Hamilton said: "I was trying to be cautious. I looked at the red light and I looked back and they'd stopped. "There were two cars side by side. If they'd been in a line I would have seen it a bit faster." So, he is blaming the crash on being "too cautious", and also blaming it on the drivers in front of him. What a jackass.
It's incredible how he thinks about blaming the other drivers...this is not the first time he has acted like a jackass.
Can we a get a source for this? Wait a minute... he saw the red light AND YET he's still complaining that they should have been in line, which effectively would have left him EVEN LESS space/time to react? WTF?
Space to park/pass whatever at the front where he was supposed to be, you cant pass with the SC out ... Change the thread to clowns that wish to bash Hamilton post here..
Um, nothing with making a driving mistake. He opened himself up for ridicule when he refused to accept blame for the incident, and continues to try and blame it other people. Yes, he will make mistakes again, everyone does. Will he blame everyone else again?
i like lewis, he's talented and driven, and he made a stupid mistake plain and simple. it's only natural for people to try to blame others and not bear the fault who cares it's over and done with, and he's been handed a 10 spot grid penalty for the next race, so Kimi should hopefully gain some points back next time around.
?? I'm not sure what you are on about. If you see two stationary objects in front of you, why would you not stop? How does SC rules override any commonsense? Why are you calling me a clown? I have been criticizing Hamilton and his excuses to his actions. I am not allowed to do that without being called a clown? Have a said anything about Hamilton supporters? No, I have not. I will say it again. It is not the stupid mistake he made. It's the fact that he has to blame everyone around him again and again for the mistake. If he would just be quiet, we would get over it. He can't though. He keeps running his mouth about how he is coming back stronger next time.
WHAT??? That rule does not apply in the pitlane. Did you expect Kimi and Kubica to wait in their pit stalls for Hamilton to come driving by? Im not sure whats worse. You just calling anyone who has criticized Lewis a moron, or making up some stupid reason to justify his actions.
If he saw the red light why didn't he stop immediately? If the cars were side by side he can see both of them stopped, if they are in a line he can probably only see one of the cars. Too cautious? Too cautious would mean looking at the red light and stopping. Lewis got off easy with a 10 spot penalty, some claim that he is the next Schumacher/Senna yet he makes a mistake typical of a backmarker.
Such blatant stupid mistakes are difficult to accept at first. Obviously Hamilton was furious with himself for that lapse of concentration, that has caught other people in the past. I believe several black flags have been waved for the same mistake in previous years. This time unfortunately, he took out Raikkonen in the process, and the 10 points penalty will go some way to bring some justice to the Finn for his early exit.
You hear/read what you want, he said sorry to Kimi , what do want him to do!!! what can he do turn back time!! why dont I hear mention Rosberg, It would give you at least some credit to your point. Dont you think in the quiet hours he will be beating himself up about it,..? Drivers at this level must stay and look positive, and move on what is wrong with that, why do you what them to bare there souls so you can see the hurt, just so you will like them.
heres my 10 cents worth,if he said he did not see the red light,or the bright red car in front of him then surely he should not be driving in f1,clearly he has tunnel vision, and only sees the blue and white car of his friend rk. he is no senna,schumacher or prost,of course he has daddy ron to wipe his tears away when he makes such big mistakes, and to hide him from the press.
I'm no coward... so, here goes. So, for a guy who nearly won the world championship last year (aside from his self admitted mistake in Brazil by hitting the wrong button on the steering wheel causing him to lose the championship by 1 point not to mention his ongoing political battle with Alonso that cost him other valuable points), when will mistakes such as running into two parked cars in the pit lane no longer be called "rookie mistakes"? If Scott Speed had done this to Hamilton, the UK press would have asked for him to be drawn and quartered. To compare this mistake to Kimi's Monaco disaster is also completely wrong. Kimi was racing. Maybe he made a bad mistake but it was on a wet track while he was trying to do his best to gain points. That's exactly what you want a driver to do.. take risks to get the desired results. Hamilton was cruising in a dry pit lane under a speed control system intended for safety. There was no "risk" there. He just wasn't paying attention. Hamilton screwed up. It cost him a race that he had a chance to win or at least finish 2nd. It cost his team valuable points. He's not a bad driver. But he is not "great" as some would say. Put in him a Honda and see if does any better than Barachello. Then you will know. To me the best driver out there is Alonso. All you have to do is see what he's doing with an inadequate car and you can see true talent. Good drivers take good equipment and perform well. Great drivers take poorer poor cars and find a way to get everything out of it. Watching Alonso this year, I'm convinced he's the one driver who can do this with any level of consistency.
you've lost the plot turning into another Ted with comments like that, ... he should be at the front ???? wtf !! he got passed by superior pitwork from BMW and Ferrari crews and they should just let him back into the lead ??!! the only clown was Hamilton ,and an arrogant clown at that
Ok John, what is the rule when the SC is out.. remind me..IIRC you can not overtake ,correct me if I'am wrong. And tell me what would have happened to Kimi and kubica in the pit lane when the lights went green..if LH hadnt hit Kimi
ok here's how it goes from other incidents I have seen over the years I have been watching : if you decide to pit with the SC out and you are the leader that negates your right to be behind the SC at the resumption of racing In the situation the guys in the pitlane were in it was every man for himself, Lewis knew it as he got PASSED in the pits and stuffed up, no problem with that but he refuses to accept any wrong doing, although some reports he finally accepts the penalty. Why should those 3 guys get a free pitstop, AND get back behind the SC ?
As I have said, it is not the fact that he did what he did. It's his reaction to it. He is coming off is a very unfavourable light. His blame of others is the problem. You are right though, he probably is sitting in his room, feeling sorry for himself. He would be much better off if he kept quiet and stopped dragging other people into his mess.
You are wrong. As I said earlier in this thread, this rule doesn't apply in the pitlane. As for you second question, I would guess that Kimi would have got the position as he pull about a foot further up than Kubica did. Regardless, are you suggesting Hamilton did us all a favor by eliminating the confusion?
