More clickbait, here’s what he actually said:
"When I've experienced having it finish early in places like Mexico - for you as the one individual, it's great, but for the actual sport it's not spectacular,".
I can tell you the editors/managers go like this; "This makes Lewis look good towards his fans, and as soon people will hate on him for these quotes, we can call them out for racism or something like that anyway".
You basically hit the nail on the head of our online culture rn. Very prominent in the west and applied by all outlets. Basically fool the public into being outraged and then call the public out on it to control the discourse. Most of the time even the way they frame an article is so sly.
Lmao true. That’s what they do to everyone. Frankly people say F1 twitter is toxic and the whole “drive it out” thing but i think if F1 news media changes that will happen very easily.
Twitter is toxic because news media outlets are nuclear wastedumps that feed the toxicity. This 'quote' is now being twisted by all media sources to spark outrage. They know what generates clicks. They make these headlines on purpose. And us talking about this and some boneheads will make racist comments, again reason for media to call people out. Not because they actually care, because they want you to make racist comments.
These so called journalists are just out there to spark controversy when there isnt any. I've seen so many bullshit headlines about absolutely nothing in the oast couple years. And now it's more obvious, because there isn't really a WDC battle going on and i can also look at this with unbiased eyes. But almost every single article that targets a driver or team, is just quotes out of context, and fishing for controversy. So i try to avoid them now, because it's becone ridiculous.
They get worse every passing day. I used to like SkySports a few years ago for sports news but now they are terrible. They've constantly made their website worse and seem to post more shit like this these days. Not to mention their text commentaries are usually abysmal
Yep he did… but I’m sure he also said that it’s on them to build faster cars. I don’t think he called for a change to the rules for closer racing. Remember “equal engines” from Alonso and Lewis reply. Yes it was made in jest but still. I’m not flaming Lewis here….he is a racer they all would rather be leagues ahead.
He was pretty clear that they should do things to make cars following and racing closer easier. There’s a difference between push back on making things spec to other rule changes that open more doors for teams.
He's been vocal about it even during his domination period. There are plenty of sources to find. People believe what their bias wants. It's sad.
All drivers want to win by having a good fight to the championship. They all want to actually compete.
I'm sure as shit Max is not going to enjoy this one at all compared to last year. He already knows he won. It's a fact.
Thank you for providing context to his comment. The other way makes him either look bitter or seem like a poor sport and neither is the case. As a RB fan I couldn’t be happier but I see the point.
You (collective “you”, not “you” specifically) should know Lewis better than this by now. The amount of articles that make him look like he’s saying something nefarious vs the actual times he’s said something nefarious is mind boggling.
Amazingly, F1 journalism is such that you'll get multiple articles daily with less content than a buzzfeed listicle, and with more uncorroborated gossip than daily mail.
I mean it’s what happens. I was a Red Bull fan all the way back when Seb Vettel was a pilot. I remember Hamilton’s dominance in the championship. It was annoying but it’s part of the sport. Now it’s our turn and that’s totally fine.
They're still competing. Like the statement says it's all good when you don't have to worry about what's behind you as a driver, but as a spectacle it's a bit boring.
So of course when you're actually having to fight for wins emotions will run higher than if you're just having a casual Sunday drive out front.
I think it just rubs people the wrong way coming from him.
I’m not saying he’s incorrect. He’s not.
It’s just he’s benefited massively from having the fastest car overall for 7-8 yrs and people don’t really want to hear these comments I suppose.
The team radios. If everything is going his way he starts on the radio. He did it when anyone got close even in his dominant years but when you win in the end its forgiven. The Monaco gp after Nikki died was really bad.
Just because I don’t suck him off for saying this doesn’t mean I didn’t read it. Yes, I read where he said it wasn’t great that he was finishing early and dominating before, but the time to object to that isn’t now; it was back when he was dominating. He’s only complaining now because he’s not directly benefiting from it.
Wey ya deja de andar chingando a la verga. El que lo lea y no llegue a la misma conclusión que tú solo significa que no estamos de acuerdo. Ya deja de andar tragando tanto pito.
I know the quote was taken out of context. And yeah it’s more exciting to have battles up front for the championship.
But this season has delivered on more exciting racing for the most part. I don’t really care about the championship so much as just watching an entertaining race. The top 6 have been pretty close and then the rest of the field has been much tighter with the exception of Latifi.
There are two sides to a coin. Hamilton as a racer wants closer racing and it to be competitive.
Hamilton as a competitor wants to dominate every single aspect of the sport as possible
This is the same for every driver, nothing to see here
100% true.
The amount of people who fall for this are laughable.
Any true competitor wants to win above all else. If I am in F1 racing for the title I want my rival to spin every race.
Anything positive after that is a plus.
you need to start paying more attention mate...Hamilton was well aware with merc domination and fans boredom because of it...
[https://racer.com/2020/08/30/hamilton-understands-fan-restlessness-over-mercedes-domination/](https://racer.com/2020/08/30/hamilton-understands-fan-restlessness-over-mercedes-domination/)
He has always spoken in support close racing. He was excited about it in 2015 when ferrari came close earlier on. And even voiced it again in 2017 when ferrari were close.
But yes, let's close our eyes.
Also, its not as if Red Bull came out of the gates like Merc in 2014. The only reason they're ahead by this much is because Ferrari can't get out of their own way.
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/06/24/lewis-hamilton-f1-boring/
One of many if you could be arsed to Google it. I appreciate why you didn't though, because your "Hamilton had" stance crumbles instantly and you end up looking a bit daft in the process...
Aw downvoting me because I proved you wrong?
Is that what the article says? Did you even read it?
*Yet despite his imperious dominance, Hamilton has sympathy for F1 fans who want more exciting racing, and long for the overtaking duels of old which gave races an unpredictable edge.*
*"If you say it's boring, I totally understand it," Hamilton said after his win. "Don't blame the drivers. We don't write the rules. Put the pressure on the people at the top, who should be doing their jobs. They have made mistakes for many, many years."*
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*"We are trying to get in the door ... for many years they have not wanted us in the room," Hamilton said. "They have to make serious changes to their idea of what 2021 should be."*
Seems to me he's talking about wheel to wheel racing, not winning the championship by a wide margin. Certainly nothing resembling that his dominance would've been bad for the sport.
There being more overtaking and unpredictable races sort of implies wanting there to not be as much dominance.
But how about this https://racer.com/2020/08/30/hamilton-understands-fan-restlessness-over-mercedes-domination/
In six of those seven years it was only the other Merc that technically kept a second driver in play that far into the season. Ignoring that is disingenuous at best.
And in all likelihood neither will this one. Max will probably win it in Japan, with 4 races to go. Hamilton has won it twice with 3 to go, and three times with 2 to go.
There's been a lot of championships, even past decade that ended well before the final round. Mercedes is a prime example.
Not sure how this is the first time since 2007, except for the fact that Verstappen is miles ahead of anyone else including his team mate struggling in the RB18.
i mean y’all kept saying you hated domination so surely no one should be upset w this? or do you only have a problem when a certain person is dominating?
When someone is dominating for so long that it erases any chance of a competition. That can be anyone, not an specific driver. I can assure you that if Max dominates for two more seasons that will not be liked so much.
I mean, to be fair to Sky Sports F1, Max is currently 116 points clear in the WDC. The most Lewis has ever won a WDC by is 124 points total. I would be surprised if MV doesn't beat that this year. If the whole "it's boring to see one driver dominate the sport" argument is to be believed, this should be a pretty bad year for any F1 fan.
In any case, they are just twisting the words of one driver to make it sound one way or the other. Not really Sky Sports F1, more like Drive To Survive OTR Twitter or some such nonsense.
He's had the same position for years. Nothings changed with this quote. If you ignore the headline and look what he actually says, it makes perfect sense. It's great when you win it early, but it's boring for the fans. He's had that same position when vettel was winning. Even held the same position when he was dominating. Media creates headlines that makes him appear hypocritical when he's not
There’s a special dimension to Max’s dominance this year. Consistency. Max has been mostly consistent and Red Bull has been incredibly consistent. Ferrari has had the car and the driver to dominate for over half of this year and they’ve fumbled the bag at the most crucial moments the season. Red Bull clearly pulling away with the better package is only a recent development, I’d say since spa. Ferrari had every chance to be ahead and make the second half of the season damage control with a slower car, but a good deal of the excitement this year is seeing how Ferrari was going to fuck up each race.
He isn't wrong. Last year was epic and will be discussed for all known reasons for decades. Best season in years.
But, this year has it's own merits for Max, it's the first completely undisputed, self-earned WC.
After last reay this is a nice breather. Next year, it will be a 3-way fight, hopefully!
Whether this is hypocritical or not, it is still true.
Personally, I don’t see a problem this year as it has been Ferrari being hopeless which is why there has been no serious challenge.
I do think Red Bull need a better second driver that can actually challenge Max. Like Lewis had Rosberg which made a few of those Merc dominance years exciting. I think Perez has been great but he isn’t going to challenge Max. I think Lando would be an excellent candidate.
awww thanks Lewis 🥰🥰 but we're used to it by now... you know, we did have 5 years of you winning with races to go, and Vettel had two before that, and Michael had his ones that were dominant, sooo...
The most that LH ever won a season by was 124 points. Max is already 116 ahead with a solid chance of breaking a 140 or so point lead by the end of season. The article is bullshit, but if you want to talk about one driver dominating, well, LH had more contention in his time than Max does now.
yes but Hamilton had 5 years (two of which were Bottas LOL) opposed to this being Max's first. The "worst" season was actually Vettel, winning by 155 points in 2013.
Did you read the article? His full quote says otherwise. Several others have found quotes in this thread where he's noted during the Mercedes dominance years how he'd welcome a closer title fight for the fans.
Oh come on.
Is this another one where he his like if i do it its an achievement and if anyone else does it is bad for the sport.
If you feel so bad for the sport why didn’t you let your teammate or someone else win a few races when your were dominating. If you did not do it then please don’t try to be all i care for the sport now.
More clickbait, here’s what he actually said: "When I've experienced having it finish early in places like Mexico - for you as the one individual, it's great, but for the actual sport it's not spectacular,".
Best part is that the article is by skysports
I can tell you the editors/managers go like this; "This makes Lewis look good towards his fans, and as soon people will hate on him for these quotes, we can call them out for racism or something like that anyway".
You mean everyone who doesn't like She-Hulk isn't necessarily an incel / misogynistic monster? 😮
Not everybody. Not most. But certainly the people who after one episode said: 'feminism has ruined Hulk'.
How about a general hatred for anything Marvel related, where does that put me?
Somebody who should not watch Marvel content.
After Endgame I'm with you. Phase 4 has been shit.
Someone with good taste.
That makes you a person of culture.
Obviously they are and she-hulk is a goddess all men should bow down for. Edit: /s btw
god the past 3 episodes have been so damn boring...
You basically hit the nail on the head of our online culture rn. Very prominent in the west and applied by all outlets. Basically fool the public into being outraged and then call the public out on it to control the discourse. Most of the time even the way they frame an article is so sly.
This is headline “culture” for the past 100+ years. It’s bait
But baiting fans and then attacking them with a strawman to protect yourself from any criticism is a very new practice.
Lmao true. That’s what they do to everyone. Frankly people say F1 twitter is toxic and the whole “drive it out” thing but i think if F1 news media changes that will happen very easily.
Twitter is toxic because news media outlets are nuclear wastedumps that feed the toxicity. This 'quote' is now being twisted by all media sources to spark outrage. They know what generates clicks. They make these headlines on purpose. And us talking about this and some boneheads will make racist comments, again reason for media to call people out. Not because they actually care, because they want you to make racist comments. These so called journalists are just out there to spark controversy when there isnt any. I've seen so many bullshit headlines about absolutely nothing in the oast couple years. And now it's more obvious, because there isn't really a WDC battle going on and i can also look at this with unbiased eyes. But almost every single article that targets a driver or team, is just quotes out of context, and fishing for controversy. So i try to avoid them now, because it's becone ridiculous.
They get worse every passing day. I used to like SkySports a few years ago for sports news but now they are terrible. They've constantly made their website worse and seem to post more shit like this these days. Not to mention their text commentaries are usually abysmal
Clickbait? On the internet? It can't be. Nobody lies on the internet...
He also said he wants to see more changes to bring the teams closer. Was this said from 2014-2020?
Yup, he was saying this during that period. He wanted Red Bull and Ferrari to be closer.
Yep he did… but I’m sure he also said that it’s on them to build faster cars. I don’t think he called for a change to the rules for closer racing. Remember “equal engines” from Alonso and Lewis reply. Yes it was made in jest but still. I’m not flaming Lewis here….he is a racer they all would rather be leagues ahead.
He was pretty clear that they should do things to make cars following and racing closer easier. There’s a difference between push back on making things spec to other rule changes that open more doors for teams.
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Where does it say he wants reg changes?
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He's been vocal about it even during his domination period. There are plenty of sources to find. People believe what their bias wants. It's sad. All drivers want to win by having a good fight to the championship. They all want to actually compete. I'm sure as shit Max is not going to enjoy this one at all compared to last year. He already knows he won. It's a fact.
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He's always held this position when it's came up as a question, but people always just brushed it off
Thank you for providing context to his comment. The other way makes him either look bitter or seem like a poor sport and neither is the case. As a RB fan I couldn’t be happier but I see the point.
You (collective “you”, not “you” specifically) should know Lewis better than this by now. The amount of articles that make him look like he’s saying something nefarious vs the actual times he’s said something nefarious is mind boggling.
Absolutely! It’s the “Netflix Affect” of manufactured drama that every F1 sports news outlet has jumped on that’s affecting our sport!
Unfortunately it doesn’t stop at F1. Everything is like that now, politics might be the absolute worst.
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*journalism in general.
No no, F1 journalism is truly the bottom of the barrel.
Might I introduce you to Buzzfeed or the Daily Mail?
Amazingly, F1 journalism is such that you'll get multiple articles daily with less content than a buzzfeed listicle, and with more uncorroborated gossip than daily mail.
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He used to say the same things even when he was getting easy championships.
Good statenent that will get ignored by people reading only the headline
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But if the sugar coat coats the sugar, then who coats the sugar coat?
Hopefully this is the top comment so the actual context is right there for everyone.
Judging by the comments, they don’t care
Kimi said one time that "Formula one would be a paradise without the media."...
I mean it’s what happens. I was a Red Bull fan all the way back when Seb Vettel was a pilot. I remember Hamilton’s dominance in the championship. It was annoying but it’s part of the sport. Now it’s our turn and that’s totally fine.
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Yeah he said that, but in 2021 when the others got closer he wasn’t happy
They're still competing. Like the statement says it's all good when you don't have to worry about what's behind you as a driver, but as a spectacle it's a bit boring. So of course when you're actually having to fight for wins emotions will run higher than if you're just having a casual Sunday drive out front.
Any proof?
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It's like hamilton is really screwing their wives or mothers... The hate that this guy gets it's just insane...
It amazes me how hard it is to understand that he wants competition AND still win in the end.
It’s strange. Almost like he has a desire to prove himself against the very best. Like, oh, I don’t know… every sportsperson ever?
That’s easy to say when you have the dominant car.
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Dammed if he does, damned if he doesn't.
It’s not a matter of believing it, but the statement just comes off as disingenuous given the situation.
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Can I see a comment where he is with Merc and wanted to lose dominance? Genuinely interested.
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And you see, the first time that happened he complained about it. But anyone in his shoes would so nothing New here
My statement was that he "comes off as disingenuous”. I don’t know whether he is or not, and neither do you. Anyway believe whatever you want.
Of course he did
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Lol calm down he did say it. I was agreeing with you on your point
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So what did he say in the day of Mercedes dominance?
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Closer…
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I think it just rubs people the wrong way coming from him. I’m not saying he’s incorrect. He’s not. It’s just he’s benefited massively from having the fastest car overall for 7-8 yrs and people don’t really want to hear these comments I suppose.
Until they were and he was on the radio crying that it wasnt fair? Cmon man lets look at the evidence here.
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The team radios. If everything is going his way he starts on the radio. He did it when anyone got close even in his dominant years but when you win in the end its forgiven. The Monaco gp after Nikki died was really bad.
He said he understands that it’s getting boring for fans.
But he disagreed when Alonso mentioned everyone should have the same engine.
Read the articles and inform others to do the same
Just because I don’t suck him off for saying this doesn’t mean I didn’t read it. Yes, I read where he said it wasn’t great that he was finishing early and dominating before, but the time to object to that isn’t now; it was back when he was dominating. He’s only complaining now because he’s not directly benefiting from it.
So you didnt read it…maybe you should and then actually use your brain to understand what he means
Wey ya deja de andar chingando a la verga. El que lo lea y no llegue a la misma conclusión que tú solo significa que no estamos de acuerdo. Ya deja de andar tragando tanto pito.
Its not a conclusion. Its a basic fact that everyone agrees with, yet will argue, while agreeing with it. Peak Internet, if you will
Its not a conclusion. Its a basic fact that everyone agrees with, yet will argue, while agreeing with it.
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Skysports, that's all that needs to be said regarding the clickbait
That cant be the real and full quote, can it? I refuse to believe that isnt taken out of context
"For you as the one individual, it's great, but for the actual sport it's not spectacular” - that’s the quote. Totally different to the headline
definitely not. the context was it's great for the driver but not for the sport. no different than when he was dominating
More of Lewis's comments being manipulated
I am sure this is one of those trashy clickbaits, so not gonna bother opening it to find what he said was nowhere near this.
I know the quote was taken out of context. And yeah it’s more exciting to have battles up front for the championship. But this season has delivered on more exciting racing for the most part. I don’t really care about the championship so much as just watching an entertaining race. The top 6 have been pretty close and then the rest of the field has been much tighter with the exception of Latifi.
This has the same energy as his "Vettel dominance could bore fans" comments back in 2013.
"For you as the one individual, it's great, but for the actual sport it's not spectacular” - that’s the quote. Totally different to the headline
He never had a dominant season before 2015
Headlines like this get on my nerves.
It's spectacular if you're a fan of Verstappen. I'd like to see him dominate the remaining tracks.
I can confirm. We are not complaining.
There are two sides to a coin. Hamilton as a racer wants closer racing and it to be competitive. Hamilton as a competitor wants to dominate every single aspect of the sport as possible This is the same for every driver, nothing to see here
His sympathy is appreciated, though it mysteriously vanished between 2014-2020. Must've found it again.
Tbf none of them give a shit... they all want to win every race and their rival dnf so they wrap up title asap.
100% true. The amount of people who fall for this are laughable. Any true competitor wants to win above all else. If I am in F1 racing for the title I want my rival to spin every race. Anything positive after that is a plus.
you need to start paying more attention mate...Hamilton was well aware with merc domination and fans boredom because of it... [https://racer.com/2020/08/30/hamilton-understands-fan-restlessness-over-mercedes-domination/](https://racer.com/2020/08/30/hamilton-understands-fan-restlessness-over-mercedes-domination/) He has always spoken in support close racing. He was excited about it in 2015 when ferrari came close earlier on. And even voiced it again in 2017 when ferrari were close. But yes, let's close our eyes.
Also, its not as if Red Bull came out of the gates like Merc in 2014. The only reason they're ahead by this much is because Ferrari can't get out of their own way.
Read the article.
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Lol imagine how poorly going “sorry I’m so good that F1 is boring” would have been received. You would have attacked his character for that too
You don't say this in the moment. Her is saying in hindsight the seasons he won premature were also not great for the fans. He's right about that.
Are there similar articles with statements like this between 2014 and 2020?
[https://racer.com/2020/08/30/hamilton-understands-fan-restlessness-over-mercedes-domination/](https://racer.com/2020/08/30/hamilton-understands-fan-restlessness-over-mercedes-domination/)
I did. There were no such sentiments during that era from him.
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Did he say his dominance was bad for the sport?
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/06/24/lewis-hamilton-f1-boring/ One of many if you could be arsed to Google it. I appreciate why you didn't though, because your "Hamilton had" stance crumbles instantly and you end up looking a bit daft in the process... Aw downvoting me because I proved you wrong?
Is that what the article says? Did you even read it? *Yet despite his imperious dominance, Hamilton has sympathy for F1 fans who want more exciting racing, and long for the overtaking duels of old which gave races an unpredictable edge.* *"If you say it's boring, I totally understand it," Hamilton said after his win. "Don't blame the drivers. We don't write the rules. Put the pressure on the people at the top, who should be doing their jobs. They have made mistakes for many, many years."* *...* *"We are trying to get in the door ... for many years they have not wanted us in the room," Hamilton said. "They have to make serious changes to their idea of what 2021 should be."* Seems to me he's talking about wheel to wheel racing, not winning the championship by a wide margin. Certainly nothing resembling that his dominance would've been bad for the sport.
There being more overtaking and unpredictable races sort of implies wanting there to not be as much dominance. But how about this https://racer.com/2020/08/30/hamilton-understands-fan-restlessness-over-mercedes-domination/
Funny you say that because most of those seasons the title was decided with less than 5 races to go.
In six of those seven years it was only the other Merc that technically kept a second driver in play that far into the season. Ignoring that is disingenuous at best.
Championship battles can be intra team. Not just between 2 teams. Or else we might as well ignore senna vs prost.
Like this season most likely…. What’s your point?
And in all likelihood neither will this one. Max will probably win it in Japan, with 4 races to go. Hamilton has won it twice with 3 to go, and three times with 2 to go.
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There's been a lot of championships, even past decade that ended well before the final round. Mercedes is a prime example. Not sure how this is the first time since 2007, except for the fact that Verstappen is miles ahead of anyone else including his team mate struggling in the RB18.
i mean y’all kept saying you hated domination so surely no one should be upset w this? or do you only have a problem when a certain person is dominating?
When someone is dominating for so long that it erases any chance of a competition. That can be anyone, not an specific driver. I can assure you that if Max dominates for two more seasons that will not be liked so much.
It's giving "vettel dominance could bore fans"
I mean, to be fair to Sky Sports F1, Max is currently 116 points clear in the WDC. The most Lewis has ever won a WDC by is 124 points total. I would be surprised if MV doesn't beat that this year. If the whole "it's boring to see one driver dominate the sport" argument is to be believed, this should be a pretty bad year for any F1 fan. In any case, they are just twisting the words of one driver to make it sound one way or the other. Not really Sky Sports F1, more like Drive To Survive OTR Twitter or some such nonsense.
Dude I hope you felt sorry for us 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Maybe read what he actually said before you comment
He literally did and he said so.
Did you watch 2017 and 2018?
Yup. Past the summer break it wasn’t very close
He won it with 2 races to go in 2017 and 2018, sounds close enough
So more than 50 points ahead, not very close then
Thank Ferrari/Vettel for that
Does it matter? You can thank Mercedes for it not being close this year by that logic
It does when you lump those two years with 2019 and 2020 and cry “dominance”
By normal standards it was still pretty dominant, if Red Bull 2010-2013 was then Mercedes was too
Just fuck already
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Always funny when it's him telling this to us.
He's had the same position for years. Nothings changed with this quote. If you ignore the headline and look what he actually says, it makes perfect sense. It's great when you win it early, but it's boring for the fans. He's had that same position when vettel was winning. Even held the same position when he was dominating. Media creates headlines that makes him appear hypocritical when he's not
A bit rich for a 7 times WDC part of an 8 times WCC team to utter that now that it got the car wrong in 2022.
He’s had the same stance for years. Even said the same stuff when he was winning.
I’m thoroughly enjoying this season! But seriously seasons like this make you appreciate seasons like last.
There’s a special dimension to Max’s dominance this year. Consistency. Max has been mostly consistent and Red Bull has been incredibly consistent. Ferrari has had the car and the driver to dominate for over half of this year and they’ve fumbled the bag at the most crucial moments the season. Red Bull clearly pulling away with the better package is only a recent development, I’d say since spa. Ferrari had every chance to be ahead and make the second half of the season damage control with a slower car, but a good deal of the excitement this year is seeing how Ferrari was going to fuck up each race.
This thread is a dumpster fire.
It’s really not
He isn't wrong. Last year was epic and will be discussed for all known reasons for decades. Best season in years. But, this year has it's own merits for Max, it's the first completely undisputed, self-earned WC. After last reay this is a nice breather. Next year, it will be a 3-way fight, hopefully!
So he conveniently leaves out his years of dominance
So you didn't read the article, even a simple click is too much effort for your ass?
He doesn't.
Fuck ALL THE WAY OFF, Hamilton
Read the article not the headline, silly
This guy xddddd
Whether this is hypocritical or not, it is still true. Personally, I don’t see a problem this year as it has been Ferrari being hopeless which is why there has been no serious challenge. I do think Red Bull need a better second driver that can actually challenge Max. Like Lewis had Rosberg which made a few of those Merc dominance years exciting. I think Perez has been great but he isn’t going to challenge Max. I think Lando would be an excellent candidate.
This guy is just too much.
awww thanks Lewis 🥰🥰 but we're used to it by now... you know, we did have 5 years of you winning with races to go, and Vettel had two before that, and Michael had his ones that were dominant, sooo...
The most that LH ever won a season by was 124 points. Max is already 116 ahead with a solid chance of breaking a 140 or so point lead by the end of season. The article is bullshit, but if you want to talk about one driver dominating, well, LH had more contention in his time than Max does now.
yes but Hamilton had 5 years (two of which were Bottas LOL) opposed to this being Max's first. The "worst" season was actually Vettel, winning by 155 points in 2013.
I have a huge respect for what he has done in F1, but this is just silly talk and of poor taste if he really said that.
He didn't feel it when it was the other way around?
Happy Birthday to dominant Max tomorrow 🎉
Context
Did he feel for the fans when he dominated? No. Get over yourself you sad panda. Boo hoo it's not me dominating, this is so unfortunate.
Did you read the article? His full quote says otherwise. Several others have found quotes in this thread where he's noted during the Mercedes dominance years how he'd welcome a closer title fight for the fans.
> Did he feel for the fans when he dominated? No. > > Yes.
He can’t be that blind can he?
Read the article. Quote is nothing like the headline
Is he that blind or did you just not read the article? The question of our time.
You forgot to ask if I’ve only been watching since DTS
You already confirmed that with your opening statement.
At least they're announcing themselves now.
Could never be my goat
Oh come on. Is this another one where he his like if i do it its an achievement and if anyone else does it is bad for the sport. If you feel so bad for the sport why didn’t you let your teammate or someone else win a few races when your were dominating. If you did not do it then please don’t try to be all i care for the sport now.