mglobe

JTT

Agreed. Of course, worse than walking away and regaining composure, he could have dipped into Seb's bag of excuses from the last couple of years.

Matt Lane

I posted below in OT by accident... my thoughts:

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Great race. Didn't love the MB pouting though, some of which hinted at the turn one spin being an actual Ferrari 'tactic'. Come on...

Kimi got a harsh 10 second penalty, admitted he deserved it, and Hamilton drove well and ended finishing in front of him. Not much to complain about there.

Vettel had Hamilton beat in the first 5 seconds of the race and never really looked back. If MB wants to win from pole, they need to have better starts and not have everyone tripping over them in the first corners...

MB strategy to not pit under the SC was also suspect - staying out on old tires for position clearly wasn't a great idea, esp. for Bottas...

Loved the action and some pretty ballsy passes. I'd say everyone at the front ended up where they belonged in the end. Hamilton only seems to be 'gracious' when he wins, not cool.

Cheers

Matt

LuigiVampa

I've acted less than gracious after a race where I thought I was "wronged" but I am an amateur. I've also learned my lesson. How long has Hammy been doing this? As a professional? I think it speaks to who he is inside.

All that being said, that is probably the difference between Hammy and someone like Bottas. When you see someone like Vettel, Hammy or Verstappen coming up on Bottas, do you really think he has a chance? Bottas is very talented but he lacks something, perhaps the aggression or arrogance, that keeps some guys at the pointy end.

Ricciardo seems to be one of the few that can do both.

+1

StoogeMoe

You know, Hamster can complain all he wants about Kimi, but the only one to blame is himself. He got a wretched start which put him in that predicament. Point the finger at yourself and don't skip out on the interviews when things don't go your way like a little baby Hamster.

I remember a couple of years ago someone saying that Seb wins all his races by being out front and doesn't know how to overtake. Say what? Did you see that one? That was an awesome pass. Even he said he didn't know if it was going to work.

I'm really continuing to stay excited about LeClerc. Wow. He was fighting for 7th when he had the bad luck hit him. In a freaking Sauber!

That was a great race. Probably the best one that we'll see this season. That last segment where the two Ferrari's were battling with the Mercs and the Red Bull's in there too was just incredible. Loved it. Loved the outcome.

Bull_D

Toto was a bit pissy in the post race interview as well. 100% agree, hamster had a ****e start which put him in a bad spot. kimi drove more aggressive than i have seen. he gets shat on for not being so, then the same for being a bit more aggressive. i thought dani ric was getting it together for a run a couple races ago, then he has kind of faded. i think merc hosed bottas by not bringing him in for tires. classier post race than his team mate....

multi21

LOLOLOLOLOLOL.... Mercedes doubled down their stupidity with Toto Wolff saying that the behavior of the two Ferrari drivers over the past 2 races was either deliberate or incompetence...... There's still 11 races left in the season, 275 possible points... makes no sense. And does it make any sense for title contender Vettel to take out Bottas in France? Mercedes is tightening up because they've never had this type of competition in the past 5 years. Having a car that is over 1 second a lap faster than the 2nd closest car will do that...

JTT

I think the guy who came out classiest was Kimi. Owned up to mistake and punishment, no whining, no excuses.

StoogeMoe

Pos Team Pts
1 Ferrari 287
2 Mercedes 267
3 Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer 199
4 Renault 70
5 Haas Ferrari 51
6 Force India Mercedes 49
7 McLaren Renault 48
8 Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 19
9 Sauber Ferrari 16
10 Williams 4

gbuff

Watching those 4 guys on the final laps after the last restart actually gave me chills--simply fantastic.....and the fact that it was at a classic track like Silverstone with all that speed made it even better.

Gary

seanseidman

Gary, I felt the same way!
As well as secretly a bit of a chuckle to see VER spin.

gbuff

Yeah, obviously a very talented, very b........rave driver but he's been living right, too......he had it coming

Gary
......speaking of bravery, great to see Kimi turn back the clock also. When he said over the radio "I have no front end" I could relate, as in my Mini I almost never have any front end

Coochas

Read this article: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...kkonen-apology
Basically HAM and Toto have taken back what they said. At least that's how I interpret it.

These are HAM's quotes on Instagram:

"Kimi said sorry and I accept it and we move on.

It was a racing incident and nothing more.

Sometimes we say dumb **** and we learn from it".

mglobe

Coochas

Kimi's wife posts, "If you cry like a girl when you lose, do ballet. Just saying."

OMG, Kimi's wife is just like Kimi. LOL.

http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/...lverstone-jibe