Entries from September 2007

Hamilton: Alonso not loyal to McLaren

Date September 28, 2007

Interesting approach by the two drivers at McLaren this week. As reported by Autosport, Hamilton says that Alonso has not been loyal to the McLaren team this year. In addition, on a Radio 5 interview (BBC), Hamilton never once mentioned Alonso by name, only by ‘He’. On the other hand, Alonso continues to talk about [...]

McLaren got lucky let-off, says Trulli

Date September 26, 2007

In a story reported by Autosport, Trulli says “McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso should have been thrown out of this year’s Formula One title race”. Although I am enjoying this years championship, I have to say that I agree with Jarno Trulli. If McLaren are guilty (as they have been found to be) [...]

Thoughts on the FIA Decision

Date September 25, 2007

Having read the full transcript of the last FIA hearing on the Spygate saga (why is everything a -gate these days?) there are a number of things that jumped out at me.

The Ferrari argument appears to be built completely on supposition and not on any specific proof.
McLaren does not appear to have been upfront on [...]