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iceman7 · 9th June 2008, 14:27

my comments for the canadian GP

1. Hami rear ends kimi - i think kimi got a taste of his own medicine. Karma you can say. Though very unfortunate for Kimi. But watch out for the ice cold Finn in the coming races. I am sure he will drive like a man possessed.

2. BMW 1-2 - Nice. cheers: When was the last time they had a 1-2? Was it in 2003 with Montoya and Ralf

3 DC on podium - seems like age doesnt catch up with DC

4. Sutil Brake burns -

turbo_v12 · 10th June 2008, 13:23

Am getting tired of seeing Hamilton keep screwing up...I m sure McLaren is too... But they don't have a choice now.

Hungary last year, where thanks to him Alonso lost pole, then China and then Brazil. And now somewhere at the start this year, then Monaco and now here. He was just lucky at Monaco.

Raikkonnen says what Hamilton did was stupid. Well, he's no less. Dricing like a mad man with a flat spot when he was about to win, rear ending someine in the rains when in the lead 2 years ago, and then Monaco.

Now that Hamilton will be docked 10 places, I think Raikkonnen's got this championship in the bag too, since it will be hard for McLaren to challenge Ferrari for most races from now.

RacingForIndia · 11th June 2008, 18:29

I would choose a quick driver who has a tendency to screw-up on a off to an average but controlled driver any day.
Hamilton is still in the learning phase, and has committed some rookie mistakes at times. But how come no one points fingers to Sutil, Vettel or Heikki when they commit mistakes and jump on the hamilton bashing bandwagon whenever he comits the smallest of mistakes.

Admittedly his error at China and Brazil cost him the title, and the Canada fiasco was a rude awakening, but there have been instances of experienced drivers being caught out by the pit lane exit lights, notably Montoya, Fisi and Massa.

To say that Kimi has the championship in the bag is not the best of assessments, given McLarens form in Monaco and Canada. They are a lot closer to the Ferraries this year even on tracks which suit Ferrari. France and Silverstone, have been traditionally Ferrari territory, but dont count the Silver Arrows out yet.

turbo_v12 · 11th June 2008, 19:10

I pray with my heart, soul and everything to hope your words are true, RFI....

Nikhilb2008 · 13th June 2008, 20:33

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Someone must have been really pissed off with Lewis !!

radiokidb · 14th June 2008, 03:03

^^Like dad, like son

dkhatau · 14th June 2008, 09:38

mate very classy cartoons on the whole canadian grandprix, where did you get them woukd like to know thanks. my opinion is that still kimi is set to win the world championship and yes i am a die hard ferrari fan. but other than kimi i think kubica has also got a chance to win.

Nikhilb2008 · 14th June 2008, 18:29

Hamilton's eye test.

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vinod · 14th June 2008, 19:13

gues, hamilton wasn't wholly to blame cos out of the race pit, the drivers do generally, do make some adjustment to their belts, seatin position.. n one does drive in 'cruise mode'... and signals at the end the cock pit ll b the last thing that crosses your mind. but he shud hav seen two stationary cars in front of him.. but turning the car away from BMW right in front of n hitting straight at the ferrari is quite a thing

karthik247 · 21st June 2008, 12:59

Alrite... the French GP is here.. Qualifying is today and lets see what happens.. Probably will be another Ferrari 1-2

French Grand Prix free practice session 2 times

1. ALONSO Renault 1m15.778s
2. MASSA Ferrari 1m15.854s
3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m15.999s
4. HAMILTON McLaren 1m16.232s
5. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m16.298s
6. KUBICA BMW 1m16.317s
7. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m16.340s
8. HEIDFELD BMW 1m16.458s
9. PIQUET Renault 1m16.543s
10. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m16.572s
11. ROSBERG Williams 1m16.682s
12. TRULLI Toyota 1m16.743s
13. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m16.758s
14. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m17.002s
15. GLOCK Toyota 1m17.092s
16. WEBBER Red Bull 1m17.106s
17. BUTTON Honda 1m17.244s
18. FISICHELLA Force India 1m17.394s
19. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m17.591s
20. SUTIL Force India 1m17.868s

abhijitaparadh · 21st June 2008, 18:41

Qualifying results:
1. Kimi
2. Massa
3. Hamilton

Good day for Ferrari!

karthik247 · 21st June 2008, 19:07

Here's how the race will start tomorrow...

1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari

2. MASSA Ferrari
3. ALONSO Renault
4. TRULLI Toyota
5. KOVALAINEN McLaren
6. KUBICA BMW
7. WEBBER Red Bull
8. COULTHARD Red Bull
9. GLOCK Toyota
10. PIQUET Renault

11. HEIDFELD BMW
12. VETTEL Toro Rosso
13. HAMILTON McLaren*
14. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso
15. NAKAJIMA Williams

16. BUTTON Honda
17. BARRICHELLO Honda
18. FISICHELLA Force India
19. SUTIL Force India
20. ROSBERG Williams*

*10-place grid penalties

MaserQ · 21st June 2008, 22:21

Pole at last for Kimi. He needs more of these to get off to better starts. Alonso in all probability is running light. DC looks all fired up after a podium finish in the last round. Looking out for a storm-through-the-field drive from Hamilton.

nitrous · 22nd June 2008, 14:47

Hamilton will most probably be on a 3 stop strategy running a super light fuel load all through the race.

abhijitaparadh · 22nd June 2008, 19:09

Race over!
Ferrari 1-2

1. Massa
2. Kimi
3. Trulli

I didnt see beginning of the race, can someone brief me regarding what happened to Hamilton?

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9th June 2008, 14:27	#2611
iceman7 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: BOM \| TLL Posts: 751 Thanked: 469 Times	my comments for the canadian GP 1. Hami rear ends kimi - i think kimi got a taste of his own medicine. Karma you can say. Though very unfortunate for Kimi. But watch out for the ice cold Finn in the coming races. I am sure he will drive like a man possessed. 2. BMW 1-2 - Nice. cheers: When was the last time they had a 1-2? Was it in 2003 with Montoya and Ralf 3 DC on podium - seems like age doesnt catch up with DC 4. Sutil Brake burns -
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10th June 2008, 13:23	#2612
turbo_v12 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 457 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Am getting tired of seeing Hamilton keep screwing up...I m sure McLaren is too... But they don't have a choice now. Hungary last year, where thanks to him Alonso lost pole, then China and then Brazil. And now somewhere at the start this year, then Monaco and now here. He was just lucky at Monaco. Raikkonnen says what Hamilton did was stupid. Well, he's no less. Dricing like a mad man with a flat spot when he was about to win, rear ending someine in the rains when in the lead 2 years ago, and then Monaco. Now that Hamilton will be docked 10 places, I think Raikkonnen's got this championship in the bag too, since it will be hard for McLaren to challenge Ferrari for most races from now.
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11th June 2008, 18:29	#2613
RacingForIndia BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 482 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	I would choose a quick driver who has a tendency to screw-up on a off to an average but controlled driver any day. Hamilton is still in the learning phase, and has committed some rookie mistakes at times. But how come no one points fingers to Sutil, Vettel or Heikki when they commit mistakes and jump on the hamilton bashing bandwagon whenever he comits the smallest of mistakes. Admittedly his error at China and Brazil cost him the title, and the Canada fiasco was a rude awakening, but there have been instances of experienced drivers being caught out by the pit lane exit lights, notably Montoya, Fisi and Massa. To say that Kimi has the championship in the bag is not the best of assessments, given McLarens form in Monaco and Canada. They are a lot closer to the Ferraries this year even on tracks which suit Ferrari. France and Silverstone, have been traditionally Ferrari territory, but dont count the Silver Arrows out yet. Last edited by RacingForIndia : 11th June 2008 at 18:31. Reason: Word and Microsoft
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11th June 2008, 19:10	#2614
turbo_v12 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 457 Thanked: Once View My Garage	I pray with my heart, soul and everything to hope your words are true, RFI....
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13th June 2008, 20:33	#2615
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	Someone must have been really pissed off with Lewis !!
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14th June 2008, 03:03	#2616
radiokidb BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 208 Thanked: 37 Times	^^Like dad, like son
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14th June 2008, 09:38	#2617
dkhatau BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: mumbai Posts: 162 Thanked: 43 Times	mate very classy cartoons on the whole canadian grandprix, where did you get them woukd like to know thanks. my opinion is that still kimi is set to win the world championship and yes i am a die hard ferrari fan. but other than kimi i think kubica has also got a chance to win.
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14th June 2008, 18:29	#2618
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	Hamilton's eye test. Wait for the GIF file to load
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14th June 2008, 19:13	#2619
vinod BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Detroit Posts: 131 Thanked: 9 Times	gues, hamilton wasn't wholly to blame cos out of the race pit, the drivers do generally, do make some adjustment to their belts, seatin position.. n one does drive in 'cruise mode'... and signals at the end the cock pit ll b the last thing that crosses your mind. but he shud hav seen two stationary cars in front of him.. but turning the car away from BMW right in front of n hitting straight at the ferrari is quite a thing
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21st June 2008, 12:59	#2620
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Alrite... the French GP is here.. Qualifying is today and lets see what happens.. Probably will be another Ferrari 1-2 French Grand Prix free practice session 2 times 1. ALONSO Renault 1m15.778s 2. MASSA Ferrari 1m15.854s 3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m15.999s 4. HAMILTON McLaren 1m16.232s 5. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m16.298s 6. KUBICA BMW 1m16.317s 7. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m16.340s 8. HEIDFELD BMW 1m16.458s 9. PIQUET Renault 1m16.543s 10. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m16.572s 11. ROSBERG Williams 1m16.682s 12. TRULLI Toyota 1m16.743s 13. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m16.758s 14. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m17.002s 15. GLOCK Toyota 1m17.092s 16. WEBBER Red Bull 1m17.106s 17. BUTTON Honda 1m17.244s 18. FISICHELLA Force India 1m17.394s 19. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m17.591s 20. SUTIL Force India 1m17.868s
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21st June 2008, 18:41	#2621
abhijitaparadh BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 222 Thanked: 3 Times	Qualifying results: 1. Kimi 2. Massa 3. Hamilton Good day for Ferrari!
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21st June 2008, 19:07	#2622
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Here's how the race will start tomorrow... 1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 2. MASSA Ferrari 3. ALONSO Renault 4. TRULLI Toyota 5. KOVALAINEN McLaren 6. KUBICA BMW 7. WEBBER Red Bull 8. COULTHARD Red Bull 9. GLOCK Toyota 10. PIQUET Renault 11. HEIDFELD BMW 12. VETTEL Toro Rosso 13. HAMILTON McLaren* 14. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 15. NAKAJIMA Williams 16. BUTTON Honda 17. BARRICHELLO Honda 18. FISICHELLA Force India 19. SUTIL Force India 20. ROSBERG Williams* *10-place grid penalties
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21st June 2008, 22:21	#2623
MaserQ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,196 Thanked: 166 Times	Pole at last for Kimi. He needs more of these to get off to better starts. Alonso in all probability is running light. DC looks all fired up after a podium finish in the last round. Looking out for a storm-through-the-field drive from Hamilton.
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22nd June 2008, 14:47	#2624
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Hamilton will most probably be on a 3 stop strategy running a super light fuel load all through the race.
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22nd June 2008, 19:09	#2625
abhijitaparadh BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 222 Thanked: 3 Times	Race over! Ferrari 1-2 1. Massa 2. Kimi 3. Trulli I didnt see beginning of the race, can someone brief me regarding what happened to Hamilton?
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