Hamilton claims pole at Indy Race
Formula One’s newbie rookie Lewis Hamilton claimed another victory on Sunday Indy race. Despite the fact that he is a newcomer, the 22-year-old Briton is defying the mantra "Nobody is born a master of his craft." Sunday’s race was his second consecutive pole.The Brit’s knowledge of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was honed from media reports, but with each practice session on the track, he started the site master. That knowledge paid off Sunday U.S. Grand Prix. "Getting my second pole here is even better than the first," said Hamilton, whose team changed engines after Friday’s practices. "When I came across the line and the team told me to P1 (the pole), I was screaming in my helmet." Last Sunday, everyone chased Hamilton, whose euphoria about his remarkable victory is perched on a calm confidence. "To hit the post twice in one week is fantastic," Hamilton said. "I love North America! It is a challenge to create a track for the first time and I’ve learned new things every corner and every lap. The car is good and the team did a great job;. Hopefully the team will be able to make the most of the race ‘"Lewis is a great talent and both McLaren and Mercedes invested in his career. Ron (Dennis) gave him his first chance and both Ron and Martin (Whitmarsh) have supported Lewis ever since. He certainly a lot during his Formula Three years in Germany and learned his GP2 season in 2006, "said Norbert Haug of McLaren. "Lewis was supported by McLaren and Mercedes-Benz for nine years and is a part of our motorsports family for a long time. . He is strong and has learned a lot – he can handle the pressure on him "Asked how Alonso is dealing with the fact that its biggest competitor is his less experienced teammate, Haug said:" Fernando has not only chosen a new challenge with a new team, but also with a new teammate. The competition between our two directors is a positive because they respect each other. This competition is also fruitful for the whole team and provides interesting battles for the spectators. We would much rather have this situation than one where a driver was miles away from the other. "With 35 points above McLaren to Ferrari in the constructors’ championship team championship, the latter is keen to make the necessary improvements for France. After enduring and disappointing results in the last few races and the fact that the McLaren team, the bulk of the points, the Ferrari team expected more effort in the coming races to exercise. "No doubt that we are not satisfied with the results," commented Stefano Domenicali, Ferrari’s sporting director. "Third and fourth is not our standard, because we wanted to come here to North America to try to reduce the gap and we did the opposite because we lost 15 points." According to Luca Baldisserri, Ferrari’s head of track operations, the team’s past problems for the most part from a poor qualifying performances. "The problem is that behind in qualifying means that we have a tough race," he explained. "We have a completely different aerodynamic package to try at Silverstone. So hopefully we have another step aerodynamically. "Apart from the Ferrari, BMW Sauber team is also a considerable amount of improvement to go forward in the championship. Fans expect the vehicles’ BMW spark plug wires and other components are in excellent condition of the driver performance.
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