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Funny: Alonso vs Hamilton F1 Ad
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
In a press conference after the Formula One Grand Prix in Hungary, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren’s rookie sensation, spoke about getting the silent treatment from Fernando Alonso. The teammates hadn’t talked since one of the most awkward sights in Formula One qualifying.Here's a quick recap for my non-F1 readers; With just over two minutes left in the decisive third session of qualifying, Alonso pulled into the pits for fresh tires before his final run at securing the pole. Waiting behind him was Hamilton. The crew replaced the tires, gave the car a quick once-over and raised the lollipop, a signal for Alonso to go. Only Alonso didn’t go. He stayed put in the pit box for another nine seconds, Hamilton still waiting behind him, and the crew standing around looking stupified.
Alonso sits in front of Hamilton for an addtional 9s in the pits during the Hungarian F1.
If Formula One Management hadn’t forced YouTube to take down the clips you could see it all for yourself. You could watch the seconds tick down before Alonso headed out for his final flying lap, in which he reclaimed provisional pole from Hamilton. It was pure gamesmanship, as he left Hamilton without enough time to complete a flying lap of his own and challenge for pole. It was also retribution. Hamilton explained that in the second qualifying session, he was supposed to let Alonso out of the pits first but didn’t...
The Alonso-Hamilton rivalry is best summarize in this hilarious ad clip by Mercedes-Benz... it shows that the rivalry is on and off the track. Beautifully done.
Hahaha... yup! That's Mika Hakkinen towards the end of the clip.
