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So, just clear up any confusion, Macc's a Lewis Hamilton fan, huh?
Well, personally, i think he's a spoiled, lippy, privileged ass-hat, but they exist in all forms of sport when someone shows more than average talent from a young age.
And lets not dick about here - he has been sat in some exceptional machinery, while some arguably as/more talented drivers like Alonso or Vettel (and reading back through this thread i hope shows how i have acknowledged Vettel's talent is down to more than his car, as i accused him of the season the RB's dominated) haven't had anything like the engine or chassis to allow them to compete. We can't really judge Hamilton as he's not found himself driving an average or under-performing motor since 2009.
At this moment, yes, he is quite possibly the "best" driver on the circuit statistically, but all said and done you cannot deny that the Mercedes Hybrids have been fathoms better than any of the other teams juice boxes.
I have a lot of respect for Hamilton as a driver, but increasingly not so much in the personality stakes. Give me Kimi passing out on a bench with a rubber dolphin any day of the week. Helps that he's some sort of deadpan genius. I secretly suspect he's actually a comedian who decided to become a great driver purely as a platform for his humour.
Back to Hamilton, one thing about him that keeps a question mark over his talent is his ever present ability to do something truly stupid. I thought he'd grow out of it, but it's always there waiting to put him into the wall again.
Really hope Mercedes bring in a racer rather than a stooge. Even someone like Perez would be good. Ideally, stick Hamilton in the same car as Vettel or Verstappen, but that ain't happening.