Lewis Hamilton
Discussion
Exitleft said:
jsf said:
I'm mainly water and carbon based.
Undernourished then. Anyway I think Lewis is probably best I’ve seen in my 45 years viewing F1. If you exclude the cheaters, then definitely (imho).
vdn said:
Exitleft said:
jsf said:
I'm mainly water and carbon based.
Undernourished then. Anyway I think Lewis is probably best I’ve seen in my 45 years viewing F1. If you exclude the cheaters, then definitely (imho).
Stan the Bat said:
Have to agree, only one I rate better ( than everyone ) is Jim Clark.
Clearly Jimmy was an extraordinary talent. I wonder though how he would have got on in wheel to wheel combat? He's before my time, but my understanding is that he tended to be at the front and driving off usually, not having to get too involved in any racing, because he was so fast!
sparta6 said:
Clark made it seem so effortless, while others around him were dying, literally.
Extraordinary talent.
Until he died, literally. Extraordinary talent.
Lots of deaths were down to poor safety at the circuits and cars that fell apart. Luck of the draw played it's part too. There aren't many of that era who didn't have severe crashes.
Jim died when his car hit a tree, most likely a tyre failed, but we will never know the cause.
RB Will said:
Probably just some good humour... He and Lewis apparently have a decent relationship.Or maybe, it's a shot fired to let the world and Lewis know that when the Merc seat is free, he's incoming
The thing is, with tyres as fragile as they are and tens of millions spent on a tenth of a second, it's a fairly safe bet that any race winner probably doesn't have the best of tyres come the end, unless extra pit stop opportunities etc. To remain competitive and win, even the best car has to lean very heavily on the tyres and the best strategy is to use the performance they have = they will generally be ropey come the end. Albeit, Mercedes have really managed exceptionally well to conquer the duff-spec tyres in recent seasons.
Managed to see him at Silverstone today (from a distance https://youtu.be/UROhCClIajI ). He later launched the car out of Club with a bucket load of opposite lock. He looked like he was having an absolute blast.
sa_20v said:
Managed to see him at Silverstone today (from a distance https://youtu.be/UROhCClIajI ). He later launched the car out of Club with a bucket load of opposite lock. He looked like he was having an absolute blast.
Very cool!sa_20v said:
Managed to see him at Silverstone today (from a distance https://youtu.be/UROhCClIajI ). He later launched the car out of Club with a bucket load of opposite lock. He looked like he was having an absolute blast.
Not many fans will see him driving first hand this year - good work! Or do you work at the circuit!?TheDeuce said:
Not many fans will see him driving first hand this year - good work! Or do you work at the circuit!?
Unexpectedly moved to Brackley last year, knew the test was going ahead and joined a couple of others on a roundabout next to the circuit. Great to see but shocked at how quiet the car was.sa_20v said:
TheDeuce said:
Not many fans will see him driving first hand this year - good work! Or do you work at the circuit!?
Unexpectedly moved to Brackley last year, knew the test was going ahead and joined a couple of others on a roundabout next to the circuit. Great to see but shocked at how quiet the car was.They are quiet, very muted - like most modern small turbo engines.. There is no edge to the sound. I remember back in 2014 how dismayed everyone was when they heard the new engines for the first time.
TheDeuce said:
They are quiet, very muted - like most modern small turbo engines.. There is no edge to the sound. I remember back in 2014 how dismayed everyone was when they heard the new engines for the first time.
We went to Barcelona in 2014, I still remember how deflated everyone was by the little put put noise as they went past. Properly gutting.paulguitar said:
TheDeuce said:
They are quiet, very muted - like most modern small turbo engines.. There is no edge to the sound. I remember back in 2014 how dismayed everyone was when they heard the new engines for the first time.
We went to Barcelona in 2014, I still remember how deflated everyone was by the little put put noise as they went past. Properly gutting.F1 is supposed to be a spectacle.
F1 is failing in this respect.
sparta6 said:
paulguitar said:
TheDeuce said:
They are quiet, very muted - like most modern small turbo engines.. There is no edge to the sound. I remember back in 2014 how dismayed everyone was when they heard the new engines for the first time.
We went to Barcelona in 2014, I still remember how deflated everyone was by the little put put noise as they went past. Properly gutting.F1 is supposed to be a spectacle.
F1 is failing in this respect.
At the races you can now hear so much more of what is going on. Makes for a better experience to me.
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