"And Lewis Hamilton WINS the championship!"

Skeeter said:
Surely that depends on why he doesn't win? :confused:
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Because his default reaction to everything appears to be its not my fault its the car/team/other driver/time of the month/wrong sort of rain/leaves on the track/stars not aligned rather than anything he himself could possibly have done any different.
 
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J1nxy said:
Because his default reaction to everything appears to be its not my fault its the car/team/other driver/time of the month/wrong sort of rain/leaves on the track/stars not aligned rather than anything he himself could possibly have done any different.
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I seem to remember him on several occasions blaming himself many times that he simply was not good enough, I also seem to remember Rosberg whining that Lewis driving was out of order a few races ago. Lewis body language may suggest he thinks Rosberg went off on purpose, or he reversed to extend the yellow flag on purpose but he hasn't actually had a go at him about it on camera like Rosberg has in the past.

In regards to Lewis being weak or a spoilt child (Rosberg was actually spoiled as a child in fact) and that he'll implode, well you know what he wears his heart on his sleeve and that is just the way he is. If he is menatally weak then I have more respect for him than someone who is strong, to be where he is by being weak is one hell of an achievement.
 
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this_is_gav said:
I still think Hamilton will comfortably win the title, but he could and should stroll it, but at the moment he's making is so much harder than it should be.
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How is 'he' making it harder harder it than it should be ? By winning 4 out of 6 races? Maybe he should have built his own car for Melbourne that would not fail ? Maybe he should have had a car from wacky races to overtake Nico at Monaco?
 
Quite an interesting quote from Button in one of the Telegraph articles here:
He appeared dejected immediately after the race, but Jenson Button, who was witness to Hamilton’s emotional volatility over three years as team-mates, said he would recover to drive an “untouchable” race in Montreal.
Button said: “I remember with Lewis that when we had a tussle in a race or there was an issue between us or with the team, he would have a really bad race and be quite outspoken and emotional. And the next race he would destroy me. The mind games people play on him will not work. Initially, he is an emotional character and he will be hurt but he comes back stronger than ever.”
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So while he is emotional (maybe over the top so), Button seems to suggest he can channel those feelings to improve his performance. Guess we'll see in Canada.
 
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alx said:
Quite an interesting quote from Button in one of the Telegraph articles here:


So while he is emotional (maybe over the top so), Button seems to suggest he can channel those feelings to improve his performance. Guess we'll see in Canada.
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Great read. Thanks.
 
Shades of Pironi & Villeneuve at Mercedes at the moment. It will be interesting to see how they play this one out.
 
Kenai said:
I can see Rosberg pinching it by constantly collecting P2 and capitalising on the times Lewis will end up in a situation that rather than just accept P2 he'll bin it trying desperately for P1
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This ^

The cry baby won't win it, he'll blame his team or car too.
 
Skeeter said:
It doesn't need a string of bad luck, it only needs a blip. It took Hamilton 4 straight race wins to claw back the deficit of a single DNF.

With Rosberg and Hamilton so close a single moment could be the decider.
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Rosberg will likely have his share of DNF's though. Even Vettel had a few the last four years.
 
My gut says Hamilton will get it, but my head says Rosberg will pip him by being consistent. Perhaps the Yellow flag incident is showing he might just have that ruthless killer instinct to tip the balance in his favour.

Whatever happens, a fierce battle at the end of the season will hopefully happen :D
 
Whichever of them goes on to win it, it's nice to have a close run fight and hopefully some more close races instead of one person driving off into the sunset.
 
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Don't think it'll be Merc all season long. I think the other teams will catch up towards the end, similar to how Brawn lost their advantage.
 
Sir Jackie Stewart:

"I spent my whole life as a professional racing driver trying to take emotion out of it," Sir Jackie Stewart told the Daily Mail in Monaco. "You cannot afford to be happy or angry. The moment you do, you lose control. You have to be clear headed, cold and focused.
 
smr said:
Sir Jackie Stewart:

"I spent my whole life as a professional racing driver trying to take emotion out of it," Sir Jackie Stewart told the Daily Mail in Monaco. "You cannot afford to be happy or angry. The moment you do, you lose control. You have to be clear headed, cold and focused.
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He has said that to every great driver. And they told him where to go ;)
smr if that's the best you can do I would give up now. Or do you want me to start on about your dad(Button)?
 
MooMoo444 said:
Don't think it'll be Merc all season long. I think the other teams will catch up towards the end, similar to how Brawn lost their advantage.
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You can't compare Brawn and Mercedes like that, Mercedes actually have a budget to develop their car unlike Brawn. I do think the other teams will get closer but I cannot see them getting ahead, short of a double DNF (which is a possibility with them taking each other out) I would not be suprised for Mercedes to win every race this year.

Hamilton's emotional state does play a part but if it continues like it has then Hamilton will walk away with it as the only reason Rosberg is in the lead is because of Hamilton's DNF.
 
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