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  1. jk0001

    jk0001 F1 Veteran

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    #1 jk0001, Jul 31, 2009
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/5945026/Lewis-Hamiltons-Top-Gear-lap-attempt-delayed-by-rain.html

    By John Bingham
    Published: 6:46AM BST 31 Jul 2009

    The world champion Formula One driver was due to film an attempt to break the record for a lap on the popular BBC programme's track next week.

    But because of forecasts of possible wet conditions, the plan was postponed until next year, according to the Daily Mirror.


    Top Gear stars to perform Italian Job Mini-chase in sewer Hamilton, 24, managed one of the fastest times ever in his last appearance on the show's "star in a reasonably priced car" segment in December 2007.

    Despite slippery conditions, he completed the lap in one minute 44.7 seconds, equalling Jenson Button's best showing in dry conditions and just a tenth of a second behind Nigel Mansell's fastest.

    It was just a fraction behind the most impressive time ever seen the show; the one minute 44.4 seconds achieved by the programme's expert test driver "The Stig", also in better weather.

    Producers were so keen to give Hamilton a chance at the top spot that they decided to move him to a later filming slot to reduce the chance of his attempt being marred by rain for a second time.

    He was quoted as saying: “I’m totally gutted, I was really looking forward to getting back out on the track, but Top Gear felt the chance of rain was too great.”

    A spokesman for Top Gear told the Daily Mirror: “We are double gutted, as Lewis was an absolute star last time.”
     
  2. AlexO91

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    #2 AlexO91, Jul 31, 2009
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    Was this going to be in next series? Because they've finished the filming for the current series.

    P.S. Ahhh British whether, isn't it great?
     
  3. TifosiUSA

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    #3 TifosiUSA, Jul 31, 2009
    So good ole Nige pipped Hamilton's best time? Lol.
     
  4. IanMac

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    #4 IanMac, Jul 31, 2009
    Mansell's lap was in the dry, Hamilton's on a damp, oily track.
     
  5. JoeGuitar

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    #5 JoeGuitar, Jul 31, 2009
    Yup....and to all you conspiracy theorists out there, we shall see what he does in the dry.
     
  6. IanMac

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    #6 IanMac, Jul 31, 2009
    Maybe Top Gear will let him go round and round for as long as it takes him to do the fastest lap. ;)
     
  7. Bas

    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

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    #7 Bas, Jul 31, 2009
    Its a basic stopwatch, they stop it when they want;).

    You're not telling me that Hambone is 1.5 sec a lap quicker than webber, wet or not. If it was a couple of tenths i'd believe it.

    However, didn't top gear win an award for most factual program? (Which is a JOKE ladies;))
     
  8. AlexO91

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    #8 AlexO91, Jul 31, 2009
    Yes, even Clarkson said "which is amazing considering we haven't had a fact in the show for the last 5 years".
     
  9. Aedo

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    #9 Aedo, Aug 1, 2009
    In a different car on different tyres on a different day in a different year - yep, no worries about that comparison :)
     

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