Lauda calls on FIA to act against Hamilton

[GTSpeedster]

How can there be so many Hamilton's worshippers around here?! I mean fanatical worshippers, that is. It's so annoying; just look at the facts for crying out loud!

[beelsebob]

How can there be so many Hamilton's worshippers around here?! I mean fanatical worshippers, that is. It's so annoying; just look at the facts for crying out loud!

For such a forceful statement, your post was distinctly lacking in fact. Make a reasoned argument and explain which facts you're talking about, otherwise you're no better than a fanboy.

[andrew]

Considering Hamilton has admitted that the crash with Hamilton was his fault I guess that kind of settles the factual debate.

[beelsebob]

I assume you mean Button doing the admitting there andrew?

[Formula None]

I have to agree with Ciro. I like to see Hamilton win, but then again, I can't think of any driver I don't like to see win. I like seeing Webber & Button up there. I like seeing Alonso & Massa up there. Would really love to see a midfielder up there. And Vettel is getting boring to watch this year what with not losing all the time, but he always seems a very happy boy when in P1. The difference is that Hamilton is the only one I enjoy seeing lose, and this comes only from how funny the reactions of his fanbase are. I'm not alone in this feeling. The net effect is that Hamilton's fan base is hindering his potential for an even greater popularity.

[andrew]

I assume you mean Button doing the admitting there andrew?

Nope. Cast your eyes over this.

Complete with Hamilton stating:

"Yeah my fault entirely, I was in the wrong place really at the wrong time"

[beelsebob]

I assume you mean Button doing the admitting there andrew?

Nope. Cast your eyes over this.

Complete with Hamilton stating:

"Yeah my fault entirely, I was in the wrong place really at the wrong time"

Odd – button admitted fault too, and the FIA said it was his fault

[Gatecrasher]

If you are refering to his crash at the 1976 German GP then you are quite wrong. The likely cause was suspension failure rather than driver error.

Not that particular crash, I too believe that it was more likely component failure, he just clipped the kerb. What I was refering to was his other "moments" on track, Google and Youtube are your friends.

Show me a driver who has never made a mistake and I will show you someone who is not trying, just been incredibly lucky or is a liar. That is one of the main reasons we watch this sport as it is unpredictable. For Lauda to pick on Hamilton is OK by me as Lewis has been driving agressively, to say he will kill someone is over the top. Lauda is like an armchair fan, easy to say whatever you want after it has happened.

It is up to the stewards who have ALL of the technical data and direct access to the drivers involved surrounding the incidents to make the real calls on who is safe and unsafe. I just hope that Lewis and the other drivers learn from any mistakes and become better drivers as a result.

[Formula None]

Lauda also prefers oranges to apples, crazy old coot.

[Gatecrasher]

Odd – button admitted fault too, and the FIA said it was his fault

McLaren covering bases. Lewis at fault, no pain, no gain. Button at fault, there goes the race win.

[beelsebob]

Odd – button admitted fault too, and the FIA said it was his fault

McLaren covering bases. Lewis at fault, no pain, no gain. Button at fault, there goes the race win.

Ah, so you're saying that McLaren had a motive to ask Lewis to admit fault, but none to ask button to, yet button still did?

[zeph]

Beelsebob, you need to let go. Or at least stop polluting every thread with this guff.

[Ciro Pabón]

How can there be so many Hamilton's worshippers around here?! I mean fanatical worshippers, that is. It's so annoying; just look at the facts for crying out loud!

THe answer is easy (and moreover, a Brazilian will understand it in one second flat). It has been written:

"The wise engineer hears about the Tao and follows it.
The regular engineer hears about the Tao and looks for it.
The foolish engineer hears about the Tao and laughs at it.

If it weren't for the laughter, there would be no Tao".

[feynman]

If Hamilton reckons 2011 is already long gone, he's probably as well to double-down on his initial investment and spend the rest of his season ignoring that daft old 'phobe Lauda and keep-on keeping-on, aggressively sticking his nose into any and all fractions of a gap that appear anywhere on track in front of him, leave the mechanics to buff out the damage.

It's advertising. Even if it means a few more penalties in the short term, over the distance, I think the reputation that a yellow helmet in the wing mirror, means someone is coming through, and that he's putting the decision into your hands if you want the crash or not, has got to be reasonably valuable. Be the bad-guy.
Feel free to insert Senna gap quote here.

On the other hand, backing down now, and making it look to all his rivals that he has had his knackers whipped off by the stewards, that he is tame and can be pushed around in the braking-zone, then that would compromise him. Use the current news-cycle to get a bit of that Lauda "he'll kill people" reputation safely in the bank now and who knows when it might pay back in some rain soaked title-decider.

[ringo]

I have to agree with Ciro. I like to see Hamilton win, but then again, I can't think of any driver I don't like to see win. I like seeing Webber & Button up there. I like seeing Alonso & Massa up there. Would really love to see a midfielder up there. And Vettel is getting boring to watch this year what with not losing all the time, but he always seems a very happy boy when in P1. The difference is that Hamilton is the only one I enjoy seeing lose, and this comes only from how funny the reactions of his fanbase are. I'm not alone in this feeling. The net effect is that Hamilton's fan base is hindering his potential for an even greater popularity.

you really admit to that?

As much as i don't fancy certain drivers. I like when they win, especially if they hadn't won in a good while.
I wanted Massa to win Montreal before he hit the wall. He could have done it, and he needed it to show Ferrari he still can deliver like he used to.
A different driver winning is always something to feel good about.

Oh yeah, Lauda is a racist. Plain and simple.

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