- 04 Jul 13, 15:18#365297Great driver, real racing aristrocrat with nothing to prove and apparently no chips on his shoulder. Possibly the best son of a previous champion ever, along with Damon Hill. He however started young unlike Damon and must surely be ranked higher if he wins a WDC.
I reckon he has the perfect foil/teammate in Lewis. They have know each other and have been friends since teenagers. They have different backgrounds and are very close in speed and skills. However the backgrounds could be the clue to the ultimate difference between them.
Nico grew up in Monte Carlo, always destined to race F1. Speaks many languages, comfortable and confident of himself. Lewis from a background were he had to work very hard without guarantee that his skills would be enough. They are good friends because they are different yet similar.
As fast as each other, the reason Nico has been in slower cars compared to Lewis would be that Lewis is just that much grittier and hungrier. Would Nico carve through the field like Lewis' trademark drives, or would he be less hungry? Also he goes missing in races often, pointing to trhe same thing
People who are surprised by how fast he is just have to try thinking of him as part Finnish and not German, and suddenly its no surprise
And he is now at a top team. Over the next few year I think we will see lots of wins. I doubt he will win a WDC with Lewis around unless something happens with Lewis. Its very possible therefore that Nico will leave Merc and become the undisputed number 1 at abnother team. Maybe Lotus to start then RBR after Seb, or even Ferrari after Alonso.
Top guy, and if he beats Lewis he deserves it though I cannot see this once things settle. However he already proves he is better than Lewis' teammates bar Alonso, but theres lots of time left
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