Originally Posted by
henners88
I'm not writing Hamilton off. I think it is absurd to write of a driver that has had 4 out of 6 pole positions and has won 4 out of the 6 races so far this season. Lewis does lose his cool when things don't go his way and maybe doesn't employ PR robot mode as well as other drivers, but his on track performances have not faltered this year yet. It was clear to see in qualifying that Lewis had the better pace and would possibly have gotten pole, but for the unfortunate misjudgement by his team mate. Lewis appeared faster than Nico during the early part of the race and we all know how difficult it is to get past at Monaco. Its ok to slap it down the inside in the midfield, banging wheels as we saw with quite a few drivers, but for a World Championship contender these things have to be a little more calculated IMO. Lewis drove calmly and finished in second place, one place behind his team mate which is another reason I don't understand why his temperament is being questioned. I think Lewis was right to be angry on Saturday and Sunday. I would have been more vocal had I been in his position, but I haven't had PR training. Its great to see their passion shine through.
It seems Lewis only has to have one performance where he doesn't win for his title challenge to be questioned. Nico on the other hand can be a tenth slower, spin it in Q3, and win a third of the races yet be considered the stronger driver. I say give these guys the credit they deserve and enjoy what is becoming a close season up front. At this moment in time I think Lewis is extracting slightly more out of the car with Nico a fag paper behind. It'll be close and I believe Lewis is lucky to have been in this position before and succeeded.