I don’t hate Hamilton, how could I as I don’t personally know the guy but for sure I’m calling him out for being a hypocrite, tax dodger , gifted 6 world championships and a knighthood to boot . On topic I feel that Mercedes could do better than pander to his needs.
So he was gifted them? He faced no competition for those championships? I mean if that is your stance then fair enough but I have to wonder... If Rosberg is so much better than Hamilton then how would it be a gift seeing as he won two of those against, in your mind, the superior driver in Rosberg.
So I suppose that 'gifted' is down to 4. But then if you think about 17 and 18, it was Lewis that won the WDC and WCC for Mercedes those years (Seeing as Vettel was a threat in that Ferrari considering he finished 2nd in 2017 and 2018 whilst Bottas finished P3 and P5 respectively in those years) So that's down to 2 'gifted' titles.
I agree that he made 2019 and 2020 look very easy though.
If you read back I’ve also said Hamilton would be wise to maybe race the season under contract for free - I would if I was nigh on guaranteed another title , which this car will give him. Again I’ll say it , G.R made Hamilton and Bottas look like a pair of clowns.
I also read back and saw you claim he was talentless so forgive me for not taking everything you say very seriously. He shown Bottas up for sure, Bottas' should've took that weekend to really take the reigns and say this is my team. He didn't and I believe the P45 will be on the way soon... But how exactly did he make Lewis look like a clown? He didn't even race against him. Uness you've just made up a scenario in your mind where Lewis wouldn't have been able to do what George did... But what exactly are you basing that on?
Max , so,your telling me on equal terms he turned down Mercedes . Yea right oh. I think Max wanted to be his own man and duly did so - good on him ! Look at Bottas , he’s the Patsy , stool pigeon for Hamilton. Look at how much less money he’s on , total pee take . He’s the teams bitch for sure.
Max didn't back himself. If he is the ultimate racer many say he is, why wouldn't he take the chance against Hamilton in the car that is going to give him the best chance at a WDC. We all agree that if you want a genuine chance at the WDC you realistically need to be in a Mercedes. Why, when they came asking, did he not back himself?
We've seen that at the start of each season Mercedes gives both drivers equal chance. It's only once one driver has been out of a chance that they've been made to ply a supporting role. If Max is as great as many believe, why didn't he go to the team and put it on Lewis right away and if he beats him as much as people proclaim, Mercedes would have no choice but to focus on the team leader.
Max Verstappen admits he doesn't have much interest in partnering either Lewis Hamilton or Sebastian Vettel if he can avoid it.
The Dutchman hasn't had it easy at Red Bull alongside Daniel Ricciardo since 2016 but has gradually risen his profile within the team to a point where now he is the defacto lead driver after the Australian's decision to join Renault.
In 2017, however, concerns over Red Bull's competitiveness led to Mercedes talking to Verstappen about the possibility of a seat before instead, he committed to the Milton Keynes-based squad until the end of 2020.
“When I think of my own career, it is not convenient to sit next to Hamilton or Vettel right now. Although I would absolutely do it if I had no other choice," he told Holland's
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“I believe that with Red Bull I can also become champion, as long as we have the right package together.”
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Really it's a shame that Max and Vos don't have as much faith in themselves as their fans do. He would've only become a patsy for Lewis if you believe he wouldn't have been able to keep up, is that what you think? Personally I think Lewis vs Max would be a fantastic team battle, I'd edge to Lewis but that is only because he is proven, I'm waiting for the potential max has shown to be realised first.
What is interesting is that he was a race winner by that point and put in a few good performances but wouldn't partner Lewis or Seb at that stage. Yet the driver you think is talentless had no issue partnering up with the then reigning two-time world champion in his debut season
Crazy what can happen when you back yourself and put the pressure on.
Agree or disagree about Rosberg , he still beat Hamilton .
He did. It involved a lot of hard work and sacrifices that kept him away from his young family, he took dieting to new heights and had to stop cycling so he could lose muscles on his legs to weigh less, he had to give it 110% and have the stars align
and still rely on Lewis to have more mechanical issues throughout the year to take the title by 5 points.
I'll never say Nico didn't deserve that title because at the end of the day Lewis had a shocking start to the season and his dodgy starts cost him just as much as the OU failure in Malaysia but despite of that we won more races and still won the, largely irrelevant, team principal driver of the year award.
Do you not think it's rather telling that after giving everything he had and then some Nico couldn't face doing another year and trying to defend his crown.
