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Originally Posted by Hitman

Other than that, Hamilton repeats his usual score:

1) Best driver in the wet. My hat is in my hand to his driving skills, what can I say, he was simply the best.

2) Disgusting and bad taste comments with total lack of modesty like "Had it not been for the weather I would have won", plus dirty maneuvers against Glock and specially Webber, when he recovered his position.

Fortunately for him the title is awarded to the best driver, and not to the best person. Otherwise he would be last in the championship and with a huge difference :down:

What I find most disgusting in Hamilton is how un-english he is. Britians have done good and bad things in history, but if they have excelled in something that's in sportsmanship and gentlemanship when losing. Yes they have no mercy when winning in crushing superiority conditions (Which they usually seek) but in turn they know how to win desperate battles and how to lose with honor. Stuck in my mind are the examples of Graham Hill, Nigell Mansell, Damon Hill and many other drivers who have been the best when winning and when losing.

This idiot Hamilton isn't definately in that league. Shame for Britain, they deserved someone better.

And that has been the problem with British sportsmen for a long time that has become ingrained in the British psyche. Losing is fine no worries. I'm quite grateful that we have someone fired up to win and that is what counts. Too much in the UK have we been proud of coming second. Tim Henman comes to mind. As for dirty moves, well that is racing. Everyone seems to forget that Senna and MS weren't the cleanest of drivers and they actually deliberately took other drivers out, Senna Prost Suzuka, MS with Hill in Australia and Villneuve at Silverstone I think. You get someone who will race and defend a position and it is criticised. Once upon a time in F! you could block and weave to stop someone getting by, now it is one move only to cover the racing line. Mansell was a star at that. It was something Indycar complained about when he went over there and used the same tactics.

Hands off to Vettel though. It is good to see new blood on the podium and regardless of the weather it was a great drive. I hope next year in the REd Bull we can see some great stuff beacuse it is a good car as shown by Webber, its a pity DC drives it like a pensioner on a Sunday, though in F1 terms he is.

Sometimes the gods smile at you.....

Great win for both SV and TR! Plenty of chances to choke for both and they kept their cool. BRAVO!! :D

Incredible drive by Vettel, the new king of rain.

Great Race,
lots of action going on the track and a great Victory for Vettel and also a good 2nd and 3th place for Kovolainen and Kubica :up:

HunterICX

Haha, Hamilton is making lots of enemies among the racers. This time it's Alonso judging how LH cut infront of him after passing he passed Alonso and Glock said he'll push LH out of the track the next moment he gets to revenge the LH's push. :rotfl:

Glock should be off the track anyway. When are the guys going to figure out why it is called motor racing? I think for too long they have been wrapped up in cotton wool with you can't do this do that etc...All's fair in love and war.

Glock will probably do himself a serious injury in the attempt. :lol:

Good race at Monza, bring on the night race next. :up:

Anybody know any site where you can see the races? It's been 3 years since Portuguese TV gave up on the F1, so the only way we can get it would be thru the web or payperview...:down:

Well we're all going in cold for the next race. Singapore GP, first night race ever held under lights for F1 in the modern era.

Im looking forward to seeing how well its run, circuit layout looks interesting.

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I hope that I will have the chance to quote these words again when LH gets paid with his own coin :D

Fine if Glock is ballsy enough and can catch LH. Toyota isn't usually in that position.

KR squeezed LH at Spa, LH squeezes Glock at Monza.

Before these sort of moves never drew comment now they do since F1 has become so sanitised.

Wow, if you dont see the difference between those two incidents you must be new to racing.

No I have been watching racing for a long time and I really do not see any difference between the two.

I also do not think that LH deliberately squeezed Glock off the track. I saw it from a different angle and Glock wasn't up along side LH.

You know before Hamilton came on the scene I have never read such a hoo ha about those sort of moves by other drivers even in the MS era or with Senna and Prost, but with LH everyone is claiming foul.

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

You know before Hamilton came on the scene I have never read such a hoo ha about those sort of moves by other drivers even in the MS era or with Senna and Prost, but with LH everyone is claiming foul.

yeap, I told ya few posts ago-it is an international treason against LH!