Lewis Hamilton

[Sa Calobra]

LDN said:

Class

[anonymous-user]

LDN said:

It was the Hamilton show alright... and whilst Vettel et al moaned and groaned on the radio as per; we witnessed a masterclass... half a second to the whole field in quali.

Cmon deadslow, elusivejim and the rest of the troll brigade... admit the genius that is Hamitlon behind a wheel.

We'll all chomp on popcorn whilst we wait

And to those saying his partying affects his driving... hang your head in shame!

It was a masterclass in a very fast car.

Bottas was as impressive again because the Mercedes was the car to beat all weekend.

BTW who is Hamitlon?

Joking apart he was untouchable at the weekend and deserved the win.

[LDN]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

It was a masterclass in a very fast car.

Bottas was as impressive again because the Mercedes was the car to beat all weekend.

BTW who is Hamitlon?

Joking apart he was untouchable at the weekend and deserved the win.

The fast car comment whilst true does his performance a disservice. To be half a second clear of the field (including his teammate of course) says a lot. Simple as that.

And Hamitlon is the evil arch nemesis of Hamilton. BAH! Damn iPhone typing...

[anonymous-user]

LDN said:

The fast car comment whilst true does his performance a disservice. To be half a second clear of the field (including his teammate of course) says a lot. Simple as that.

And Hamitlon is the evil arch nemesis of Hamilton. BAH! Damn iPhone typing...

I am sure we all know that Bottas is not on the same level as Hamilton.

Whether more time in the Mercedes will allow Bottas to close that gap will be interesting to see.

The Mercedes was clearly the fastest car at Silverstone as the track seems to be perfect for the car.

But this again can change in the next race back into Ferrari's sort of track.

But as you have said Hamilton was on fire at the weekend. No one can doubt that.

Even if we try

[eccles]

LDN said:

The fast car comment whilst true does his performance a disservice. To be half a second clear of the field (including his teammate of course) says a lot. Simple as that.

And yet he's still behind in the championship.....

[glasgow mega snake]

...having lost a win because of a loose bit of trim

[eccles]

glasgow mega snake said:

...having lost a win because of a loose bit of trim

So suddenly it's a team sport....

[glasgow mega snake]

Hamilton was cruising around in the race. There is a bit, just before him/raikonnen stopped where you got to see his true pace. He pulled out the gap to Raikonnen from 4s to 8 or 9, I think, in 4 laps. His margin over his team mate in qualifying was massive. yes, the car is fast. But yes, Hamilton is making a difference. similar to Brazil last year, where everyone raved about max verstappen but didn't notice Hamilton (in front) doing even better (I think he pulled out 30s on his team mate, considering the safety cars constant resetting of it).

[LDN]

glasgow mega snake said:

Hamilton was cruising around in the race. There is a bit, just before him/raikonnen stopped where you got to see his true pace. He pulled out the gap to Raikonnen from 4s to 8 or 9, I think, in 4 laps. His margin over his team mate in qualifying was massive. yes, the car is fast. But yes, Hamilton is making a difference. similar to Brazil last year, where everyone raved about max verstappen but didn't notice Hamilton (in front) doing even better (I think he pulled out 30s on his team mate, considering the safety cars constant resetting of it).

Yes, that was my point also; the car is fast but the margin Hamilton had over teammate and field is quite something.

[LDN]

eccles said:

And yet he's still behind in the championship.....

As you say; it's a team sport... Hamilton has done / does everything he can and has been pretty much supreme in his driving - but the team have brought about mishaps; so what's your point exactly?

[sparta6]

The Mercs were extremely fast at Silverstone, as confirmed by Bottas.

Although as a proud Brit, Lewis still has a German boss

[LDN]

sparta6 said:

The Mercs were extremely fast at Silverstone, as confirmed by Bottas.

Although as a proud Brit, Lewis still has a German boss

I suppose none of the drivers should be proud of where they're from... given they all have bosses / teams of differing nationalities... someone better let Vettel, Alonso et al know!

[RobGT81]

They have properly developed that car. Set themselves up years ago when they got the jump on everyone else with the new turbos, still reaping the rewards of all that investment. What happens when F1 teams play the long game.

[sparta6]

LDN said:

I suppose none of the drivers should be proud of where they're from... given they all have bosses / teams of differing nationalities... someone better let Vettel, Alonso et al know!

Just musing on British WDC's with British teams

Jim Clark - Lotus
Mansell - Lotus / Williams
Hunt - Hesketh / McLaren
Graham Hill - Brabham / Lotus
Damon Hill - Williams

[enjo]

sparta6 said:

Just musing on British WDC's with British teams

Jim Clark - Lotus
Mansell - Lotus / Williams
Hunt - Hesketh / McLaren
Graham Hill - Brabham / Lotus
Damon Hill - Williams

Hamilton - Mclaren
Button - Brawn/Mclaren

Edited by enjo on Wednesday 19th July 14:13

[cuprabob]

enjo said:

sparta6 said:

Just musing on British WDC's with British teams

Jim Clark - Lotus
Mansell - Lotus / Williams
Hunt - Hesketh / McLaren
Graham Hill - Brabham / Lotus
Damon Hill - Williams

Hamilton - Mclaren
Button - Brawn

Button also drove for Williams

[enjo]

Also D Hill & Arrows

[cuprabob]

enjo said:

Also D Hill & Arrows

..and Jordan

[Dr Murdoch]

cuprabob said:

..and Jordan

...and Brabham

[cuprabob]

Dr Murdoch said:

cuprabob said:

..and Jordan

...and Brabham

Forgot about that one