"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
04/10/2018 at 13:12 • Filed to: None
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"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
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Q: Lewis, I believe, if my ears are correct, you used the word ‘dickhead’ after the race concerning Max Verstappen and the overtake and the contact. Is that correct? And more importantly, is there an opinion you have on the contact you had with Max in the beginning stages of the race? Who was wrong, or was it just a racing incident?
Vettel: Can I answer that question?
Yes.
SV: I think it’s not fair… I mean, I don’t know what Lewis did. We’ve all been in that situation, we fight someone, we go sometimes wheel-to-wheel, it’s close and you have a lot of adrenalin going, do you think comparing to football, if you have a microphone on a football player’s mouth, that everything he says is something nice and is a nice message when the guy tackles him and maybe sometimes he fouls him or not. So I don’t think it’s justified to give us these kind of shit questions and making up a story out of nothing, if we are just racing and we are full of adrenalin and sometime we say these things. I mean if I hit you in your face, you’re not going to say “oh, Sebastian, that wasn’t nice”. It’s a human reaction. Sometimes I feel it’s all a bit blown up and artificial if we have these questions, trying to make a story out of nothing. So, it’s not personal, don’t take it personal. So I think we should cut it right there, so now if Lewis can answer.
Q: I’ll just apologise for any colourful language in Sebastian’s answer there. Now over to you, Lewis.
Hamilton: Honestly, I don’t really remember it. I think maybe it was when we were talking afterwards? Ultimately, I had a coming together with Max and it was an unnecessary collision. There needs to be a certain respect between drivers and ultimately… maybe I need to go and watch the manoeuvre again, but it didn’t feel like a respectful manoeuvre, but ultimately it was a silly manoeuvre for himself, because he didn’t finish the race. And obviously he’s tending to make quite a few mistakes recently, so it was just unnecessary for him to do that. I can’t really remember at what stage of the race it was or why we were even in that position, but yeah, I don’t really care to be honest.
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Nice of Seb to step in there and call out the reporter for a “shit” question on Lewis’ behalf.
wafflesnfalafel
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
04/10/2018 at 13:26 |
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I’ll bet that bought an extra couple of inches from Hamilton the next time they tussle. That was well played by Seb.
Trevor Slattery, ACTOR
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
04/10/2018 at 13:29 |
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The interview was Good Kinja for sure.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Trevor Slattery, ACTOR
04/10/2018 at 13:33 |
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Seb: Don’t be a dick.
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> wafflesnfalafel
04/10/2018 at 13:36 |
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They’ve had their differences, clearly, but seem to have a lot of respect for each other. Maybe they’ve patched things up a bit after Baku.
MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
04/10/2018 at 13:46 |
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Do you think Hamilton was just kind of like, “Oh shit...let’s see where this goes now” when Seb asked to answer it?
BeaterGT
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
04/10/2018 at 13:53 |
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Hats off to Vettel, he knows firsthand what dealing with Max on track is like.
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> BeaterGT
04/10/2018 at 13:56 |
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Yeah, there was quite a bit of schadenfreude when he ended up with the puncture after they got into it.
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
04/10/2018 at 16:32 |
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Drivers become different people when the helmets are on. Vettel and Hamilton get along off track but in the heat of the moment all bets are off.
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> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
04/10/2018 at 16:42 |
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Yup, and that’s why they’re two of the best ever.
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
04/10/2018 at 16:49 |
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Personally Hamilton gets on my nerves though I do enjoy listening to him squirm when things aren’t going his way.