Comments on: Hamilton Starts 15 18th in Melbourne

By: Charity

Charity — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:40:36 +0000

I understand the issue of their aerodynamics and downforce but where have they been ???? McLaren should have sorted out all those issues a long time ago – not now.

Even on the issue of the gear box – we have not seen McLaren fail in that front for a long time (can’t remember any incident in the last couple of years).

Having a much better car for qualifying ??? mmmmmmm I don’t know ok maybe the gearbox issue didn’t let us see that but like you said F1 is unpredicatble. It would be nice to see Lewis on the podium tomorrow – atleast third because I do not think the Brawns will be beat.

It will be an awesome season – I can see it already. Do you think the FIA will rule aganist the ‘diffuser’ three ? And have the teams using KERS used it in qualifying? I thought the viewers would be able to ‘see’ when KERS was used but right now – we can see no advantage if Renaults, Ferraris, McLaren and Heidfeld qualifying results are anything to go by.

By: F1Hamilton.net

F1Hamilton.net — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:45:56 +0000

Thank you for your comment Charity.
I think if McLaren improve their aerodynamics and get more downforce with the help of a decent diffuser things can change quite quickly.
Also, it was a problem with the gearbox which was the reason he couldn’t start in the second qualifying – so he’s definitely got a better car than the results have shown today – but unfortunately not THAT much better.

We’ll have to see how things go, as you probably know things change very quickly in F1.

By: Charity

Charity — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:30:49 +0000

I am a huge Lewis Hamilton fan and well in honest truth I am not about to give that up just because his luck is down this season, unlike some who believe that the only reason that Lewis has been this good is that he was in an awesome Ferrari (spygate scandal) car the last two years hence his winning ways I believe he still has that something special and well this is his year to prove to all those ‘haters’.

All winter testing I really thought that McLaren were ‘sandbagging’ and would come with a blistering performance in Australia but that has not been the case. 15th or 18th ????? I am still in shock – with all their resources how can they say they are not ready or do they have the wrong car designers and engineers in place. I am still failing to understand WHY? Maybe midfield I would agree but right at the back ???

Brawn ??? ok I will not say anything yet.

Come on Lewis – you can do this. My heart almost never made it after the Brazilian GP and well this year I am still on your side.

Good Luck From a Zambian F1 fan