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Originally Posted by Don Plumley
Back to the Ham incident - I read the press conference transcript a few times and was blown away at the maturity and calm. I'm sure it was equally surreal for Nico and Vettel. I'll give him hitting the sign and collecting himself in the car. There's no room in Monaco to bury your face in a towel away from the cameras. You go right from the car to the Royal Box in full view. The man had a lifetime achievement taken from him - to be the winner of the Monaco Grand Prix. He built an incredible lead over Nico in the same car. He's simply a faster driver on a tougher track. I have a year's worth of empathy for him. |
^^^ I thought Hamilton handled himself with relative grace at the post-race interview. He didn't rant, he didn't throw the team under the bus. As for running into the 3rd place sign and sitting in the car, I guess some of you have never competed and lost due to someone else's screwup. While I rant about the lack of sportsmanship in most current professional sports, these guys are at the absolute limit and are driven beyond what I can comprehend. To have a lifetime goal snatched away from you at the last minute by your team - that's a tough one to process.