Rivelution wrote:juggles wrote:i'm sorry, but I don't buy this stuff. He beat the two time world champ in the same car in 2007, and he's completely annihilated his team-mate this season. Those are the facts. What's Fisichella talking about, 'should have wrapped up the title' by now...he's on course to become the youngest champion ever in his second F1 season; he's made mistakes, but the fact is he's put himself in a great position to win it.
As for the Senna and Schumacher bit, of course you can't compare them at the moment. But I have a feeling that in 10-15 years time, when people look back on the career of Lewis Hamilton, you might be uttering his name in the same breath as those legends. I don't think Fisichella has the right to say that he's 'nothing like them' whatever else he may say. If he means in terms of talent then he's sadly mistaken
The same could've been said for Jaques Villeneuve. He won the title in his second season as well, but are we looking back and saying "gee Jaques was one helluva a driver" Its too early to say Hamilton will be a great, the day he drives in an average car and beats everyone, then maybe he can be mentioned in the same breath as Senna, Schumacher.
Whenever Senna or Schumacher were challenging for championships they were always in top cars. Yes, there were one-off races like Senna at Monaco 84, but Hamilton has proven time and again how good he is in the wet; I'm sure he would've had a result of some kind if driving the modern day equivalent of a Toleman. When we're looking back in 10 years time, it would be totally unfair to downplay his F1 career because he started in a top car. The fact is he was good enough to do it, and from the first race he's shown what a good decision it was by McLaren. You can't forever hold it against him that he never had the chance to shine in a midfield car.
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