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Post by schumi on Jun 10, 2007 18:48:53 GMT
A much better race today, though still not a lot of passing.
Good, calm start from Lewis Hamilton which saw his team mate Alonso get out of shape into turn two and cut the chicane, costing him a position early on. For some reason Alonso didn't get to grips with that corner, as every clip I saw was of him taking the shortcut.
Button had a gearshift problem on the grid which saw him retire immediately, and the two Ferraris touched early on, but without causing any visible damage, though Kimi didn't seem able to handle his Ferrari and had a few excursions across the grass.
Scott Speed troubles me. I don't know if it's his attitude or what, but I don't like him, so I wasn't too fussed to see his tangle with Webber put him out of the race.
The safety car for Sutil's big off put paid to the lead Lewis had over the rest of the pack. A well timed pit stop during the safety car spell looked to be a good move for Alonso until he was given (along with Rosberg) a 10 second stop and go penalty for illegally entering the pit lane.
Huge accident for Robert Kubica on lap 27 saw the safety car redeployed just laps after the race had resumed. Latest is that he was conscious, but has been transferred to hospital. Fingers crossed he's okay.
*Edit* confirmed broken leg.
Anthony Davidson was doing well in P3 until a misunderstanding saw him come into the pits before the team were ready, and fellow Brit, Coulthard, retired shortly after.
Rosberg and Trulli had a strange looking "synchronised spin". Neither touched the other, so I can only assume they went off in sympathy.
Twenty laps to go and the other Spyker took a detour across the grass, losing the front wing, whilst Massa and Fisichella were black flagged for leaving the pits whilst the red light was on.
Liuzzi was another victim of the wall of champions, causing yet another spell for the safety car, and putting both Toro Rossos out, whilst Trulli had an off just after making his pit stop, putting an end to his race.
Amazed to see Sato in the Super Aguri cleanly overtake Ralf Schumacher for P7, but not as amazed as I was when he then went on to take the reigning world champion, Alonso.
Finally, many congratulations to Lewis Hamilton for his first race win.
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Post by donsking on Jun 10, 2007 18:53:54 GMT
Bootiful!!!!
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Post by schumi on Jun 10, 2007 19:16:12 GMT
Hang on a minute. That was huge news for British motorsport and they couldn't even delay Coronation Street long enough for us to hear the press conference. Glad to see ITV have their priorities right.
Results:
1. Hamilton
2. Heidfeld
3. Wurz
4. Kovalainen
5. Raikkonen
6. Sato
7. Alonso
8. Schumacher
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Post by Genghis on Jun 10, 2007 20:12:21 GMT
Wow, what a race!!!! Great first win from Lewis Hamilton - his remained resolute to take his first win, in a race littered by incident and extraordinary happenings. On the other hand, it was a catalogue of errors from Alonso (FOUR mistakes on the same corner!!), Massa (who ran a red light) and Raikonnen (several excursions across the grass). Was cheering Sato as well - if there hadn't been that mix up in the pits, he'd have been on the podium. Wonder what Sub makes of a McLaren being passed by a Super Agurri!!  All the best Rob |
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Post by schumi on Jun 10, 2007 20:20:18 GMT
Rob, I'm speechless. Not only did you have to edit something you've copied and pasted from the BSF, but you also seem to have done it to put an error in.  Still, at least I get to play spot the difference. And didn't Michael look good in that shirt. |
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Post by admin on Jun 10, 2007 20:23:05 GMT
Wonder what Sub makes of a McLaren being passed by a Super Agurri!! All the best Rob Still foaming at the mouth after the golem Flint's latest successful attempt to drive him away from a meeting early with shocking decisions. |
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Post by donsking on Jun 10, 2007 21:03:56 GMT
Yes, I know I said I wasn't going to watch, in fact I was meant to be at Brands for the DTM today, but I felt a bit rough this morning so I stayed in.
Flashes of genius from Lewis today; his first corner was incredibly cool and ruthless, driving that quickly on a known tough circuit he hadn't seen before this weekend and continually leaving Heidfeld for dead after the safety cars, the boy's got star quality written all over him.
Special mentions for Heidfeld and Sato too; solid and unpredicted drive from 'Nick the beard' and I don't know what happened at the end, couldn't quite decide if Alonso let Sato through out of pure shock or he just gave the race up as a bad job!
But, more pressingly, what's the deal with that race track?
A surface that breaks up and unprotected concrete walls lining the track; poor old Kubica shaken around like a rag doll in a washing machine and, in my opinion, extremely fortunate to get away with just a broken leg (although that's been a killer before).
Surely it wouldn't be beyond the wit of man to at least set up a few strategically placed tyre walls here and there?
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Post by Genghis on Jun 10, 2007 21:58:48 GMT
Rob, I'm speechless. Not only did you have to edit something you've copied and pasted from the BSF, but you also seem to have done it to put an error in. Still, at least I get to play spot the difference. Schumi, I did it, becuase there are acutally two ways to spell the team name - Super Aguri and Super Agurri. So I put a different version on each forum!!! I used to deal with Japanese addresses a lot of work, and I'm used to how the translation into our alphabet often leads to several different spellings. I commend you on your observation for actually spotting the difference!! All the best Rob |
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Post by Genghis on Jun 10, 2007 22:06:47 GMT
Wonder what Sub makes of a McLaren being passed by a Super Agurri!! All the best Rob Still foaming at the mouth after the golem Flint's latest successful attempt to drive him away from a meeting early with shocking decisions. Dare I ask what Graham Flint's been up to this time - not running through meetings at a breakneck pace again? All the best Rob |
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Post by admin on Jun 10, 2007 22:10:29 GMT
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Post by admin on Jun 10, 2007 23:51:33 GMT
Okay, back to the GP and these are the thoughts of Lewis Hamilton and Ron Dennis on the day's events: Lewis Hamilton “I’m on another planet after this – I simply can’t find the words to describe what it feels like to win my first Formula 1 race. The team has done a fantastic job and I’m so happy to be part of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes family. I made an OK start off the line – nothing spectacular but managed to get a good exit out of the first corner and whilst mayhem was happening around me I was able to keep my cool and focus. Obviously I’m pleased that my good friend Robert is OK after his accident. It seemed like every time I opened up a bit of a gap the Safety Car came out and I had to start all over again. It was only a few laps from the end I realised that victory was within my grasp and I started noticing things like the fans cheering and when I crossed the finishing line it was amazing. I now have to stay focused and keep up the good work. It’s been an incredible start to my Formula 1 career so far but I know there is a tough season ahead of us. Finally thanks to the entire team at McLaren and Mercedes-Benz for all the hard work they have put into the car – it’s an absolute pleasure to drive and be part of such a winning combination.” And Ron Dennis (surely he should be Sir Ron by now?) “The whole team worked so hard to achieve the optimum result today. The frustration and disappointment of receiving a stop-and-go penalty having been forced to stop in the pitlane when the pitlane was closed in the first safety car period was obviously immense. However this in no way should detract from a mature and disciplined drive by Lewis to claim his first Grand Prix win. His family should be justifiably proud of his achievement and whatever McLaren and Mercedes-Benz have contributed only compliments his talent and commitment. Fernando was truly unlucky today but there is still a long way to go in the World Championship and we appear to be extremely competitive. The entire team is obviously delighted that Robert Kubica is OK.” Both taken from the following: www.mclaren.co.ukMcLaren are the only team to have finished all six races with both cars in the points. |
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Post by donsking on Jun 11, 2007 0:38:03 GMT
Lewis Hamilton; "I'll do my best to win with a degree of humilty, but actually, I'm fucking good and everyone knows it!"
Ron Dennis; "Alonso wasn't up to the job, we tried to bend the rules to help him, in the hope that no-one would notice, but they did, so it all went Pete Tong; oh, and by the way, if we give Kubica our best wishes, it might score us some browny points".
Cynical, moi?
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Post by schumi on Jun 11, 2007 7:16:15 GMT
And to add to your Dennis translation, Dk, (which I agree with) it seems Alonso's being a bit ungracious:
Fernando Alonso has invited accusations of gracelessness by describing Lewis Hamilton's first win in F1 as "very lucky".
After being given a stop-go penalty for pitting during the first deployment of the Safety Car, the Spaniard finished a lowly seventh at the Canadian GP and reacted tetchily when asked to comment on his McLaren team-mate's victory.
"Very good but very lucky," he responded. "It was a strange race with the Safety Car being deployed so many times which worked to Lewis' advantage today and my disadvantage."
Other news (all from http://www.planet-f1.com):
A team statement said Kubica had received the all-clear at the track and added: "The good news is that Robert Kubica is in a Montreal hospital undergoing thorough medical checks and, according to doctors' reports, should be released on Monday."
Earlier reports that Kubica had suffered a broken ankle have now been dismissed - in fact, the Pole merely sustained a sprained ankle.
And the reason for Davidson's unscheduled stop:
Anthony Davidson has blamed a stray beaver for costing him a potential podium at the Canadian GP.
The Super Aguri driver was ahead of Williams' Alex Wurz, and on an identical one-stop strategy, when he struck the animal along the pit-straight and was forced to make an unscheduled stop.
"It is such a shame about the beaver," rued the Englishman. "It had it in for me for sure! I was running in third place at the time, behind the Safety Car. I was on a clear, one-stop strategy and it damaged the front wing. I couldn't even see it at high speed and I could not understand why suddenly I locked up the front tyres and so I had to come in to the pitlane.
"The guys were taken by surprise in the garage when I came in, but they were really on it with the race strategy after that, telling me to overtake the safety car to get my lap back and it was a really enjoyable race at the end."
The condition of the beaver is not known, but there are understandable fears that it may not be able to attend next year's race.
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