BBC F1 co-commentator David Coulthard: "I hate that. If Maldonado has got a problem with Lewis, he should go face-to-face. He cannot do that on the racetrack." BBC F1 commentator Martin Brundle: "If they don't send Maldonado home for that that's not right. You cannot do that."
Here is the man himself.. McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton on the Maldonado incident: "I'll have to look at it. The Williams was just sitting there, it was very slow. I had to try and get past, which I did. I saw Maldonado approaching quite quickly - he happened to swipe across me. My front wing was quite damaged. I'll sit here and wait for the stewards to call me up rather than going back to McLaren. Once the flag was out and the red light was on there is no need to be racing. There should never be an incident but unfortunately there was
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzixd6oewTw[/ame] 50/50 people. Hamilton DEFINITELY moved towards Maldonado. *sigh*
Toned down a bit from the what we heard on the radio... Now he sounded like a school boy sitting on the bench waiting to be called into the principle's office. We'll know soon...
The dust bunnies will have to wait. I haven't seen the replay enough to say for sure who should hang but when there's contact on cool down something's very wrong somewhere.
That was quick..ermm well what ever the case there was zero reason need for that to happen. I think it was a act of sheer aggression, we will have to see what the stewards make of it.