Last weekend it may have been Fernando Alonso in a Ferrari who won the German Grand Prix, but the team that was probably most upbeat about the strength and improvement of its car relative to the other teams was McLaren Mercedes. The of y had not qualified well enough in the wet to be able to start well on the grid and therefore win the race. In Hungary today, the McLaren looked like the strongest car, and indeed, Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap time of both the morning and afternoon sessions. In the last race before the summer break, it will be interesting to see if Alonso manages to pull another rabbit out of his hat in terms of making the most of the not-quite-fast-enough-Ferrari....
Hamilton Fastest in Practices in Hungary
From Brad Spurgeon, About.com GuideJuly 27, 2012
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I’m surprised I haven’t seen much on the fact that Hamilton “flipped off” the interviewer and entire F1 community during his post qualifying interview in Hungary. His finger gesture, as he was wiping his brow, was quite obvious to anyone watching. He may not have liked the comment the interviewer made, but please !!! He is in a high pressure high paying sport and we want to hear challenging, even controversial comments and questions. Unfortunately, Hamilton continues to show his lack of composure and maturity by blaming others, (including his own team), for everything and anything that doesn’t go his way. He is a talented driver, but he would see greater success if he would take his thumb out of his mouth, quit pouting and start to take responsibility for his own immature behavior.
Perhaps a deserved removal from the next few races by the F1 sanctioning body would assist him in a needed attitude adjustment!
I would appreciate anyone pointing me toward any articles or comments that address Hamilton’s finger gesture during the post qualifying interview. Thanks!