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16 Apr 2011, 17:25 (Ref:2864363)
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Can Lewis Hamilton win the world championship?
In 2011 vettle is far ahead nut it's only 2 races in
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16 Apr 2011, 17:28 (Ref:2864364)
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Depends how well McLaren can develop their car, I guess. But I'd be hugely suprised if anyone other than Vettel took the crown this year.
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16 Apr 2011, 18:38 (Ref:2864379)
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He may or may not.
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17 Apr 2011, 18:06 (Ref:2865196)
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 I reckon he has the capacity, but at the moment he and McLaren are only really keeping up with Red Bull. If Hamilton wants to beat Vettel, he's got to pull out and use any and every advantage he has, which includes trying to one-up them on strategy such as today. |
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17 Apr 2011, 19:12 (Ref:2865231)
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He will.
McLaren has been peerless in regards to in season developement since testing has been restricted. They were on par with Red Bull in quali last week and have been very close and at times better in the races. Hamilton seems to have learned how to deal with the tires. |
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16 Apr 2011, 19:21 (Ref:2864397)
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I highly doubt it. Adrian Newey and his team are too good.
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16 Apr 2011, 21:05 (Ref:2864443)
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UNlikely given the way the decks are loaded, but hey, it only needs one DNF by Vettel (the only way he might get beaten on form is if the car dies on him), and Hamilton happened to win, then the gap is almost closed, so it is too early to write anyone off just yet.
Button seems to be on top of the tyres more than Lewis, and I would say perhaps more likely than Hamilton, unless either Lewis changes his style to more suit the tyres or Pirelli change to more durable tyres that suit Lewis better. |
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16 Apr 2011, 22:11 (Ref:2864487)
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No, IMHO.
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17 Apr 2011, 00:12 (Ref:2864552)
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He could, if he was really on his game and forced Vettel into some errors with his driving on the track. He won't, because he's too worried about mind games and movie appearances. Button is doing quite well, and his ultimate pace is getting fairly good. If Lewis doesn't put all his focus in his race team, his teammate will be in a better position to compete against Vettel.
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17 Apr 2011, 02:22 (Ref:2864664)
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Can't even beat his own teammate ... Hamilton will NEVER win another WDC, not this year or any other. car is obviously capable but he is too erratic and inconsistent.
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17 Apr 2011, 02:40 (Ref:2864672)
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He can but so can either of the HRT drivers.
I don't think he will. I have sneaky feeling he'll only be a one-time champion, unless he swaps with Vettel. |
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17 Apr 2011, 06:11 (Ref:2864709)
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Back to Lewis... Can he win the World Championship? Yes, he's done it before. Will it be this year? Doubtful, the better driver in the better car will. |
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17 Apr 2011, 06:34 (Ref:2864716)
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17 Apr 2011, 06:38 (Ref:2864719)
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At the moment Hamilton is only as good as Webber. 
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17 Apr 2011, 09:15 (Ref:2864854)
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17 Apr 2011, 09:17 (Ref:2864861)
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No but yeah but no but yeah but no but
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17 Apr 2011, 09:33 (Ref:2864892)
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In answer to the question - I think its far too early to say where the season will go. Obviously at the minute you'd be brave to bet beyond Vettel, but its a long season. |
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17 Apr 2011, 19:02 (Ref:2865226)
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In other news. RB need to sort KERS out - if they do that then they should be OK. However, their race pace isn't quite as good as their quali pace, which is interesting and may be their Achilles heel. But, it's too early in the season. Lots of dev work to do on the cars, and it depends on who comes up with the better upgrades - they are pretty close at the moment. LH seems to have learned very quickly with regards to tyres, but all the drivers will get the hang of them soon so that advantage won't last long. Going to be a fun season , and I'm not sticking my neck out on who's going to win it - too close to call at the moment. |
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17 Apr 2011, 02:26 (Ref:2864668)
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17 Apr 2011, 02:29 (Ref:2864670)
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Vettel will win the championship by Silverstone. Bet on that.
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17 Apr 2011, 06:24 (Ref:2864714)
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Yes, but not this year.
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17 Apr 2011, 06:43 (Ref:2864720)
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Let's see how things are at the end of the season. Hamilton has yet to finish behind a team-mate, including two fellow world champions. Vettel is occasionally bested by Webber, but nobody would say that Vettel 'can't even beat his own team-mate'.
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17 Apr 2011, 09:19 (Ref:2864863)
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Still, emphatically, no I am afraid.
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17 Apr 2011, 09:20 (Ref:2864867)
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He definitely can, but I'm not convinced he will.
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17 Apr 2011, 09:43 (Ref:2864908)
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We are only three Grands Prix into a long season, so Lewis can definitely win it from here - no question.
Whether he does is of course one of the fascinations of F1 and one of the reasons that we all watch it - not just in terms of Lewis but the competition amongst all the drivers. This season looking really good so far but the teams haven't all got their heads around tyres/KERS/DRS yet and once they do the racing may become more predictable (but I hope that I'm wrong). |
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