I've seen Ham interviewed many times outside of a track, and he's a far cry from inarticulate. Not saying he's a genius, but I doubt that lack of perceived tact is any accident. He's trying to psych out the competition.
When he came to this year's Aussie GP he was on all the media shows trying to drum up support .... got the big thumbs down from us with Dan in the mix. He really is a major suck and just comes across as a ****
Ferrari taught them the value of having an obedient #2 in the team. Remember Irvine, Barichello, Massa, and now Raikkonen ?
+1 Know of a few situations where people I know met Lewis in a real situation and he's always been a ****, even to people who aren't fans of F1 so wouldn't get all giggy about meeting a ''Celebrity". When I say real situations I mean not meeting at an office of a company that sponsors him, or at the Mercedes garage. Obviously he'll be at his best behavior and as charismatic as possible.
He is playing mind games. Whether the opposition gets frustrated/mad or turns it into positive energy and turns things around.
Yep, the 34 seconds gap between Hamilton and the first Ferrari is what the detractors cannot swallow. Rather than question the reasons for such bad performance within the Scuderia itself, they prefer to blame the winner by attacking his personality.
I note the 13-point delta between Vet's Baku finish and the first place he'd have secured if he hadn't shown poor sportsmanship and let Hamilton's bad behavior unsettle him, in light of Vet's now 3-point deficit in the standings.
One things good to know though, Ham himself does seem to understand that his God given performance in reality is really down to Mercedes performance.
The tifosi should look at the Scuderia for the reasons to the lack of performance today. In ball games, most teams analyse the causes of their defeat and look for the answer within themselves. They don't go out and blame the opposition, accusing them of cheating, complaining of unfair advantage or throwing a slur on the winners. This weekend was bad for Ferrari, not because of Mercedes, but because the Scuderia isn't working as it should.
Obviously, any winner has to acknowledge he had a good car under him. But Hamilton's team mates don't extract the most of the car as often as he has done over the last 4 years. Why that? Hamilton is in the best team of the moment, in terms of engineering, resources, tactics and management. It will take a lot to beat Mercedes if they maintain their commitment.
I liked Rosberg and I miss him. I preferred him to Hamilton any day. I was happy he became WDC. But Nico just defeated Hamilton by a few points last year after 3 years of trying, and that effort completely exhausted him mentally.
Don't try to split hair all the time !! Rosberg was Hamilton's team mate for several years, during which he had less poles, less faster laps and less wins than his partner. He also won 1 WDC against 2 for Lewis. So, don't try to wriggle around and dismiss his performance because you don't like the guy with a put down like "only barely beat Rosberg all those other years". The stats prove you wrong!! I am only stating facts, that you have problem to accept. You guys haver problems with facts !!
