I disagree Hamilton landed with his butt in the butter. He did get a good sign at a good team, but they'd been supporting him since he was a kid. he earned his way there by being excellent.
Back when we has "driven" by being the minority and not wanting to let people down. What happened to the Lewis that had his father as a manager?
If he hadn't been a little kid about McLaren and made the move exactly when he did he could have ended up with all the other hopes and dreams that went to Ferrari to die.
Ok admittedly this needs more research, so don't quote me here, but from what I've seen this is how it appeared to go down.
Also do not forget to factor in driver involvement in developing the car - driver feedback is a large part of car development. Possibly less so now, with all the sensors and telemetry and whatnot, but it makes a huge difference and he is good at that.
Maybe in Michael's day. I've heard Shumi was very involved in development, especially driver safety. Maybe it was so he could ram the other cars with a clearer conscience?
But these days with German engineering paid specifically to produce the best car, I can't see it being much more than, "how was this change Lewis? Good/bad, ok let's try something else."
@UrBaN and
@rinners, can we agree that for this situation, there isn't a clear cut argument, and arguing over a point where the decision has already been made by the stewards is not adding anything beneficial to this conversation?
Yes, both parties were at fault, Alex for being optimistic and I don't blame him, Hamilton for just turning in a little late, seems fair to place equal blame on both, and for Alex it's valuable experience.
I'm not partial to either side, as I support Ferrari so.
Sorry this is a F1 thread right?
And you think the Stewards always get things right? They have been historically steeped in controversy, favouring certain teams and drivers.
In the light of Max Verstappen being demoted to 4th due to FIA intervention, read about some of the most controversial decisions taken by the F1 stewards
www.essentiallysports.com
How do they arrive at the 5s prenalty? I guess there is a rule written down somewhere, but Albon lost a lot more than 5s, so in my books they don't equate. The only justice is taking his podium. Stoked for the muppet.
Not a Hamilton worshipper by any means, but you can't deny the skill that he has, both in just driving very quickly, but also his racecraft, ability to preserve tyres etc. He is a 6-time champ for a reason.
Also I know that tyre management is a thing in racing, but wow is that a boring thing to have to spectate, may as well watch different colour paints dry to see who wins. They can easily make tyres that last the whole race, but they don't because they need ways to keep things "interesting". F1 need more innovations like the DRS to keep the overtakes and racing interesting.
Until there is more action per lap in F1 I am quite content to watch the highlights to keep up to speed. Excuse the pun.