Drivers complain about Montoya

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Posted: Monday May 14, 2007 10:02AM ET
Juan Pablo Montoya, praised profusely during the season's early races, is now facing criticism for his stubborn refusal to get out of the way in races in which his car is not a factor.
 
The novelty’s wearing off

Juan Pablo Montoya, praised profusely during the season’s early races, is now facing criticism for his stubborn refusal to get out of the way in races in which his car isn’t a factor.

Denny Hamlin said racing was surprisingly civil at the tight, egg-shaped track, adding that there were only “one or two” drivers who caused problems. When pressed, he quickly identified Montoya as “one of the ones I was talking about.”

For his part, Montoya blamed early contact with another car with ruining the handling characteristics of his Dodge. The other car was driven by the other driver, A.J. Allmendinger, most criticized for blocking and getting in the way.

“The ‘84’ (Allmendinger) hit us and hit us and hit us again, and then I went in there behind him,” said Montoya. “I let him through, and he went in really slow, so I went for the bottom. As soon as I went for the bottom, he checked up, and I ran into the back of him and damaged the front.”
 
tkj24 said:
“The ‘84’ (Allmendinger) hit us and hit us and hit us again, and then I went in there behind him,” said Montoya. “I let him through, and he went in really slow, so I went for the bottom. As soon as I went for the bottom, he checked up, and I ran into the back of him and damaged the front.”
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Riiiiiiiight...

It's common for driver to think "What can I do to make this guy hit me...hmmm.... I know, I'll check up in the turn. That'll show him."
 
Very similar to that video clip someone posted on here last week where Montoya was not looking where he was walking and ran into somebody that was standing still with a camera. Montoya gets irate and blames the guy that was standing still.
Then in the Busch race you clearly hear Montoya's crew chief pleading with him to let someone pass and Montoya disobeys his crew chief's wishes.
My opinion is the guy is a jerk. He's spoiled and over-rated.
8 years in CART and IRL combined, 17 wins, I'm not impressed.
I'd like to see one of the good 'ol boys tune him up.
 
No doubt about it, JPM is a prima dona in his own mind. That's what most of those F1 drivers think anyway. One day, he's going to get his own in NASCAR and it might wake him up. But I just don't think that he will learn. His whole attitude in the first place is to come into the series with a bang and win. He's said as much on many occasions...Chip doesn't pay me to lose! He is without a doubt, a very talented driver and can have a huge success, but he has to learn not just how to drive that car, but the attitude of the other drivers as well. But he's no different than some of the other drivers who always seem to blame someone else for their mistakes.
 
Yeah, anything for you Hendrick fans to complain about Montoya. :eyeroll:
 
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