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Originally Posted by Remy Zero  +1
i wonder...what is Hamilton expecting in his 1st season? he was just totally outclassed by Fred. Hamilton was kissing the wall too much, and he was drifting his car here and there, which is not a fast way around Monaco these days.
Fred, OTOH, was cool and calm t/out the weekend. altho i don't like him, i gotta admit, he's response to pressure is really good. |
He is expecting to be allowed to perform to his maximum level in each race which he had been able to do in the past few races, and he was expecting to be allowed to do the same in Monaco. Every driver was on the limit in qualifying and in the race, Heinfield nearly understeered his car into the wall during qualifying, but he saved it, just. Take a look at the in-car footages, most drivers were pretty much kissing the walls all the time.
It was simply awsome to see Hamilton drifting his car here and there,
Alonso was doing the same as well, but not as often, it is just a difference between their driving style. Hamilton wasn't that much slower than Alonso, plus he has a heavier car during qualifying and for most part of the race, he was just too cautious during his opening laps. As Martin Brundle said, Alonso won by experience, Hamilton has just as much raw talant as Alonso, although i must say Alonso performed better than Hamilton in this race, but he was definitely not totally outclassed by Alonso.