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| El K Dee |
in case you guys haven't already heard, Hamilton was awarded podium.
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/29032...ted-podium.html
| quote: | 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.
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.
"Lewis had to go past him because he went onto the grass, he was not on the circuit," McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh said.
"Trulli then took back the place under the safety car, which ordinarily you wouldn't do."
Toyota have lodged an appeal against the decision, as Trulli claims Hamilton slowed down unexpectedly.
The Italian said: "Hamilton passed me but soon after he suddenly slowed down and pulled over to the side of the road. I thought he had a problem so I overtook him as there was nothing else I could do."
Defending world champion Hamilton started from 18th on the grid after changing a broken gearbox, but claimed six championship points.
A superb weekend was further sweetened when the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen both failed to finish.
A delighted Hamilton said: "We scored way more points than we could have realistically expected.
"I was looking to try and get one point, so to get six is a great achievement. We've definitely not forgotten how to win: our strategy was perfect and the team did a fantastic job.
"Considering the package we've got, I wrung every last ounce of pace out of the car, drove one of my best ever races and absolutely raced my heart out.
"I'm so satisfied. Also, my heartfelt congratulations to Jenson, he's driven brilliantly all weekend and both he and his team really deserve this success."
Alex Chick / Eurosport |
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| malek |
| quote: | Originally posted by El K Dee
cos squeezing in an mtl race on such short notice makes is such a smart idea :rolleyes: |
short notice?? it was supposed to happen in june this year.... now its pushed back to autumn, that's even more time to get prepared than usual. |
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| Intangible |
From Richard Bransons Blog
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Hi there,
I’ve just caught my breath after an amazing weekend in Melbourne, full of excitement, drama and great success!
Holly and I only arrived on Saturday morning to launch our partnership with Ross Brawn and his team. Within hours our two drivers Jenson Button and Ruben Barrichello had stormed qualifying and were on the front of the Grid (first and second spots for the race). What a fairytale start.
Race Day was even better. We watched from the pit-lane, to get the full force of the noise and amazing energy of the race. We twisted and turned with every corner and cheered as Jenson raced to a stunning victory and Ruben battled his way to a great second.
This is the first time since 1954 that a debut team has taken the top two spots in qualifying and then first and second in the race.
The atmosphere was truly electric! Thousands and thousands of people chanting ‘We love Virgin’ as the team came down the track.
A truly amazing debut for Brawn GP and the Virgin Group in Formula One and 36 hours I won’t forget in a hurry.
We are now working hard to strike a bigger deal with Brawn GP and will keep you updated on our progress. We believe it is possible that through business skill rather than financial resources, we can achieve significant benefits for the brand at very low cost. During these uncertain economic times I believe this partnership - with a winning team - demonstrates our ability to find inventive and powerful ways to help advertise, sell our products and keep the Virgin name out there.
The reception we received in Melbourne was incredible, being there I felt that we now have even more Virgin fans around the world who will be following and supporting us throughout the season.
The team head to Malaysia and the next race, full of confidence. For me the long journey home and filiming for Virgin Trains.
Keep watching,
Richard
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http://entrepreneur.virgin.com/2009...n-at-melbourne/ |
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| mute79 |
toronto needs to take over from montreal.. we should start a campaign to get this going
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| malek |
| quote: | Originally posted by mute79
toronto needs to take over from montreal.. we should start a campaign to get this going
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:mad: :whip:
why don't you prey on cities of your size.
It would cost anywhere 500M$ and a billion to have the infrastructre for this race. |
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| Intangible |
| quote: | Originally posted by malek
:mad: :whip:
why don't you prey on cities of your size.
It would cost anywhere 500M$ and a billion to have the infrastructre for this race. |
plus I love the montreal grand prix
I would never want to replace it <3 |
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| mute79 |
| montreal gp can't compare to racing along the lakeshore and princes' gates! |
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| malek |
| quote: | Originally posted by mute79
montreal gp can't compare to racing along the lakeshore and princes' gates! |
you mean that the GP is a hundred time more intresting on the islands in the middle of the st-laurence river, with Mount-Royal and the skyline in the backdrop :p |
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| mute79 |
pfft, river
we got the LAKE broooo!
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| malek |
| quote: | Originally posted by mute79
pfft, river
we got the LAKE broooo!
:p |
without that river, no Toronto :p |
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