ringo wrote: ↑27 Sep 2021, 19:03
It is not his best season. In fact this is one of the weakest from the team and driver. But despite all these issues, he is still leading. That says a lot about the competition!
The only competition Hamilton has this season is Verstappen in the Red Bull. Verstappen has had terrible luck on occasion so I'm not sure what you mean by this?
ringo wrote: ↑27 Sep 2021, 19:03
In no way am I saying Lewis is having flawless weekends. But I think outside of race starts, he is driving very measured and also fast enough on the track and that is why he is leading the championship.
We cannot really look on any race and say Lewis has been slow this year. He has been pressuringly quick the whole season.
Lewis, uncharacteristically, actually has been slow this year. Remember Monaco? He was way off the pace like I haven't seen a lot.. ever.
ringo wrote: ↑27 Sep 2021, 19:03
He has also not put a foot wrong apart from lap 1 monza trying to go outside of max, and then when he went around russel in the rain and slid off the track.
He has not put a foot wrong but he messed up in Imola (and got lucky), mistakes in Monza, Silverstone (imo a big mistake, very lucky to not crash himself), Baku (could have been an easy +25 on Verstappen)...
ringo wrote: ↑27 Sep 2021, 19:03
But again.. his worst his better than redbull's best and the points standing is showing that. So the team have to maximize going forward.
His worst is better than redbull's best? What are you even saying here?
ringo wrote: ↑27 Sep 2021, 19:03
If hamilton wins this championship I would not call it his best. I think his best ones were 2008,2014,2015. The vettel years 2017,2018 the fight did not go down to the wire.
2018 was his best season imo, I can't even remember a single real mistake he made that year. I did not doubt a second Hamilton would take the championship and he totally deserved it. Vettel cracked under pressure but Hamilton aced it.
This season however is one of his worst seasons. The sole he reason he is leading it is because he has no competition from Bottas, who seems so have checked out already and Verstappen had terrible luck for most of the season.