12 reasons why we can't yet call Hamilton the next Schumacher...

Yes this is true and why I do rate him, but I am not going to give him my youngest child or wife for the night like most on this site seem prepared to do. Talk about hero worship dribble .

Not true he went off the track at his first race, but did resolve it well, but it was a mistake none-the-less.

Damon yes, but JV back then was very, very, very fast just had head expansion problems and a very poor team change choice.

Pete

 

lol

Yes I think JV is underrated. I don't care if it was Michael or Mika or Kimi, they wouldn't have been able to do much more with that crap BAR. I was watching races from the 1998 season though, after Williams lost the Renault engines and started with the Mechachrome crap. JV was making quite a few mistakes and it seemed like he could have done a little better than he did. Probably a lack of motivation, or trying to drive the crap Williams like the previous wonder machine.

 

It's not BS, knowing the ins and outs of how a team operates is helpful to how the driver performs. Just as Kimi. Don't kid yourself, LH and McLaren growing together for 10 years has been a huge help to him. The first time i really took notice of him he was on the cover of Autoweek, he was asked if DC and Mika ever gave him any advise and things like that. It was obvious that he was spending a lot of time at the factory. Need I mention he was 15 years old. You think something like that might not help?

 

Not really in the driving department.
In the "getting a job" department it seemed to have helped alot.

 

It helps in the driving department too. He's NEVER had bad equipment to deal with. Also it's easier to learn when you don't have to worry about who's gonna pay for the damage you do.

 

Great video: Michael is definitely an outclass.
Hamilton shows potential, but time will tell if he has what it takes to become a champion.

 

Well, he handled it quite well. Looks like he is for real.

 

That time comes in 2008.
GO KIMI

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpK2t3gh2Co&mode=related&search=

 

There is only one true champion in this commercial/video and he doesn't race anymore.

 

I find it funny because i remember how arm chair experts used to tear strips out of Kimi Hakkinen in the 90s. Asking if he was the real deal ect ect. Now because he is retired he is a legend
I am going to say this even though i may get a few bullets whizzing past me. But if there was the event of Lewis Hamilton either leaving F1 next year or even tragically killed. The guy would be proclaimed as a legend with lists of his record braking achievements and what he could have done ect ect.

 

Kimi, Mika, I can see how confusing the two names are.

 

Yes it will be interesting to see but you only have to look back at his history in lower levels to see that.
Whatever he does in your eyes there will always be an IF or BUT.

All the posts I have ever read is you moaning about him and he keeps proving you wrong so you keep moving the goal posts it makes no odds only highlighting the fact how good he is.

 

There is only 1 reason we can't call LH the next Schumacher its far to soon..

 

Or the fact that is has no where near the talent or wholeness as a driver. Michael would raise the level of the car by his own talent and technical development skill. Haven't seen Hamilton do this. Many days his cars weren't the best on the grid, but he made them the best. Mario stated this many times and I believe Mario knows a thing or two about driving.

 

I can't think of a single one.

The torch has been passed: From Senna to Schumacher to Hamilton.

Just give it a few years and watch him pick up pole after pole, win after win, title after title.

PS: I hope I'm wrong on this. Another 7 years of dominance would be just as boring.

 

Of course your right

 

It is certainly still too early to say how good Hamilton is going to be, but to say at this stage that he doesn't have the talent to be one of the very best is equally premature. To say that he doesn't have what it takes (because he's not driving a Ferrari? ) or to laud him as potentially the greatest ever are both claims that lack credibility at this point in time.

 

+1

We should archive the critics' comments from this thread so we can revisit them in 5 years and laugh.

By the way, for those of you hung up on statistics and claiming that Hamilton has to win 7 WDCs before he can be called the greatest ever: Jimmy Clark won "only" two WDCs. Is there anyone here who seriously doesn't think he among the top 3 greatest drivers in F1 history?

 

Will do.

Think about Gilles Villeneuve. He never won a single title. Or Moss for that matter.

 

Exactly.

Piquet won 3 WDCS and 22 Gps to Moss's 12 GPs and no WDCs. Would you seriously argue that Piqeut was the better driver???

 

Oh come on, give it a rest. There is no way we could tell after the fiasco thus far this year how great/not great Hamilton is.
As far as anyone comparing him to people like Jimmi Clark, Moss and especially G.Villeneuve is ridiculous.
To the few (they know who they are) here that continue trolling around- nice cheap shots. Keep trying.
I believe Hamilton is really really good, but after one year in a dominating car and with all the controversy surrounding him I thing it is a little early to proclaim him a "great one" let alone a "legend". He must earn this status and he probably will in time, but until then he is just a phenomenon and that is definitely not enough to be the next Schumacher or the next-anyone yet.

 

I guess if you have no understanding of F1 and have never driven a race car personally, you would have no basis for recognizing an exceptional talent or distinguishing a true talent from someone who is merely quick. The rest of us could see Schumacher's greatness after a race or two or identified Senna's talents from before his first F1 test. Hamilton is the next great F1 driver. It doesn't take a genius to recognize that.

 

You are still dizzy from the fumes aren't you? It impairs your reading skills. Or maybe you just need new glasses. Whatever the reason, try to read my post again. If you answer just for the sake of having an answer then you better stop waisting your time.
Besides what's your beef with me? Every time I say anything you seem to be all over me (apparently even without reading what I said)

 

Just someone with open eyes and more importantly; open mind. And then the ability ( risk ) to make the jump.

I like the radio comment made to LH on his Japan in lap.
Something to the effect; We can tick off ( the list ) "driving in the rain".