Tense British GP win for Hamilton, wish I could have been there. Instead, here is a shot I took of him at the Singapore GP in 2009.
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2015-07-06| Clive saysNot a huge fan of Lewis, to be honest - bit of a petulant child if you ask me [which you likely didn’t]… However, he’s a superlative racer, as evidenced yesterday by:-
Absolutely refusing to yield 2nd place to Valtieri Bottas during the abortion of a start from the 2 Mercedes drivers… [ I’m thinking that following previous launch issues, Mercedes changed both cars, and as a result we got the double-botched start ].
Having the presence of mind and ability to make his stop for tyres count tactically, leap-frogging the break-away group to regain first place… Dare say there was some Team help with that, but he did well to make the move work
Knowing precisely went to pit for the semi-wet tyres at the end of the race. Clearly his call, and timed pretty much to perfection.
However, we can’t get away from the fact that, in an attempt to win the Championship, the Teams have basically reduced the “driver factor” too much. The rules are now set in such a way that 90%+ of a win comes from the car, not the driver… For F1 to be more interesting, that has to be reduced until it’s closer to a 50:50 split between the abilities of the driver and the designers… If F1 did that, it would make the sport much more competitive. Oh, right.
Oh, and petulant child? Yes - just look at the way he lost second place… A throw-away move from recklessness, likely born from frustration. Oh well, at least it made the race more interesting…
2015-07-09| Spike saysI like the way he says what he feels and lives his life his way. I thought his throw-away move was a lunge by a racer that just didn’t work, at least he went for it.
Yes, the rules need changing and the sport needs to get out of its own arse and communicate more; but I did enjoy this last race.