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McLaren prospect Lewis Hamilton dominated Friday’s GP2 qualifying session at Monaco, surging to pole position.
The 21-year-old Briton is rumoured to be in contention for a seat alongside Fernando Alonso at the Woking squad in 2007 and did his chances no harm with an imperious performance on the tricky street circuit.
Hamilton is currently second in the GP2 standings, two points behind Nelson Piquet junior, and has impressed the Formula 1 paddock with his driving in the feeder series so far in 2006.
His time of 1m20.430s was more than two tenths quicker than his closest challenger and puts him in a strong position to win Saturday’s first race.
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I don't see two-tenths as 'dominating' but certainly his stock has raised by this. For me, Monaco has always been one of the 'yardsticks' to guage a driver against. This bodes well for him.
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Hamilton Making Me A Believer
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Posted 26 May 2006 - 11:42 PM
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Posted 27 May 2006 - 12:10 AM
if I was ron i would put hamilton next to alonso, if ron doesn't someone else will, and ron will have wasted all the investment he's done on hamilton over the years
This is what it's all about.
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Posted 27 May 2006 - 02:16 AM
sliderule, on May 26 2006, 05:10 PM, said:
if I was ron i would put hamilton next to alonso, if ron doesn't someone else will, and ron will have wasted all the investment he's done on hamilton over the years
Does McRon have Hamilton on contract?
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Posted 27 May 2006 - 07:35 AM
Surely that's a given right? Why would Ron and Norg put in all the time & money to help Hamilton if they don't have him under contract. If Hamilton does end up driving for another team, it would be because Ron let him do so. In this day and age, I just can't see Hamilton having free range over whoever offers him a ride.
"Obviously I am pleased to have many fans. Who would not want? But to be honest, I have no idea why people like me."
"Do you really think I would be here if it was just about money?" Raikkonen hit back. "I do enough fun things in my spare time than to have to listen to this bullsh*t."
"There is always a lot of talk about the motivation but nobody really knows what I do or what I think except for myself, so I don't really care about what people say."
"There's always talk about my motivation, written by people who don't know me and couldn't have an idea on how strong my motivation is. If I didn't feel I had the motivation, I would stop. My feeling is that I probably drove some of my best races in my last season in Formula One and I was very happy with my performance. I've never had any issues with motivation."
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"Do you really think I would be here if it was just about money?" Raikkonen hit back. "I do enough fun things in my spare time than to have to listen to this bullsh*t."
"There is always a lot of talk about the motivation but nobody really knows what I do or what I think except for myself, so I don't really care about what people say."
"There's always talk about my motivation, written by people who don't know me and couldn't have an idea on how strong my motivation is. If I didn't feel I had the motivation, I would stop. My feeling is that I probably drove some of my best races in my last season in Formula One and I was very happy with my performance. I've never had any issues with motivation."
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Posted 27 May 2006 - 10:57 AM
Autumnpuma, on May 27 2006, 12:16 PM, said:
Does McRon have Hamilton on contract?
Yep. Apparently, Darth Dennis took him on as his apprentice when he was 11. Taken by the dark side at 11, poor kid
(The 11 year old thing is true, and Dennis does control his career)
A lot of unpleasant things are happening in Formula 1, with one manufacturer leaving after the other
- Kimi Raikkonen on his reasons for leaving Formula 1 for the WRC
- Kimi Raikkonen on his reasons for leaving Formula 1 for the WRC
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Posted 28 May 2006 - 12:51 PM
Sounds to me like he's a better hope for Brit drivers than Button, though would be good to have more than DC and JB representing brit hopes on the grid.
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Posted 29 May 2006 - 12:56 PM
Look what Alonso has done to Fissi in the last two seasons, no matter how good this guy is, he will be destroyed by his team mate and made to look a fool. He needs at least a few years as a test driver or time in a minor team before racing for Mclaren.
In all honesty even Rosberg has been quite average when taking his first 7 GPs into account. GP2 is NOT F1!!!
In all honesty even Rosberg has been quite average when taking his first 7 GPs into account. GP2 is NOT F1!!!
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Posted 11 June 2006 - 10:11 AM
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ART Grand Prix's Lewis Hamilton doubled over home fans in Silverstone, winning the sprint race on Sunday ahead of Felix Porteiro (Campus Racing) and compatriot Adam Carroll (Racing Engineering) to take both races of the Great Britain GP2 weekend and move into a commanding 24 point championship lead.
This guy is the next best thing and would be wasted as a test driver.
ART Grand Prix's Lewis Hamilton doubled over home fans in Silverstone, winning the sprint race on Sunday ahead of Felix Porteiro (Campus Racing) and compatriot Adam Carroll (Racing Engineering) to take both races of the Great Britain GP2 weekend and move into a commanding 24 point championship lead.
This guy is the next best thing and would be wasted as a test driver.
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Posted 11 June 2006 - 10:18 AM
Wez, on May 29 2006, 01:56 PM, said:
Look what Alonso has done to Fissi in the last two seasons, no matter how good this guy is, he will be destroyed by his team mate and made to look a fool. He needs at least a few years as a test driver or time in a minor team before racing for Mclaren.
In all honesty even Rosberg has been quite average when taking his first 7 GPs into account. GP2 is NOT F1!!!
In all honesty even Rosberg has been quite average when taking his first 7 GPs into account. GP2 is NOT F1!!!
well, first of all Mclaren is not 1 driver team like Renault. That means, Hamilton doesn't have to try to adapt to Alonso's awkward race setups like Fisico in Renault. So, I am sure it will be ok for Hamilton.
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Posted 11 June 2006 - 09:34 PM
raikkonen_dominates, on Jun 11 2006, 08:18 PM, said:
well, first of all Mclaren is not 1 driver team like Renault.
Ok let's get this straight.Prost complained.
DC complained.
Montoya complains.
A lot of unpleasant things are happening in Formula 1, with one manufacturer leaving after the other
- Kimi Raikkonen on his reasons for leaving Formula 1 for the WRC
- Kimi Raikkonen on his reasons for leaving Formula 1 for the WRC
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Posted 12 June 2006 - 04:41 PM
I saw Hamilton yesterday and he was dominant to say the least. He started 8th but just after half distance was in the lead, having overtaken 2 cars in one move. He pulled out a big lead in no more than 3 laps then backed off until the end. He looked very impressive to me.
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Posted 12 June 2006 - 05:07 PM
cavallino, on Jun 11 2006, 10:34 PM, said:
Ok let's get this straight.Prost complained.
DC complained.
Montoya complains.
Yeah, thats right.
And lets see:
Barrichello didn't complain
Massa doesn't complain
Fisichella doesn't complain
if they would complain, they would be kicked out
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Posted 12 June 2006 - 06:25 PM
Murray, I have to agree with you. I saw, at last, Hamilton race. I am mightily impressed.
Another driver to impress me was Caroll. He did well.
As did good 'ole Pantano. I always liked his style at Jordan. He slid that car around like it was a '60's era machine.
In the end it was Hamilton that kept me watching. Get this boy in F1 fast!
Another driver to impress me was Caroll. He did well.
As did good 'ole Pantano. I always liked his style at Jordan. He slid that car around like it was a '60's era machine.
In the end it was Hamilton that kept me watching. Get this boy in F1 fast!
Don't rest in peace, Bruce. Raise Hell.
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Give me a roof over my head, some food to eat and a fast car. That's all I need.
That's all I'll ever need.
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"Gilles was the last great driver. The rest of us are just a bunch of good professionals."
----Alain Prost
The only true sports are motor racing and mountain climbing; everything else is just a game.
TF1 Blogs: be afraid, be very, very afraid..........
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Give me a roof over my head, some food to eat and a fast car. That's all I need.
That's all I'll ever need.
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"Gilles was the last great driver. The rest of us are just a bunch of good professionals."
----Alain Prost
The only true sports are motor racing and mountain climbing; everything else is just a game.
TF1 Blogs: be afraid, be very, very afraid..........
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Posted 12 June 2006 - 09:17 PM
raikkonen_dominates, on Jun 13 2006, 03:07 AM, said:
Yeah, thats right.
And lets see:
Barrichello didn't complain
Massa doesn't complain
Fisichella doesn't complain
And lets see:
Barrichello didn't complain
Massa doesn't complain
Fisichella doesn't complain
Barrichello did complain. Endlessly, especially if you ever heard waht he used to say to the Brazilian media. Fisi does complain, and justifiably most of the time.
A lot of unpleasant things are happening in Formula 1, with one manufacturer leaving after the other
- Kimi Raikkonen on his reasons for leaving Formula 1 for the WRC
- Kimi Raikkonen on his reasons for leaving Formula 1 for the WRC
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Posted 13 June 2006 - 11:52 AM
Wez, on May 29 2006, 01:56 PM, said:
Look what Alonso has done to Fissi in the last two seasons, no matter how good this guy is, he will be destroyed by his team mate and made to look a fool. He needs at least a few years as a test driver or time in a minor team before racing for Mclaren.
In all honesty even Rosberg has been quite average when taking his first 7 GPs into account. GP2 is NOT F1!!!
In all honesty even Rosberg has been quite average when taking his first 7 GPs into account. GP2 is NOT F1!!!
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Posted 14 June 2006 - 09:17 AM
If Lewis does team up with Alonso, I totally expect Alonso to beat him, but I expect Lewis will give him a scare quite a fair few times. Some rookies take their time to get settled, others are on the ball from lap 1 of pre season testing. I expect Lewis to be the latter.
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Posted 14 June 2006 - 02:16 PM
Rookies always show up their experienced team-mate at least once or twice in a season. Button made ralf look silly a few times in 2000 (JPM did so in 01 too), nico rosberg got 3rd on grid in malaysia and theres loads more in other years, Hamilton will surely once/twice/3 times finish ahead of alonso, and all it takes is for that to happen once and everyone will start getting on alonso's back and questioning his ability! All Hamilton has to do is not make too many mistakes, score points and people will be impressed. If he wins races that would be a bonus
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