That’s what Formula One driver
Lewis Hamilton said after the second race of the 2013 season. And this post
should have been made late last March after the Malaysian Grand Prix but I
forgot to write about it so here it is now.
After spending five successful
years in McLaren, Hamilton joined Mercedes for the 2013 season and after just
two races, he immediately made a blunder that caused many to smile. During one
of his pit stop in the Malaysian Grand Prix, he made a mistake when he pulled
at a wrong pit box. That alone is already quite funny to think but could be a
reasonable mistake as it was only his second race of the season after
transferring from a different team.
Lewis came to a halt at the pit
box of McLaren, his former team, for a tire change and he eventually drove
further when he probably realized that his crew is not helping him and was
signaled to move through. And I think it was only then that he noticed that he
was at the pit box of McLaren and not Mercedes. No one could blame him for the
mistake as he has been stopping there for several years. Then at the interview
after the race, he said, I just did a Jenson. He was referring to Jenson Button
who made a similar error in the past.
NB: Image from wikipedia.
Not familiar with the names :) and not a racing fan too, but that dude looks really cool ;)
ReplyDeleteJenson Button also competed at last year's Ironman here. That was funny that he stopped at the wrong pit stop and also frustrating for him.
ReplyDeleteHahaha "I just did a Jenson," that's a cool term! It's really difficult to adjust especially when you used to be a McLaren guy for years. =)
ReplyDeleteIt's the first I've heard of him. I guess that mistake he made taught him a lot of lessons. :)
ReplyDeleteIs this the guy car racer from Philippines? Sorry I am not familiar too..
ReplyDeleteI'm not really familiar with him but I do love racing. Thanks for sharing :)
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