Hamilton 2nd again.

 

Kimi crashing out on lap 9. Ouch for him. Electrical problem or something.

 

 

Hamilton is now top on leaderboard now. By himself.

common Fellipe

Anyone watching ITVs coverage notice the tune they were playing in the background of the competition?

 

It was a strange orchestral version of GPASUYF

Anyone watching ITVs coverage notice the tune they were playing in the background of the competition?

 

It was a strange orchestral version of GPASUYF

 

Might have been Mark Ronson's version of it.

McLaren ordered Hamilton to pull over to allow Alonso to pass :(

Funny how he's joint top of the leaderboard without winning a race.

 

Bad weekend for Kimi.

mclaren are under investigation for ossible use of team orders

Monaco is a circuit where the main racing is done on the Saturday...

team orders were banished after the carry on with barrichello moving over for schumacher.rules are rules as for racing on the sat i dont believe that mcclaren lapped everyone up to 3rd place am pretty sure they were all trying to race

well as for the monaco race i dont see what all the hassle is about. its monaco where it is almost impossible to overtake. hamilton was never in front on the track and i guess hamilton would have smart enough not to try to overtake his team-mate even if there hadnt been a team order! but i guess they're basing this investigation on the comments ron dennis made after the race.

This race is incredible though. :stunned:

So Lewis has won :D

Wow.

 

That was crazy. :shocked2: :dizzy:

 

Yay Hamilton! :dance:

 

And Wurz! yippie to see him back.

 

Poor Kubica :cry: Broken leg was the last I heard- that can't be nice- hopfully he will be able to race again before too long. It reminded me of Olivier Panis's accident a few years ago. Scary stuff.

 

There's going to be quite a controversy about those black flags, I bet you.

 

Man, so much happened I can't even remember it all.

 

My dad probably got an eyeful- he went to the race with a guy from work, nice seats around turn one and two where a lot of the action happened if I remember right. Can't wait for him to get back and tell me about it. Just wish I could have gone too.

 

One thing you can say for Montreal- it usually isn't boring.

Perhaps Mr Hamilton should be added to that poll now :p

I've read Kubica only has brusing and a sprained ankle - he drove himself away from the hospital.

Seems to me that the black flags were completely justified. Consistant with the Montoya incident the other time.

McLaren favour Hamilton - Alonso

 

Tensions between the McLaren drivers appear to be growing

 

World champion Fernando Alonso believes his McLaren team are giving preference to his rookie team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

The Spaniard had misgivings as soon as he joined the team at the end of 2006, he told Spain's Cadena Ser radio.

 

He said: "From the first moment, I wasn't completely comfortable. I am in an English team, with an English team-mate, who is doing brilliantly.

 

"We knew all the support and help would go his way. It is something I understand and I'm not complaining."

 

Alonso added that he remained confident of winning a third straight drivers' title.

 

The 26-year-old, who won the world title with Renault in 2005 and 2006, is eight points behind Hamilton in the championship following the Englishman's maiden victory in Canada on Sunday.

 

Alonso finished seventh in Montreal after falling foul - through no fault of his own - of a new rule forbidding drivers to pit in the initial stages of the safety car being deployed.

 

Although Alonso has won two races to Hamilton's one, Hamilton has been more consistent and has finished on the podium in each of the first six races.

 

But Alonso insists he has a strong chance of winning a third consecutive world title.

 

"I've won two races out of six and I've finished on the podium four times and I have those 40 points that will allow me to fight for the title in the end," he said.

 

"I'm calm, I'm fine, though I know there is some impatience to return to the top and dominate.

 

"But I'm second in the championship, I'm eight points behind. It would be worse if I were at Renault, or Honda or any other team.

 

"At the moment I am where I expected to be and with a clear chance of winning the title in Brazil [the last race of the season], and not now, in the sixth race."

 

Asked if he felt some of the mechanics in the team celebrated Hamilton's successes more than his, Alonso said: "I have sensed it a little, but I understand it, it's an English team."

 

Alonso's remarks come just over two weeks after he won the Monaco Grand Prix, when McLaren ordered Hamilton not to challenge him in the closing stages of the race.

 

In the wake of that decision, and before his victory in Canada, Hamilton said he would not stay long at a team he felt was favouring his team-mate.

 

Alonso has made uncharacteristic mistakes at the start of two of the last three races, but Renault driver Heikki Kovalainen, who worked with Alonso last year, does not believe he is feeling the strain of Hamilton's brilliant debut season.

 

"He's not feeling the pressure," Kovalainen told BBC Sport.

 

"I don't think Lewis has any impact on him. Fernando is mentally very tough and is still one of the top guys.

 

"He pushes very hard for the win every race and mistakes can happen when you race like that.

 

"Yes, he might have made a mistake in Barcelona and one in Canada, and because they have happened in a short period of time it looks very dramatic, but I don't think it affects him.

 

"He is going to be very strong, fighting for the championship for sure."

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6744297.stm

Hamilton fighting for championship???? Good one:laugh4:

Hamilton fighting for championship???? Good one:laugh4:

 

the driver who is top on the leaderboard usually doesnt have a chance to become world champion.

I dont give him any chance

why?

Because of the lack of experiences although he was in formula 3000 before,I think he could end 2nd or 3rd this year

Before the Canadian GP, i was also quick to dismiss him from fighting for the title and believed him to be extremely talented but also over hyped. He's had a brilliant start and after his first win he should be even more confident. This added to the fact that Alonso seems to be somewhat faltering and Raikkonen can't get on top of his Ferrari, it would be silly to completely write off Hamilton's chances.

Exactly,must wait

Lewis takes his second Pole in USA

Fished every one of his F1 races in top 3

Leading the Championship too now.

 

What a great start to F1

 

I really hope he goes all the way and wins the drivers championship

Because of the lack of experiences although he was in formula 3000 before,I think he could end 2nd or 3rd this year

 

He's the only driver who hasn't made any sort of major mistake yet this year. He's been more level-headed than top drivers with tons more experience, and he's been coached by Ron Dennis himself since he was a kid. I think it's going to be him and Alonso fighting for first, and I don't see any reason he can't win.

A new milestone for Grand Prix racing will be met today in the USGP. Vettel will be the first driver to start a GP, who was born later than me. He looks so young, just a kid. I'm getting old :/