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28 May 2007, 00:18 (Ref:1922463) | #1 | |
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No driver orders at Mclaren?/McLaren under investigation
Is Ron Dennis having a laugh suggesting that there are no driver orders at Mclaren,Hamilton was way quicker than Alonso towards the closing stages at Monaco and obviously backed off.I think Dennis wanted to play mind games with the other teams and have his two guys at the top of the drivers champ, it also looks good for the sponsors.No wonder Hamilton was looking so miffed at the press conference!.
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28 May 2007, 00:24 (Ref:1922467) | #2 | ||
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Hmmm perhaps Alonso also backed off, no? Really, this team orders controversy is tiring.
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28 May 2007, 00:29 (Ref:1922468) | #3 | |
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It's an entirely pointless debate. But pretend you are the McLaren team boss in that situation. Running 1-2, comfortable, 18 points in the bag. All the stops are done, ticking off the final laps. Do you let Hamilton have a go at Alonso? Is that intelligent? Around Monaco?
No. Besides Alonso backed off and that is the only reason Lewis got close. We saw clearly today who was quickest and the quickest guy won. The result was justice to the drivers and McLaren. There is nothing to get excited about really. |
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28 May 2007, 00:58 (Ref:1922474) | #4 | ||
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No way, Hamiltons lap times came down considerably when he was catching Alonso and then went up,what I am getting at is that RD says no team orders and likes to make out hes guys are racers,but again drab modern F1 tactics ruin the day.Do you remember the good old days Senna mansell at Monaco RACING..........................they used to do that once |
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Fernando had Lewis covered all race, was plenty fast enough upto and including the second pit stops then slowed down, there was no way Lewis would have got past. I point you to the 2003 race, Juan Pablo in a Williams, Kimi in a McLaren and Michael in a Ferrari, Juan Pablo slowed the pace towards the end of the race, effectively pushing Kimi back into Michaels clutches yet still neither driver could get past him. But just imagine Ron said, ok guys, race one another and Lewis took himself and Fernando out? Championships have been lost on far less than 18 points. Sure Lewis would have been disappointed not to win yesterday, but when he watches the race again (proberbly already done so) he will realise that he didn't have a chance because Fernando was too strong for him yesterday. |
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28 May 2007, 10:00 (Ref:1922629) | #7 | ||
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Ron just said they decided in advance thet Alonso would win.
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2007/...nso_would_win/ The definition of team orders.. |
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if there had been a SC, Hamilton would've won if there was no SC, Alonso would've won that was their "strategy" |
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From my perspective I believe the Lewis could have caught Fernando, but to be on the safe side RD told them not to fight it out..Which in one way is not racing really! On the other hand at a circuit like Monaco a one and a two finish is better than the wall....There is nothing to get excited about really, as Knowlesy says...In fact why did I post this I have just repeated your thoughts, excuse me for that..
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28 May 2007, 00:38 (Ref:1922470) | #12 | ||
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I doubt he would have caught him in an all out scrap. But even if he had caught him, would he have passed him? At Monaco? Forget it.
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He got very close at one point though Inigo, could have been a tremendous end to a rather subdued race..
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28 May 2007, 01:13 (Ref:1922477) | #16 | ||
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As much as I am a massive fan and would have loved to have seen Lewis win his first race, the right guy won this weekend.
Hamilton admitted he hit a lot of barriers throughout the race, and we saw him more than once run into a corner too hot and understeer, and generally make a meal of things. For me Alsonso drove a perfect race. He responded when Lewis upped his efforts, and I didn't see Alonso lock a brake, miss an apex, understeer, oversteer, run off line through a corner - nothing - it was clinical - and he deserved the result. |
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28 May 2007, 01:42 (Ref:1922484) | #17 | ||
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Did Lewis not get to within 3-5 Seconds of Fernando though? maybe I am mistaken.
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The team orders are clear from the following points:
1. Lewis was fuelled five or six laps more than Alonso for qualifying. To much for him to have a realistic run for pole and too little to run a one stop. Besides the option tire degraded too much on a heavy fuel load and Lewis could not realistically run 51 laps with the option tyre. Ron's explanation about Lewis being initially on a one stop is BS. Moreover, any fool knows that pole is important to win in Monaco. 2. Lewis was called in 2 to 3 laps early for his first stop negating any possibility of him passing Alonso. 3. Lewis was called in about 6 laps early in the second stop. If the strategies were reversed Lewis would have won easily in Monaco. Last edited by Frank_White; 28 May 2007 at 02:06. |
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Similarly, if: 1. If there were 16 retirements and not 3 DC would have won (easily). 2. If Alonso had tripped over on Saturday and injured himself and McLaren flew in Sebastian Bourdais, Bourdais would have won. 3. If the Ferrari was a second a lap faster, Massa would have won. 4. If it was a rally, Sebastian Loeb would have won. 5. If you could only run last years cars, Scott Speed would have won. 6. If he did'nt retire, Michael Schumacher would have won. 7. If it was a NASCAR race, JPM still wouldnt have won. 8. If Ferrari had not been so silly and signed Raikkonen, maybe Hamilton would be driving a Spyker and he definitely would not have won. 9. If his biorythms were right Ralf would have finished 15th and been driver of the race. 10. If it was GP4, I would have beaten all of them. |
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Then I doubt he had 6 laps more fuel. His qualifiying performance would have have shown a greater difference than it did. Why would Ron do it. He stoped when he had to as he had only that much fuel (still had a pit stop advantage). He failed to show early in the race the ability to hound Alonso and put himself in the position he needed to to genuinely threaten Alonso at the first stop even if he had a 6 lap fuel advantage. He was fueled and therefore stopped when he had to on the second stop. Lewis is managing the media for his own purposes, drivers all do, why not it is a proffession remember. The British press in particular need it, what else have they got at the moment as Button is nowhere (thank Honda for that), David close to retirement (in more ways than one driving a Red Bull). Lewis is a great driver, so is Alonso. Alonso did what he had to to beat him (importantly incuding getting pole). Roll on the next race. The whole arguement is a farce. |
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I think you have missed the conclusion to this from the FIA.
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I think DC sums it up
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/59334 and I totally agree with him |
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28 May 2007, 07:59 (Ref:1922556) | #25 | ||
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Give Alonso credit for the win instead of saying Hamilton could have won or team orders let him down etc. |
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