Formula 1 2018 - Round 18 – USA

Jedidiah Moldy Finger wrote: »

Faugheen wrote: »

You are entitled to an opinion.

I'm also equally entitled to say your opinion is absolute bollocks.

On what planet is someone who could have 5 world titles not considered a legend?

And i'm entitled to say your opinion of mine is absolute bollocks.

We'll be here bickering for half the night, you don't agree with me and i don't agree with you, that's plain and simple really.

The car is so far ahead since the 2014 engine regulations changed that when it really matters even Murray Walker at 95 years old could win the title in that car.

And? All of the greats won titles because they had the best car. Fangio, Lauda, Schumacher, Prost, Senna, Vettel, Alonso etc.

Even Jenson Button won his only title partly because he had the best car by an absolute country mile for the first half of the season. Would you take that away from his achievement? Of course not.

Hamilton isn't the only person who has had that car. Rosberg only beat him once (partly down to Hamilton's engine failure in Malaysia) in the three years they were together and Bottas hasn't got within an asses roar of him.

He forced Alonso to throw his toys out of the pram in his first season, won the title the next, still managed to win races in an absolute dog of a McLaren in 2009 and 2010, was beaten by Button 2011 but reversed that in 2012 and has helped lead a massive Mercedes transformation. They had won only one race (since they came back as a works team) when Hamilton arrived.

Even this year they haven't had it all their own way, but he didn't panic and looks set to come out on top unless something catastrophic happens.

But hey, you think he's not one of the greats even though him and Vettel have won 8 (soon to be 9) of the last 10 championships. 10 out of the last 12 if you want to go back that far.

For champions to win, more often than not they're going to need the best car. When was the last time someone who wasn't in the best car won the title? Arguably, probably Lewis Hamilton in 2008.