Saturday, July 12th, 2008...12:19 pm
What is this Hamilton wet race dominance rubbish?
ITV have just published an article on why Hamilton is so dominant in the wet. Yes of course, he has won the last 3 of the 4 wet races. But get real, Kimi Raikkonen had problems with the penalty in Monaco and Lewis did have contact with the barriers. Plus he failed against Raikkonen in Shanghai. Silverstone, the team decision at Ferrari prevented Kimi from reeling in Lewis Hamilton further and it was quite clear Kimi was fastest in the wet given is fastest lap and catching Lewis, Japan was another team mistake as opposed to driver error by not following the Stewards instructions.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of Lewis Hamilton and I would be quite pleased for him if he won the title, I just despise the way James Allen is overcome by Lewis Mania and I sincerely hope we see the last of him once the BBC start showing the races.
Paddock F1’s conclusion - Kimi is actually better than Lewis in the wet though with a margin and that his dominance in the wet has only suffered because of Ferrari’s blunders. So ITV F1 really should just get their facts right because Lewis is special but in no way more special than Kimi Raikkonen (Champion) and Fernando Alonso (Double Champion).
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