Formula 1 - The Eco Friendly Motorsport!
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Ah yes .. I should've said 'a close family source'.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63613
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It's irrelevant if he pressed the button or not.
The fact that it took more than 30 seconds for it to go back into gear suggests there was a fault.
I imagine they use the neutral button every pitstop and each one doesn't have the car stationary for 30 seconds before they can select a gear and drive off.
The fact that it took more than 30 seconds for it to go back into gear suggests there was a fault.
I imagine they use the neutral button every pitstop and each one doesn't have the car stationary for 30 seconds before they can select a gear and drive off.
having never seen an F1 steering wheel in person, he might have accidentally pressed it, and not noticed. He was pretty nervous already, it's not unfathomable.. wish they would play the radio traffic
hammie: "car has lost power, i think it's gearbox"
crew: "roger that.. *pause* try downshifting"
hammie: "negative, that doesn't work"
crew: "this is odd, we showing that you are in neutral ?"
hammie: "neutral ? aaah sh*t"
that could have took a good 20 seconds right there...
According to the interview, he had to "reboot" the gear control system, he pressed tons of buttons on the wheel apparently (say the reports) which could be this "rebooting the gear system", this could easily take that 20-30sec+?
I think you misunderstand the main point I am trying to get out.
The neutral button would only put the car in neutral (needed for pitstops etc.) it would not take 30 seconds to get it back into gear if there wasn't some other fault.
They do not sit in the pitstop bashing buttons on the steering wheel getting ready for the go signal.
They stop, put it in neutral, put it in gear then go.
Not a fan of Formula 1 myself really, but I have one question:
Why are quote a few people in this thread apparently delighted at a report that Hamilton made an error rather than lost time due to a technical problem (an unsubstantiated report at that)?
Sheesh, I thought some fans of various graphic card vendors were bad enough!
Why are quote a few people in this thread apparently delighted at a report that Hamilton made an error rather than lost time due to a technical problem (an unsubstantiated report at that)?
Sheesh, I thought some fans of various graphic card vendors were bad enough!
Not a fan of Formula 1 myself really, but I have one question:
Why are quote a few people in this thread apparently delighted at a report that Hamilton made an error rather than lost time due to a technical problem (an unsubstantiated report at that)?
Sheesh, I thought some fans of various graphic card vendors were bad enough!
It's mostly due the fact how he has been described (mainly by UK press) as the best thing since sliced bread, how he has been so perfect etc and how he has himself actually been comparing already himself to some legends. So after all that, him making quite newbie-ish mistake, it's something many want to see, since it bings back to earth on many levels.
Same as how he clearly got too nervous in the couple last races, making really bad mistakes (driving too fast with his tyres to pits and thus crashing out to the sand in Japan, and then driving out couple times in Brazil)
Thats not really a British press thing. Take a look at the comments from competetive team managers.
He's a great driver, no doubt about that, but haven't seen competion call him THAT good yet?
Even though the question didn't phrase it in a manner that warrented it, Theissen is also using superlatives such as "dominating" and "exceptional" in his answer.
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Not a fan of Formula 1 myself really, but I have one question:
Why are quote a few people in this thread apparently delighted at a report that Hamilton made an error rather than lost time due to a technical problem (an unsubstantiated report at that)?
Sheesh, I thought some fans of various graphic card vendors were bad enough!
There's a lot of people in F1 who think that a rookie coming in and (nearly) winning the championship without doing his "F1 Apprenticeship" somehow belittles Formula 1. Personally, I think Max Mosely has the market cornered on that.
Well I would guess that it would be pointing to how Hamilton has been in the point lead most of the season, which is quite exceptional and can be called "dominating" indeed, though as we saw, not enough
I think Bernie Ecclestone said something similar in the build up to the Brazillian GP but he did mention afterwards that Lewis Hamilton had a long career ahead of him to win the championship anyway.
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what do you mean "f1 Apprenticeship" he won the gp2 championship which is the feeder series
if you looking for someone who didnt do that there are other drivers to point the finger at cough*kimi* cough
but then again he does have a certain point
F1 drivers, even those that have come up from the feeder series are expected to do at least a year or two in one of the lesser teams or as a F1 test driver. The fact that Hamilton was given a F1 seat in a competitive car/team in his first year was a surprise. The fact that he's doing so well is an even bigger surprise. A lot of people didn't like that, as it made F1 success look easy.
There's been a lot of impressive feeder series drivers come into F1 and just not done well. Even with a decent car, the pressure gets to them.
