Lewis Hamilton F1 Champion 2019

lifes2short

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It does take skill to drive an F1 no doubt, however the car and rules are some of the problems with the current state of F1. Reduce driving aids, re-introduce spectator thrills like in-pit refuelling and watch viewing numbers soar!

When a sport becomes predictable for 5-6 years running, it's time to switch it up!

true and in my case it's switch off the tv, what would make it interesting is also removing pit to driver radios and leaving things to driver intuition, no team orders or advance knowledge of pit stops etc, too much techy stuff has made it boring
 

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true and in my case it's switch off the tv, what would make it interesting is also removing pit to driver radios and leaving things to driver intuition, no team orders or advance knowledge of pit stops etc, too much techy stuff has made it boring

Love the removal of team radio and intuition, the problem here is that the most astute driver's will mimic one another and increase the chances of collision in the pits!
 

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Hamilton is in the best car and even he would admit that is paramount to his success. His team mate always finishes seconds either side of him.

If you want to look at what true talent brings, look at RB Racing and the void between all the drivers that have partnered him. Max is true talent and needs to be in the right car.

Him and Hamilton in the same car...I am in no doubt Max would rinse him.
 
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Hamilton is in the best car and even he would admit that is paramount to his success. His team mate always finishes seconds either side of him.

If you want to look at what true talent brings, look at RB Racing and the void between all the drivers that have partnered him. Max is true talent and needs to be in the right car.

Him and Hamilton in the same car...I am in no doubt Max would rinse him.
I think Hamilton is truely talented driver with brilliant race craft. Hamilton won the lower class championships (formula 3 & formula 2) before getting to F1, and in his karting days he was destroying the competition and was a true talent. You don't almost win the championship in your first season 2007 with Alonzo as a teammate and then win the championship in your second season in 2008, if your not special. You need a competitive team and car to win f1 championships. Bottas is so far behind in points its not even a comparison.
 

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Hamilton is in the best car and even he would admit that is paramount to his success. His team mate always finishes seconds either side of him.

If you want to look at what true talent brings, look at RB Racing and the void between all the drivers that have partnered him. Max is true talent and needs to be in the right car.

Him and Hamilton in the same car...I am in no doubt Max would rinse him.

Thanks for that, haven’t laughed that hard in a while.
 

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Hamilton is in the best car and even he would admit that is paramount to his success. His team mate always finishes seconds either side of him.

If you want to look at what true talent brings, look at RB Racing and the void between all the drivers that have partnered him. Max is true talent and needs to be in the right car.

Him and Hamilton in the same car...I am in no doubt Max would rinse him.

That is one way of looking at it, certainly not my view
 

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Him and Hamilton in the same car...I am in no doubt Max would rinse him.

lol... Maybe Leclerc would have a shot

Not long until Albon is snapping at the wonder boys heels. Albon and Verstappen have history in their junior categories they are both fast drivers so it will be interesting to see how it develops next year.
 

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Hamilton is in the best car and even he would admit that is paramount to his success. His team mate always finishes seconds either side of him.

If you want to look at what true talent brings, look at RB Racing and the void between all the drivers that have partnered him. Max is true talent and needs to be in the right car.

Him and Hamilton in the same car...I am in no doubt Max would rinse him.

What have you been smoking?

There was no void to Ricciardo, the team chose to pay Max more and so Ricciardo left. If you look at the RB tactics, they are backing Max as the lead driver and using his teammate to support his race where possible. Max is getting the car updates and the team support as a priority, just like Schumacher did at Ferrari. There is no doubt Max is quick however he is also over aggressive and so Albon has outscored him 68 to 54 in the 7 races as teammates so far. In fact Albon has already outscored Gasly in 7 races against 12 in an RB for Gasly.

Max is great to watch, we all like seeing him at his best however he is not yet all that. This season he has failed to finish 7 races. 2 can be blamed on collisions that were not his fault, 5 he is at least partly to blame. Hamilton has finished every race.

The claim that Hamilton has the best car is only partly true. It's certainly been the best on average but it can change from race to race. It's clear Ferrari have been caught cheating recently but still even with an unfair advantage, their drivers failed to win repeatedly.

Vettel is fast but seems to have lost his edge, it's a shame but he's on a downward spiral.

Leclerc is fast but is also making mistakes and have his team F things up for him at crucial moments too.

Bottas is a good driver, one of the best but can't keep up with Hamilton.

So many factors go into what it takes to won several races. A very good driver that makes almost no mistakes is a critical part of that.

I really don't like Hamilton's outward personality and the nonsense millennial rubbish that he preaches however there is no denying that is the class of the field and has been for a while. I hope that others can have all the components required to challenge come together but for now, just saying he's got the best car is nonsense.
 

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So many factors go into what it takes to won several races. A very good driver that makes almost no mistakes is a critical part of that.

This is one of the biggest differences between Hamilton and the rest of the current field, the number of consecutive points scoring results is tantamount to this and it's not just the car as Bottas has not had the same hit rate. Even when he makes a mistake like in Germany this year he still recovers and gains those extra points needed to pressure the rest.

He's talent neutral in my opinion .

Neutral talent are you mad
 

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Just for the record, let’s be reminded Fernando Alonso has Hamilton in his top five greatest drivers of all time + Brundle & countless others rate him as one of, if not the best....

Imagine how stupid you would feel telling Fernando Alonso he’s wrong about anything F1..
 

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He has won alot of races and thats it . Mostly due to teams orders and the car . It takes more than that to be a legendary racing driver . Carisma , recklessness , grit , ruthlesness, compasion ,an exrta ordinary skill for driving , a low regard for your own personal safelty and bollox the size of coconuts . He has non of these .
You cant just be great . You have to earn it and be idolised by the public and your fellow racing drivers . Most people think he is a tw4t .
He is an A-sexual Millenium Vegan Plank who loves himself and has nothing interesting to say and would bore the sh1t out of you if you had the misfortune to be in his presence . He is also a winner amongst the blandest and safest F1 era in history . Hamilton? ..yawn .
 
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