No, he took off a wind visor (is that the right word? the thing they have on the helmets) because it got dirty and he accidentally hit the pit limiter while he did that. You can see that pretty good in your video at 0:33. You can see him ripping it off and hastily pushing some buttons.
the contact did happen before the apex and massa had room to spare at the exit and was far enough from the limit to take his hands off the wheel despite having to countersteer after dc rammed into him
my best guess is massa would have made the turn with enough room for david at the exit and then subsequently pitted one lap later to get another nosecone
I think I saw him remove a tear-off when I was watching the race. It was a bit further down the straight, but I suppose post- balls-up he had to get the car going again before he could go back to removing it.
Hahaha... Nah, just watched the in-car - he's punching the air. What a noob!
Yeah, it says so everywhere, but the question is whether it's true. I mean, it is slightly more embarassing to accidentally hit the pit limiter while punching the air out of joy to have passed Alonso one lap before race finish, than it is to hit the pit limiter while tearing off the visor layer.
It certainly looks like he was punching the air. But then the best time to use a tear off is just after you've passed someone and got some clear air ahead, so it wouldn't surprise me if that's what he was INTENDING to do, but never even started to remove it before he clipped the button.
I wonder if McLaren will put in some system to stop the limiter cutting in so easily at high speed.
At the time I thought he must have believed it was the end of the race. Weird anyway, bet he's still kicking himself. Not a good day at the office for the Finns.
I interpreted that as a "I knew he was behind me" rather than a "I knew he was beside me". I doubt he would have turned in like that if he knew Massa was going for a pass, much less announce it on TV.
As much as I hate to say it, Coulthard must bear some blame for it.
Massa's move was quite risky, but not completely unreasonable. I think it was misjudged, but there wasn't anything illegal or unsporting about it.
Coulthard admits he saw Massa behind him. Whether or not Coulthard knew Massa was attempting the overtake, I can't say. Looking at the replay, it seems that Coulthard was turning in as though Massa wasn't there.
As a very experienced driver, I think Coulthard would know that he would come off second-best if they clashed in such a position, so he probably didn't realise that Massa was alongside.
It should also be noted that Massa took a lot of kerb, apparently trying to avoid Coulthard's car.
So in conclusion:
Massa made a risky but legally valid move up Coulthard's inside. Coulthard was unaware of the overlap with Massa and held the normal driving line. Massa made a reasonable attempt to avoid a collision. I'd say the blame is 35% to Massa, 65% to Coulthard.
I just have to say that the 3 guys on podium are so refreshing to see. Those are the true stars of F1 in my opinion, and been waiting so long to see Williams and BMW get a well earned podium. A shame Kubica couldn't be up there with them .
Who are they? There weren't any finns in the race.. Maybe they'll race at Malysia
Which reminds me, Germans are now walking with their heads up high. Yesterdays Bild: "WE have the best cars. Mercedes p1, BMW p2 and williams with a german built engine p3. WE have the most succesful drivers..." It can't be that big of a thing can it? Our magazines don't write with that tone, do they?
All the Youtube videos are being removed owing to "copyright claims by Formula One management" - even though it's all stuff ripped from TV stations. We need to start posting videos with alternative codewords for F1.
I bet you also have such yellow (brainless) press in Finland
Bild is in Germany like The Sun in the UK
BIG generalised Headlines for the masses.
No one with a brain would take these papers really serious.
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