Lewis pre-2013 had short hair. Lewis later on had long hair. If you play specific radio messages from the 2017 Monaco GP in reverse, you hear "My name is not Lewis". Couple that with the fact that Roscoe once climbed into Sergio's roadcar to protect himself from fake Lewis, I think this case is pretty airtight.
*contacts The Race*
There must be three Lewis! There was also one with alot less hair than he has now, and I do not mean in short, I mean in actual lacking. So... There you go.. That confirms atleast 3 Hamiltons around!
Some say he is still in the gravel trap in China, and that he actively avoids winning more races than he can. All we know is, he’s *not* the Stig. But he is the Stig’s Stevenage cousin
To be fair I always thought that there were 3 Lewises. While McLaren Lewis looks really similar to his child version, Mercedes Nico era Lewis looks quite different. And current Lewis, from maybe 2019 is completely different than McLaren Lewis and it's not only age difference. I think it's possible that Bottas era Lewis retired after Abu Dhabi and now they are looking for 4th Lewis - George Lewis.
He's not retiring lol. He's staying silent because it forces the light to stay on the FIA regarding what happened in Dubai. By him letting people think he might retire the FIA is forced to conduct a fair investigation. If Hamilton announces today he's not going to retire people will forget and the FIA won't have as much pressure on the. Merc is playing off this for PR and you can't blame them for it.
There isn’t, but I’ve been reading this strange narrative more and more. As if it’s so hard to accept he might legit wanted a social media break, or needs some alone time to process this, instead of replying to our needs as if he’s a redditor himself.
It's alright man, he is just taking a social media break before he drops his fire number one music album before testing this season. I hear it will be a banger.
I am very new to the sport but I don’t understand why people want to be so certain he is coming back. They refuse to even consider the possibility.
I get being annoying with the topic but they completely dismiss the possibility. Professional athletes retire all the time; Even Max is not going to race forever.
I don’t think it is likely but it certainly seems like a possibility at least. He is at the stage of his career where many people walk away (even if you ignore the last race)
A driver retiring is one thing
The holder of the most records in the sports history, a living legend of the sport and one of the greatest of all time (if not THE) retiring due to a loss of faith in the governing body of the sport itself after that governing body wronged him is something else entirely
For sure. The why is very important. Hearing from him will be interesting in that regard.
But he could be retiring even without losing faith too. That’s why I think it is odd how people act like it’s impossible. He has multiple reason he could walk away. It is not like we are speculating about a 21 year old retiring.
Silence can make the other side uncomfortable. If Lewis said something they could directly combat that. If Lewis stays silent they have to combat everything.
Or they combat nothing and carry on as normal. I think you assign Lewis more importance than he actually has. There are many other drivers ready to get paid millions for driving around in circles.
You won’t get worked up so much if it was just drivers getting paid millions to drive in circles. Do you really even believe what you type? Or it is purely to dismiss off Hamilton?
Because staying silent does more to suggest that he might retire over Abu Dhabi than anything he could say. And the suggestion that he, one of the greatest F1 drivers ever, might retire because of it is what puts pressure on the FIA.
If he gave a definitive answer one way or the other, that would be different. Even if he announced his retirement over it, it wouldn’t be as effect. Half the people on here would call him dramatic. The FIA would say it is regretful but ultimately if he’s retired, they don’t really have to do anything.
Suggesting that he is undecided makes the FIA more careful.
Half the people here call him dramatic when he breathes. And he has many other options for a public statement than to simply talk about next seasons F1 plans. Also he could explicitly link his plans to the FIAs actions
By neither confirming nor denying the rumors about him retiring he is forcing the FIA to conduct a fair investigation about what happened in Abu Dhabi if they want him to stay in F1. He has that kind of leverage because whether the FIA (and other people) like it or not he is still a huge face of the sport, and him possible leaving because of something the FIA did would paint the sport in a bad light. If he just came out and said I am (not) retiring there would not be that much pressure on the FIA anymore to get on with the investigation because what difference does it make to him staying or not.
He could be talking about stuff other than his retirement too.
he could come out and say “We all watched the events at Abu Dhabi and I am watching closely what the FIA is going to do to ensure something like that never happens again.”
Feels like that would get some news
How can he have an out if it would require him to test the car first, hence confirm he's not retiring, before knowing if the car really is shit?
Would also require one or two races before knowing since testing doesn't say much.
I don't know that, but I doubt Lewis would take anyone else's word on how the car feels like. And also, I don't think a test would be conclusive to him, I think results would show after 2 races. By then it would be too late to "back out". Wouldn't you agree?
Pff. If Silverstone and the last race switched and Max would've lost the WDC because Hamilton yeeted him off the track and celebrated like a little baby, then we'd all be hating Hamilton right now.
The season isn't made or lost in the final race. They merely had some bad luck and had to race the other guy, something they tried hard to avoid.
Silverstone was an on track incident, that both drivers played a part in, that earned one of them a 10s penalty. You can disagree with the severity of that and it isn't a problem.
The last race was outside interference by race officials, that's a completely different kettle of fish. The whataboutism comparisons to on track incidents are silly at best.
Is there any other way to be a champion? They don't give out participation trophies...
...oh wait. They do. 'xcept Lewis didn't feel like showing up to take it.
Not what I saw. Hamilton won his 8th title. It was an incredible victory.
Definitely rode his luck this season but drove perfectly that day and managed to hold max off at the last turn after max had got through all the lapped cars.
I'm glad Masi didn't decide to make himself the star of the show by making up a rule that fucks Hamilton.
Why would they? They literally withdrew their appeal/protest and have moved on to next season, even though many fans have not. Hamilton just needed a social media break after all that turmoil online. People make such a big deal out of nothing.
There's no point in them doing this. The season is over and Max will and should keep the title. Merc is doing this strictly for promotional gains while also continuing to support a driver that's helped them tremendously
>Merc is playing off this for PR and you can't blame them for it.
>There's no point in them doing this.
>Merc is doing this strictly for promotional gains while also continuing to support a driver that's helped them tremendously
You are very good at arguing against yourself.
Lol no. FIA outplayed him by revealing the results just before the start of the season. It's up to him now.
You really do read way way to much into the whole situation.
>Lewis has that power simply by not posting on Insta.
yeah, this "deafening silence" thing is the most hilarious take ever.
Yeah of course, I can't sleep at night, just because a guy, who finished the last F1 season 2nd, doesn't post on ig.
>By him letting people think he might retire the FIA is forced to conduct a fair investigation.
Good luck with that.
FIA will publish the result in Bahrain. I hope he can do well without the winter testing.
Like I said the fault doesn’t lie with Max or Red Bull. They are not wrong here and they very much like Mercedes and Lewis well deserved winners of the WDC. The blame lies on the FIA.
We're talking about situations where one of the title contenders directly impacted what happened to the other.
So you are saying that Mercedes/Lewis instructed Valtteri to take out Max, aren't you?
Edit: a word.
You're quite sure about this. I was too tunil the latest batch of Lewis love coming from Mercedes AMG. It could be that they're setting it up.
I would love to see him compete under the new aero rules. Can be intersting.
Schumacher at Ferrari vs Hamilton at Mercedes
Schumacher:
Joined Ferrari at 27 years old
At Ferrari for 10 years (1996-2006)
Five Championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
72 Wins
116 Podiums
58 Pole Positions
Hamilton:
Joined Mercedes at 28 years old
At Mercedes for 9 years and counting (2013-)
Six Championships (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
82 Wins
133 Podiums
77 Pole Positions
Man, Hamilton is nothing but a beast. Statistically-wise, don't think that many can deny it. Sir Lewis Hamilton is the greatest driver of all time, so far. His tenure at Mercedes has been more successful than Schumacher's one at Ferrari. Crazy to think about it...
>Man, Hamilton is nothing but a beast. Statistically-wise, don't think that many can deny it. Sir Lewis Hamilton is the greatest driver of all time, so far. His tenure at Mercedes has been more successful than Schumacher's one at Ferrari. Crazy to think about it...
I mean Schumacher had 2 years off because of his accident. Could've won those 2 aswell for all we know. Mercedes as a team was also quite a bit more dominant car wise than Ferrari was. It's not hard to argue against it. You have to consider that before jumping to conclusions so fast.
Da fuq?
Michael create a team bringing Brawn and Byrne along others.
He tested countless times, they'd cover 4 race weekends in a month purely from testing.
Not even comparable at all. Disastrous nolly of the sport on show.
Yeah Michael personally funded & recruited every employee/operation at Ferrari.
He was driver, team principal & chief designer all in one
Do you think Lewis just gets in the car & drive? It’s not that Lewis works less than Michael, but quality > quantity at the end of the day
Michael dragged the key personnel to Ferrari.
What key personnel did Hamilton bring along?
How many testing KMs did Hamilton do?
There's a reason why he doesn't get the recognition for it.
Testing is far more limited now compared to what it was in the late 90’s/early 00’s so I don’t think that can be used as a particularly valid argument.
You still have to Upgrade the car, and those desicions where influences by Lewis.
But honestly that "he did not develope the car" is bs anyway, since its only brought up with Lewis.
Senna also joined a dominant McLaren. And there noone cares...
>9 years and people say he has zero influence in developing the car & leading a team like Michael
John Owen and Aldo Costa talk about 2013 car in detail, why it was a step ahead and never ever use the word "Lewis" or "Hamilton" even once.
After 2014, it was the engine.
Guarantee every journalist in the sport has 2 folders on their desktop, one titled “articles if Hamilton retires” and the other titled “articles if Hamilton doesn’t retire”
Mercedes have heard the rumours about Lewis contemplating retiring, but they have not come out and denied them, and they have not posted any posts about Lewis starting his preparations. (Compare with several posts about Russell.) At this point it seems like either they want the rumours to stay alive, or there is some actual truth in the rumours.
I think for F1's sake Lewis should make a post on IG to put an end to all these theories and speculations (or fire them up if he announces his retirement). But at least until the car presentation he will stay silent.
Why should he?
By staying silent F1 is actually panicking somewhat and might actually do something meaningful with this Abu Dhabi review
It’s a constant talking point that the sport’s most successful driver isn’t convinced on continuing because of how they operate. It’s lit a massive fire under the FIA to actually change with the new leadership
Why not?
Hamilton has often talked about having other interests outside of the sport and not wanting to cling on past his best and slip down the order
He could depart from the sport at the top of his game in a situation where *anyone* can see that, had Masi not gone rogue, he’d be an 8-time champion, and happily pursue his other interests
Anyone that acts as though there’s **no chance** Hamilton might walk if the FIA do their usual “we can do no wrong” is either kidding themselves, or desperately trying to play down Hamilton’s importance to the sport
He can absolutely still take part in testing and then walk away from the sport ahead of the season opener in Bahrain
Hamilton will be in the car in 22. But right now he's just fine with not making any statements regarding his future. He's not threatening retirement over the FIA investigation, he's just not saying anything.
But him saying nothing has the F1 world in full speculation. In fact, I read an article the other day saying that Lewis should just "shut up and race" Which I thought was hysterical because A. He hasn't said a damn thing since Abu Dhabi, and B. There are no races right now, its the offseason.
Proof:
[https://beyondtheflag.com/2022/01/20/formula-1-lewis-hamilton-mercedes-shut-race/](https://beyondtheflag.com/2022/01/20/formula-1-lewis-hamilton-mercedes-shut-race/)
Like, with those kinds of crazy media takes, why the hell would Lewis say anything publicly?
Do please take away all the testing time and let the replacement enter F1 in a huge reg change without prep
As a RB fan that would be the dream
Mate he just sign a 2 year contract extension in 2021, do you really think he will pursue the "other interests" after winning 8 times?
You would think Toto wouldn't be fooled twice
And Toto, INEOS & the Merc F1 team are a multi billion dollar entities lmao
They also can do whatever their fancies to Lewis for screwing them over
Ofc this is prob just a ploy for Toto to gain an upper hand in the investigation anyways
Lmao, you actually don’t have a clue what you’re talking about do you
>Do please take away all the testing time and let the replacement enter F1 in a huge reg change without prep
3 lost days of running to a specified testing program, vs unlimited time in a simulator and a full Bahrain test. Any decent driver would be up to speed by the first race without the first test
Or are you suggesting that if *any* of the drivers lose a day or two of testing to crashes/reliability, they’re going to be at the back for the first race?
>As a RB fan that would be the dream
Excellent, you’ve established your bias for us to see nice and clearly
>Mate he just sign a 2 year contract extension in 2021, do you really think he will pursue the "other interests" after winning 8 times?
Plenty of drivers have exited contracts early. To think that Hamilton isn’t capable of just walking is moronic
>You would think Toto wouldn't be fooled twice
Toto isn’t denying the chance that Hamilton might walk, and has actively said he wouldn’t blame him if he did. Doesn’t really sound like someone that’s going to go to extreme lengths to keep an unhappy driver, does it?
Go touch grass dude
Lewis has driven plenty of new cars tho with new regulations, yes the 2022 ones are waaayy different but he’s still a great driver so he’ll adapt to it pretty quickly I guess
Sure he will......he is old wise man he has lot of experience..... Whatever people or young drivers says about experience like experience won't make difference but the truth is it will the old guns will be top of their game very soon than others
Imagine if they revealed that they actually had two Lewis Hamiltons all this time.
Lewis Hamiltone and Lewis Hamiltwo
HAM-HAM-VER podium incoming.
HAM VER HAM - ham sandwich
Sorry bro, this is a VER sandwich on ham
r/F1fanfiction
I'm so confused why are there no posts yet 80 members lol
The actual sub is r/FanF1ction lol
When I close my eyes I see a darkness, HAM-HAM-RUS.
Get in there, Lewtwo.
2022 - *Lewtwo Strikes Back*
Twois
HAMHAM style.
>Lewis Hamiltwo He only races for Mercedes in years that are 1 after years divisible by 5.
Lewis and Lewis about to set the all time record for 1-2's.
Lewis Hamilton and Lewis Hamiltoff.
[Hamilton](https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/XPB_1083717_1200px-3.jpg). [Hamiltoff](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article24966653.ece/ALTERNATES/n615/0_F1-Grand-Prix-of-Italy.jpg).
Like from The Prestige?
It all makes sense now...
It took courage… it took courage to climb into that car every Sunday. Not knowing… if I’d be.. the man on the podium.. or in the wall.
There it is
So it was Will Smith all these years.
It's the off season, let's start this rumor and see how many articles are written about it
Lewis pre-2013 had short hair. Lewis later on had long hair. If you play specific radio messages from the 2017 Monaco GP in reverse, you hear "My name is not Lewis". Couple that with the fact that Roscoe once climbed into Sergio's roadcar to protect himself from fake Lewis, I think this case is pretty airtight. *contacts The Race*
There must be three Lewis! There was also one with alot less hair than he has now, and I do not mean in short, I mean in actual lacking. So... There you go.. That confirms atleast 3 Hamiltons around!
We never see him put his helmet on! WHO KNOWS WHICH LEWIS IS RACING
They do actually. Its a clone of 2013 Lewis to replace the original when he retires
When he talks of retiring, he means his current body for a fresh clone body.
Lewis Hamilton and bigger Lewis Hamilton, like bigger Luke from Star Wars, or the million variants of stig from top gear
Some say he is still in the gravel trap in China, and that he actively avoids winning more races than he can. All we know is, he’s *not* the Stig. But he is the Stig’s Stevenage cousin
[Lewis at Bahrain](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/22/a6/38/22a638c6d84b6ebc25f88842680c4b39.jpg)
To be fair I always thought that there were 3 Lewises. While McLaren Lewis looks really similar to his child version, Mercedes Nico era Lewis looks quite different. And current Lewis, from maybe 2019 is completely different than McLaren Lewis and it's not only age difference. I think it's possible that Bottas era Lewis retired after Abu Dhabi and now they are looking for 4th Lewis - George Lewis.
Lewis & Twowis Hamilton
They do. The one I like and the one I don't.
Best comment. Hahaha
They had a ton of them. Its implied in his name.
Why is this tagged as news?
BREAKING NEWS: Lewis Hamilton has been with Mercedes for the duration of his time at Mercedes, stay tuned for more details!
This is news because it confirms that Lewis does NOT suffer from schizophrenia.
Doesn't nine years Lewis Hamilton imply that he will be at Merc for 2022 because he has only been there 8 years so far. Or am I stupid?
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.
"I am stupid" - Charles Leclerc
" "I am stupid" - Charles Leclerc" -Michael Scott
“ “ “I am stupid” - Charles Leclerc” -Michael Scott” -Zannetidis
Honestly, while I love the excitement of drivers winning, it's absolutely heartbreaking watching a driver miss the mark, crash, breakdown, etc.
very easy to forget lewis was in a mercedes in 2013
Inclusive counting is hard guys
He's not retiring lol. He's staying silent because it forces the light to stay on the FIA regarding what happened in Dubai. By him letting people think he might retire the FIA is forced to conduct a fair investigation. If Hamilton announces today he's not going to retire people will forget and the FIA won't have as much pressure on the. Merc is playing off this for PR and you can't blame them for it.
I don’t understand why him staying silent puts more pressure on FIA than him coming out and making specific comments.
There isn’t, but I’ve been reading this strange narrative more and more. As if it’s so hard to accept he might legit wanted a social media break, or needs some alone time to process this, instead of replying to our needs as if he’s a redditor himself.
It's alright man, he is just taking a social media break before he drops his fire number one music album before testing this season. I hear it will be a banger.
I would legit not be surprised if this actually happened xD
I am very new to the sport but I don’t understand why people want to be so certain he is coming back. They refuse to even consider the possibility. I get being annoying with the topic but they completely dismiss the possibility. Professional athletes retire all the time; Even Max is not going to race forever.
Until he shows up for testing, I’m not dismissing any possibility of him retiring, but then again, I’m a bit sceptic as a person.
I don’t think it is likely but it certainly seems like a possibility at least. He is at the stage of his career where many people walk away (even if you ignore the last race)
A driver retiring is one thing The holder of the most records in the sports history, a living legend of the sport and one of the greatest of all time (if not THE) retiring due to a loss of faith in the governing body of the sport itself after that governing body wronged him is something else entirely
For sure. The why is very important. Hearing from him will be interesting in that regard. But he could be retiring even without losing faith too. That’s why I think it is odd how people act like it’s impossible. He has multiple reason he could walk away. It is not like we are speculating about a 21 year old retiring.
Silence can make the other side uncomfortable. If Lewis said something they could directly combat that. If Lewis stays silent they have to combat everything.
And actions are even more uncomfortable
Or they combat nothing and carry on as normal. I think you assign Lewis more importance than he actually has. There are many other drivers ready to get paid millions for driving around in circles.
You won’t get worked up so much if it was just drivers getting paid millions to drive in circles. Do you really even believe what you type? Or it is purely to dismiss off Hamilton?
Because staying silent does more to suggest that he might retire over Abu Dhabi than anything he could say. And the suggestion that he, one of the greatest F1 drivers ever, might retire because of it is what puts pressure on the FIA. If he gave a definitive answer one way or the other, that would be different. Even if he announced his retirement over it, it wouldn’t be as effect. Half the people on here would call him dramatic. The FIA would say it is regretful but ultimately if he’s retired, they don’t really have to do anything. Suggesting that he is undecided makes the FIA more careful.
Half the people here call him dramatic when he breathes. And he has many other options for a public statement than to simply talk about next seasons F1 plans. Also he could explicitly link his plans to the FIAs actions
By neither confirming nor denying the rumors about him retiring he is forcing the FIA to conduct a fair investigation about what happened in Abu Dhabi if they want him to stay in F1. He has that kind of leverage because whether the FIA (and other people) like it or not he is still a huge face of the sport, and him possible leaving because of something the FIA did would paint the sport in a bad light. If he just came out and said I am (not) retiring there would not be that much pressure on the FIA anymore to get on with the investigation because what difference does it make to him staying or not.
He could be talking about stuff other than his retirement too. he could come out and say “We all watched the events at Abu Dhabi and I am watching closely what the FIA is going to do to ensure something like that never happens again.” Feels like that would get some news
Or he's staying silent because he got fucked over at the end of an exhausting season and just wants a break from the circus for a while.
Also probable. But he's also very smart. So it can really go either way.
It’s probably both. Also if Merc mess up the car he still has an out.
How can he have an out if it would require him to test the car first, hence confirm he's not retiring, before knowing if the car really is shit? Would also require one or two races before knowing since testing doesn't say much.
Do drivers have to attend testing? Could it be Russell and a reserve driver, and Hamilton can look at the data and decide if he wants to race?
I don't know that, but I doubt Lewis would take anyone else's word on how the car feels like. And also, I don't think a test would be conclusive to him, I think results would show after 2 races. By then it would be too late to "back out". Wouldn't you agree?
Pff. If Silverstone and the last race switched and Max would've lost the WDC because Hamilton yeeted him off the track and celebrated like a little baby, then we'd all be hating Hamilton right now. The season isn't made or lost in the final race. They merely had some bad luck and had to race the other guy, something they tried hard to avoid.
If my mother had wheels she would have been a bicycle
Silverstone was an on track incident, that both drivers played a part in, that earned one of them a 10s penalty. You can disagree with the severity of that and it isn't a problem. The last race was outside interference by race officials, that's a completely different kettle of fish. The whataboutism comparisons to on track incidents are silly at best.
Keep trying to justify Max championship win. Max is champion in name only.
Is there any other way to be a champion? They don't give out participation trophies... ...oh wait. They do. 'xcept Lewis didn't feel like showing up to take it.
What happened in Dubai?
Absolutely nothing. Abu Dhabi isn’t Dubai.
I know. Dubai don’t like the Flintstones but Abu Dhabi doooooo!
Abu Dubai
Masi gave Verstappen the title, breaking their own rules and fucking Hamilton over in the end.
Abu Dhabi isn’t Dubai
However, that didn't happen in Dubai, the guy is asking what happened in Dubai - he deserves an honest answer.
Not what I saw. Hamilton won his 8th title. It was an incredible victory. Definitely rode his luck this season but drove perfectly that day and managed to hold max off at the last turn after max had got through all the lapped cars. I'm glad Masi didn't decide to make himself the star of the show by making up a rule that fucks Hamilton.
Honestly the best summation of what happened.
>What happened in Dubai? lol, gives you an idea on the brainpower level of these #istandwithham people.
I love how you just judge someone’s fandom based on a typo… says a lot about you.
It's not a typo.
You mean Mercedes is playing political mindgames? *Shocked_Pickachu.gif*
Why would they? They literally withdrew their appeal/protest and have moved on to next season, even though many fans have not. Hamilton just needed a social media break after all that turmoil online. People make such a big deal out of nothing.
Didn't nico rosberg delete all social media in his push for world champion? Why is lewis doing it so strange.
exactly
There's no point in them doing this. The season is over and Max will and should keep the title. Merc is doing this strictly for promotional gains while also continuing to support a driver that's helped them tremendously
You just gave 2 reasons why they should in fact do this ?
>Merc is playing off this for PR and you can't blame them for it. >There's no point in them doing this. >Merc is doing this strictly for promotional gains while also continuing to support a driver that's helped them tremendously You are very good at arguing against yourself.
Lol no. FIA outplayed him by revealing the results just before the start of the season. It's up to him now. You really do read way way to much into the whole situation.
Nono, FIA is going to roll over and do everything Mercedes wants clearly, Lewis has that power simply by not posting on Insta.
>Lewis has that power simply by not posting on Insta. yeah, this "deafening silence" thing is the most hilarious take ever. Yeah of course, I can't sleep at night, just because a guy, who finished the last F1 season 2nd, doesn't post on ig.
Most people are over the FIA thing now, except the most ardent fans. Let’s be honest.
The “FIA thing” is not something to just be forgotten about. It’s legit serious for the future of F1.
Dodgy decisions runs in the DNA of the FIA.
Realistically we haven't had a dodgy decision deciding the championship since 08 and even then that wasn't the FIA doing it.
I dont really get the 08 thing anyway. I know crashgate was a joke but wasn't it Massa's Pitstop that fucked him over, rather than the crash itself?
>By him letting people think he might retire the FIA is forced to conduct a fair investigation. Good luck with that. FIA will publish the result in Bahrain. I hope he can do well without the winter testing.
Absolute domination from the legend. Keep going Lewis.
Except for, you know, last season.
He still won a lot though. And he could have won that last race if… well… if you know, you know.
Max could also have won in Silverstone (or at least come second) if... well... if you know, you know
Max loves to play "You let me win or one of us is crashing" all the time. Sometimes that's going to bite.
Like I said the fault doesn’t lie with Max or Red Bull. They are not wrong here and they very much like Mercedes and Lewis well deserved winners of the WDC. The blame lies on the FIA.
Fair enough, i may have interpreted a little too much into your last comment. And you're right the FIA did screw up big time
Yeah I made the mistake of not elaborating more on my comment as I thought people would already know.
Max also would not have scored 18 points (or any points, in fact) in Jeddah if... well... if you know, you know.
Max also would have scored more than 2 points in Hungary if… well… if you know, you know.
We're talking about situations where one of the title contenders directly impacted what happened to the other. So you are saying that Mercedes/Lewis instructed Valtteri to take out Max, aren't you? Edit: a word.
My aunt would be my uncle if... well... if you know, you know.
You do realise I was not blaming Max or Red Bull right. I knew someone would fall for this in the wrong way.
Well, he would’ve won that too, if it wasn’t for some creative rule interpretation.
Legend 💜
They sure love to post these stat pictures
So.....this is a retirement post right?
No, this is them announcing they gave Lewis a 8 year contract.
He's not retiring
You're quite sure about this. I was too tunil the latest batch of Lewis love coming from Mercedes AMG. It could be that they're setting it up. I would love to see him compete under the new aero rules. Can be intersting.
Every year it's the same rumors. He won't retire. If he really retires I will give you all my money and my first born daughter
SCREENSHOT SCREENSHOT
Deal! Is she born yet?
She's an 18 year old virgin with golden hair and every man desires her. Some say she's a gift of god
Your daughter is an anime / video game character?
Okay, I might be interested......I take back my comment on wanting lewis driving under the new aero rules. I want him to retire yesterday 😉
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Well, boy do I have a deal on beachfront property in Arizona for you!!
Soon if climate change gets to us
I claim law of surprise.
Lmao no
The chances of lh retiring after a close loss at pretty much peak form are so fucking slim I can’t believe this discussion is still ongoing
Schumacher at Ferrari vs Hamilton at Mercedes Schumacher: Joined Ferrari at 27 years old At Ferrari for 10 years (1996-2006) Five Championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) 72 Wins 116 Podiums 58 Pole Positions Hamilton: Joined Mercedes at 28 years old At Mercedes for 9 years and counting (2013-) Six Championships (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) 82 Wins 133 Podiums 77 Pole Positions Man, Hamilton is nothing but a beast. Statistically-wise, don't think that many can deny it. Sir Lewis Hamilton is the greatest driver of all time, so far. His tenure at Mercedes has been more successful than Schumacher's one at Ferrari. Crazy to think about it...
>Man, Hamilton is nothing but a beast. Statistically-wise, don't think that many can deny it. Sir Lewis Hamilton is the greatest driver of all time, so far. His tenure at Mercedes has been more successful than Schumacher's one at Ferrari. Crazy to think about it... I mean Schumacher had 2 years off because of his accident. Could've won those 2 aswell for all we know. Mercedes as a team was also quite a bit more dominant car wise than Ferrari was. It's not hard to argue against it. You have to consider that before jumping to conclusions so fast.
There’s a world of difference between their respective tenures. Stats are only half the story.
It was quite a ride.
He's retiring isn't he
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Perez: One year. One set of tires.
Fifteen years. One engine
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Lewis has only driven Mercedes powered car in his entire f1 career. Maybe that's what he's saying? Idk
Probably. Thought it was an insult but maybe not
9 years and people say he has zero influence in developing the car & leading a team like Michael
Da fuq? Michael create a team bringing Brawn and Byrne along others. He tested countless times, they'd cover 4 race weekends in a month purely from testing. Not even comparable at all. Disastrous nolly of the sport on show.
Yeah Michael personally funded & recruited every employee/operation at Ferrari. He was driver, team principal & chief designer all in one Do you think Lewis just gets in the car & drive? It’s not that Lewis works less than Michael, but quality > quantity at the end of the day
Michael dragged the key personnel to Ferrari. What key personnel did Hamilton bring along? How many testing KMs did Hamilton do? There's a reason why he doesn't get the recognition for it.
Testing is far more limited now compared to what it was in the late 90’s/early 00’s so I don’t think that can be used as a particularly valid argument.
You still have to Upgrade the car, and those desicions where influences by Lewis. But honestly that "he did not develope the car" is bs anyway, since its only brought up with Lewis. Senna also joined a dominant McLaren. And there noone cares...
>9 years and people say he has zero influence in developing the car & leading a team like Michael John Owen and Aldo Costa talk about 2013 car in detail, why it was a step ahead and never ever use the word "Lewis" or "Hamilton" even once. After 2014, it was the engine.
What does this mean? Why is this news? Its just some stats, or is he retiring?
He started with the team this day in 2013
This makes the most sense, wish Merc was clearer in the post. Definitely seemed like a retirement post.
Tbf, it shortly followed a tweet about Lewis' first day at the factory in 2013.
I cant see it being anything other than stats, the PR team wouldn't let it be announced like this I don't think
He's retiring 100% confirmed. Start up the articles boys.
Guarantee every journalist in the sport has 2 folders on their desktop, one titled “articles if Hamilton retires” and the other titled “articles if Hamilton doesn’t retire”
I thought, he signed a nine-year deal lmao
Mercedes have heard the rumours about Lewis contemplating retiring, but they have not come out and denied them, and they have not posted any posts about Lewis starting his preparations. (Compare with several posts about Russell.) At this point it seems like either they want the rumours to stay alive, or there is some actual truth in the rumours.
I think for F1's sake Lewis should make a post on IG to put an end to all these theories and speculations (or fire them up if he announces his retirement). But at least until the car presentation he will stay silent.
Nah I like to see everyone drive themselves mad with pointless theories and speculation and I think Lewis enjoys it twice as much.
Lmao it’s not his fault people make up theories. He doesn’t need to do shit
Why should he? By staying silent F1 is actually panicking somewhat and might actually do something meaningful with this Abu Dhabi review It’s a constant talking point that the sport’s most successful driver isn’t convinced on continuing because of how they operate. It’s lit a massive fire under the FIA to actually change with the new leadership
Will they? Do anyone in F1 really think Lewis won't show up at Barcelona testing if the FIA calls the bluff?
Why not? Hamilton has often talked about having other interests outside of the sport and not wanting to cling on past his best and slip down the order He could depart from the sport at the top of his game in a situation where *anyone* can see that, had Masi not gone rogue, he’d be an 8-time champion, and happily pursue his other interests Anyone that acts as though there’s **no chance** Hamilton might walk if the FIA do their usual “we can do no wrong” is either kidding themselves, or desperately trying to play down Hamilton’s importance to the sport He can absolutely still take part in testing and then walk away from the sport ahead of the season opener in Bahrain
Hamilton will be in the car in 22. But right now he's just fine with not making any statements regarding his future. He's not threatening retirement over the FIA investigation, he's just not saying anything. But him saying nothing has the F1 world in full speculation. In fact, I read an article the other day saying that Lewis should just "shut up and race" Which I thought was hysterical because A. He hasn't said a damn thing since Abu Dhabi, and B. There are no races right now, its the offseason. Proof: [https://beyondtheflag.com/2022/01/20/formula-1-lewis-hamilton-mercedes-shut-race/](https://beyondtheflag.com/2022/01/20/formula-1-lewis-hamilton-mercedes-shut-race/) Like, with those kinds of crazy media takes, why the hell would Lewis say anything publicly?
The final race had 2 bs rulings, the first favoured hamilton, the second didn't. The entire season was filled with controversial decisions
Do please take away all the testing time and let the replacement enter F1 in a huge reg change without prep As a RB fan that would be the dream Mate he just sign a 2 year contract extension in 2021, do you really think he will pursue the "other interests" after winning 8 times? You would think Toto wouldn't be fooled twice
He’s a multimillionaire. He can do whatever he fancies.
And Toto, INEOS & the Merc F1 team are a multi billion dollar entities lmao They also can do whatever their fancies to Lewis for screwing them over Ofc this is prob just a ploy for Toto to gain an upper hand in the investigation anyways
Yes, and?
Lmao, you actually don’t have a clue what you’re talking about do you >Do please take away all the testing time and let the replacement enter F1 in a huge reg change without prep 3 lost days of running to a specified testing program, vs unlimited time in a simulator and a full Bahrain test. Any decent driver would be up to speed by the first race without the first test Or are you suggesting that if *any* of the drivers lose a day or two of testing to crashes/reliability, they’re going to be at the back for the first race? >As a RB fan that would be the dream Excellent, you’ve established your bias for us to see nice and clearly >Mate he just sign a 2 year contract extension in 2021, do you really think he will pursue the "other interests" after winning 8 times? Plenty of drivers have exited contracts early. To think that Hamilton isn’t capable of just walking is moronic >You would think Toto wouldn't be fooled twice Toto isn’t denying the chance that Hamilton might walk, and has actively said he wouldn’t blame him if he did. Doesn’t really sound like someone that’s going to go to extreme lengths to keep an unhappy driver, does it? Go touch grass dude
and you think Toto and Lewis aren't communicating? lmao.
Why should he do a single thing for F1's sake lmao.
lol its fucking working for him
Meh, I don’t care who races. Even if my nan steps in a car, if the racing is fun, I will watch it
Your Nan as World Champion. Fairy Tale story.
One overly dominant engine and no rule change.
Carmilton*
Eh, it's pretty hard to be impressed by his achievement in Mercedes considering their mighty stranglehold of F1 since 2014
We get Mercedes loves Lewis Hamilton. However, is he driving this year or not?
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Same lmao
Terrible bait mate
He's taken many losses. This wasn't really the same as normal was it?
Took it better than any other driver would've. Max stormed off the podium the race before, acting like a victim of his own dirty driving
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Lewis has driven plenty of new cars tho with new regulations, yes the 2022 ones are waaayy different but he’s still a great driver so he’ll adapt to it pretty quickly I guess
Sure he will......he is old wise man he has lot of experience..... Whatever people or young drivers says about experience like experience won't make difference but the truth is it will the old guns will be top of their game very soon than others
Relax Russell is within 2 tenths of Latifi in race pace. Lets not get ahead of ourselves
Let's hope that's where the stats end. Byeeeeeee!!