I would love to see Massa win, I hate hamiltons attitude. I want Massa to win it fiar and square so there can be no moaning on the McLaren side.
Never mind the attitudes they are all on public eye they are famous,they are all entitled to win the Brazilian GP I think they have all got attitudes in their own ways
I think we all have different opinions on this but the answer will be seen on the Grid
Lets all not forget in F1 anything can happen forget the first corner collisions what about the Pit stop accidents?
In Brazil Do they have gravels like the ones in china by the Pit lane where Lewis got stuck? Does it rain in Brazil? may be this time it will
i think we need to wait to see if Lewis is man Enough to drive over the stewards and take the champion title as a youngest age.
FIA Stewards should check and make sure all the drivers have the same weight before the race as i suspect Massa will take a chomp of his Heel to get faster lol…
NB: someone should put a curse on ALONSO and KIMI’s cars so they all stall on the starting line and if they dont they all crash out in the 3 Lap and get stewards penalty for it…
i disagree witted evri1 who thinks lewis deserves to win because he has clearly cheated in the races to get the penilties, however the last penilty for the 1st corner incident … was contrivercial.
bt still massa deserves to win!!
WT at message 120 is exactly right about the commentators. they only talk about hamilton. thats half the reson my opinion on him decreased
People are reading too much into what Alfonso said. Him and Massa are friends, obviously he’s going to say he’d help him if he could. You would say the same about your friends too!
If anybody takes out Lewis Hamilton on the track, it will be clumsy David Coultard, provided he can even get through to Q3, something Coultard has only been able to do a few times this year. He has been in far more on-track accidents this year than any other driver.
MCLAREN SHOULD JUST PUT ROCKETS ON THEIR CARS TO SHOOT DOWN FERRARI……..PROVIDING THEY DONT DO THAT FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
WHAT IS THE Q BRANCH FOR THEN????????????
If Hamilton was as good a driver as he think he is all of this wouldnt be coming up.
If he is like Ayrton Senna, like he keeps refering to him slef as being, he would not have lost the championship last year.
Ayrton Senna was an amazing racer that got to the level of Formula One because he worked his arse off for it. Lewis has been taken through it step by step by his father.
Yeah he is an talented driver, but he can not compare himself to Senna. It is a shame that he is in the championship lead instead of a driver that really deserves it.
Personally, if I was Lewis, I would go for gold! Get the pole, fly off the start and stay away from trouble. I mean, Kimi would do anything for Ferrari to win seen as next years car is geared up specifically for him. I think Kimi will try his best to punt Lewis off. If that was the case them Heiki should do the same to Massa. An eye for and eye after all.
But we are getting ahead of ourselfs, we may have a jolly good show gentlemans race where all the drivers shake hands before the start, say good luck with a pat on the back and say ‘after you dear boy…no no no I insist, after you…’ Nah, I doubt it as well, not after the way the FIA has rigged this year to Ferraris advantage.
Lewis may get a 10 grid penalty for turning up and a 25 second penalty for daring to start his engine.
Im excitted and nervous about the season end, but I can t help thinking that even if Lewis wins the race, they will think of a way to not give him the championship he deserves more than anyone this season.
Donna…erm…Lewis has never ever once said that he is like Senna or that he is better than Senna. He has said that he was his hero and that if could be anything like he he would be happy.
He said that he would never compare himself to another driver. Thats respect for you. I just dont get why people hate him so much. Jeez
Here is an example:
When Schumi suddenly slowed, almost stopped under the SC in order to start better than others, Kimi turned left and crashed in order not to hit Schumi.
On the other hand, Lewis, at the end of the pit lane, turned left and crashed directly into Kimi.
I guess that red light applies to everyone but Lewis, is he colour blind or just does not give a dam if the rule doesn’t suit him.
And one more thing, back then Kimi was in Mercedes, so it’s not what they drive it’s how they drive.
I think the Teams should swop drivers…
Kimi & Massa drive for force india – Kovy & Lewis for Renault etc
Then we will see who the really fast drivers and cars are Bring Sutil on the Ferrari that should be interesting…
I think F1 views should change otherwise it will soon start to suck
as a devoted ferrari fan it hurts to say this but i think the title is hamiltons. but, you people who think he is sum sort of god need 2 wake up. hes made the same amount of mistakes as massa this year,.. if not more and he is only going to win the title because ferrari cocked up so many times, without the engine failure in hungary and pit mistake in singapore massa wud be goin 2 brazil with the title in his pocket. and you all know it, fact.
completely agree with darren. ferrari have screwed up badly.
The way they are all taking potshots at Hamilton, I wouldn’t past any of them, especially that treacherous, brittle-egoed Alonso. I’m sure that it would suit certain drivers and a certain team if everyone just went round the track in formation, only overtaking by pit-stop strategy. Then we could all go back to falling sleep in front of the Grand Prix like we used to. It is very important that Hamilton stays in F1 – he’s reminded everyone, especially the drivers, that the point of the whole exercise is to like, you know, OVERTAKE, the CAR in front, in order to WIN the race. To take a certain statement by Raikonnen at the start of the year when he was referring to the removal of traction control – if you don’t like it, you can always go do something else. He should heed his own words when it comes to being overtaken (several times)by Hamilton and so should all the rest. Put up or shut up.
Oh and don’t forget, Hamilton is under extra pressure because not only is he racing all the other drivers, he also has an extra opponent to overcome in the form of the FIA, which is the equivalent of racing against several other Massas, Alonsons & Raikonnens on the track. I can see the headlines already: Ferrari found guilty of dangerous driving in the pit lane so Hamilton deducted 6 points by FIA. I wouldn’t rule it out.
Ferrari is not everything b.t.w…
Don’t die for it…
Sepang man said that Ferrari is not everything, i told u buy it only one for your-self,
I PROUD OF TOP GAER
GOOD BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
If I hear one more complaint about FIA backing Ferrari , I am going to SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAA AAAAM …. so loud that the Bridgestones will pop off Lewis’ car and he will lose the Brazil GP
Hopefully Hekkie starts next to lewis. he is a really good teammate. look at the start of the Japanse Grand Prix. Heikki could have made the turn,but didn’t, and becuase both Mclarens went wide, both Ferraris were forced to. if Kovalinen keeps up that good team spirit, he will help Lewis’s championship bid. Go Weber.
Hamilton should go for pole and prey he gets a good start like he did in China otherwise he’s going to be in trouble if he gets caught up in the mid field runners.This is the time Heikki needs to step up and try and qualify on the front row, just so theres atleast one car between Hamilton and the Ferrari’s, that should give Hamilton all the help he needs as long as he gets a good start.
I do believe, if given the chance that Alonso would try to stop Hamilton from winning by whatever means neccesary.Reading recent quotes from him you can tell he’s still very bitter about last year and probably knows had he stayed at McLaren he would be fighting for the championship right now.
I just hope Hamilton stays out of trouble and doesn’t give the stewards any reason to give him another rediculous penalty because they will do given half the chance.
Why? Is it because there’s more than a whiff of truth about it?
if i were lewis i would just get ready for a wheel banging match with just about everyone on the field
No matter what hamilton does, where he qualifies it will be a risk. Does he risk qualifying along side Massa potentially ending up in a Ferrari sandwitch where one of them will surely hit him. Alonso is bound to be lurking on the second or third row, does he risk tangling with him? Kubica has been outspoken against hamilton too, does he risk being near him? Does he risk going further back and being targeted by the likes of Glock, Piquet and Webber who have all spoken out against him?
The fact is almost every driver in the field would rather have Massa as champion so finishing 5th or better is not going to be as easy as it sounds.
i dont think we have to worrie about anyone crashing into lewis… im pretty sure he will make all the mistakes he needs to to lose the championship himself.. i mean he made a good job of it last year! and he shows he aint learnt anything by the way he unlapped him self last weekend… i bet fernando was having a good old giggle when he went past.. the kid seems to have tallent but he is lacking the important part that makes a champion!!… a brain!
oh sorry my mistake.. weekend before!
In response to wayne (a comment a long way back and i cant be bothered to look for number) yes Mclaren had some Ferrari blue prints, but what gets overlooked is Ferrari had some of Mclarens. It was a swap, so are Kimi and Massa driving Mclarens then?
Only one way to decide the F1 champ…Massa And Hamilton, 2 Chevy Lacetti’s and 10 laps of the Top Gear track…Winner Takes it All!
yeah id buy tickets for that race at the top gear track, saves going to brazil! cool idea…….
If it all goes to plan and alonso does take out lewis all we can really hope for is the live tv footage of lewis kicking the sh*te out of fernando.At least lewis would get some satisfaction as would the rest of his fans( come on who wouldn’t wanna see alonso getting a booting!)
that would be so funny, it would piss me off to se Lewis not win but it would be brilliant to wath Fernando being smacked in the face.
i understand about Alonso’s erm, ‘distaste’ for Hamilton and Mclaren BUT i think its pretty ungrounded. Hamilton would of been nurtured by Ron and teh management team more than Alonso because he was a rookie. How can a 2 times world champion complain that he isn’t being pampered as much as a rookie…..thats how every company around teh world works, teh newbies get attention while settling in and teh old hands are left to perorm as they know best !!
I do think that Hamilton has doen teh wrong thing from time to time this year, Fuji may not of been worthy or the punishment (teh guy outbraked himself, he hardly ‘drove’ the other wide did he ?) but it showed an immature attitude towards racing and he really should of wound back and gained places later in teh race.
still, this is no reason for Alonso to be saying and teh stuff he does and act teh way he does. He’s putting all his eggs in one basket cos if if Ferrari don’t want him who else will ? If he doesn’t get a red seat i reckon he’ll end up at teh other end of teh field.
As for Massa, well, i hadn’t liked him as a driver for years but i honestly think he has come of age this year. If teh drivers weren’t so nervous of random steward decisions i think we could of seen more wheel to wheel action like we saw in Spa (don’t even get me started on that decision !!)
All i hope for is a good race with no black clouds in teh form of FIA/steward decisions or random spaniards acting like spoilt children
I think McLaren should just fuel both McLaren lighter than optimal in qualifying, so they could both be up front and hopfully get out of trouble.
The track is quite tight as Lewis already found out last year.
And I hope FIA will keep it… umm… “clean” regarding their decision making…
Lets hope for a fair race and let the best driver win. I surely believe in both drivers and I think Massa deserves the championship too, but the Ferrari team, doesn’t. The McLaren team did a great job the whole season and I believe it wont be different at Interlagos. But, Massa is in his country, in a track he knows very well. As a Brazillian, I hope Massa wins the Race, becuse even if Lewis comes second and get the title, it would still be a great Sunday for us. Lets see what will happen.
Hello, folks…and… That´s all true.
As Harada said up there, we´re here with our fingers crossed hoping that the best driver win at Interlagos. But also, each one of us have an empty soda can to throw at Hamilton´s head on sunday (just to help destiny to choose the best). I think Massa is arrogant as Hamilton, as good as driving (insanely fast) as Hamilton, but unfortunately, Ferrari is not a half of McLaren´s team. Again, as a brazilian, i sure hope that Massa get´s the #1 trophy, but a team that lets his driver leave the pit with the fuel pump still engaged dont deserves the world´s championship.
We’re now barely commenting on a blog about conspiracy theories?! If it wasn’t for Spa, Lewis would be champion already! He would have had 4 points more than he got from that race, and Massa would have got 2 less.
I wouldn’t even call it a conspiracy theory anymore. To think it is beyond reason for Ferrari to have the sort of pull to make sure Spa happened the way it did is pretty naive.
When Lewis takes the crown on sunday, he’s going to raise his fists into the air and it’s going to be a symbolic middle finger to the FIA and Ferrari for all the dirty, back room tricks they pulled.
GO LEWIS!!!
Massa was robbed, someone conspired against him to let Hamilton get 5th place. That last lap was a joke, F1 is worse than pro cycling.
the real conspiracy is glock managin to lose 18 seconds in the last 2 sectors ont he last lap!!! mental!!!
massa shud of been the world champion not the arogent sod of lewis!
I win!!! I win!!!
Glock! Your a** is mine….
I am so so disgusted….
not a conspiracy….year right….
This is the worst thing since the announcement for a tender for standardised engines…
Toyota you have disgraced your professional code….
in my eyes not only will I not purchase the IQ for my girlfriend i hope this all comes back to you as it for sure will…..
Alonso is back and you are all gonna get messed up next year.
Timo C0ck!
well, quoting Alen last lap: ” …Timo Glock is doing well on dry tires his sectors are looking good…”
yeah till Hamilton arrives….
what disgust.
This sport is officially worse than a Spanish soap opera. Le mans series where I come.
sore losers. Hamilton won fair and square. You lot are just determined to hate him, and to be honest, he couldn’t care less about what people have to say behind his back. Good grace dictated that you should be good sportsmen and women and show some decency. You are just as bad as tha brazilian corwd that booed him… shame on you.