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madhav · 20th July 2008, 19:18

Absolutely superb drive by Hamilton. He is a good driver with some aggression and puts on a great show...
Congrats McLaren.... thoroughly enjoyed the race.

VJ_MAVRICK · 20th July 2008, 19:29

Lewis did come back strongly after the penalty and damn what a race by him in the dying laps taking Massa wheel to Wheel and the Brazilian eventually giving away. Great drive but was rather puzzled that Piquet did not give that much of a fight to Lewis. Maybe he did not want to lose his place in the battle.

redrage · 20th July 2008, 19:40

Just cant understand why Ferrari was so much behing the pace of Mclaren, Great drive by Lewis none the less.

MaserQ · 20th July 2008, 20:35

Shades of Schumy emerging in Hamilton. Ruthless, counter-attacking style of driving. Congrats Lewis!

turbo_v12 · 20th July 2008, 22:19

Wow...No one talked about qualifying etc.?

Let me remember...When was the last time a McLaren absolutely dominated and ruthlessly beat Felipe Massa to the chequered flag? Oh yes, it was Alonso at Germany last year...

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Hamma does screw up, but when he kicks b**tttttt, he really does...

sujaylahiri · 20th July 2008, 23:14

Great drive by Hamilton. Truly deserved it. He is now 4 points clear of Massa at number 2.

It was good to see a new face in the podium, Piquet Jr., too bad he couldn't stop Hamilton from passing him.

In the end, a good race for Hamilton and McLaren.

danlalan · 21st July 2008, 00:04

Crazy driving by Lewis today. There was no stopping him at all. Ferrari's couldnt do a dam today. Poor show by raikko also today.
Amazing decision to keep lewis out and then pit him later. Amazed to see Nelson on the podium too.
Silverstone and now germany. Lewis is on a roll.

aZa · 21st July 2008, 00:12

amazing stuff on the tracks today! Vettel's overtaking move and the defence thereafter was very entertaining.

mshooli · 21st July 2008, 07:41

Superb race and after a long time two Brazilians stand together on the podium. The last one I believe was in '91 during the Belgian GP where Piquet Sr. shared it with Ayrton Senna .

IronWolf · 21st July 2008, 14:39

I heard this was one of the best races of the season.

I could not watch it yesterday live, neither could I watch this mornings replay. It should replay tonight again.

My bet is on Hamilton for this season as was after the first 3 races of last season.

F50 · 21st July 2008, 16:26

A race to forget for Ferrari and Ferrari Fans.
I dont understand why was Kimi pitted during SC period, he was in the pits 3-4 laps ago(?). They didnt change the tires, just refueled him(right?) instead he should have been out on Hamilton's tail and chased him. A race win was never in contention looking at Ham-Burger's pace but atleast a podium would have been possible.
And I think Ferrari goofed up badly with Piquet. Massa says "had brake problems".

Next is Hungaroring, I dont expect Ferrari to show strong pace here although Kimi has done somewhat OK at this track. Hope for the best.

bharanidharang · 22nd July 2008, 07:30

mclaren made a mistake not bringing in lewis when the safety car came out. But hats off to lewis. He was ruthless and to me his driving is similiar to Senna

sujaylahiri · 22nd July 2008, 09:56

Looks like it's time for Ferrari to bring Jean Todt back. If Domenicalli keeps screwing things up like this, Kimi's chances are over.

Or they can always bring Ross Brawn back from Honda.

LandCruiser · 22nd July 2008, 11:11

"Lewis Hamilton has congratulated himself on his "fantastic job" to win the German GP and admitted that he was surprised that Felipe Massa allowed him such a straightforward route through to second place"

"All I know is that if it was the other way around then he wouldn't have got past," the 23-year-old commented when invited to study a replay of his move. "He didn't defend very well."

- Source Planet F1

Quality and attitude of a champion!

MaserQ · 3rd August 2008, 00:52

Hamilton on pole yet again. Ferrari have clearly lost ground to Mclaren in the last few races. Will be interesting to see how they respond.

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20th July 2008, 19:18	#2671
madhav BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 286 Thanked: 73 Times	Absolutely superb drive by Hamilton. He is a good driver with some aggression and puts on a great show... Congrats McLaren.... thoroughly enjoyed the race.
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20th July 2008, 19:29	#2672
VJ_MAVRICK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,239 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	Lewis did come back strongly after the penalty and damn what a race by him in the dying laps taking Massa wheel to Wheel and the Brazilian eventually giving away. Great drive but was rather puzzled that Piquet did not give that much of a fight to Lewis. Maybe he did not want to lose his place in the battle.
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20th July 2008, 19:40	#2673
redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 553 Thanked: 106 Times	Just cant understand why Ferrari was so much behing the pace of Mclaren, Great drive by Lewis none the less.
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20th July 2008, 20:35	#2674
MaserQ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,196 Thanked: 166 Times	Shades of Schumy emerging in Hamilton. Ruthless, counter-attacking style of driving. Congrats Lewis!
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20th July 2008, 22:19	#2675
turbo_v12 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 457 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Wow...No one talked about qualifying etc.? Let me remember...When was the last time a McLaren absolutely dominated and ruthlessly beat Felipe Massa to the chequered flag? Oh yes, it was Alonso at Germany last year.... Hamma does screw up, but when he kicks b**tttttt, he really does...
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20th July 2008, 23:14	#2676
sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Great drive by Hamilton. Truly deserved it. He is now 4 points clear of Massa at number 2. It was good to see a new face in the podium, Piquet Jr., too bad he couldn't stop Hamilton from passing him. In the end, a good race for Hamilton and McLaren.
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21st July 2008, 00:04	#2677
danlalan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: mumbai,JUHU Posts: 1,636 Thanked: 263 Times View My Garage	Crazy driving by Lewis today. There was no stopping him at all. Ferrari's couldnt do a dam today. Poor show by raikko also today. Amazing decision to keep lewis out and then pit him later. Amazed to see Nelson on the podium too. Silverstone and now germany. Lewis is on a roll.
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21st July 2008, 00:12	#2678
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	amazing stuff on the tracks today! Vettel's overtaking move and the defence thereafter was very entertaining.
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21st July 2008, 07:41	#2679
mshooli BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 138 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Superb race and after a long time two Brazilians stand together on the podium. The last one I believe was in '91 during the Belgian GP where Piquet Sr. shared it with Ayrton Senna .
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21st July 2008, 14:39	#2680
IronWolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Benga-loo-ru Posts: 1,569 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	I heard this was one of the best races of the season. I could not watch it yesterday live, neither could I watch this mornings replay. It should replay tonight again. My bet is on Hamilton for this season as was after the first 3 races of last season.
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21st July 2008, 16:26	#2681
F50 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai/USA Posts: 1,707 Thanked: 103 Times	A race to forget for Ferrari and Ferrari Fans. I dont understand why was Kimi pitted during SC period, he was in the pits 3-4 laps ago(?). They didnt change the tires, just refueled him(right?) instead he should have been out on Hamilton's tail and chased him. A race win was never in contention looking at Ham-Burger's pace but atleast a podium would have been possible. And I think Ferrari goofed up badly with Piquet. Massa says "had brake problems". Next is Hungaroring, I dont expect Ferrari to show strong pace here although Kimi has done somewhat OK at this track. Hope for the best.
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22nd July 2008, 07:30	#2682
bharanidharang BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 402 Thanked: 254 Times Infractions: 0/1 (5)	mclaren made a mistake not bringing in lewis when the safety car came out. But hats off to lewis. He was ruthless and to me his driving is similiar to Senna
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22nd July 2008, 09:56	#2683
sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Looks like it's time for Ferrari to bring Jean Todt back. If Domenicalli keeps screwing things up like this, Kimi's chances are over. Or they can always bring Ross Brawn back from Honda.
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22nd July 2008, 11:11	#2684
LandCruiser BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 712 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	"Lewis Hamilton has congratulated himself on his "fantastic job" to win the German GP and admitted that he was surprised that Felipe Massa allowed him such a straightforward route through to second place" "All I know is that if it was the other way around then he wouldn't have got past," the 23-year-old commented when invited to study a replay of his move. "He didn't defend very well." - Source Planet F1 Quality and attitude of a champion!
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3rd August 2008, 00:52	#2685
MaserQ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,196 Thanked: 166 Times	Hamilton on pole yet again. Ferrari have clearly lost ground to Mclaren in the last few races. Will be interesting to see how they respond.
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