Lewis Hamilton Was Right to Attack During the 2014 German Grand Prix

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Published: July 21, 2014

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Lewis Hamilton went into the Formula One German Grand Prix on Sunday in damage-limitation mode.

A brake failure in qualifying and five-place penalty for changing his gearbox left him starting in 20th. To make matters worse, team-mate and championship rival Nico Rosberg was on pole.

The German would surely cruise to an unopposed win; Hamilton needed to finish as close behind as possible.

He set about doing so as soon as the safety car came in at the end of the third lap. By the end of the race, he finished in third—but the manner in which he reached that position drew criticism from some fans and praise from others.

Twitter was ablaze during the race with fans debating whether he was going about things in the right or wrong way.



Two incidents in particular sparked debate.

The first came on the 13th lap. Hamilton was 10th, behind Kimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo. Raikkonen got a good exit from Turn 4 and went to the inside of the Red Bull, while Hamilton used his greater straight-line speed to go down the inside of both of them.

Hamilton braked very late, locking both front wheels. He made contact with Raikkonen but still made the corner, overtaking two cars in a single move.

The second incident occurred on Lap 30. Now up to seventh and having just stopped for fresh tyres, Hamilton came up behind Jenson Button. The McLaren took a very wide line into the hairpin, and Hamilton, thinking Button was giving him room, went for the inside.

But he wasn't. Button turned in, and Hamilton hit the side of the MP4-29, damaging his front wing.

It would eventually cost the Mercedes man a chance of coming in second.



A close examination of footage of the Raikkonen-Ricciardo incident reveals Hamilton braked the merest blink of an eye after the Finn. This allowed him to pull alongside through the rest of the braking zone.<...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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