Lewis Hamilton saw his chances of victory in Russia go up in smoke before the race had even started. The Briton made two practice starts in a place where he was not supposed to, which gave him a ten-second time penalty. Originally he was also given two penalty points on his licence, but these were eventually taken by the FIA.
At the end of the race, Hamilton said that he suspected the stewards of trying to stop him, but according to Jolyon Palmer this was not the case. "The reality is that Hamilton and Mercedes simply broke the rules both times. In Monza they were punished because the pitlane was closed and then Antonio Giovinazzi received the same penalty", the former F1 driver explains in his BBC column.
Hamilton got an advantage
"I do have sympathy for Hamilton, because it is not his fault in either case. His team stopped him in Monza and in Sochi Hamilton asked if he could start in another place and then he got permission". However, according to Palmer, Hamilton himself also made mistakes. "The problem is that Hamilton went a lot further towards the end of the pit lane than the team expected.
Palmer knows why Hamilton had asked to go further towards the end of the pit lane to make his practice start. "The practice start spot is there to give the drivers an opportunity to practice starting. Every driver practises there, so there is a lot of rubber on the tyres. The fact is that Lewis continued his practice start in the pit lane, where there was little rubber. This allowed him to get a better feeling with the situation at the real start, because that stretch of asphalt is already a lot more similar to where he had to start," concludes Palmer.
I don't see why 10 seconds, in the car he has, is such a big deal. It wasn't a stop and go which would have cost approx. 30 seconds. If he is anywhere near as good as he himself and his fans claim, in that Merc, he should have still won in Sochi.
Dude..you're a dreamer and know nothing about the sport or else you wouldn't have embarrassed yourself with your comment..
Yeah yeah yeah.
It will not be enough if he went to the moon and back, Pharisee.
Mr Palmer desire to get ridicuolus is huge.
This is F1 drivers championship, not the asylum of debutant child driver in need to be "directed". All drivers MUST know the rules, as well as Mr Palmer is supposed when on public roads.
If there is a place with rubber, it's because THAT is the place to try start. Farther ahead the entry lane, the speed is huge and the danger is great.
Terrible to realize Mr Palmer drove F1, luckily it was a short story.
mp599...I'm sure Michael Massi is jumping for joy with your comments made. Mr. Palmer's observations are right on the money...short story or not..it seems as though "you've" missed the logic behind Lewis's request.
What Masi (one S) does in private is his business.
The only logic I see is that of "show business", where the word "sport" is used (abused) just.
The logic of LH is out of any excuse, and I'd say the same about any other driver. What he (LH) wanted to do is forbidden and dangerous (point). Moreover he did without a conscious team consent (they weren't aware) and he repeated again. Questioning Mercedes because of a driver's fault (ignorance of rules, unaware of the danger) is a mean behaviour to ride the wave and get popularity (Palmer).
This is the F1 DRIVERS championship and, like it or not, the broken rule was written for drivers, not teams. Moreover, team radio are not always allowed (ask Haas), but rule respect by drivers is, always.
Climbing glass is tiresome.
mp599.."climbing glass is tiresome" obviously you've been there..done that..Honululursa is right...You're like a Pitbull..once you latch on..you don't let go. It's "your" opinion..no one else s matters. Thx for the spelling correction.
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You should know that ancient greeks alredy knew the earth is spherical, some 2000 year before Columbus supposed it was.
It's not an opinion, it's FACT.
You have no chance to convince me the earth is flat, but you'll find plenty of people who believe the earth is flat. Anyway, earth is NOT flat, and stays like that.
People are ridiculous when pretending someone else creates an alternative reality in their minds... like they do.
If it concerns Lewis, you are wasting your time if you think you can convince mp599.
it is fool hardy to try and argue with someone whose mind is mixed up and made up like concrete before the argument starts.
When something concern "beloved" Levis, his cheerers mind closes. It reminds planoterrestrialists, who grasp anything they could against facts, to continue believe their faith.
I'm tired of wasting my time with a Pitbull who is attempting to to drown me with with history and verbal diatribe..words you had to look up on the internet...and you aren't anywhere close to beimg a gentleman...rather a curse on this blog no one has a cure for..
When one's short in arguments, or facts, then "attacks" in other ways. (your choice, but I'm too gentleman to accept verbal clashes)
Concerning "puppies", take a look around, and realize someone is using you, pinching, while staying aside.
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