No problem! Like I said earlier – Hamilton has tremendous raw talent – but I don’t think he’s mature enough yet to properly harness and use it.

I also agree that he is one of the better wet weather drivers – his charge through the field at Spa in the rain was very impressive considering how far back he came from. Honestly, the duel between Hamilton and Raikonnen was the first time since I started watching F1 that I was on my feet cheering. Also – I would tend to agree that Hamilton was unfairly penalized at the end of that race as he did concede the lead position to Raikkonen.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Vettel goes to McLaren or back to BMW possibly in the 2010 season – it’s nice to see teams other than McLaren and Ferrari always on the podium. That goes to show that the lack of driver aids makes it a much more interesting race.

Hamilton is still an inexperienced driver (brake locking etc) but last year he outperformed the 2 times champion Alonso and drives really good in the rain and also performs good in the qualyfying sessions. He seems to be down to earth and that is something I like in a person’s character.

I think that BMW should have kept Vettel, but at that time Heidfeld and Kubica where performing really well, so it was a tough decision. Finally, I apologize if I sounded like a smart a.. and offended you.

I don’t want Hamilton crashing or wrecking the field but it was a dumb move to lock up his brakes then dive into the corners like that. I think that’s poor driving.

Sorry – I just don’t like Hamilton and I’m not part of the Tifosi but I’d rather see Ferrari win than McLaren. And yes, Hamilton had performed better than Raikkonen for sure considering how off he’s been this season I’m surprised Ferrari extended his contract.

Finally, Hamilton said that he did not compare himself to Ayrton Senna, please check the link: http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/10/14/hamilton-hits-back-at-critics/

If Villeneuve wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he will be the first since Graham Hill to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport since he’s won the Indianapolis 500 and the Formula One World Championship.

I used to be a fan of Villeneuve, but not sure what happened to him, he was a good driver.

For what? braking way too late inside the first turns of Fuji and then running far too wide of track? Running into the back of Raikkonen? Running cars off of the road in places like Spa and Monza? Sorry – those aren’t the actions of a champion.

Hamilton has massive raw talent but right now most of it’s overshadowed by his immaturity. How smart can he be that if, in his second year, he states he’s as good as Senna then screws the pooch at Fuji immediately there after?

Agreed. BMW Sauber still isn’t where they need to be to take a drivers/constructors championship – but they’re getting there :-)

Massa is almost at the point where he needs to retire though. Look at Coulthard. That guy should have retired from F1 when he left McLaren. I hope, for his reputation’s sake, Massa calls it quits when his contract with Ferrari is up – in what? 2010? Or is that just Raikkonen?

And, of course, from then on, it’s been Heidfeld and Kubica.

Prior to 2006, as you may remember, the team was known as BMW WilliamsF1. 2006 was the first season as BMW Sauber.

Over the last few years, things have been slowly moving BMW’s way. Hopefully they can keep the trend alive.

Hamilton deseved to lose. He basically took the first two turns way to hard, tried cutting off half the field then started flatspotting his tires because he was too far inside the turn and trying to turn too late to keep Massa at bay. It was a series of dumb moves which he thankfully paid for.

As for F1, yeah, it’s the most competitive series of racing but for as much hype as Heidfeld received from BMW about talent he hasn’t performed much whereas Kubica was more competitiveright out of the box when he replaced Villeneuve.

Regarding the drivers, both Kubica and Heidfeld will return for the 2009 F1 season for BMW Sauber. Hopefully, we’ll see both improve. I agree with you regarding Heidfeld. But F1 is arguably one of the most competitive racing series in existence. But it would be nice to see him step it up next season.

I didn’t mean to exclude the McLaren’s. Hamilton is an outstanding young talent. In Japan, he made some stupid mistakes. At the time, there was no reason for him to pass Massa. But he forced the issue, spun out and landed up trailing the entire field. During an F1 race, it’s basically impossible to recover from such an error.

I’d be interested to see how Kubica and Mark Weber would do if he came back to BMW.

Also – don’t forget the McLarens are going to be out there this weekend beside the Ferraris and Renaults. If Hamilton doesn’t make stupid moves that get him penalties or crash out he may be a serious competitor. He was on pole for this race last year.