Comments on: Hamilton takes last gasp pole in Monza

By: Granddad

Granddad — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:55:13 +0000

Hi James,
I had all the right numbers .457 except that the last two should have been reversed.
Nevermind, it was a great contest, you will have to do it again.
Regards,
John (granddad)

By: Carl M

Carl M — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:42:40 +0000

Great lap by Hamilton. However this is my prediction;

1. Kimi
2. Lewis
3. Barrichello
4. Kovalinen

Look forward to the grand prix.

By: Martin Collyer

Martin Collyer — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:19:17 +0000

Lewis is 45 points behind with 50 available. Hang on to your hats!!

By: raffamuffin

raffamuffin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:15:51 +0000

Let’s hope we get to see Lewis race for more than just one lap this time!

By: Paige Michael-Shetley

Paige Michael-Shetley — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:38:46 +0000

Well, it’s really surprising that so many people behind the top-three have gone for such long strategies.

I’ve got to say that, based on lap times, Hamilton’s looking really good. He might be eight laps lighter than the Brawns, but look how much faster he is with the fuel load; it’s about a second quicker. If he can run that kind of pace and squeeze a few really monster laps out, he could well come out ahead of the Brawns after his first pit stop. Raikkonen looks about four laps longer, but Hamilton was a half-second quicker than him, as well. Hamilton should have the pace to pull it off.

Look out for Alonso to make a jump on the start with KERS. It could really mess things up for the Brawns.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:14:50 +0000

The stewards will not be penalising Hamilton for the incident.

By: George

George — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:00:54 +0000

From the interview with Buemi after the race it didn’t seem he’d be putting a protest in, so Hamilton shouldn’t get a penalty.

I hope the Brawns dont get stuck behind Kovy tomorrow…

By: Silverstoned

Silverstoned — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:19:54 +0000

Is that the official final grid?
What about LH’s penalty for impeding Buemi?

By: James Allen

James Allen — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:53:58 +0000

Yep, I was otherwise engaged. I’ll be back in the chair soon.

By: James Allen

James Allen — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:48:42 +0000

I had a feeling it would be around 0.475secs, of course! Actually that is pretty decent considering he had to bounce back from his crash in the morning. That was a big setback and another driver might easily have lost his head in qualifying after that.