2007 British GP

Bartek Sikorski · 07-02-2007, 05:49 PM

Hamilton vows Silverstone revenge.

Britain's Lewis Hamilton insisted that McLaren will have their revenge on Ferrari for their French Grand Prix defeat at his home race at Silverstone next weekend.
The 22-year-old McLaren driver had no answer to the Italian team's pace as he finished third - 30 seconds behind the dominant Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa.
But his result - which maintained exceptional record of having finished on the podium in every race of his F1 career - still saw him extend his championship lead to 14 points over his team-mate Fernando Alonso, who finished seventh.
"Overall I am happy for the team," said Hamilton. "We got good points. I got good points for the championship, which is the key, and obviously we need to keep on pushing. Ferrari are quick but I think we can take it to them at next race.
"I think we'll be competitive at Silverstone. The team are working very, very hard back at the factory to keep improving and I know that at next race we'll be quicker.
"So long as we keep going with reliability and consistently I don't see why we can't keep going for the win."
Hamilton, who was second on the grid, pointed to the start of the race as the crucial moment as Raikkonen sprinted past him off the line.
From then on he was unable to do anything about the Finn and lost track of the Italian machines when McLaren switched him from a two-stop strategy to a three.
"I didn't get off to the best start," he added. "I don't really know what happened but I saw Kimi come flying past. So he got a better start.
"I had the pace at the beginning and was slightly quicker than Kimi, so I thought I had to try really hard. But when you get close you lose downforce and unless you are seconds quicker you are not going to get past."
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Centurion · 07-02-2007, 06:01 PM

Silverstone will most likely be sold out by friday. More so I'm sure Mclaren are working their asses off to make sure that their cars are flawless this weekend. They will be driving in the UK, one of their drivers is a promising Brit, Mclaren is British and even their main sponsors is British. Mclaren has got to take this one home.

Remy Zero · 07-03-2007, 04:34 AM

Massa will be still pissed, and Kimi will be motivated like hell. so, it's gonna be a Ferrari 1-2

fortuner · 07-03-2007, 05:14 AM

Well i think its goint to be

1.alonso
2.kimi
3.lewis
4.massa

just my feeling ,,i expect alonso to fire this weekend,but i think it will be a very close race by top4

C.Charles · 07-03-2007, 06:58 AM

Revenge? ***... Wrong context I think...

chonkoa · 07-03-2007, 07:00 AM

Ferrari 1-2
1. Massa
2. Kimi.
3. Alonso/Hamilton
4. Hamilton/Alonso

450SEL6.9 · 07-03-2007, 12:15 PM

I hope Chonkoa's prediction comes true. Ferrari need 1-2s, especially those where Massa doesn't get released into traffic after his second stop and he wins the race.

Matt530i · 07-03-2007, 07:21 PM

If Hamilton is going to screw up due to pressure at all this season, I would imagine it will be at Silverstone. ITV already talks about him like he's the second coming and the British media is going to be all over him this week.

The Emperor · 07-04-2007, 03:18 AM

Hamilton to win, podium for BMW, if not, then as usual - in top 5. Couldn't care less for others.

BMW_Dude · 07-04-2007, 08:11 AM

I think Ferrari will be very strong, hope to see the BMWs do well!

BTW, I'm going to the GP, going on all 3 days, will take loads of pictures, and some videos, I just hope it won't be raining!

07-02-2007, 05:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bartek Sikorski Advocate Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 771 Thanks: 277 Thanked 510 Times in 248 Posts	2007 British GP Hamilton vows Silverstone revenge. Britain's Lewis Hamilton insisted that McLaren will have their revenge on Ferrari for their French Grand Prix defeat at his home race at Silverstone next weekend. The 22-year-old McLaren driver had no answer to the Italian team's pace as he finished third - 30 seconds behind the dominant Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa. But his result - which maintained exceptional record of having finished on the podium in every race of his F1 career - still saw him extend his championship lead to 14 points over his team-mate Fernando Alonso, who finished seventh. "Overall I am happy for the team," said Hamilton. "We got good points. I got good points for the championship, which is the key, and obviously we need to keep on pushing. Ferrari are quick but I think we can take it to them at next race. "I think we'll be competitive at Silverstone. The team are working very, very hard back at the factory to keep improving and I know that at next race we'll be quicker. "So long as we keep going with reliability and consistently I don't see why we can't keep going for the win." Hamilton, who was second on the grid, pointed to the start of the race as the crucial moment as Raikkonen sprinted past him off the line. From then on he was unable to do anything about the Finn and lost track of the Italian machines when McLaren switched him from a two-stop strategy to a three. "I didn't get off to the best start," he added. "I don't really know what happened but I saw Kimi come flying past. So he got a better start. "I had the pace at the beginning and was slightly quicker than Kimi, so I thought I had to try really hard. But when you get close you lose downforce and unless you are seconds quicker you are not going to get past." - Jamie O'Leary - - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

07-02-2007, 06:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Centurion Trendsetter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 7,069 Thanks: 587 Thanked 717 Times in 416 Posts	Re: 2007 Silverstone-British GP Silverstone will most likely be sold out by friday. More so I'm sure Mclaren are working their asses off to make sure that their cars are flawless this weekend. They will be driving in the UK, one of their drivers is a promising Brit, Mclaren is British and even their main sponsors is British. Mclaren has got to take this one home.

07-03-2007, 04:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Remy Zero Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 382 My Mood: Thanks: 151 Thanked 375 Times in 193 Posts	Re: 2007 British GP Massa will be still pissed, and Kimi will be motivated like hell. so, it's gonna be a Ferrari 1-2

07-03-2007, 05:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
fortuner Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 2007 British GP Well i think its goint to be 1.alonso 2.kimi 3.lewis 4.massa just my feeling ,,i expect alonso to fire this weekend,but i think it will be a very close race by top4

07-03-2007, 06:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
C.Charles Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NSW, Australia. Posts: 331 Thanks: 52 Thanked 29 Times in 24 Posts	Re: 2007 British GP Revenge? ***... Wrong context I think...

07-03-2007, 07:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
chonkoa Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 379 Thanks: 100 Thanked 86 Times in 47 Posts	Re: 2007 British GP Ferrari 1-2 1. Massa 2. Kimi. 3. Alonso/Hamilton 4. Hamilton/Alonso

07-03-2007, 12:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
450SEL6.9 Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 825 My Mood: Thanks: 57 Thanked 60 Times in 54 Posts	Re: 2007 British GP I hope Chonkoa's prediction comes true. Ferrari need 1-2s, especially those where Massa doesn't get released into traffic after his second stop and he wins the race.

07-03-2007, 07:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
Matt530i Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 124 Thanks: 5 Thanked 33 Times in 14 Posts	Re: 2007 British GP If Hamilton is going to screw up due to pressure at all this season, I would imagine it will be at Silverstone. ITV already talks about him like he's the second coming and the British media is going to be all over him this week.

07-04-2007, 03:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
The Emperor Malicious Persecutor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Where noone has gone before... Posts: 9,141 My Mood: Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 1,567 Times in 952 Posts	Re: 2007 British GP Hamilton to win, podium for BMW, if not, then as usual - in top 5. Couldn't care less for others.

07-04-2007, 08:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
BMW_Dude Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,224 My Mood: Thanks: 265 Thanked 390 Times in 233 Posts	Re: 2007 British GP I think Ferrari will be very strong, hope to see the BMWs do well! BTW, I'm going to the GP, going on all 3 days, will take loads of pictures, and some videos, I just hope it won't be raining!

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