F1: Rosberg self -delusional...

I think of all the drivers on the grid Ricciardo is the only one that would give Hamilton a run for his money.Strangely I Don,t like Hamilton but accept that he,s a brilliant racing driver.

 

I love Verstappen, but cant get rid of this nagging feeling that he's going to do some thig stupid at some point and wither ruin hi, or someone else's career. I mean, this moving around in the breaking zone is something he has to sort out. It's not a rule, but a gentleman's agreement between the drivers that they don't do it. If he carries on, the drivers with power on the grid, like Vettell for example, are going to cause him a lot of trouble.

There is a rumour in the pit lane at Silverstone(my cousin had been invited as a guest of one of the teams) that Vettell was instrumental in getting Kyviat removed from Redbull and moved down the grid, due to the clashes he and Vettell had earlier in the season.

 

Before commenting I have to say I am a Hamilton fan and believe he is currently (with Alonso close second) best 'racer' of the current era.

The point of mentioning it first is to highlight that Verstappen is 18 and whilst he has formidable raw talent, he lacks the experience and driving nous at such an early stage in his F1 career which means he will make errors and bad judgement calls from time to time.

You can make the comparison to a young Hamilton who has matured into the all round driver some said he would never be. He is phenomenally fast but able to preserve tyres, make tactical decisions on the fly and manage his engine and can 'feel' the car and push to the limits straight out of the pits in changeable weather - something very few drivers since Michael Schumaker are able to do. Nevertheless you have to acknowledge that only a few years ago Hamilton was impetuous made many judgement errors (alright not as bad as Crashtor Maldonado) but enough to earn him a bit of a reputation. I think MV is in the same mould and a future WC if he makes the right commercial decisions end up with the right team. I would have loved to see him at Mercedes instead of Rosberg racing with Hamilton.

On that point , direct comparisons between Hamilton's overtakes and those of Rosberg's are incorrect. Hamilton takes the apex of the bend following the racing line and then 'squeezes' the opponent on the outside in the exit phase again taking the racing line i.e. out -in - out which is completely different from going straight on into the corner and ignoring the apex. That said, in Germany Rosberg was a little unfortunate as MV did move in the braking zone so Rosberg had to stay straight to avoid locking his wheels but I still think he used that as an excuse and made very little attempt to leave MV any room forcing him off track. Spain though was outrageous as he moved completely from one side of the track to the other to block off Hamilton and left him no room at all. The stewards were very suspect when they called it a racing incident.

 

Its an opinion ,that's bollix coming from you, the biggest abuser of opinions on here.

 

Redsnut, you'd be well advised to turn off the F1 off and spend a Sunday afternoon researching the history and application of the comma. Then, perhaps venture into the magical world of..............the "apostrophe"!!

 

Hamilton is a perfect example of Britain First.