Comments on: Belgian Grand Prix start crash (Video)

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:39:45 +0000

I’d say that Raikkonen’s excursion wasn’t nearly as blatant as Barrichello’s. He passes 5 or 6 cars when he cuts straight through les combes. Of course 4 of those were involved in a crash, but still.

Good point.

By: too optimistic

too optimistic — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:28:15 +0000

i think Button was too optimistic
trying to get to the inside of that turn
after failing to pass Kovalainen from the outside.
he should at least think there are cars behind Kovalainen.

By: racingtier

racingtier — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:33:12 +0000

cutting a chicane gives you a lot more advantages than runnning wide outside on a corner at a dirty pavement. nevertheless it was allowed to run wide on la source.

hamilton did in 2007 the same move that kimi did. without penalty. hamilton also didnt returned a.s.a.p.
both waited till the astroturf is over.

By: TeamOrders

TeamOrders — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:28:38 +0000

Webber has no way to know the team were releasing him right into the BMWs path. Brundle pointed this out in the broadcast.

To use that incident as an example of his supposed double standards is ridiculous.

By: Harv's

Harv's — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:06:54 +0000

Can any one tell me what the difference between raikonen’s start and hamiltons cutting the chicane last year was?

they both used the run off’s hamilton gained an advantage and so did raikonen.

i think raikonen had planned that move because he knew that there would be problems into la source. if you watch his speed into the corner he is treating it as a heigher speed corner and makes no attempt to get back on track a.s.a.p

By: Salty

Salty — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:59:48 +0000

Keep on looking, but still can’t quite figure why Alguersuari ran so wide into Hamilton. Cold tires mayhap? Certainly can’t blame marbles on lap 1. Goofy rookie move I guess, but looked unnecessary as both had cleared the Grosjean/Button mess. Shame really. Was looking forward to Lewis here this weekend.

By: racingtier

racingtier — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:45:29 +0000

oh dear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiFfX4ixLD8

By: racingtier

racingtier — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:44:45 +0000

By: racingtier

racingtier — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:43:01 +0000

*cough*

By: Alex Cooper

Alex Cooper — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:46:12 +0000

Kimi Raikkonen start… anyone thinks that he get a unfair advantage!!!

Can’t agree with more, gregoff. If I were in the stewards’ office I would have hauled Raikkonen and Button through the pits for a drive-through (had Button got back round again).

Had Raikkonen not crashed in the closing moments of last year’s race then he would have taken the victory when Lewis, who lost full control of his car, went wide and missed a chicane. Kimi had full control at all times and didn’t even offer the positions back when he made up three.