I'm not worshipping anyone... I just expressed my opinion about his ability as a driver. Yes, he's in a great car, but the bottom line is, he was on the podium all races so far. He prooved his as quick as alonso, a double world champion. Sometimes even quicker. And he shows good consistency. Plus, the onboard footage I saw from his car was very impressive, more than other drivers I've seen. It looks like regardless of being in a great car, he's able to drive on the limit for a longer time than many others. And this is something you could've seen in onboard laps from Schumacher, even when he was in the un-competitve Ferrari of 96 and nearby years, and he was known for being able to make an un-competitive car to be a competitive car in a specific race.reyhan wrote:He is a great driver, no doubt, in a great car with a great speed and great reliability, and it all makes sense, BUT there are defenetly other good drivers as Nico, Kubica etc. who could probably do the same with the same equipment, so stop worshiping the guy, he's just doing what he is payed to do
I think Schumacher worked very hard his rookie year to get the best out of his car... I dont' think Hamilton even needs to work his car to the limit to get the best out of it because it is just so great (the car not the driver), well maybe not as great as Ferrari... You can hardly compare someone who started in a back marker car then won 7 World Championships to a Rookie who starts in the best car out there...HamiltonF1 wrote:Yeah but didn't you had the same with micheal shumacher it was only shumacher shumacher shumacer, and now with such a debut from hamilton.
If you watched more onboard footage of Raikkonen you would not say that. I don't know how many people realise that there are tracks where Kimi's lines in some particular corners are very different from ALL other drivers'. Maybe Hockenheim's third sector or Monza's Lesmo turns are very good examples. Just try to find some onboard footage from Kimi's car on those tracks and you'll convince yourself what "on the limit" means.idoilani wrote:Plus, the onboard footage I saw from his car was very impressive, more than other drivers I've seen. It looks like regardless of being in a great car, he's able to drive on the limit for a longer time than many others. And this is something you could've seen in onboard laps from Schumacher, even when he was in the un-competitve Ferrari of 96 and nearby years, and he was known for being able to make an un-competitive car to be a competitive car in a specific race.
Everybody needs to work hard maybe it doesn't look like it because what he does looks simple, but you can have a good car and a good team and be with mclaren since the g-karting period, but you still need to do it.Dark_Fisico wrote:I think Schumacher worked very hard his rookie year to get the best out of his car... I dont' think Hamilton even needs to work his car to the limit to get the best out of it because it is just so great (the car not the driver), well maybe not as great as Ferrari... You can hardly compare someone who started in a back marker car then won 7 World Championships to a Rookie who starts in the best car out there...HamiltonF1 wrote:Yeah but didn't you had the same with micheal shumacher it was only shumacher shumacher shumacer, and now with such a debut from hamilton.
Hi,lucian wrote:If you watched more onboard footage of Raikkonen you would not say that. I don't know how many people realise that there are tracks where Kimi's lines in some particular corners are very different from ALL other drivers'. Maybe Hockenheim's third sector or Monza's Lesmo turns are very good examples. Just try to find some onboard footage from Kimi's car on those tracks and you'll convince yourself what "on the limit" means.idoilani wrote:Plus, the onboard footage I saw from his car was very impressive, more than other drivers I've seen. It looks like regardless of being in a great car, he's able to drive on the limit for a longer time than many others. And this is something you could've seen in onboard laps from Schumacher, even when he was in the un-competitve Ferrari of 96 and nearby years, and he was known for being able to make an un-competitive car to be a competitive car in a specific race.
P.S. : I hope I don't sound too rude, it's just my style.
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ewis Hamilton is confident that he won't repeat the set-up mistakes that left him slightly off the pace at Silverstone.
The championship leader's home grand prix became the most difficult race of his sensational rookie season as he struggled with the McLaren and saw his early lead become a distant third by the chequered flag.
But speaking in the pre-race press conference at the Nurburgring today, Hamilton said he had learnt from Silverstone and would be back on the pace this weekend.
"I expect it to be better," he said.
"You only have (practice sessions) P1, P2, P3 and it's not a lot of time to find the perfect set-up.
"Sometimes you go down one route and it's too late to go back to another one, you don't have enough time so you continue with that and hope it is good enough.
"We didn't have the right set-up for once at Silverstone.
"Going into this weekend we understand where we went wrong, we think we come here a bit stronger."
Hamilton retains a 12 point championship lead despite his Silverstone disappointment, but said it was important to keep pushing for victory rather than settling for safe podiums.
"Of course we have to bear in mind that we have to try and finish every race and maintain the level if we can," he said.
"But that doesn't mean that we slack.
"We are going to keep on pushing hard to beat everyone.
"Yes we go into the race thinking 'okay, we need the points.'
"But we want to win, so it is a balance."
He added that he was not letting the ongoing leaked data controversy and McLaren's impending World Motor Sport Council hearing distract him from the task in hand.
"I'm not really bothered about it to be honest," Hamilton said.
"I'm confident in what the team has done over the years and I have every confidence in the team now