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Rubbish poll.
Where's the "He shouldn't have been punished as it was a racing incident" option???
This is yet another "he did it" "no, it was him" moment from the most childish driver in all of F1.
Rubbish poll.
Where's the "He shouldn't have been punished as it was a racing incident" option???
This is yet another "he did it" "no, it was him" moment from the most childish driver in all of F1.
Lewis Hamilton is still adamant that his collision with Pastor Maldonado during Belgian Grand Prix qualifying was anything but a racing incident, following a decision by race stewards to penalise the Venezuelan driver.
After Maldonado was given a five-place grid penalty for 'causing an avoidable incident,' Hamilton said: "It was not a racing incident.
"I thought through the last corner that I had to get past the guys and we perhaps touched a little bit, I don't know. I perhaps thought that he was upset about that or not, or wanted to make a point to me. I really don't know.
"I haven't spoken to him so I don't know from his point of view what happened, but it is clear from the footage that we are going down a straight which curves to the right and he is far on the right and I am far on the left and I cannot go any more to the left, and somehow the car ends up hitting me right in front, so it is up to everyone else to come up with their own opinions about it, but I didn't drive into anyone."
"I think at the time it had begun to rain a little bit more towards the end of the session and I had gone around that, had some water on my tyres and had a little bit of wheelspin, but I think I was just continuing my line, went a bit right then saw that he had come out so I moved back.
"Then he was in the blind spot for me, I continued driving straight and thought he was coming past, and then somehow he ended up right alongside me, I was lucky that his rear wheel did not hit my front wheel and I didn't get any more damage."
Maldonado's penalty dropped him from 16th to 21st on the grid.
Well, as Lewis said post Monaco interview, we all know why. 
Rubbish poll.
Where's the "He shouldn't have been punished as it was a racing incident" option???
This is yet another "he did it" "no, it was him" moment from the most childish driver in all of F1.
Who was the guy who threw all the toys out of the pram when he was equalled by a rookie.....
Hi - Apologies! The incident and stewards decision made me really quite angry - so yes it was reactionary.
Now for the introduction.....
My name Is Leo, I'm a 31 year old IT engineer; live in Croydon and have been an avid F1 fan since I was 14. I do a bit of racing myself quite often (Hire karts) at various tracks throughout the year......sim wise I like to race online occasionally using rFactor and F1 2010.
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Please watch this with a neutral mentality.
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The video didn't show what happened before THAT.
(And a warm welcome to Forumla1, leothopkins!)
Rubbish poll.
Where's the "He shouldn't have been punished as it was a racing incident" option???
This is yet another "he did it" "no, it was him" moment from the most childish driver in all of F1.
Rubbish poll.
Where's the "He shouldn't have been punished as it was a racing incident" option???
This is yet another "he did it" "no, it was him" moment from the most childish driver in all of F1.
What a ridiculous, biased statement. You should apply to be a steward.
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