Comments on: Lewis Hamilton: the driver debates

By: Nicole Masson

Nicole Masson — Sat, 29 May 2010 23:53:37 +0000

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By: eddie1

eddie1 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:28:44 +0000

remember j.villeneuve…thats what hamilton will be..forgetable..All the hype but thats it..
he is a good driver not great..
Massa is like rubens and rubens is like massa..very good racer but never going to win the championship..help team team mates..yes

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:28:02 +0000

There is nothing to prove Kubica faster than Hamilton.
Massa consistant 2008 and on his day faster.
Vettel has shown fantastic ability at times but some average races early 2008 which is why he is not mentioned in article above.

I have a feeling hamilton is the fastest, he likes a car with a great front end and nervous rear. To me Shumacher, who liked these settings, showed that this was the fastest type of car 1994-2003.

Total opposite to Alonso, probably why Alonso was unhappy with Mclaren and succeeded in Renault with great rear grip and traction control.

By: the limit

the limit — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:00:49 +0000

Whatever your opinion on Hamilton, whether it is for or against, there is no denying that he has brought more added spice to the championship.
The one major thing that I like about him is that he takes risks, really hussles the car, when others would think otherwise and back off. He speaks his mind, and shows his emotions whether they be negative or positive.
That has been a rare comoditity in F1 in recent years.
Last year’s battle with Alonso impressed me, regardless of the alledged political wrangling from within McLaren. Hamilton started his debut year in a manner rarely seen by any rookie, and against a team mate of the highest possible calibre.
Michael Schumacher’s records maybe a distant hope for Lewis, but he is certainly well placed to have a good try for them that is for sure.

By: Steven Roy

Steven Roy — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:39:25 +0000

How can you be dumbstruck that Schumacher didn’t want a strong team mate? Do you really think Eddie Irvine got the job because he was a great driver? At the time there was universal stunned amazement that Ferrari signed him. Schumacher built the team around himself and if he had wanted a seriously good team mate Ferrari would have signed one but Schumacher wanted a team mate who was no threat to him.

By: Jolene

Jolene — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:05:13 +0000

I like Lewis Hamilton and I think he will be a champion someday whether it be this year or in the next few years. I keep reading in various comments that Schumi “demanded” not to have a good team mate. Can anyone show me where this is proven coz I am completely dumbstruck by statements like this.

By: Scott Joslin

Scott Joslin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:45:08 +0000

Lewis does not believe in hard work….however you say Kimi does! That is slightly debatable in my opinion Harkirat!

Interesting what you say about Lewis getting flustered, I agree with that. We saw it in the cross over from Canada and France, and then Silverstone offered him a chance to take advantage, still he was the only one not to get flustered on that day.

By: Harkirat

Harkirat — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:01:35 +0000

Wow… the amount of stuff that people put in comments over here is simply amazing… you really need half a day to go through all the comments sometimes… anyways, for my two bits:

1. Is he the new Schumacher?
No. In any case it is still early days, if you ask me, Robert and Sebastien V are showing a lot more promise in machines half as good.

2. Is he the best driver on the grid?
The championship points would make you agree to that, but, if you do not count his first nine grand prixs then his performance has been as erratic as Felipe. So if you ask me, he is a driver who performs based on the momentum (form) he generates from his previous race. He easily gets flustered by everything around him, and even himself, and then it takes a rainy race to get that momentum back.

I think he will spend the off season in jungles Amazon learning the Rain Dance from Native Americans… let’s just hope it can be done indoors or else the media is going to have a field day…

Sorry if I hurt anyone’s sentiments, but Lewis is pure talent and his lack of understanding of the rules proves that he does not believe in hard work… and therein lies the reason I do not support Lewis, Kimi, or Robert. In a battle between Talent and Hard Work, I have always cheered for Hard Work.

By: Phil B

Phil B — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:27:17 +0000

Kester,

Of course we can’t compare with any surety, it’s just a game, part of the reason why I follow F1, part of the reason why Keith’s site exists.

One thing for sure though is that if we were able to put all the drivers from all the years in the same cars, one of them would be fastest. And I find that intriguing.

By: Phil B

Phil B — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:17:50 +0000

Antifia,

I think perhaps you’re deliberately being a little obtuse there. I think you know I’m not arguing for a straight points/wins/podiums comparison. I was trying to level the playing field a little for those that didn’t like the disparity of a 10 versus 2 year career comparison. My suggestion was to compare their first 1.5 seasons and use our knowledge of those times to discuss the relative merits of each driver. Not simply count points.

If we take your argument to it’s natural conclusion, that we should only compare drivers with similar entries to F1 then we need to find another driver who started with Jordan, move to Bennetton and finished the rest of their career at Ferrari. And now I’m the one being obtuse.

I wouldn’t argue with your good performance/great car point, I do suspect though that we have seen something special in the last 18 months. Time will tell if I’m right.

As for Schumacher/Piquet that happens to be a year or so before I started watching F1 regularly so I’m on unsure ground here but wikipedia seems to suggest Schumacher had 6 races and I thought only one was with Jordan. Perhaps it was 5 against Piquet…..