HiFiWigWam wrote:
Terrible posts Craig, Enbee and Duvet..
Jesus christ! He has been on the podium for his first 6 races. And won his 6th ever race in Formula 1. His team mate - the current champion- is nowhere near him. He is leading the championship by 8 points!
What more do you need to know? In what way is not the biggest story ever in formula 1? how ridiculous would it be for Steve Rider and the ITV team to not make a huge fuss over this excellent driver and tghis fantastic story.
Mark my words, he will be better than Schumacher. Be happy about it. He's British.
James - Jacques Villeneuve was 'on it' when he came in, Damon, frankly, was 'on it' in terms of pace, but even those two did not have a car (or knowledge of the team) that Lewis had. Alonso was mega in the Minardi, and so on.......nd that's only the last 10 years
As debuts goI don't question that it is a stellar performance. however, he has a car that is so beautifully balanced that he can concentrate on taking setups from across the garage, and going out and showing how undoubtedly HUGELY quick he is. All that is granted.
It's not that I, nor embee, doubt his speed but a well rounded F1 champ is not made overnight. When the car ain't so good and he has to drive round problem, when it's raining, when he has to race from the back of the grid, if and when alonso stops sharing data, and so on - all these wee factors will make it possible to judge whether he is the business.
Right now, IMHO, he is a blindingly quick and self-assured driver in a blindingly quick and balanced car. Only time will tell what comes next.......