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[al4x]

cause i think he can!

[racechick]

Nope! Well maybe the odd one.

[Jensonb]

I think he can. I don't think McLaren will allow it.

[racechick]

But they will! They have not changed their stance on equality.

[al4x]

i really hope he can do it, and i think he can, looking like a good battle between those 2

[al4x]

i really hope he can do it, and i think he can, looking like a good battle between those 2

[8-ball]

of course kovi can beat lewis. i thought that was obvious

[Rob-F1]

Well... Heikki is no Fernando Alonso now is he... and Lewis pretty much had Fernando pipped at every post through out the whole of last season. However I do believe that Heikki will beat Lewis at some point during this season. Heikki deserves alot more credit then he gets sometimes. At the Race Of Champions he has brilliant.

[racechick]

Yes I agree Heikki is a very good driver and i loved it when he beat schumi in ROC (few years ago) . I wish him all the best and hope for many close fights, But Lewis will win the battle

[Rob-F1]

I don't doubt for a moment that Lewis will win the fight at the end but... the option Its to early to tell is accurate because, well, it is.

[texasmr2]

The Lewis/Heikki battle will be the best inner team battle of the season imo. Only about 6 week's to go right?

[McLaren Fan]

Well... Heikki is no Fernando Alonso now is he... and Lewis pretty much had Fernando pipped at every post through out the whole of last season. However I do believe that Heikki will beat Lewis at some point during this season. Heikki deserves alot more credit then he gets sometimes. At the Race Of Champions he has brilliant.

I'm not certain I follow your logic. You say Kovalainen is 'no Fernando Alonso' and that he will beat Hamilton at some stage throughout the season, which suggests that overall Hamilton will have him in his back pocket. After all that, you say Kovalainen doesn't get the credit he deserves.

Kovalainen has shown he is a good driver. He took a few months to get used to things, which some people need, and I'm surprised that he has not been mentioned that the Renault is an awful car to drive, even in 2005 and 2006. They're decent but require a certain kind of driving style. After this period of adjustment, he well and truly destroyed Fisichella. Although one must be careful when looking at testing times, Kovalainen has buy and large been faster than Hamilton, which would again suggest Kovalainen is more than a match for Hamilton.

Let's also put Hamilton in perspective. He's been trained up by McLaren basically from when he was out of the pram, and has been parachuted into one of the best teams and had one of the best, if not the best, car on the grid. Yes, he did very, very well, but it's also worth noting that I would expect most drivers to do that given the equipment and service on offer.

[racechick]

mm. Alonso didnt do quite as well with that equipment

[7UpJordan]

Too early to tell at the moment, but I think they'll probably about even on each other.

[McLaren Fan]

mm. Alonso didnt do quite as well with that equipment

Hamilton and Alonso both finished on the same number of points, had the same number of podiums and had the same number of wins. The difference was not in the driving, but in terms of who kept their cool. As always when the going gets tough, Alonso threw a wobbler and lost his way.