made himself sound moreasinine than ever with that comment?Ernie Whitt gave everything he had as a player and a
made himself sound moreasinine than ever with that comment?Ernie Whitt gave everything he had as a player and a coach to the Jays organization, and was putting work in in the minors well before 'Jesus' P Ricciardi ever got there. It's not like you just plucked him up out of a Burger King and gave him a job J.P. The man did something to earn it.The day you're out as GM Mr Ricciardi, could very well we see Mr. Whitt return to be more successful than you ever were.Are the Raptors close to dealing T.J.
Ford?Apparently the Toronto Raptors are closing in on swapping Rasho Nesterovich and T.J. Ford for Jermaine O'Neil the news just keeps getting better and better! Anyhow, that's the weekend that was, and that's the weekend that I missed I guess that teaches me to never go on vacation again.. Hamilton is struggling to cope with all the added pressure this season In 2007 Hamilton was the rookie punching well above his weight and causing surprises The pressure was all on Fernando Alonso and he was cracking There was no pressure on Hamilton at all. Nobody expects brilliant results in your first season. Hamilton, under no pressure, raced brilliantly throughout the season. If Hamilton made mistakes nobody thought that badly of him, its what most onlookers expected anyway Alonso could also develop and setup the car. Hamilton definitely benefited from that. In 2008 it’s now a different matter, Mclaren have made him the team leader and put all their eggs in his basket. People now know what he is capable of and expect heroic performances in every race. There are the added stresses of being team number 1 such as having to move the car forward and be able to set it up 100% for each race, very hard for someone who is only in their second year.
An experienced driver is needed for the role to be carried out successfully. Also there is all the added sponsor and media committements now that Lewis has made a big name of himself. All these pressures are adding up, errors are creeping in and it’s becoming a very erratic season for Lewis, which risks being derailed. Ferrari have one hand on the constructor’s championship trophy With Heikki’s spell of bad luck throughout the season and the various penalties Mclaren have been receiving Mclaren have lost a lot of ground to Ferrari. They are now 33 points behind in the championship. As Ferrari are strong at practically all the tracks now, Mclaren are going to find it very hard to close that gap down unless Ferrari mess up a couple of races quickly. Mclaren themselves need to be a lot more consistent and get their car right 100% every weekend if they are to capitalize when these opportunities arrive. BMW are still in range but signs are they are falling back and aren’t likely to have multiple wins this season which they need in order to fight Ferrari tooth and nail for the championship. On a track where Ferrari are strong they are untouchable Magny-Cours is a track that suits the Ferrari brilliantly On tracks like this nobody can get near them.
BMW Sauber fell back dramatically this weekend and Mclaren’s pace was never strong. Yes they were hampered by their penalties but Ferrari would still have dominated. At tracks where Mclaren can win Ferrari can challenge them and even win. At tracks where Ferrari are great Mclaren can’t challenge them. I think this is a very important issue and the main reason why Ferrari should be able to win both championships. The FIA are very happy to take every opportunity to punish Mclaren Lewis and Heikki’s penalties in Sepang were definitely deserved, as was Lewis’s penalty in Montreal. However I think the FIA went over the top with their penalties here in Magny-Cours. Heikki’s penalty was a farce along with Alonso’s blocking penalty in Monza in 2006. Heikki tried his hardest to get out of Webber’s way, there wasn’t much more he could have done. Despite being impeded, Webber still comfortably managed to get through to the next stage of qualifying therefore it didn’t cost him anything.
