Comments for Grip and Hammer http://www.gripandhammer.com From Running workouts to Motorsport reviews; we grip life by the horns and hammer away! Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:03:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 Comment on Kimi Raikkonen: 2007 FIA Formula One World Champion by Scott Ly http://www.gripandhammer.com/2007/10/31/kimi-raikkonen-2007-fia-formula-one-world-champion/#comment-4 Scott Ly Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:12:31 +0000 http://www.gripandhammer.com/2007/10/31/kimi-raikkonen-2007-fia-formula-one-world-champion/#comment-4 What a very poor argument: "It’s a sad day when a constructor can win the championship when they can’t even win the race on their home track. McClaren forever!!!!" How can you hold a candle to this when Mercedes McLaren lost the GB Grand Prix (Silverston) to Ferrari and McLaren's home base is in GB. Ferrari was the underdog the whole season and yet they still won. The underdog won! Even if you gave back all the points to McLaren (with the deserved penalty at Hungarian) they would have still lost. What a very poor argument:

“It’s a sad day when a constructor can win the championship when they can’t even win the race on their home track. McClaren forever!!!!”

How can you hold a candle to this when Mercedes McLaren lost the GB Grand Prix (Silverston) to Ferrari and McLaren’s home base is in GB. Ferrari was the underdog the whole season and yet they still won. The underdog won! Even if you gave back all the points to McLaren (with the deserved penalty at Hungarian) they would have still lost.

]]> Comment on Kimi Raikkonen: 2007 FIA Formula One World Champion by Marc Lein http://www.gripandhammer.com/2007/10/31/kimi-raikkonen-2007-fia-formula-one-world-champion/#comment-3 Marc Lein Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:35:38 +0000 http://www.gripandhammer.com/2007/10/31/kimi-raikkonen-2007-fia-formula-one-world-champion/#comment-3 It's a sad day when a constructor can win the championship when they can't even win the race on their home track. McClaren forever!!!! It’s a sad day when a constructor can win the championship when they can’t even win the race on their home track. McClaren forever!!!!

]]> Comment on Louis Hamilton: Should He Be A Champion? by Marc Lein http://www.gripandhammer.com/2007/10/31/louis-hamilton-should-he-be-a-champion/#comment-2 Marc Lein Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:20:18 +0000 http://www.gripandhammer.com/2007/10/31/louis-hamilton-should-he-be-a-champion/#comment-2 If FIA and F1 were not so heavily biased towards success of Ferrari than Hamilton would be champ...period. Other than his pit entry mistake in China, he has been neary flawless. In fact he had to compete against his own teammate whom in my opinion showed his true colors as a racer and human being), all the while Hamilton took the high ground......something both governing bodies need to do in order for F1 to grow and continue it's success. While Kimi, Alonzo, and Massa have may be more "seasoned", they fall flat on their face when it comes to attracting new fans to the sport. While all three are tremendous drivers, the all have huge detractors. Kimi has to borrow personality, Alonzo loves himself more than the sport, and Massa needs to spend less time looking at his self portrait in the garage and more time winning races. The breath of fresh air and only hope of F1 to continue it's meteoric rise in a post Shumacher world is the continued success of Hamilton. If FIA and F1 were not so heavily biased towards success of Ferrari than Hamilton would be champ…period. Other than his pit entry mistake in China, he has been neary flawless. In fact he had to compete against his own teammate whom in my opinion showed his true colors as a racer and human being), all the while Hamilton took the high ground……something both governing bodies need to do in order for F1 to grow and continue it’s success. While Kimi, Alonzo, and Massa have may be more “seasoned”, they fall flat on their face when it comes to attracting new fans to the sport. While all three are tremendous drivers, the all have huge detractors. Kimi has to borrow personality, Alonzo loves himself more than the sport, and Massa needs to spend less time looking at his self portrait in the garage and more time winning races. The breath of fresh air and only hope of F1 to continue it’s meteoric rise in a post Shumacher world is the continued success of Hamilton.

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