George throwing his headrest made me cringe. F1 workers view
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MustangGT said:
Engine issue forces you out of the race from the lead, when you need a good result to make up ground in the WDC?
Pretty restrained from George I would say.
Technically he definitely threw restraint away Pretty restrained from George I would say.
But yes, understable in my view and honestly shouldn't be a big deal. British people love to make a big fuss out incorrect behaviour from anyone with a public persona these days - but his reaction is no stronger than we've seen in the sport in various ways over many decades - and not that long ago it wouldn't be a big deal at all.
I threw a bit of timer across the garden a few weeks ago in return for a splinter finding it's way under my thumbnail!! I'm human too!
I'm not surprised the tribalist British F1 fans have been coming in to defend George, if it was a certain Dutch driver I'm sure they have been lining up to criticise such actions.
George's perception of himself as the promised prince of F1 seems to be affecting his mental game. He has spent his F1 career waiting for this moment, to have a dominant car that no other team could compete with, where he could drive to the world championship he has always seemed to be believe is his right. Unfortunately, his young Italian friend seems to have found his pace and Mercedes aren't a one-horse team any longer and George seems to be taking it badly.
It's early in the season though and there's a long way to go. Kimi is due his share of bad luck too and eventually it will come down to who is most consistent over the season, but George has got some way to catch up now.
Regardless of all that though, throwing head restraints etc is unprofessional and no driver should be excused. Then again, George does have form for this sort of thing. Who was it that he hit on the helmet after a crash again, instead of checking his fellow competitor was ok after an off?
George's perception of himself as the promised prince of F1 seems to be affecting his mental game. He has spent his F1 career waiting for this moment, to have a dominant car that no other team could compete with, where he could drive to the world championship he has always seemed to be believe is his right. Unfortunately, his young Italian friend seems to have found his pace and Mercedes aren't a one-horse team any longer and George seems to be taking it badly.
It's early in the season though and there's a long way to go. Kimi is due his share of bad luck too and eventually it will come down to who is most consistent over the season, but George has got some way to catch up now.
Regardless of all that though, throwing head restraints etc is unprofessional and no driver should be excused. Then again, George does have form for this sort of thing. Who was it that he hit on the helmet after a crash again, instead of checking his fellow competitor was ok after an off?
hondajack85 said:
sounds fishy. You can remove your own post.
I can remove the post but not the thread, perhaps I’m missing something. I didn’t say anything particularly controversial either, just that as my day job is making the cars, I know someone in Brackley definitely winced when he threw their work on the floor. I get the emotional reaction behind it in the moment.
Mastodon2 said:
I'm not surprised the tribalist British F1 fans have been coming in to defend George, if it was a certain Dutch driver I'm sure they have been lining up to criticise such actions.
George's perception of himself as the promised prince of F1 seems to be affecting his mental game. He has spent his F1 career waiting for this moment, to have a dominant car that no other team could compete with, where he could drive to the world championship he has always seemed to be believe is his right. Unfortunately, his young Italian friend seems to have found his pace and Mercedes aren't a one-horse team any longer and George seems to be taking it badly.
It's early in the season though and there's a long way to go. Kimi is due his share of bad luck too and eventually it will come down to who is most consistent over the season, but George has got some way to catch up now.
Regardless of all that though, throwing head restraints etc is unprofessional and no driver should be excused. Then again, George does have form for this sort of thing. Who was it that he hit on the helmet after a crash again, instead of checking his fellow competitor was ok after an off?
George does appear to be an over entitled Ponce at times I agree.George's perception of himself as the promised prince of F1 seems to be affecting his mental game. He has spent his F1 career waiting for this moment, to have a dominant car that no other team could compete with, where he could drive to the world championship he has always seemed to be believe is his right. Unfortunately, his young Italian friend seems to have found his pace and Mercedes aren't a one-horse team any longer and George seems to be taking it badly.
It's early in the season though and there's a long way to go. Kimi is due his share of bad luck too and eventually it will come down to who is most consistent over the season, but George has got some way to catch up now.
Regardless of all that though, throwing head restraints etc is unprofessional and no driver should be excused. Then again, George does have form for this sort of thing. Who was it that he hit on the helmet after a crash again, instead of checking his fellow competitor was ok after an off?
But if Max had done the same thing I wouldn't think much of it either. If you're leading a GP that you desperately need to win, probably spent all week visualising the win, then your car fails you... You're going to have a reaction! They're allowed to have that reaction, he was literally battling moments earlier so was full of adrenaline, it's medically understandable that he should vent in that moment.
I threw a cushion at the TV when that happened 
We were all deprived of an exciting dual. Either one of them could have taken the other out - but a battery failure was not in the script.
George is a world class talent (albeit in the best car, but that is always the variable - was last year).
Actually think his reaction was justified and restrained.
We were all deprived of an exciting dual. Either one of them could have taken the other out - but a battery failure was not in the script.
George is a world class talent (albeit in the best car, but that is always the variable - was last year).
Actually think his reaction was justified and restrained.
Gassmi said:
Post removed as requested. George's reaction was immature, especially for an F1 driver. The headrest throw was frustration boiling over, but on live TV it looks unprofessional. Most in the paddock would just shake their heads.
It was great drama and it really great to see the passion and frustration rather than the normal corporate bs. Its moments like this that will save F1. Still don’t like the new power units but had a warm feeling after this race.CountyLines said:
Jasandjules said:
Wait, you think a driver in that position should be nice and calm and accept it etc?!? Not much of a racing driver then to my mind
How was he not going to accept it? I mean people call him robot etc ffs now he has a strop and people complain about that instead??
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