Why Did They Pit Hamilton Under The Safety Car?

[ToraToraTora]

What a balls up! I cannot understand the thinking.

[Hypognosis]

I am sick to the pit of my stomach at the moment. That was enough to put me off F1 for good. The final paper-thin excuse for keeping Sky. Are you listening Mr Murdoch?

I switched off because I couldn't stand the thought of Rosberg and Vettel's smug, grinning faces, like they'd worked hard for the win.

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[mk57]

I am stunned, angry and disappointed at the absolute IDIOCY of making Lewis pit on tyres that could EASILY have carried him on to victory. Heads MUST roll for this travesty !

[kawakiri]

Why, because the German team wanted to hand the win to the German driver so he could get his 3rd consecutive Monaco GP win. However it doesn't rank him with the other drivers who have done this.

[ToraToraTora]

me too, gutted, he was well ahead and they did 5 laps with the SC, why take the chance? Innexplicable. I hate conspiracy theories but this stinks to high heaven.

[Zacs-Master]

Signed him for three years so have him by the short and curlies. A cynical person would say they can favour their German driver now.

[kawakiri]

Indy 500 here I come, any underhand decisions there?

[Canary42]

Revenge by the Germans on Ecclestone for his unwarranted attack on the two German drivers.

https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-rosberg-vettel-bad-business-112322480--f1.html

[kawakiri]

Should have blasted Toto as well.

[zebo]

Is a driver obliged to come in when the radio calls? Seems to have been a stupid decision, we're watching the highlights but I won't watch the podium!

[Noe-schitt]

Yes shame that

[BRIGHT SPARK]

Sad ..very sad...snigger

[shoota]

Inexplicable other than by means of a conspiracy theory imo.

[BRIGHT SPARK]

Not another Monaco conspiracy theory!....it was a bad call, move on.Vettel had a late call in Montmello 2 weeks ago ..it happens.

[tonyav]

Toto Wolff has apologised !.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/formula1/mercedes-error-denies-hamilton/ar-BBkbPhY

[jim360]

Or they were just incompetent/ made the wrong call. Seems more likely than a conspiracy to me.

[tonyav]

According to Toto thats what it was, jim 'a wrong call'.


"We thought the gap was a different one that it actually was. Then he made a call and said the tyre temperature has dropped and there is no grip any more. A complete misjudgement, we shouldn't have had the overview. We screwed it up for him."

[ToraToraTora]

why the snigger bright spark? showing your anti British credentials again?

[BRIGHT SPARK]

TTT.....not anti British ...just anti spoilt brat.

[ToraToraTora]

the team made an error, owned up, apologised. Hamilton was gracious in dissapointment. Not the actions of a "brat". Your judgement is seriously flawed unbright spark.

[BRIGHT SPARK]

L.O.L........gracious in disappointment....we must have viewed via different cameras then!.......p.s...2 p's and 1's in disappointment