The general message of Denny Hamlin on Harmful actions Podcast on The incident with Ty Gibbs Sunday at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway was not very different from what he transmitted immediately afterwards.
In the form of a bullet, his take -out dishes did not change 12 hours later.
- Gibbs ran Hamlin and Christopher Bell Far too hard, far too early, for positions without consequences
- Hamlin and Bell try to win a championship for the company bearing its name
- This is a question that what must be judged by the leadership of the company and not by the drivers
Gibbs had raised Bell and Hamlin for more than 10 laps until Tour 111 When he finally boiled in the form of a decisive incident that sent n ° 54 into the wall and out of the race. This remains a question of label because Hamlin and Bell continue a championship and were prevented by their teammate not played to acquire stage points which could prove decisive to go to the next round.
“In my mind, he was running too hard,” said Hamlin on his weekly Podcast Dirty Mo Media. “And I know that it will trigger some people on” running a too hard teammate “and I agree that everyone should run to win the race.
“We were running at the time for 11th place. We, (Bell) and (Chase Briscoe) are all fights and scratches and claws to try to get stage points, which will be life and death for us. This is the air we have to continue. I just felt like my teammate should not be the most difficult car on the track to pass. »»
Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Namely, Hamlin even said his rival Ross ChastainAlso a pilot in the playoffs, let him go because a long battle outside the top-10 was not in the best interest in the overview of anyone.
“What Ross thought, more than probably is that” I will not hold it back for this whole 60 -round race, so I could also try to prevent someone else from joining this party “so that he can simply align himself behind me and continue,” said Hamlin. “It is the race job which, in my opinion, is missing – understand this situation.
“Admittedly, these things are quite difficult to win anyway, but if you will have to run your teammates stronger than anyone on the track, then it will be really difficult for each of us to win.”
Hamlin said that last year, Joe Gibbs Racing Had a competition meeting where it was expressed to the not played pilots to “cut a break since it is reasonably possible” to a teammate for the championship.
Work together in a team
He has the impression that Gibbs needs to hear this again from senior business officials.
“What I want to happen is just an intervening leadership and tell us what to do,” said Hamlin. “If you want us to run each other, whatever your position in relation to the classification, we can certainly do it.
“Like, I expect myself and (briscoe) and (bell) to really run, really difficult because we all fight to go above this cutting line … If I am eliminated or that (Briscoe) is eliminated or (bell) is eliminated and we have not established these rules, you do everything you want to do.”
His point is that Hendrick Motorsports And Penske teamAnd their affiliates are doing a good job to respect their championship teammates, and it will be all the more difficult for a Gibbs pilot to win if they are fighting in addition to the competition.
“If you face this, and not only that, but your teammates are the most difficult to pass, we could also hang this thing,” said Hamlin. “It is too difficult to win (a championship) naturally, even less, if we want everyone to run for themselves and no matter if you run for a championship or not.
“And from my point of view, I think Ty would like one of us to win a championship because it is his name on the building.”
Gibbs is the grandson of the owner of the Joe Gibbs team.
Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota; Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Hamlin also explained all the reasons why he has not intentionally crushed Gibbs. He said Gibbs blocked him, and cut his nose, on several occasions, and finally it led to decisive contact.
This is added to Gibbs which does the same thing to Bell before Hamlin grabs them both. Hamlin’s contact in Gibbs has also almost collected a bell.
With a competition meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon, the two drivers did not exchange SMS or telephone calls. And Hamlin has the impression that coach Gibbs, President Dave Alpern or the director of competition Chris Gabehart need to manage it because the drivers will simply not agree.
“The challenge is that I think Ty and I are going to have different opinions, so you need leadership to intervene and say that this is how we want,” said Hamlin. “And then we will play according to these rules. Whatever these rules, I will play according to these rules, but I was told in the past:” If you are not in it, you do everything you can to help your teammates who are there. “”
