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alonso hamilton….but whose better…theres only one way to find out……FIGHT!

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Thanks guys good debate here and nice to read ALL of your comments.Just want to respond to a few:

Dan Thorn and Steph,

Hamilton was not scared off the road by Alonso he made a mistake like everyone else does from time to time.Hope you havent watched Jose Lorca`s(Fernando-Fan-Boy who creates multiple IDs on BBC 606 Forum) vids:

Massa Double Overtake on Hamilton and Webber

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmlPD1qNptw

Hamilton: “The Drive Of My Life”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKz1uESrnzs

Hamilton SCARED of Fernando Alonso

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_CC4FNsLb8

Photographer captures Hamilton crying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfTRXVd1eas

These are some of the vids he makes.Gives Alonsos fans a bad name.

I think FOM should have an official kart race at the end of the season with all the drivers in spec karts.

@John I didn’t mean scared of Alonso or any disrespect. Hamilton admitted himself that when it’s Alonso he’s racing he gets a bit more tense and that puts pressure on him and Hamilton isn’t the best under pressure. I don’t mean he’s scared of Alonso just that the pressure may at times mean he’s more likely to make mistakes. He was perfect at Indianapolis 07 though so he’s shown he can cope fine with it when he wants to.

I’ve never even heard of the fan of Fernando and I don’t read the BBC forum lol.

I think one day Hamilton will be more successful than Alonso. But they have different approaches that are hard to compare.

Alonso will work methodically behind the scenes, get into the car and drive it like a metronome. He will make good strategy calls and adapt to the race unfolding.

Hamilton on the other hand will take a slightly more passive role in setting up the car, just as likely to take a gamble but rather not on his own initiative like Alonso. Then he will get into the car and get it to do what he wants, even if he has to fight tooth and nail. He hasn’t developed his race brain yet but he is a fantastic opportunist, Monza 2010 aside.

Alonso too is no stranger to being rattled. Valencia and Silverstone showed that vividly. Contrary to a lot of opinion I see, I think Hamilton’s work needs to be done less in this area and more in general defensive driving. Monza aside, pressure is something he’s getting a hold onto, but in keeping faster cars behind he needs a bit more skill, like Alonso has.

To me it boils down to just this: Hamilton is more talented than Alonso, but Alonso is a smarter racer than Hamilton. In the end these nearly offset each other and leave the two about equal with one another, much the way they finished the 07 season, in a dead heat.