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The Hamilton at FERRARI Era

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  1. TurboFreak650

    TurboFreak650 Formula 3

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    I don't think the Italians are particularly in love with Sir Lulu anyway, and he's not doing anything to earn it....
     
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  2. jgonzalesm6

    jgonzalesm6 Two Time F1 World Champ Rossa Subscribed

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    You really don't know the Italian media.
     
  3. 375+

    375+ F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    Monza will tell the tale. If he is booed by the tifosi . . .
     
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    The time has come for a new “haiku of the day”!

    "Sir Lewis", they cheered…
    then Q2 said "not today."
    Statue vibes, not speed.


    :p:p:p
     
  5. lagunacc

    lagunacc F1 Rookie Rossa Subscribed

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    Actually it's funny. Particularly with all the new era BS.
    F got precisely what they bargained for - damaged goods.


    He's proving just that.

    Abu Dhabi 2021 broke him.
     
  6. lagunacc

    lagunacc F1 Rookie Rossa Subscribed

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    KO - too freaking good.

     
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  7. Jack-the-lad

    Jack-the-lad Seven Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Haiku #2

    Garage forty-four
    Is serving GOAT at dinner
    (Tonight it’s curry)
     
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    365GTC/4 F1 Rookie

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    People have short memories. Before spending caps, Mercedes spent x2 the other teams. That gave Hamilton a car that was 1 sec a lap faster and it had a "party mode" where it was blisteringly quick. Hence multiple world championships resulted. He was a good average driver in a super fast car. Now he's in an OK car and 5 years older. Ooops. Not so fast anymore. Everyone I know couldn't understand our beloved Ferrari signing him. It was never going to work, except as a PR exercise for selling over priced merchandise.
     
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    Can't wait for Monza!
     
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    Monza is an amazing event. The place is falling to bits. The stands look like they are about to fall down. You park haphazardly in a forest. But 30 minutes after the race, you are on an autostrada ramp, and boom 100+mph, and gone. Incredible.
     
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    Trying to trade Hamilton for Antonelli and Toto told them both to go eat a D.
     
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  13. crinoid

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    They may be making a move to get
    Peter Bonnington
     
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    Jack-the-lad Seven Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    They were there for the German hospitality, of course…..
     
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    Hamilton was Elkann’s decision against any other voice at Ferrari.

    Everything he sticks his fingers into ends up poorly.

    Stellantis…
     
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    On the one hand, I don't diminish Ham's accomplishments. Every champion that got to break records had the winds of fortune with them, giving them advantages that were outside of their control. Ham was exciting in his prime. Personally, my favorite years of his are his McLaren years. He had to make exciting things happen with those cars to get them to victory.

    I personally think Ham just can't handle these new cars with ground effects. He hates them, and he's too old to change his driving style. In addition, I think he lost a little something after his run-in with covid.

    OTOH, while I understand Ham deals with depression, he needs to either find a solution fast, or if he really believes Ferrari need a different driver, he should quit the team, and let them turn back before they're in a consequential title fight. It's unfair to the team.

    If he doesn't get on the podium in the next few races, I'd expect rumors that Ferrari are going to bench him for next year to start in the paddock.
     
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  17. william

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    Hamilton reminds me of twice WDC Graham Hill unable to qualify at Monaco, a GP he had won 5 times before.
    Or the great AJ Foyt failing to get on the grid at Indianapolis where he won 4 times.
    They both announced their retirement shortly after.
    Hamilton should realise his time has come.
     
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    Things are certainly not going right for him at Ferrari but I hope that this summer break can help him get back to his best and we see better results and performances from him in the remainder of the season.
     
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    NO MIKEY NOOOOO!!!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
     
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    He was there to cuddle adversity boy?


    NO MIKL, NO MIKL, it was so not right.

    :D

    More Austrian not possible.
     
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    Jack-the-lad Seven Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Who’s that English guy who does F1 from his tub? I’d love to see his take on all this

    edit

    I found it but didn’t see anything about Hamilton/Ferrari
     
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  23. Bas

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    he's been very quiet for months, he was meant to put out a video 2 weeks ago but nothing yet.
    (rocketpoweredmohawk)
     
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    GuyIncognito Ten Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    "your goat escaped and ended up in our garage, do you want him back?"
     
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    Seems to me Ferrari is F'd up internally. I think bringing on Hamilton might have exposed more of it.

    From it one of 2 things will happen.

    Ferrari will be faced with radical change inside
    Hamilton (and maybe Charles) will get the boot

    I don't think changing drivers will help at all.
     

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