- 13 Oct 08, 14:13#71765
Heidfeld: Lewis has yet to learn his lesson
Monday 13th October 2008
Nick Heidfeld believes Lewis Hamilton's rash move on Kimi Raikkonen in Sunday's Japanese GP is proof that the McLaren driver hasn't learnt his lesson from last year.
In 2007 Hamilton was on course to win the World title, holding an impressive 17-point advantage over Kimi Raikkonen with two races remaining.
However, nerves and rash decisions cost the Brit his shot at the title, allowing Raikkonen to walk away with it by one point in the Brazilian GP.
And this year Heidfeld fears Hamilton is repeating those same mistakes after an impetuous start in Japan on Sunday saw him handed a drive-through penalty for pushing Raikkonen off the track.
"I thought Hamilton would have learnt his lesson from last year," crash.net quotes the 31-year-old BMW driver as having told Motorsports-Magazine.
"He was told by his team in the last race to go steady. As far as I can see from the action replay, the scrap on the first corner wasn't necessary. Hamilton didn't need to do that."
Ferrari, though, have also been making mistakes with Felipe Massa also penalised after he put Hamilton into spin. The Brazilian did manage to recover to seventh place, closing the gap to Hamilton to five points with 20 still to play for.
Heidfeld summed it up best, saying: "McLaren and Ferrari have done have done themselves no favours."
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3 ... 50,00.html
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Monday 13th October 2008
Nick Heidfeld believes Lewis Hamilton's rash move on Kimi Raikkonen in Sunday's Japanese GP is proof that the McLaren driver hasn't learnt his lesson from last year.
In 2007 Hamilton was on course to win the World title, holding an impressive 17-point advantage over Kimi Raikkonen with two races remaining.
However, nerves and rash decisions cost the Brit his shot at the title, allowing Raikkonen to walk away with it by one point in the Brazilian GP.
And this year Heidfeld fears Hamilton is repeating those same mistakes after an impetuous start in Japan on Sunday saw him handed a drive-through penalty for pushing Raikkonen off the track.
"I thought Hamilton would have learnt his lesson from last year," crash.net quotes the 31-year-old BMW driver as having told Motorsports-Magazine.
"He was told by his team in the last race to go steady. As far as I can see from the action replay, the scrap on the first corner wasn't necessary. Hamilton didn't need to do that."
Ferrari, though, have also been making mistakes with Felipe Massa also penalised after he put Hamilton into spin. The Brazilian did manage to recover to seventh place, closing the gap to Hamilton to five points with 20 still to play for.
Heidfeld summed it up best, saying: "McLaren and Ferrari have done have done themselves no favours."
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3 ... 50,00.html
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to this thread to, just because he is also telling the truth?Forumula One: The World's Greatest Sport
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! As I had stated before in a previous thread I agree with Nick but I am in no way bashing Lewis, all Lewis had to do was fall into place but then again he is a racer and there was nothing wrong, albeit not very smart imho, with his move. My opinion is if he want's to be a WDC he need's to start thinking more like one while in the car. He does not have to be first thru every corner or on every lap to be a WDC.