Glock denies gifting Hamilton title

Eurosport - Mon, 03 Nov 23:51:00 2008

Timo Glock said Lewis Hamilton won the World Championship by his own skills shown throughout the season and not because of the German's tyre choice for the final laps of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

FORMULA 1 Toyota Glock - 0

Glock opted to stay on dry-weather tyres as light rain fell in the closing stages of the race and though he did not lose too much time initially, the final lap proved crucial as Hamilton passed him in the last few hundred metres to give the Briton the fifth place he needed to win the title.

"It was a hard race. I tried my best to get some points for Toyota," Glock told BBC Radio Five Live.

"Six laps from the end I asked about the tyre situation and about the weather conditions and I said every time 'I'll stay out, one more lap, one more lap' and at the end I stayed out for the whole race.

"That last lap just cost us the chance to be in the top five, and in the end decided the World Championship," added Glock, who finished sixth, behind race winner Felipe Massa, the Brazilian who would have taken the title had Glock held on to fifth place.

"I think at the end I didn't give the title to Lewis, I think they worked for that the whole year, and Felipe as well," he said.

"They both did a really great job all year and in the end it was a dramatic finale.

"I think it's exactly what the fans want to see - maybe the Brazilian fans are not on my side any more but I tried my best and drove my race, and in the end I can't change it."

Reuters

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  1. If Italian media can act with great sportsman like behaviour, why can't the anti-Lewis brigade follow their example?

    The anti-Lewis brigade only show how narrow minded and blinkered they are when they can't accept Lewis winning the drivers title fairly.

    If the positions of Lewis and Felipe had been reversed (Felipe needing 5th to win the drivers title) and what happened in the last two corners happened, would the anti-Lewis brigade be commenting that Felipe shouldn't have been drivers champion ?

    Somehow I think they would've kept quiet.

    From Alien, on Mon 3 Nov 10:22PM

  2. I see here that a lot of people from both sides of the fence (LH or FM), maybe more on the Masa side, which is understandable, are asking themselves what happened to Timo. I am a big fan of F1 in particular and I like learning more about the true mechanics of the sport. Before I try to explain what happened to Timo, I would like to say, that I am not a Lewis fan - my favourite drivers are Alonso & Vetel and my current favourite team is Renault. However I am the type who likes to look realistically at F1.
    I see here that a lot of people from both sides of the fence (LH or FM), maybe more on the Masa side, which is understandable, are asking themselves what happened to Timo. I am a big fan of F1 in particular and I like learning more about the true mechanics of the sport. Before I try to explain what happened to Timo, I would like to say, that I am not a Lewis fan - my favourite drivers are Alonso & Vetel and my current favourite team is Renault. However I am the type who likes to look realistically at F1.
    Summarizing shortly - 1)Timo has absolutely no fault for letting Lewis pass. 2)It was INEVITABLE that he loses his position to both Vetel and Lewis. 3)Not Timo secured the 5th position for Lewis BUT Lewis was instrumental in Timo holding to his 6th! 4)The McLaren team demonstrated unprofessional behaviour by letting the feelings take them completely and even transferring this pressure to LH by panic striken, obsolete orders from the box. 5) The same happened to the Ferarri team. 6) The ones who comment do not have quick access to enough information. 7) The combination of 4),5) and 6) created a DRAMA THAT NEVER EXISTED! Story follows...

    From sens0r_X, on Mon 3 Nov 10:22PM

  3. Joe B and others
    McLaren don't get any rulings in their favour because of the stealing/spying from last season. The FIA aren't on Ferrari's payroll, in fact Ferrari are the only team to protest the FIA "spec engine" idea. At Spa Hami didn't follow the rules by waiting past the next corner, if he had waited he would have had an easy win as he was much faster than the Ferrari's.

    From grahams, on Mon 3 Nov 10:17PM

  4. ummmmm..... narz g
    McLaren lost the constructors title by quite a bit and Hami only beat Massa by one point, so explain to me the part about blowing Ferrari out of the water, have they stolen another of Ferrari's technical reports?

    From grahams, on Mon 3 Nov 10:11PM

  5. ere i saw GLOCK on Costa Del Sol this morning with a new yatch, bling bling around the neck, masseuse and oh wait...almost forgot RON DENNIS havin a drink by his side!!!!!!!!!!!1

    From Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan-Maria Ramirez, on Mon 3 Nov 10:10PM

  6. All you sad gits don't blame Timo it wasn't his fault it was the FIA's they didnt quite give Massa enough undeserved points. :-) LEWIS No1 LIVE WITH IT YOU SAD GITS!

    From joe b, on Mon 3 Nov 10:09PM

  7. the stewards tried but could not stop a true champion f1 should look at the way they dealt with there decisions it will only turn people away (anti)Mclaren to the core

    From demkyjack, on Mon 3 Nov 10:07PM

  8. Team GLOK....

    From , on Mon 3 Nov 10:06PM

  9. CONGRATULATIONS TO LEWIS ON A JOB WELL DONE,HE GOT ROBBED LAST YEAR!! HAVE TO SAY THOUGH THAT IS WHY FORMULA 1 IS SUCH A FARCE...GLOCK LOST 18 SECS ON LAST LAP...AT LEAST TRY TO DECEIVE US WITH SOME INTELLIGENCE FFS...BUT LEWIS DID DESERVE TO WIN IT,AFTER SOME SHOCKING DECISIONS TO TRY TO KEEP IT LOOKING LIKE A COMPETITION...AGAIN,PLEASE STOP INSULTING OUR INTELLIGENCE,BERNIE MAN.

    From DAVID, on Mon 3 Nov 10:02PM

  10. blog 487
    i put even more on that Alonso wont

    From Russell P, on Mon 3 Nov 10:00PM

  11. sunita139, would that be the same alonso who betrayed his employers. He was lucky. If it would have been me your precious alonso would have spent the rest of the year on garden leave, and the next for that matter!

    From shocking, on Mon 3 Nov 9:57PM

  12. Glock will be a wealthy man today! Ron Dennis' new golden boy. give it another few years and you will see Glock in a McClaren and ide put money on that!

    From lynne w, on Mon 3 Nov 9:57PM

  13. Great one to Lewis and Team Mclaren...Cant Wait For the New Season to Blow Ferrari out the water once again..woot woot.

    From Narz, on Mon 3 Nov 9:56PM

  14. Bring back proper racing like the Indianapolis F1 in 2005.

    From icgrant, on Mon 3 Nov 9:56PM

  15. blog 476
    i wouldn't want to go in a Brazilian cafe with $100 in case i got mugged
    never mind $10.000000 must be a big cafe hope it wasn't in 10s and 20s

    From Russell P, on Mon 3 Nov 9:55PM

  16. The only team that NEEDS to cheat in F1 is Ferrari, Lewis did a fantastic job and the world knows he did...
    Ferrari are the team that make their drivers let the other one through, they did it last year in Brazil and this year in China, it's just a shame that it was too little TOO late for the cheaters, the better man on the day and NO ONE can take that away from him...

    From ClareT, on Mon 3 Nov 9:53PM

  17. night guys

    From Kimi R, on Mon 3 Nov 9:51PM

  18. Thank You to all who made this seasons F1 Championship so brilliant. Fantastic outcome, well done Lewis.

    From NS, on Mon 3 Nov 9:51PM

  19. L ewis
    E nglish
    W inning
    I nternational
    S uperstar

    From Russell P, on Mon 3 Nov 9:51PM

  20. What a championship! What a champion! Make it good to be alive!

    From NS, on Mon 3 Nov 9:49PM
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