Don't blame the individuals. The entire race safety process was at fault. Something that never changed until Jackie Stewart got involved. And he met with quite a lot of opposition. Races took place on open roads with the odd bale straw wrapped around a lamp post in order to minimise damage to the lamp post. And kids of today moan about Tilke tracks.
But Peterson didn;t die as a direct result of the injuries in that crash or the length of time it took to extract him from the wreckage. He suffered a broken leg and mild burns but that was all. It was complications at the hospital the following day that led to his death. I beleive it was blood clot that nothing could have prevented at the time.
Well that video of Roger Williamson really sums up the safety back then. Poor David Purley trying to turn over the car but with no help. Sad days , thankfully we have moved on.
Stirling Moss goes on to say: Moss also thinks Anthony Hamilton needs to take over his son's management again in order to "sort the whole thing out." I'm not sure but I get the impression the rift between Hamilton and his father went too deep for them to work together again in any meaningful capacity.
His death was caused by a fat embolism as a result of seepage of bone marrow into the bloodstream from his horrific fractures. Fat embolisms are still nigh on impossible to treat and immediate treatment is essential to prevent its onset. Peterson was left lying on the track with no medical attention. The marshalls and police formed a human cordon and did not allow anybody near the crash scene, including Prof Sid Watkins, to treat Peterson who was finally put into an ambulance after 18 mins. It was this delay that allowed the embolism to occur.
Back to Hamilton being a liabilty - does anyone think that, being the most prepared driver ever to enter F1, Hamilton was already the finished article in March 2007 and that he hasn't actually improved since then? If not, how has he improved in his first four years?
I think we all know LH is one of the best over takers on the grid and So Lewis tries to continue that trend to entertain the fans. But unfortunatly he hasnt learned the practise of patiance to make a clean move. He is not an oppertunist he is just dan dare and doesnt care if he ruins other peoples races. 2 silly races and he is now miles behind Button and wont recive the platinum service from Mclaren!
No doubt he came into the sport running, but I do not believe he is the finished article. He has improved, on his day he is quite masterful but his lack of emotional control can detract from that. It's those impatient mistakes (Massa in Monza last year is a prime example) that detract from his raw ability. He needs to learn to temper himself a touch, perhaps think a bit longer term into a race a la Button or Alonso. I actually think (or is it hope) that this current "patch" he is going through may develop some of the traits he is lacking. Make or break time perhaps, to give it a bit of drama.
I wouldn't say that Lewis doesn't care who's race he's ruined. We all know, as does Lewis, that ruining someone's race results in a penalty that probably ruins yours. Regardless of that, Lewis just isn't that clinical and single minded to the point where he would happily bash others out the way. More to the point, any contact with another car is bound to result in damage to his car as well so I can't subscribe to the view that he doesn't care. I agree however that he needs to find some patience from somewhere. I generally tend to think of wet races being much like cricket I suppose. When you first walk out to bat you seldom look to score massive fours and sixes straight away (unless they really are bad balls), you've got to get your eye in first. I think the same applies to wet racing; get out there and learn where the grip is and watch out for the dodgy spots. Don't charge in there all gung ho! Also, I think that his situation has been exacerbated by the fact the last two races have not been conducive to clean racing. The tight, enclosed nature of Monaco plus the terrible conditions at the start of Canada by no means helped him. Yes, it was the same for everyone and he should have definitely exercised a little caution. However, had Canada been dry I very much doubt we would have seen him involved in as many incidents. It's not as if no one else was involved in any either. Bad race at Monaco + feisty/eager but impatient Lewis + conditions in Canada = big news story.
Yes at the wrong place at the wrong time, I'e passing a man who did not see him, who then went on to hit his car, Thats why button apologised, what you expect him to do rub it in, and call hima Tw*t? grow up .. Jesus
And miggins you are also entitled to your opinon, the whole watching world saw Hamilton make a move and get caught out by a car who did not seem him, as for not knowing that he would lose grip on a curb , well hands up which driver on this forum on in the would has not been caught out by a sudden loss of grip on wet surface!, you say poor decision maker, I say if he had less talent and guts he would have the same records as the likes of Massa or need to the team to favour him to beat a better driver, like a Alonso, swings and rounadbouts
I have not read anywhere that the 18min delay in putting him in an ambulance contributed to his death more than 24 horus later becuase of this rare complication. Am happy to be educated on this one if you can back it up but I cannot see what they could have done at the scene to prevent this as they could not have done on track surgery to the fractures at the time. I have only ever seen it as a tragic occurence of events. Yes there was a lot to learn from the marshalling that day as there was in almost every accident from that period or earlier, but I do not see that this ultimately cost him his life that day. If you want a case of a driver dying as a result of the incompetence of marshalls, look no further than Elio de Angelis death in 1986. The marshalls were dressed in short and t-shirts at the test and could not get near the car to either put the fire out or right the upturned Brabham. He died in hospital of smoke inhalation. Aside from that his injuries were limited to mild burns, no broken bones as far as I can remember.
Allsaintschris, have a read of this, which clearly states an 11-18 minute delay, with a police cordon which stopped Sid Watkins getting to the scene. It also states that the risk of fat embolisms increases the longer the patient is left untreated, and the longer the surgery. I think I have read elsewhere that Sid Watkins didn't believe the setting of 27 fractures in one go was the best course of action, and may have contributed to Peterson's death, but I can't find any evidence for this at the moment.
What you miss the bit where button says sorry, get it into your head, Button looks in the mirror, misses hamilton coming up his inside, and knocks his mate out of the race , racing incident as the stewerds noted. Hamilton and button aplogise to each other, to show no hard feelings, time to move on. The only people who are trying to spin this into something is the confirmed hamtilon haters, "his immature, bad decision maker, brash" blah blah blah. Well I put it to you, there were 4 worlds champions on that grid in canada and I pretty sure you dont win it by being Immature, Bad decision maker or general crash prone driver unable to win points! but if you want to conitnue to act as if you could show LH how to drive a car, thats your look out
yes, I do say poor decision maker, on track and off it. And Webber DID see him, that's why he moved over and tried to give him room, but, as usual, a stupid, and arrogant, move by Hamilton ends in someone else getting screwed over, like massa and Maldonado last race and Webber this race. Why you are mentioning the Button incident is beyond me, although that, once again, was a poorly judged decision. You can make excuses for him as much as you want but the facts show that Hamilton has caused his own demise in the WDC nearly every season through poor errors of judgement. As to wheteher he's improved since he's been in F1, I'd say the opposite, he's got worse, all the Hamelots and magazinessinging him praises and treating him like some sort of Demi-god have gone to his head and he now believes in his own inflated sense of himself. Best over taker? don't make me laugh.
That's the stupidest argument on the internet. Firstly I haven't offered any advice to Hamilton. Secondly I don't get paid to drive a McLaren - that's his job, but fans of Hamilton or F1 are quite entitled to criticise his mistakes. Thirdly, you were banging on about Button's apology proving his liability but you chose to ignore Hamilton's comment about it being all his fault, even when it was pointed out to you. For your your information I don't think there a single so-called Hamilton-hater on this forum. I might be wrong but I haven't seen any undeserved criticism of him here since I joined.
Just because you've won a world championship doesn't mean you're incapable of making bad decisions or acting immaturely upon occasion.
