Button wins the Canadian GP

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Cafc5 said:
First time poster on the f1 forums I'm usually over at the football. As a Schumacher fan for 13 years I am bursting with pride right now he didn't get a podium but that was inspiring. Hope he signs that new three year deal
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Welcome to the board, and I apologise if what follows in the next few hours is an utter disgrace, some people can get quite wound up on here! I agree that Schumacher really showed why he is still behind the wheel today. Whilst I'll never fully support him after his history, I think that performance shows he can still mix it with the best of them.
 
DHCanary said:
There is a video of the incident here.

The way I see it is Button gets his nose just in front of Alonso before he hits the brakes. Being on the inside, and not on the racing line, he has to brake earlier than Alonso. Alonso takes a wider line into the first part of the chicane, but then has no choice but to run into Button. Alonso could have backed out before turning in, or Button could have braked earlier to avoid the collision.

At the end of the day though, Button has to go for the gap that is there, it was a definite chance, and Alonso has to decide whether to defend or back out and nail him in the DRS zone. Tough call, neither clearly had the advantage, so I'd put it down as a racing incident. Any other reasonable interpretations?
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But, as you say, Alonso was on the racing line. The line he takes into the corner is pretty much his perogative but he allowed Button room and got himself ahead. He didn't cut across Button, he made for the apex of the corner while he was ahead. It is always the duty of the overtaking driver to ensure the overtake is made without collision, he didn't do that and again it is the defending driver that has paid the price. where is the justice in that?
 
Thanks for the welcome. And I don't think you can do live betting for f1 yet. Shame. His odds would have been something like 5000/1
 
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Respect to Jenson.........................what a ****ing drive!!!!
 
I remember looking at the driver track and seeing Jenson half a lap down thinking oh great no points for McLaren today championship over. WOW, its gonna be hard to sleep tonight.
 
Button shouldnt get a penalty, he clipped the apex and understeered into Alonso. Alonso was just seriously unlucky.
 
Fred said:
Button shouldnt get a penalty, he clipped the apex and understeered into Alonso. Alonso was just seriously unlucky.
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I thought Alonso was going to cut the corner, the whole McLaren was along side but he seemed to turn in with the hope that Button could make a tighter line.
 
Great drive from Jenson today. It was such an exciting race I'm having to watch the whole thing again on the red button. Button put in a world champion's drive, and to get the win right at the death is the cherry on top.

I know lots of people will talk about the Alonso contact, but as far as I could see Button was on the inside and level. I'm not sure that Button could possibly get a penalty in that situation.
 
If people are saying the Button/Alonso contact deserved a penalty then we may as well make F1 a no contact sport, they were level going into the corner on the slippery conditions and made contact, Alonso was unlucky to get beached, Button was unlucky to get a puncture. I am a fan of both Alonso and Button so there is no bias here, it was 100% a racing incident.

I do not think anyone can legitimately take anything away from Button today he was supreme, on older tyres and still about 2 secs quicker that anyone else, that was one of the best victories and drives I have ever seen.
 
Mifune said:
If people are saying the Button/Alonso contact deserved a penalty then we may as well make F1 a no contact sport, they were level going into the corner on the slippery conditions and made contact, Alonso was unlucky to get beached, Button was unlucky to get a puncture. I am a fan of both Alonso and Button so there is no bias here, it was 100% a racing incident.

I do not think anyone can legitimately take anything away from Button today he was supreme, on older tyres and still about 2 secs quicker that anyone else, that was one of the best victories and drives I have ever seen.
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QFT. Would give rep but can't.
 
There's something about Jenson this season, he's far more aggressive than I think I've ever seen him, I think the stewards have been very harsh in their giving of penalties for almost anything, so fingers crossed he doesn't get one. Fantastic drive, fantastic race, and did you know Hurruh is the same backwards?
 
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