League rules, and Lewis Hamilton

[zarker88]

Taking into consideration Lewis Hamilton's driving style, would anybody here allow him to drive in one of their online leagues?

I'm not a Hamilton basher, but I've seen him do so many moves in his racing career that would be considered totally anti-social in a virtual race.

example: one of the prime rules of online racing is it is always the responsibility of the trailing car to avoid contact with the car in front EVERY SINGLE TIME, UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.

Just curious...
Would you want him driving in your league?

[IbnSolmyr]

Originally Posted by zarker88

example: one of the prime rules of online racing is it is always the responsibility of the trailing car to avoid contact with the car in front EVERY SINGLE TIME, UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.

Just curious...
Would you want him driving in your league?

It's a bit more complicated than that in my opinion, but in most of the cases, it's simple as that. I totally agree with you that in this case, Hamilton was 100% guilty. However it's possible that a driver brakes really too early. All cases have to be investigated, sometimes it's very easy to say if there's a guilty driver, and sometimes not.

The one with Shumi and hem.. i don't remember his name, is a good example of the complexity for some example. By the way, Shumi gently said that was a pure race incident, no guilty there and no complaint from him... Appearently he was fast and very close, the other guy reduced a bit too quicly to let pass him, and the accident was done...

[JJC1]

Originally Posted by zarker88

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Just curious...
Would you want him driving in your league?

Yeah... I'd give him a try out

[zarker88]

Originally Posted by JJC1

Yeah... I'd give him a try out

So would I, but I'd be watching his track ettiquette very very closely.

Lewis is fast, but he's fast as a great hot-lapper, but not so much as a 'racer'. He just can't cope with other cars on the track well enough to make any decent points imo.

Shame - cos he is fast.

[erictheez1]

Originally Posted by zarker88

Lewis is fast, but he's fast as a great hot-lapper, but not so much as a 'racer'. He just can't cope with other cars on the track well enough to make any decent points imo.

Really? Cause, you know, he won a WDC in '08! And it wasn't because he had an amazingly fast car like Braun in '09 and RBR in '11.

He's had to battle everybody since '07 whereas Vettel, for instance, has often relied on getting far ahead of everyone and then using fuel mixture to make sure he's out of the DRS. Is he a very fast driver? Yes. But he's often found wanting when trailing the likes of Hamilton, Alonso, and Button. Just saying.