Formula 1

[Euler]

Some performance from Hamilton this weekend.

[greenmark]

Well done Lewis. Max's move to block was rubbish. Far below his talent.

[Trader Pat]

Great race game on for the championship!

Also Red Bull are gonna have to put up or shut up regarding Mercedes' rear wing

[greenmark]

Great race game on for the championship!

Also Red Bull are gonna have to put up or shut up regarding Mercedes' rear wing

Pretty icey on the rostrum. I reckon Lewis is pretty peed off off with Max's block.

[rhysc]

What a weekend that was.

[Trader Pat]

Great race game on for the championship!

Also Red Bull are gonna have to put up or shut up regarding Mercedes' rear wing

Pretty icey on the rostrum. I reckon Lewis is pretty peed off off with Max's block.

Surprising that the was no on-board replay from Verstappen's car. The stewards surely would have had a replay but it was probably a calculated risk from Max. Would have been a 5 second penalty so probably fancied himself to finish that far ahead of Bottas if he really needed to.

[Euler]

Well done Lewis. Max's move to block was rubbish. Far below his talent.

It's been a bit tit for tat. Like those Senna / Prost moments.

[Realrocknrolla]

Don’t normally watch F1. Thoroughly enjoyed that race though.

[rhysc]

Would you believe it

[Trader Pat]

Its probably fake, no mention of it anywhere but on Twitter and not from any reputable sources.

I'm even sitting through Ted Kravitz's notebook and there's no mention of it

[rhysc]

No it’s legit. It’ll be a fine.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... Bta6K.html

He’s done this before hasn't he?

[Trader Pat]

The FIA love a good fine!

[rhysc]

Well somebody has to pay for the Christmas party.

[Trader Pat]

Whether you support Lewis or Max the drivers and constructors markets have been great to trade

Can't wait for Qatar!

[Crazyskier]

I'm not netural about Lewis. His main opponents have all been privileged.

That's just not true.

Yes most of the grid either comes from money or have wealthy backers, but as for Hamilton's main rivals during his time in F1 only Rosberg and Verstappen have come from privilege because of who their fathers are. However Alonso comes from a working class family and Vettel came from fairly humble beginnings so those two got where they are through skill and hard work just as much as Hamilton.

My criticism of him comes more from him as a person than a driver. I know a lot of drivers try to be brands but he's in a league of his own, everything he says or does seems to be calculated for maximum likes or followers. His t-shirt at the Hungarian GP being the biggest example of his hypocrisy. I completely agreed with the message but Hungary in some ways was an easy target, a relatively small country that doesn't contribute a huge amount to F1. Now I will completely change my opinion on Hamilton if he turns up to the Saudi GP wearing a Khashoggi t-shirt or one with pictures of Yemeni women and children, or turns up to next years Chinese GP and wears a shirt in support of the Uyghurs.

None of that will happen though and why not? Because the Saudi's and the Chinese are heavily invested in F1 as a brand and Mercedes as a team, and the team make a lot of money from them directly and indirectly. And I'm sure Hamilton himself is invested in those countries in some way too.

Couldn't have said it better myself, Pat. Hamilton is undoubtedy talented, however his big mouth and countless examples of hypocrisy, let him down time and time again. And after all, let's face it - even on track, ROSBERG beat him in the same car over an entire season! So now way is Hamilton the GOAT, far from it.

CS