Posts by Angela Sanchez46

It’s a similar situation, really, though I can't help but wonder if Lewis was actually a mistake—not that I'm certain, but he probably would have been an easy target regardless. It’s just us, I guess, speculating on how wired they all must have been in that moment, so you can't honestly fault either one of them for how things went down...

James Roberts87 said:It takes about 20 to 25 seconds just to clear through the whole pit lane.
The whole Kubica and Mass situation isn't even comparable here; those two were just bumping fenders through a couple of turns off the racing line. The stewards could have let them go or handed out a penalty, but either way, the call was fair for both of them.

I mean, if my driver had been waiting around like that, I probably would’ve lost my mind and ended up in a jail cell... but I can only imagine how wired they all get in the heat of the moment. Still, you can't really blame them, though personally, I think what happened today was just an absolute embarrassment.

Honestly, after watching that, I’m more convinced than ever that Massa just doesn't have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with Lewis. He isn't built to be a World Champion; he's much more like Barrichello—someone destined to play the supporting role as the second driver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtqJ82r4pQJust take a look at that overtake where Schumi slices past Coulthard; if they had tried something like that, they both would've ended up wrapped around a wall. That’s the level of skill we're talking about, whereas Massa just sort of drifts along without any real bite.

Honestly, Coulthard has been caught up in about four collisions just like this one throughout the season, yet he somehow manages to walk away without ever getting a sniff of a penalty...

Just take a look at what happened during that race in Austin, specifically that moment between Massa and Kubica. You can see how many times they cut across the grass and crossed the track line... someone was mentioning a penalty for going through the pit lane that lasts 25 seconds, but honestly, in that amount of time you could probably fuel up an entire fleet of cars through him and still not hit a 25-second mark. It feels like a massive overreach. As for Massa, I think he’s actually a pretty solid driver—if he wasn't where he is today, he wouldn't have made it this far—but he just doesn't have that edge, that ability to overtake anyone. Just look at how much he struggled when the rain started hitting; remember what Alonso used to do to him back during the European Grand Prix? He completely fell apart once things got messy.