Formula One 2007 Season

[The Sultan of Swank]

I have Hamilton love because his first win was in Montreal.

[Jack_Attack]

I've never understood how Hamilton has disrespected Alonso. By driving better than him this season?

[KoA]

If anyone's disrespected anyone, it's Alonso who has disrespected Hamilton.

And look at my 'Loner' bit on Alonso a few posts above too see why I think that.

I think Hamilton has tried to 'make ammends' with Alonso a few times, but he just doesn't want to know Lewis.

It's called jealousy, folks.

[Adam]

I'm torn between Hamilton and Raikkonen winning the Drivers' Championship. It'll be quite a sight to have Ferrari winning both F1 titles again so quickly after Schumacher's retirement, but the Hamilton haters on the F1 forums I visit just make me root for the rookie even more.

There's Hamilton haters?, what's behind that, tis it just because he is a rookie, currently successful or something else?

My friend really hates him, apparently because he's one of the biggest benefactors of the Spygate scandal, and because he's 'obviously in on it all'. He also thinks that, if Hamilton wasnt British, we'd all be slating him too.

So maybe thats why they hate him?

I still want Raikkonen to win, because McLaren shouldve had their drivers points deducted too.

[maninblack]

Argh, it's depressing seeing Hamilton's fortunes take a dive like this. From top 4 on the grid to 18th? Ugh.

That being said, I hope Kimi becomes the Driver's Champion now

Edited October 21, 2007 by maninblack

[wozzi]

Don't write him off yet....

[ADG]

Write him off now...

[maninblack]

Indeed. Congratulations to Kimi Raikkonen for taking the title.

[KoA]

Congrats to Kimi, I'm happy as long as it isn't Alonso...Miserable bastard...

[Timmoru Suzuki]

That's the second best result, and Kimi rules, so I'm glad he won. Congratulations to Raikkonen, and lets be happy it wasn't Alonso.

[maninblack]

According to McLaren a temporary gearbox problem caused Hamilton's sudden loss of momentum. Damn, but to lose car reliability at the most critical part of the campaign!

http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_2816335,00.html

Still, better it be Raikkonen than Alonso being Driver's Champion.

[cmb211087]

He could still win the title, bmw are being investigated in a stewards inquiry

[GA!]

He could still win the title, bmw are being investigated in a stewards inquiry

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...one/7055644.stm

One more dodgy ruling, please. I want a fairytale ending... Well, a politically riddled fairytale ending...

Edited October 21, 2007 by God-Awful

[cmb211087]

Heh the stewards havn't done anything, the result is still the same

[Liam]

Over the course of the season, what with the Ferrari-gate scandal, it is probably poetic justice that McLaren didn't win it. I mean, I would have liked to see Hamilton win it, sure, but if they cheated, it wouldn't be fair essentially.

[Summers]

I like that Hamilton lost, he didn't deserve it. He threw it away, and Kimi's driving in the second half of the season was sublime. McClaren's drivers not losing points over Ferrari-gate prove that BMW drivers shouldn't for this enquiry. It's not able to be proven anyway.

[Gazz]

The fuel temperature difference would give maybe a tenth a lap for three or four laps before the temperature raises back to the ambient level, it gave the cars in question maybe a second advantage over the course of the race. Nothing will come of this appeal.

[Summers]

But even if they were found guilty, the FIA couldn't punish the drivers. Alonso and Hamilton got away free after the scandal, the same would happen here.

[Gazz]

But even if they were found guilty, the FIA couldn't punish the drivers. Alonso and Hamilton got away free after the scandal, the same would happen here.

They could disqualify them from the standings as this is a race specific technical infringement, same as if, for example their cars were found to be underweight in parc ferme or have a banned component during post race scrutineering. McLaren's infringement wasn't race specific, it was more akin to football's 'bringing the game into disrepute'.

It's a moot point anyway, because frankly I don't think the FIA would want the bad publicity that goes with a driver 'winning' the title, then having it stripped and given to someone else on a technicality involving a third party.

[Gazz]

I'll stick this here to save starting a new thread

Alonso leaves McLaren

Let the musical chairs begin!

EDIT: Or more likey, he and Heikki Kovalainen trade seats.

Edited November 2, 2007 by gazzpriest