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  1. jk0001

    jk0001 F1 Veteran

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    #1 jk0001, Jan 6, 2009
    http://www.crash.net/motorsport/f1/news/173012-0/glock_interlagos_cynicism_was_hard_to_understand.html

    Timo Glock has admitted that the aftermath of last year's Brazilian Grand Prix was ‘very tough and difficult to understand', as he found himself accused in some quarters of having helped Lewis Hamilton to win the Formula 1 World Championship title.

    Having slipped behind the Scuderia Toro Rosso of Sebastian Vettel to sixth place in the very closing laps of the race around Interlagos' Autodromo Carlos Pace, Hamilton was only saved when he came across Glock's Toyota in the penultimate corner, the German scrabbling around for grip after his team had elected to leave him out on dry tyres on an increasingly wet track surface in a bid to gain some ground.

    That led to angry fans cynically suggesting that the 26-year-old had deliberately slowed to enable his friend to claim the laurels – even though the telemetry proved that similarly-shod team-mate Jarno Trulli's lap time over the final tour had been even slower than that of Glock.


    “It was like driving on ice, the man from Lindenfels told Spanish radio station Onda Cero, “but still it was the right decision because it meant I finished one position higher than if I had changed tyres.

    “I did my own race and had no interest in getting involved in the fight for the title. Afterwards when all the journalists were coming up to me I began to wonder if Lewis going past me meant he was world champion, but during the race I had no idea of the position I was in, let alone what Hamilton and Felipe Massa were doing.

    “When I saw everyone's reaction it was very tough and difficult to understand. Even the next two weeks were really hard.”

    Glock stressed that the post-race conspiracy theories to which he was subjected were ‘a little strange', but added that he accepted them as a price to be paid for competing in such a popular global sport

    “I believe in Formula 1,” the former GP2 Series Champion concluded, “so you have to live with these things.”


    Hey Timo if you do the crime, don't complain about doing the time.
     
  2. 62 250 GTO

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    #2 62 250 GTO, Jan 6, 2009
     
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    #3 rmani, Jan 6, 2009
    glocks an idiot
     
  4. Sonny_Corleone

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    #4 Sonny_Corleone, Jan 6, 2009
    As much as I would love to blame Glock for Massa not getting the title, there were plenty of other factors/incidents this season that were the culprit. Brazil should have just been an afterthought and celebration of Massa's championship...
     
  5. kraftwerk

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    #5 kraftwerk, Jan 6, 2009
    The guy is telling it as it was driving on ice, team mate even slower.

    So I suggest sour graped armchair experts, try driving balls out with slicks in the wet, then report back if you can't understand.

    For the record LH won the WDC in SPA, Glocked or not.
     
  6. jk0001

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    #6 jk0001, Jan 6, 2009
    The truth hurts, I understand.
     
  7. SrfCity

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    #7 SrfCity, Jan 6, 2009
    The incident proved "very convenient" for LH. The rest is all speculation as his financial reward is pretty much untraceable now ;)
     
  8. maxorido

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    #8 maxorido, Jan 6, 2009
    O RLY!???

    *shakes head*
     
  9. kraftwerk

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    #9 kraftwerk, Jan 6, 2009
    Quite the contrary Jim.
     
  10. tifosi12

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    #10 tifosi12, Jan 6, 2009
    +1

    The surprise of Glock's driving wasn't that he let go in the last corner, but that he managed as the only one on slicks in the pouring rain of an undulating track to hang on for so long. Glock is not an idiot but a hero for keeping it on the track under these conditions.
     
  11. cabaynes

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    #11 cabaynes, Jan 6, 2009
    Truth.

    All these idiots blaming Glock need to get their heads out of the arses, Massa and Ferrari made way too many mistakes in the beginning of the season and should never have been relying on Glock in the first place.
     
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    #12 tifosi12, Jan 6, 2009
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    All true.

    Plus what on Earth would Glock have gained by letting Hami through? That situation was so far fetched that nobody could have thought of it beforehand so Toyota and Glock were totally unprepared. There wasn't even enough time for Ron Dennis to run over to the Toyota stand and negotiate some kind of deal.

    Even when F1 teams have strong ties (e.g. Sauber and Ferrari in the past) it is close to impossible for the "supporting" team to render any kind of help (just look up the MS vs Villeneuve duel in Jerez). In this situation there was neither a connection between the teams nor enough time to set anything in motion.

    Anybody who supports the theory that Glock did this on purpose is a troll.
     
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    +1000

    Also, Glock has been openly critical of Hamilton's driving at Monza. They definitely aren't best buddies.
     
  14. SRT Mike

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    #14 SRT Mike, Jan 6, 2009
    Which is why so many are inventing conspiracy theories that are so obviously impossible rather than accepting that....

    "Yep, Lewis is the World Champion... fair and square".
     
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    #15 Remy Zero, Jan 7, 2009
    i really don't understand why people are still blaming Glock. Ferrari lost the Championship for Massa. Period.
     
  16. zoRob

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    #16 zoRob, Jan 7, 2009
    +1

    People on this forum also seem to forget that 4 cars went past almost in convoy, of which Hamilton was in the middle. Did the others bribe him too or was it just LH?
     
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    Heck, Glock only got ahead of Hamilton in the first place by not switching to wet tires.

    It was a gamble. It didn't work out. If the rain had held off a little, it might have worked. As it was, it didn't. That's racing.

    If the answers were absolutes, we wouldn't have to run the races.


    I don't blame Glock.

    I blame the anti-Michael 2003 points system. ;)
     
  18. jk0001

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    #18 jk0001, Jan 7, 2009
    One day the truth will leak out if it has not already, now we all know that Championships can be bought and sold its all fake like the WWWF.
     
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    #19 Sonny_Corleone, Jan 7, 2009
    Exactly. Forget the medals and points for fastest lap or pole, just go back to the previous point system and all will be well.
     
  20. icky

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    #20 icky, Jan 7, 2009
    You realize that if Glock actually had been paid by McLaren to give Hamilton the championship then wouldn't it have just been a lot easier to pit as soon as the rain started coming down instead of not pitting? Had he pitted then Hamilton wouldn't have been challenged. Or did McLaren contact him about payment at the last lap?
     
  21. SRT Mike

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    #21 SRT Mike, Jan 7, 2009
    Now, now... logic is not allowed in this debate, so go find another conspiracy theory to piss on!
     
  22. kraftwerk

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    #22 kraftwerk, Jan 7, 2009
    LOL...:)
     
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    #23 tifosi12, Jan 7, 2009
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    "Interests: Pissing off Lewis Hamilton fans"

    Goodbye.
     
  24. 62 250 GTO

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    #24 62 250 GTO, Jan 8, 2009
    That warranted a ban?
     
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    #25 zoRob, Jan 8, 2009
    Deliberately setting out to 'piss off' other forum members is trolling isn’t it?
     
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