Haters gonna hate. Hamilton's handled this kind of thing so well so many times. And SO many of the times he had issues it was poor strategy, pit errors, car failures etc. Everyone's so quick to say he's causing these problems for himself but it seems like 75% of the time or more it's other BS that prevents a win. And of course he's pissed off a lot of the time. Many years of his career have been lost to those types of errors. The best years of his career, the best chances and it must be entirely frustrating to have your whole career on the line for many of these idiotic blunders caused by someone else. Throughout his career he's been making some of the most daring and exciting overtakes in the sport and all the drivers recognize he's one of the best. Sometimes there will be contact when you're pushing so hard, and if your team mucks up a wheel change costing you a few positions and you need to aggressively pass back to recover your places, the risks go up again.
I think he's surprisingly calm considering what's on the line and his personality type. Everyone's quick to point the finger at him saying he's whining etc. but he's handling it all better than anyone I know would.
Shows how good button is. Kept up with Hamilton and now he is keeping Alonso honest.
for the hamilton apologists:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/05/...io-call-which-cost-hamilton-victory-revealed/
he was initially told to stay out, then questioned the decision. the math error allowed hamilton to get what he wanted.
why the hell would anyone pit at that point???
Lewis Hamilton reported to be dating a Kardashian! Expect him to start losing now. =(
Or he may become the first transgender F1 pilot...
Brian
I'm a bit mad that the Hulk got spun out by being crowded out by Vettel - more points my fantasy team lost today, that weren't quite necessary.
Well, I had high hopes for Grosjean in this race, but running into Will Stevens (congratulations for your first appearance on team radio) isn't doing him much good.
Oh well, still better than Sauber, which is all that counts.
Generally a boring race though, nice seeing Vettel make the most of what's a very good Ferrari, and Williams being able to exploit a track that suits their car. Otherwise not very exciting, and I'm a bit mad that the Hulk got spun out by being crowded out by Vettel - more points my fantasy team lost today, that weren't quite necessary.
Disappointing that the Lewis-Nico fight never materialised, but after last year, the strategists were quite cautious, and it did look as though fuel was quite tight.
austrian gp - hamilton on pole, race starts at 8 am eastern
Watched a bit of the start, then got distracted, but from what I head, Rosberg finally beat Hamilton on track - mostly through a decent launch of the line, but then managed the pressure well.
McLaren are just in a sad position...
I read where Hamilton is now blaming his loss on a faulty clutch. He's a great racer, but I lose respect for him when he can't accept that he was simply beat on equal terms on a particular day. Rosberg simply had a great race today, plain and simple.