The McLaren radio communication SPEED replayed at the end of the Sepang race says a lot. Young Lewis expressed confidence he will get a win this season. A win at Silverstone would be a nice touch.
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The McLaren radio communication SPEED replayed at the end of the Sepang race says a lot. Young Lewis expressed confidence he will get a win this season. A win at Silverstone would be a nice touch.
yea, that would be awsome if he did :D Would prefer it if he did it at Spa so i get to see it lol
Silverstone IMO.
This is good poll material. Once he gets back to familiar circuits he'll be tough to keep off the podium. A win at Monaco or Silverstone would be sweet.
no win would be ever sweeter :rolleyes:
no way,the next races will be dominant by ferrar
That's cruel - :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by J1
I am confident Lewis will bag several wins this year, as long as he remembers to
bring on enough water in his water bottle to last the race. The guy is fast, is a good racer, and has gone beyond my expectations.
It’s depends how it’s going to AF. I think to the team it’s more important to get the titles than anything else. But it’s not impossible to get a win or two during the season if everything goes he’s way (and if Alonso e.g. gets some problems). But under normally circumstances it will be very difficult (but I hope I’m wrong, because LH is a nice guy and greatest rookie we have seen on a long time). :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
Lets not forget he knew the Malaysian track didn't he? As he tested there a week prior to the race?
Anyway, I think it will be quite tough for him to win a race this year unless McLaren have the best car out there. At the moment I think it's clear to see Ferrari have the better package, and it would take for both Ferrari's to have bad races, AND Alonso too, for Hamilton to stand a chance of winning a race. As if you take away Hamilton's amazing start, his race pace was only really good enough for a distance fourth place. Still mighty impressive, but in Oz he was closer to Alonso.
I think he has great potential to win a race or two, whether he is allowed to do so over Alonso is another matter. I firmly believe that he is there as a No2 to Fernando and if the crunch came would have to defer to his teammate if it meant more points for Alonso's title challenge.
If Alonso is out of the running then I think Lewis will be allowed to win, unless the Ferrari's can do anything about it ;)
I think that will be the case at the end of the season, if the situation between Alonso and one of the Ferrari's driver is a bit tense...which is completely natural and understandable.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlMetro
I don't think they employed Hamilton with the view in mind of him being used as a No2 though, at least not in the sense Ferrari employed IRvine Rubens and Massa anyway. McLaren have in the past always carried the same line of working regarding team orders. Team orders have generally not been used in the team until one of the drivers is out of the title race. We saw David Coulthard given an equal chance until he was out of the title hunt, then assisted Hakkinen, and even with JPM, who gave away the lead in Spa to gift Kimi the victory, but beforehand didn't move over for Kimi.
I'd be surprised if say in e.g. 2 races time, Hamilton is asked to move aside and let Alonso pass if they are racing each other.
But using team orders near the end of the season when a title at stake is normal. I'm glad it seems we don't have any team now who use team - orders from race 1, like we've seen from Ferrar in the past 10yrs :)
Ham Boy has proven to be a brilliant racer :up:
He will bag 2 wins this season.
Future WDC :?: You betcha he is :up:
Hamilton is brilliant sure he can do it, but his first big rival to beat and sure not an easy one, it is just a garage away ;)
Those who still doubt Hamilton, (or those like Valve who couldn't watch GP2 last year)
Take a look at this video from GP2 race in Istanbul. Much has been made of his drive in Silverstone, but I think his best ever drive last year was in Istanbul. Hamilton made a mistake at the start of the race, touched someone and spun, and finished the first lap, dead last. He then virtually went on and overtook everyone to finish second. He didn't win (he would have if the race was one lap longer), but I was present at the race there, and whoever watched him then knew that they were watching a future champ.
Take a look at this video and his moves on Premat, Lapiere Piquet Jr. and his greate battle with Glock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn7L-fA3XZo
It may take as long as Button's first win.
Don't be overexited. I remember few years ago, when I was watching CART, there was a kid called Montoya who took the championsip in his first try. Then I remember the same kid winnning his first Indy 500 and then passing Shumacher in his only third race.Quote:
Originally Posted by aryan
Then we all know what happened, don't we?
LH droves very well, but it is unwise to crown him prematurely.
Montoya didn't lack when it came to raw speed or bravery, he was however a nuthead. He lacked commitment, he didn't dedicate himself to the sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
Where LH impresses is not just in his raw speed -- as you say, many non-champions have showed speed before -- but it is in his maturity, his professional outlook, and his commitment. That's what separates the likes of JPM from LH.
I am not crowning him champion yet, he has so much to prove and so much to show, GP2 -- as exciting as it is-- doesn't prove anything. But I firmly believe he is a head and a shoulder above anything that has come out of GP2 and F3000 and all the feeder series in the past decade.
Uhhh... yeah. So you think that Hamilton will get his first win at Monza this year? :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
:) haha ! good oneQuote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
I'm starting to believe that Hamilton could be the best rookie ever to join F1. Does anyone know of any stats that rival his for a rookie racer?
1st race: Qual 4th - Finish 3rd
2nd race: Qual 4th - Finish 2nd
3rd race: Qual 2nd - Finish ?
Who has outdone that?
Winning a race ? this guy could be the first rookie to win the title, after today race we will know more about it ;)
gee pino is he better than trulli
Not yet but he will be...one day :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by fousto
Jacques Villeneuve's stats from his rookie season in 1996:Quote:
Originally Posted by jjanicke
1st race: Q1, P2
2nd race: Q3, ret
3rd race: Q3, P2
4th race: Q2, P1
Giancarlo Baghetti won his very first race in F1 back in 1961, cant get much better than that!
Not really much of a comparison between the two though.Quote:
Originally Posted by gm99
I want him to win today. 3rd in his frist race, 2nd last weekend, all he needs to top that is a win today.
It either won't be long or it'll be a painfully long wait full of 2nds and 3rds, but when it does happen i hope it's a win that justifies this amazing talent, not a win through default of other people having incidents, but Lewis's talent all coming together :up:
ach well, he didnt get his 3-2-1, but I will settle with the 3-2-2. I dont think we will have to wait to long untill he is a champion, and then Ferrari will try to sign him, if they are not already looking.
:D And he's only done three races !!! ;) :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by fousto
going which way?.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian McC
I am a big LH fan, but JV had a phenominal first year and won the WDC his second year, so I hope LH has similar success. For all those who can't stand JV, you can't take away his accomplishments. like my sig says...
I don't like JV, but I admit that in his firtst year he looked very nice and cool and although I supported Damon in 1996, I was happy about JV as well. It was when he became bitter and vile, when I began not to like him.
No, unless Hamilton wins the next race (his fourth), three more races this season for a total of four in his rookie season and is in contention for the drivers' championship until the very last race, there really isn't :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ian McC
Of course, you can't compare the personality and the driving style of JV and LH, but they certainly were/are two very talented rookie drivers with great results in their first year in Formula One.
Mark my words - Hamilton will win at Spain. Its a risky prediction, but I think he can do it. Massa will come 2nd, then Alonso, then Kimi.
but how many rookies went straight into top equipment their first year.Quote:
Originally Posted by jjanicke
I think Hamilton has been doing excellent and is tied for the championship lead, but many rookies aren't in that equipment their first stint out
Could be Monaco, he has a great record there in the junior formulae.
This is a typical F1 fan thinking he knows it all because he/she believes whatever they read in the media.Quote:
Originally Posted by aryan
Montoya never fufilled his full potential, that is undoubted by 90% of F1 fans with knowledge.
However Ron Dennis, the guy who had worked with the likes of Prost, Senna, Mika, Coulthard and other greats, stated during the end of 2005, when Montoya was starting to match and beat Kimi, he was the hardest and most committed driver he had seen, both on track during testing etc, and off track on his physical condition etc. So when people say he lacked 'dedication', 'committment to f1' etc, it really is BS, unless you want to think you (not you personally) know better, than his boss!
It seems feasible, Hamilton winning in Spain, I just hope that spanish fans don't act like they do in football if you know what I mean...Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
From the point of view that JV was far more experienced when he came into F1, you couldn't really call him a rookie.Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Hard to imagine at the moment. IMO, you can take out the results of Hamilton altogether and just look at how mature and outstanding he is under pressure. Compared that with the number of times Button was forced into errors while being pressured.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eki
It's just a common characteristic among top athletes of every sport -- how they handle pressure. It is simply unmistakable.