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Is a 5 place grid penalty enough punishment for Maldonado?

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#271733
Aye, the sooner that one's out of the picture the better. :vomit:


If he wakes up dead tomorrow, you're going to be the prime suspect. :cop:


Wakes up dead? He either wakes up or he doesn't :hehe::wink:


It happens. How else do dead people know they're dead? They wake up dead. :wink:
#271738
Aye, the sooner that one's out of the picture the better. :vomit:


If he wakes up dead tomorrow, you're going to be the prime suspect. :cop:


Wakes up dead? He either wakes up or he doesn't :hehe::wink:


It happens. How else do dead people know they're dead? They wake up dead. :wink:


Spoooookyy........ Can you imagine being haunted by the ghost of Pastor Maldonado? To be honest, he'd probably be less of a creep than he is in real life....
#271770
Here are the words as spoken by the jerk.

Pastor Maldonado has criticised Lewis Hamilton's driving after the McLaren driver crashed out of the Belgian Grand Prix while fighting for fourth position with Kamui Kobayashi's Sauber.

Hamilton had executed a pass on the Japanese when the pair made contact under braking for Les Combes at the top of the hill, as Hamilton moved back across to the left to take the racing line. This led to a large accident for the 2008 world champion.

Maldonado, who was punished by the stewards after crashing into Hamilton on the slow down lap during qualifying at Spa on Saturday, told the BBC that he believed the incident had similarities to his own experiences with the Briton.

Hamilton had robustly passed Maldonado at the end of Q2 in the dash to post a lap and it was moments later that the pair made contact in what appeared initially to be retaliatory action by the Venezualen on the run down to Eau Rouge. The stewards deemed it necessary to give Maldonado a five place grid penalty over the incident.

"I think maybe we both made a mistake yesterday, and I am a bit disappointed that only I got a penalty and not him," said Maldonado. "But anyway that's racing, we need to look forward. That's past. The only bad thing is that he did the same today, so I think he needs to be more focussed on his race and not to do that movement."

Asked if he meant that the two incidents had similarities he replied: "A bit similar yes.

"For sure I think we should have slowed down after Turn 1," Maldonado added. "But in the end I think we lost our concentration you know and we were fighting. It was a bad thing. That's racing, that's Formula 1, we need to look forward.

"I think Lewis is a really talented driver, a really good friend, so we need to be more focussed and respect each other more."
#271771
Haha.... a "good friend", this guy is obviously a psycho. Anyway, when he entered F1 I thought he looks like a bit on the unbalanced side...but then I thought I was wrong judging the book by the cover, but I wasn't mistaken afterall.
#271779
Haha.... a "good friend", this guy is obviously a psycho. Anyway, when he entered F1 I thought he looks like a bit on the unbalanced side...but then I thought I was wrong judging the book by the cover, but I wasn't mistaken afterall.


I wouldnt like to meet him in a dark alley!! He looks more like a rioter than a racing driver.
#271781
Haha.... a "good friend", this guy is obviously a psycho. Anyway, when he entered F1 I thought he looks like a bit on the unbalanced side...but then I thought I was wrong judging the book by the cover, but I wasn't mistaken afterall.


I wouldnt like to meet him in a dark alley!! He looks more like a rioter than a racing driver.


And what does a rioter look like? Seriously?! :nono: He just looks like a person with a wonky jaw line.

That's on a par with saying Hamilton looks a :homo: with his laser trimmed manicured facial hair and earings on both lugs. Clearly he isn't unless his alley cat doll is hiding something.

Should never judge someone on their looks. :nono:
#271785
I'm confused about this collision. Viewed from behind, it looks like it's 100% Maldonado's fault and a deliberate action. From the front, it looks like Lewis moved into Maldonado. If I have to choose one driver who will receive most of the blame, it's Maldonado. But, it is a curious incident.
#271821
Haha.... a "good friend", this guy is obviously a psycho. Anyway, when he entered F1 I thought he looks like a bit on the unbalanced side...but then I thought I was wrong judging the book by the cover, but I wasn't mistaken afterall.


I wouldnt like to meet him in a dark alley!! He looks more like a rioter than a racing driver.


And what does a rioter look like? Seriously?! :nono: He just looks like a person with a wonky jaw line.

That's on a par with saying Hamilton looks a :homo: with his laser trimmed manicured facial hair and earings on both lugs. Clearly he isn't unless his alley cat doll is hiding something.

Should never judge someone on their looks. :nono:


Absolutely! I waited till his move on Lewis and his post race interview to judge him.
#271824
Small clip of Hamilton going to meet Pastor in the BBC buildup yet nobodys mentioned it............He put his arm round him and both shook hands, i think holding a grudge against maldonado is pathetic, he made a big error, and he knows it, you dont f*** about in cars when your angry. Im sure Frank Williams who is an avid Hamilton fan also said you were a douche

This chapter is over, like their coming together in Monaco was after Monaco, no more need said.
#271838
i think hamilton was innocent in all of this weekends events.. He just learned to accept and admit to them so the mass doesn't go crazy towards him like they usually do.
#271853
Late to the party, but I'll throw in my two cents anyway. Now, I'm not the biggest Hamton fan, but from what I've seen, the collision in question was 100% maldonado's doing. I haven't seen anything to indicate Lewis contributed any fault.

The contact from Lewis passing Maldonado at the end of their hot laps is a completely separate issue, and should not factor into the judgement at all. But if you DO factor it in, it implies premeditation on maldonado's part. I fail to see how that diminishes his responsibility.
#271892
i think hamilton was innocent in all of this weekends events.. He just learned to accept and admit to them so the mass doesn't go crazy towards him like they usually do.

:yes::thumbup:

Late to the party, but I'll throw in my two cents anyway. Now, I'm not the biggest Hamton fan, but from what I've seen, the collision in question was 100% maldonado's doing. I haven't seen anything to indicate Lewis contributed any fault.

The contact from Lewis passing Maldonado at the end of their hot laps is a completely separate issue, and should not factor into the judgement at all. But if you DO factor it in, it implies premeditation on maldonado's part. I fail to see how that diminishes his responsibility.

:yes::thumbup:
#271923
The qualifying incident seems to point to it being 100% the fault of PM; in the onboard footage; it looks like PM took a swipe at LH and almost crashed into the wall himself he had such momentum! The race incident with KK; 50/50; it's a racing incident, bit of a rookie mistake from LH in my opinion, should have left more room for KK, clearly KK was in LH's blind spot, but in my opinion LH should have realised that KK was likely to be alongside as he couldn't see KK in his mirrors to confirm he was behind, very similar situation to the incident with JB in Canada in reverse!
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