Monaco 2011 - My view

It's time for another tiny blog.

Everyone says want passing in F1, but what they don't understand is that it's not easy as just saying it, you have to actually do it!

Lewis Hamilton is the ONLY driver on the grid in F1 at the moment that gives 100% at passing and take risks, of course.

How are you gonna pass someone, on a track, at 200 km/hour (+ or -) without taking risks? The same is to say, for example, hockey without hits!!! Hockey is not hockey without hits! Well, racing is not racing without risks! The risk taken is passing another car!

Monaco is always a hand full of incidents. Monaco is even more risky with the new car development and regulations.

Today, whoever thought that Lewis, starting in 9 position, was gonna set back and leave it to destiny to unfold in front of him; was a really innocent soul.

I knew Lewis was gonna go for it and a lot of controversy will unfold.

So here they are:

Lewis and the #6 car (i can't even write his name anymore) incident.

Car #6 KNEW that Lewis was after him for many, many laps. Car #6 was SLOWER than Lewis. Car #6 should it expected, with Lewis record, that passing. Car #6 didn't look in his mirrors. Car #6 closed the door. Car #6 was hit and out of the race. Surprise? NO!

Did Lewis close the door to car #7 at the start of the race? NO!

There are places to pass, relatively, at the Monaco track. Lewis didn't pass on a NON-PASSING zone. Any driver should be aware of other drivers behind them.

Other one, everyone is talking about Lewis experience.

Condemn Lewis in this race because he has experience compare to other backmarkers drivers it's just lame.

Lewis was penalized because another car situation was similar, therefore Lewis had the same. Wrong.

Kobayashi did the same to Sutil, and even worse after, a big crash happen consequence of that. Let's see if he will be penalized also.

Let's go back to qualifying for a bit. Lewis was blocked by car #6 in a fast lap, but because Perez's accident happen, that was forgotten.

Because Lewis is Lewis, and because everyone expect Lewis to go for it, he's always under the microscope! It's not his fault that he's in this sport for the passion, talent and knowledge of racing!

Car #6 must be furious with Lewis, understandable, but that's not Lewis fault, that is because car #6 is already in trouble with ferrari for not delivering all the time, plain and simple. Not really Lewis fault. Car #6 is an inept.

Lewis is very different than any other driver. He has talent. He has dedication. He has extreme passion for the sport. He takes risks. He is the dream driver.

What's the problem? Not everyone is ready to understand him. As happen with Senna in his days.

I didn't like Senna when he was racing, until i read the book by Christopher Hilton: "Ayrton Senna the whole story", and i understood where he was coming from and what he was thinking as a driver. Understood his passion and love for racing. A real lost for the sport.

Lewis has the right to become angry, he is human, he is not a hero or superman; but he feels like a trap animal sometimes, with the world against him, and he reacts. Is he right? no, not all the time, but understandable.

I really admire Lewis Hamilton commitment and passion to a very danger sport . . . racing a car in F1.

Big thanks to Ron Dennis for giving him an opportunity at McLaren.

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