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[juggles]

excellent news, I hope Trulli only gets moved down to 4th though as both of them drove brilliant races. However, the McLaren was definitely the weaker car so Lewis deserves the extra point today for dragging it to the front

[Jensonb]

It was an amazing drive in mediocre equipment and a fantastic bit of strategy from the team.

[MAD MAX]

Confirmed on SKY breaking news, Trulli given time penalty and Lewis now promoted to 3rd

[McLaren Fan]

Unbelieavable. He can do crap all weekend, drive a conservative race and ends up on the podium in the end. "Lucky" doesn't quite cut it when it comes to Hamilton.

Another comedian? The forum is crawling with parasites this morning.

Have you considered addressing the point rather than simply name-calling?

His point doesn't deserve to be addressed. I'm happy to debate anything, but only with sensible people. To claim Hamilton's drive was conservative is completely spurious and designed to cause trouble on the forum.

[Frosty]

excellent news, I hope Trulli only gets moved down to 4th though as both of them drove brilliant races. However, the McLaren was definitely the weaker car so Lewis deserves the extra point today for dragging it to the front

Yeah Trulli should only be moved down 1 place they both drove well!

[racechick]

excellent news, I hope Trulli only gets moved down to 4th though as both of them drove brilliant races. However, the McLaren was definitely the weaker car so Lewis deserves the extra point today for dragging it to the front

Yeah Trulli should only be moved down 1 place they both drove well!

agreed

[FerrariFan63]

No way was he ever conservative. He put himself in places that McLaren had no right be and took advantage of every opportunity that came his way. Superb drive.

Ive addressed the point!

Yes, Hamilton drove well and stayed out of trouble, maximising his result given his poor performing car. Defining "luck" as benefitting from things outside of is control, I'd think that with neutral (average) luck he would have been sixth or so. So his result was, in my opinion, partially due to luck. But without good, fast (given car), driving, he wouldn't have been able to benefit from luck.

I wouldn't call it "fantastic strategy" from the team, I didn't notice any big gains from strategy, unless you include running on supersofts at the beginning and benefitting from the safety car. Which quite a few teams managed.

[Hanwombat]

Lewis can be Third, forget what I said about a Toyota on podium

[FerrariFan63]

His point doesn't deserve to be addressed. I'm happy to debate anything, but only with sensible people. To claim Hamilton's drive was conservative is completely spurious and designed to cause trouble on the forum.

Your reply is read by more people than just the original poster. If you want to lower yourself to the OP's level (and lower IMHO) that's fine. But remember that we read that bit too.

[cap-dude]

Now, even I'll admit it was one hell of a drive. He pushed the whole race, and even though that car looks a handful to drive. The main thing was that he didn't slip up, he kept a good consistent pace. Unlike many drivers in front, like Kimi spinning and Kubica vs Vettel. The reason Hamilton got 3rd today was because he kept it on track and didn't make any rediclous mistakes or lunges.

The main instance for me was his start. He decided coming into turn 1, to slow right down and avoid the pile up. He was last, but then got a clean run out of turn 1, and by turn 3 had passed on track about 3 cars.

So indeed, it was a good drive.

[racechick]

Now, even I'll admit it was one hell of a drive. He pushed the whole race, and even though that car looks a handful to drive. The main thing was that he didn't slip up, he kept a good consistent pace. Unlike many drivers in front, like Kimi spinning and Kubica vs Vettel. The reason Hamilton got 3rd today was because he kept it on track and didn't make any rediclous mistakes or lunges.

The main instance for me was his start. He decided coming into turn 1, to slow right down and avoid the pile up. He was last, but then got a clean run out of turn 1, and by turn 3 had passed on track about 3 cars.

So indeed, it was a good drive.

[TheOak]

Weird, usually when you lose places due to safety cars and other factors out of your control it's called getting unlucky. But here, when Lewis gains places it's just sheer driving brilliance and brilliant team stragtegy. Oh well.

He stayed out of trouble, I'll give him that. I still think he's an arrogant c-unt for how he's conducted him self on and off the track in previous seasons and that will always affect my opinion on him and how he does.

[racechick]

Weird, usually when you lose places due to safety cars and other factors out of your control it's called getting unlucky. But here, when Lewis gains places it's just sheer driving brilliance and brilliant team stragtegy. Oh well.

You missed his overtaking moves? You missed the fact his car is not performing?? You missed the fact he started last?? You missed the fact he avoided all the trouble?? Oh well.

[McLaren Fan]

Weird, usually when you lose places due to safety cars and other factors out of your control it's called getting unlucky. But here, when Lewis gains places it's just sheer driving brilliance and brilliant team stragtegy. Oh well.

Maybe you need your memory refreshed as to what was actually said:

Yup, it's been confirmed by BBC!

No link yet as it's on the 'more soon' headline...

Yeah Hah!!! thats my boy

Toyota are apealing though so i wouldnt celebrate just yet.

I've not see what happens, but if what is said to have happened did actually happen, then Hamilton should get promoted to the third and Trulli bumped down to fourth, at the very least.

Therefore, your viewpoint is completely untenable, based on no evidence.

[Hamilton]

Hamilton promoted to third in Australia
Sun 29 Mar 2009

MELBOURNE, March 29 (Reuters) - Britain's Lewis Hamilton was promoted from fourth to third place at Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix after Italian Jarno Trulli was penalised for overtaking while the safety car was on the track.

Hamilton crossed the line in fourth place in his McLaren, less than three seconds behind the Brawn GP pair of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello and Trulli.

The Formula One race stewards later ruled that Trulli, driving a Toyota, had overtaken Lewis while the safety car was on the course and handed him a 25-second penalty, which saw him relegated from third and out of the points.

source: f1.uk.reuters.com/teams/t4/news/SP412821.php