‘Nothing is impossible’: Lewis Hamilton revels in stunning Brazil F1 victory.

Commentators such as Damon Hill ex-world champ himself, are describing it as the greatest F1 drive ever.

The Brazilian F1 fans latching on to Hamilton as the new Senna.

Not what the F1 officials were hoping for, with their dodgy technical penalties, ignoring him being driven off the road, fining his opponent instead of penalising him, they tried to bury Hamilton but failed.

Good on 'yer Lewis, Sao Paulo will live in the memory.

Very over rated.

He walked into teams which had top cars he has not done anything to build teams or even had to wrestle cars to wins this is something the true great drivers did.

Is he talented yes.

This last race he had the best car by miles also all new parts nothign special was done.

I have met him 5 times all through different stages of his career.

He deserved his fines and punishment the rules are very clear.

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Did he walk into top teams, though? He’s driven for 2 F1 teams. When he started at McLaren he had been on their young driver program for 9 years prior and he was partnered with Alonso - the current and double World Champion. They both won 4 races and he finished above Alonso in 2nd place. Alonso finished 3rd. In his first season, aged 22 in equal equipment - I doubt that the team favoured him over the reigning World Champ.
He won the championship the next season.
When he went to Mercedes they were unfancied and hadn’t done a lot. He only won one race that season. Hardly walked into a top team at that stage. Most thought it was a gamble.
I get people don’t like him but I also think people have to be balanced. Even Alonso said of him that he was able to win in bad cars (2009 and 2011), good cars and dominant cars. You only have to read quotes from those in the sport - drivers, commentators, owners, ex-drivers - who, whilst they may not like him, do not doubt he’s one of the greats. He’s hardly over-rated.

Edited by Helmet46 (15 Nov 2021 8.18pm)

Yep Mclaren was a top 3 team

It takes time to get used to a new team LH had already been apart of the setup and driven the car in testing Alonso had not. (lots of reports he didn't get on well with the staff either)

That Mercedes team was built to win when he walked into it dont try to change history making out they was some bottom end team it was a plan they had over many years Brawn had even come out and stated that himself with MS help they had put in place everything for the new regulation changes which is why car development had been put on hold until the season LH joined.

LH has never won in a poor car because he never had one Rosberg and Button showed him up at times and when he had to compete with Rosberg he threw toys out of the pram threatened to quit.

The people like Hill and others are all super chums this is why they do the a** kissing also the people in that circle don't tell it how it really is.

People have called him out Mansell and Jackie Stewart told it how it is about him look at them you dont see them around.

I didn't like Schumacher when he raced but when you look back at him and hear what he was about etc that was a true legend he had awful cars yet won races, he built teams Mercedes was one of them this is backed up by Ross Brawn even stating this that Mercedes team would not have become what it did without him the guy in that poor car at times got some great results this was when he was far from his prime.

Take a look at LH even in that car he is in how many times has he struggled when not at the front (he only over takes people when on the likes of better tires or has is against cars that are not in the same class just like the last race also DRS is his friend)

He is on par with Seb look how he is doing since he left Red Bull

Edited by grumpymort (15 Nov 2021 10.09pm)

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Alonso is in that system he is not going to tell it as it is.

People only said it was a gamble for him to go to Mercedes because he had never been to another team before he knew only Mclaren who had looked after him also it was new regulations no one understood the technology and expected the teams who had been in the sport for a long time to be strong.

Had he gone to Mercedes without the work done from others Mercedes would not be what it is today LH is not good enough to build teams.

He has broken so many records as well because of that car plus look how many more points and races they now have compared to the old days had he been going up against the big names he wouldn't of achieved half of what he has done.

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From what appears in the media apportioned to Hamilton and his dad (and what you hear on the team radio, and interviews), I don't think I would get on with either of them. I can be a c-unit too
Describing Hamilton's talent, it is exceptional. And his drive on Sunday was one of the greatest. Up there with the very best.

Edited by Forest Hillbilly (16 Nov 2021 7.10am)

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