Hamilton, Flash in the Pan!

Outside this cozy little hater safe space, I think you'll find a bit more push back on that one chief

 

I meant pushed like Toto Wolff telling him his Mercedes contract will be terminated one year earlier than planned.

Regardless of lack of performance, Hamilton would be mad not to see it through.

 

OK... Explain how he lost a WDC to Nico Rosberg, his designated #2 teammate. Hell, explain how Nico Rosberg won a WDC in the first place.

 

Ham edged Button at Team Hamilton

 

Shades of our boy Nige.

 

trying to emulate his hero Senna.

surely worthy of a Bafta ?

 

Nige raced with an actual broken foot

 

Button scored more points and finished higher in the standings than LH during their time as teammates. That's how we keep score in F1.

 

Over their 3 years together yes

 

Pretty Easy -
- Nico was not designated number #2 - where do you come up with this ?!?
- Nico was fast and consistent
- Lewis had very poor reliability in 2016 (even beyond the critical Malaysia DNF) and Nico still only still scraped the title by a handful of points.

 

Lemme guess... You think Bottas was free to race Lewis, too, and was given the best strategy and best equipment all year?

I had fun yesterday watching George try to tow Lewis into a respectable position. Did you?

 

I suggest you read post #18 in detail.

It will give you all the data, not just the one that nourish your hate of Hamilton.

 

I don't care which one of them had the most fastest laps, most laps led, sexiest legs, most natural hair, or whatever other nonsense you want to contrive. Points are how we keep score in F1, and Button scored more of them than Lewis. Full stop.

 

What matters are championships, wins, podiums and ranking in the WDC. Points are only instruments to get them.

In their time together, Hamilton scored more GP wins and podiums than Button and that what's stuck in your craw.

 

Yes, of course he was.
Valteri was asked to play the #2 role on occasion, which is the natural fate of a driver that is not in the championship mix vs his teammate who is.

The Lewis haters were always schizophrenic re: Bottas... one week he was the poor put upon martyr prevented from challenging Lewis by evil Mercedes!!! The next he was slow and servile - basically a hack paired alongside side Hamitlon to make his look good!!!

 

Mercedes press officer doesn't seem particular impressed

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A truth so very scientifically proven out this season. He is not even as talented as Russell.

 

So what race has Russell won?

 

If you narrow enough your window of reference, you will find that even the best drivers get beaten sometimes.
I guess Hamilton is 10 years older than his team mate, and at the end of his career; it's the opposite for Russell.
Hamilton has been 7 times WDC and won 103 GPs; George Russell is only promising, but has nothing to show yet.

 

Where in his post that Russell won a race for 2022???

All @masguy40 said was Russell is more talented than his team-mate for 2022.

 

Oh I know! the one when lulu was in a state of Covid rest and Russell used his car and annihilated everyone until Merc stopped him with a supposed tire issue, to not make the you know who look bad. remember that?

 

Russell won't come close to Lewis's stats from 2014 thru 2020 because Lewis signed with Mercedes at the right place at the right time with the "right rules and regulations" that gave Lewis 6 out of the 7 WDC titles.

2022 is quite different given the rules and regulations and Lewis to include Mercedes are having a hard time dominating the field. Russell has shown the car is the 3rd best in the field....maybe 2nd IF Ferrari's reliability issues keep popping up.

 

You confuse talent with success.

 

Mercedes were always goofing their pitstops and mixing wrong tyres up when Ham was in the car

 

you confuse Mercedes with Ham.

Ham no longer has that magic carpet and butler Bottas