Spot on there Stevy. Especially the bit about letting them race and then dealing with it all after. That definitely would have been the right way to do it.
I think the question of intent is the centre point here.
I don't have all the data and video and telemetry. Probably most commentators don't either. But the Stewards do, and they know how to read them. The race steward this weekend is an ex-F1 driver and multiple Le-Mans winner, he knows at least as much about racing as Brundle and Webber.
But it could have been handled better for sure.
Not feeling a lot of love for vettel in this thread. It seems the general opinion is everything should be done to let Hamilton win at all costs. Can’t believe Hamilton will go down as one of the best ever drivers just because he’s struck lucky with car and team. I bet his mother even thinks he’s a t**t.
Rosberg got the better of Hamilton a couple of years ago in that respect
The hard work had been done prior to his arrival.Gifted really? Mercedes weren’t dominant when he left mclaren to move there. People thought he was nuts.
Of course, I was talking from a driver prospective. Todt, Brawn and Bridgestone where a massive influence in how Schumacher's career turned out.Not quite. Schumacher was fantastic, but to attribute Ferrari becoming dominant in the glory years solely to him would be a disservice to the team around him. You're forgetting Jean Todt, Rory Byrne and Ross Brawn. At the end of the day it's a team sport, it has always been so. It has always had stronger teams than others, funnily the drivers in that team would be more successful.
Hamilton didn't get 'gifted' a top team by being anything other than very, very good let's face it. Maybe he could join a crap team and try and mould them around him to be good, but why would a presently 5 time world champion do that, especially when he's still at the sharp end?
Of course, I was talking from a driver prospective. Todt, Brawn and Bridgestone where a massive influence in how Schumacher's career turned out.
McLaren had Hamilton on the books from the age of 10ish. His F1 seat was a forgone conclusion.