You kizdan, you're a f*cking idiot. I didn't say he wasn't a rookie. He is a rookie albeit a rookie who has come from a far more stabilized background and environment than the average bloke. This fact gives him a leg up. 20 years of following F1 and you have absolutely nothing to show for it.
Easy there, Dan quote on Hamilton is pretty spot on, the first time Hammy really did any testing was in the off season. During his GP2 Season, McLaren kept De La Rosa in the seat and had him finish the season in Montoya's place. De La Rosa and Gary P did most of the testing.
Frankly it sounds like a lot of tifosi are scared the almighty Schumacher is going to be forgotten so quickly because of Hamilton. Sch-WHO?-macher. Lewis has the class, skill, and charisma to exceed anything Schumacher accomplished, on and off track. I'm just upset we never got to see Lewis man-handle Schumacher between the kerbing.
Prost might argue with you on that one... Now I'm not sure where they've gotten the time spent in the simulator as 500 comes out to 625 eight hour days. Or rather 1.7 years straight or 2.4 years if you were taking weekends off. But, it does bring up the fact that Hamilton has probably logged hundreds (if not over a thousand) hours of time in a racing simulator that's on par with what U.S. fighter pilots train with. That's a big advantage LH's had that Schumi or Senna or even a new quick driver like Rosberg didn't have. So when you think to yourself how spectacular LH did at a track like Canada that he's never seen before, that statement is false. Granted he'd never been there in person but he's logged many, many virtual miles on the track in a simulator that allows him to feel ever bump, rumble-strip, curbing and surface change as if he were there. The only difference is the G's experienced in the simulator aren't as high. How do you factor all that into your calculations?
That's simply the way of time and sports but I don't think the accomplishments of a current generation need diminish those of the past.
Advances are the name of the game in F1 we all know you could have the cars drive themselves. but it is a balance of techno skills, raw driving talent and driver feed back that make a good driver now.hours spent on a simulator is a small part of it
I have yet to read an intelligent post by you. It amazes me that you just don't realize how much of a jacka$$ you sound like with just about every post you place on this site. I am here to discuss Formula 1 with some level of intelligence. I am apparently dealing with an unarmed man. Get a clue. Do me a favor, and place me on your "ignore" list.
I am responding to this discussion on Formula 1. K Reloaded is obviously frustrated that he has no response for me on the topic of Formula 1, and responds with name calling and bashing. Go back and read the threads and see for yourself. He is completely out of line.
I know and I realize he started the name calling. I'm just asking both of you to cool down. Put each other on the ignore list if you have to.
yes i suppose so leading back to the question of winning a WDC without winning a GP ps sorry you got all this ear bashing
i don't see how both can be compared at all. Sometimes, people tend to start a thread, and end up some members calling each other names. whats the logic of comparing Lewis with MS, Prost, or Senna? it's really not relevant at all. Lewis is a great talent, whose lucky enough to have a great team and a great car to back him up. nuff said.
The urge to compare athletes of different eras is too hard to resist. Kobe to MJ or Lebron to MJ, Ali to Mike Tyson, Jesse Owens to Carl Lewis, Byron Nelson to Tiger Woods, the list goes on. Circumstances are different, rules change, technology and training changes but the one thing that doesn't is the otherwordly discipline and mentality that makes a professional athlete what he/she is. I've known too many talented athletes across a wide variety of sports who have made it to and in the pros and those that just couldn't cut it. With those that couldn't hack it, it almost always came down to mentality. Given Lewis' modest background and British/West Indian upbringing I think you'll find he'll be the equal and you won't soon see any sophomore year unraveling as with Villeneuve.
I had put in a earlier post that its not a comparision on how lewis is better than schmac in that case they would both be racing as of today (pity there not) but a basic interesting look at how they both started out whats wrong with that! if people look at it different then so be it I cant help it if people start getting in to a heated conflab.. so you wont be comparing them in the near future ok.
It's not about the ball, shoe or car. If you meet enough professional athletes you'll soon see there's a common thread that the average person just does not possess. My point is that you can take that common thread down through the ages and the sports.
Andreas, You are confusing race position with who is faster. Kimi I believe actually set the fastest lap at Indy (race) and he finished 4th (I think). So yes LH has NOT been faster than Alonso in the last 2 races lap time wise, he has importantly though finished 1st in both cases. Remember Prost and Lauda, masters at winning races as slow as possible ... again proves that the fastest guy in a car does not always win! Its more complex than that. Pete
