BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Eryx wrote:Sorry but how are some people voting Hamilton as ROTR?. . .Do you have eyes? did you watch the same race? I get some people dont like him but that was in no way (in my view) his fault. . .Grosjean simply cut across him which in turn made him go on the grass spin him and then the chaos ensued. . .Grosjeans fault 100% I do like Grosjean but theres no proving he wasnt at fault he just was plain and simple. . .
Nobody's blaming him for that as far as I can see, it's more for releasing his and Button's telemetry on Twitter.
It is a combination of the telemetry data that Hamilton released on Twitter - which you can view within this article on the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/19464220 - and the generally slightly petulant comments that he made just before that point. Now, the data that Hamilton released is of limited value to his rivals, though it still has some value to them - it had his on track speed data versus Button, along with throttle, brake and gear selection, (although some of that data could be obtained by rival teams through the onboard camera feeds), plus some indication of the ride height that McLaren were using in that race for each driver.
However, it is the fact that Hamilton has breached the confidence of the team that hurts the most - when has a driver intentionally published data about his car to explain his performance in qualifying, in the process going behind the backs of his engineers to obtain that data? We have seen relationships between drivers and their teams become very bitter in the past, but even then it was normally accepted that what happened in private meetings remained private.
Enforcer does have a point when he points out that it is extremely unprofessional for Hamilton to do that, and in most professional occupations publishing confidential data would be grounds for disciplinary action or even termination of employment. I would imagine that relations between Hamilton and his team are going to be severely strained by that move because it makes him look like something of a liability to them - and although the team were quite loyal to Hamilton last year, the team are only going to be willing to tolerate so many outbursts like that before their patience snaps.
That said, I would still stick with my earlier comments that Grosjean should take the award this weekend - what Hamilton did might have hurt the competitiveness of the team, but what Grosjean did might have hurt somebody full stop.
but id say thats more of a ROTPL (Reject Of The Personal Lives)
He deserved his one race ban.
i feel like dragging her to Silverstone.
