Tue 27 May 2008

F1:2008 - The reason why Lewis Hamilton has been so good lately

Posted by Craig under Formula 1 with the tags • • • • •

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The last couple of races have got me thinking.

Over the last year or so, Lewis Hamilton has had some brilliant races, and some not so brilliant races where he made some pretty silly mistakes or bad choices.

Given the way last year ended, with those bad choices costing him the world title, it was important that he came out this year and made sure that history didn’t repeat itself.  Questions were raised about whether he was experienced and knowledgable enough to set the car up properly and make the difficult decisions that he would have to make if he were to win races and be the champion.

 

Sat 10 May 2008

F1:2008 - Thoughts on the Turkey GP - post-qualifying

Posted by Craig under Formula 1 with the tags • • • •

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It has to be said that David Coulthard has been lacking luck in the last few races.  He has been very unfortunate, with his disappointing results being down to bad luck rather than a lack of talent or ability, in my humble opinion at least.

This weekend as we look ahead to the race things are looking a bit different.  He has again qualified behind his teammate, but at least he made it through to the last section to end up in the top ten.  Given the relative performance of the pair, I’ll be surprised if he isn’t running with a lot more fuel than Webber and therefore his position at tenth is a little artificial.