Will Lewis Hamilton Be Euro F3 Champion?!

Soulja · 4 Apr 2004, 12:29 (Ref:929466)

Will Lewis Hamilton be Euro F3 Champion?
That is the Question...
...Of Course he will be!!!!

Prematurely I will say...With these fastest times in testing it only means 1 thing Lewis has to be tipped for the title!!!!

Kicking-back · 4 Apr 2004, 13:10 (Ref:929554)

I think that's the aim for next year.

This season is about getting experience of F3 while also doing as well as possible, but the title's a big ask for an F3 rookie.

flexible-flyer · 4 Apr 2004, 13:41 (Ref:929640)

the correct answer is yes.

O'Schumacher · 4 Apr 2004, 15:25 (Ref:929806)

It would be great to see Lewis win the title, but my money's on Robert Kubica.

Bruno Spengler, Franck Perera & Nico Rosberg will be quick too, and Hamilton will be in amongst these.

Anyone think any different?

kickstart · 4 Apr 2004, 15:37 (Ref:929819)

Hamilton certainly has the ability and the money behind him. I imagine that racing on tracks he has only tested at before will be more challenging. But on balance I think he has a very good chance of winning.

racingdad · 4 Apr 2004, 16:36 (Ref:929882)

Need to remember that this will be Lewis' first full season in F3 - all he did last year was a couple of races at the end of the season then off to Macao and Korea to scare the pants off the established runners! He could do it - and I hope he does.

Suze · 4 Apr 2004, 18:54 (Ref:930020)

Lewis is capable and has the ability. I think he'll be one of the front runners, but I'm not sure he'll win it.

Tom Horley · 4 Apr 2004, 20:22 (Ref:930138)

Hopefully he will get off to a good start at Hockenheim as he has already raced there in the Renault Euroseries last season.

Kyra · 4 Apr 2004, 21:18 (Ref:930213)

Quote:

Originally posted by O'Schumacher
It would be great to see Lewis win the title, but my money's on Robert Kubica.

Bruno Spengler, Franck Perera & Nico Rosberg will be quick too, and Hamilton will be in amongst these.

Anyone think any different?

yes, i think too!
But my opinion is that B.Spengler will be the strong man of the championshi^p!!!

flor · 4 Apr 2004, 21:38 (Ref:930235)

there are a lot other strong drivers like Green, LaPierre or Premat(if he stops crashing) so a prediction is very difficult

Go_For_Pole · 4 Apr 2004, 22:16 (Ref:930269)

Indeed it is difficult to predict anything as there is so much talent this year. About those testing times I will just remind that there is so much more than a time sheet.

Which brings a little question: Have you noticed who is the driver that was nowhere last year and so far this year is always on the top-5? Is his pace real?

Mathias · 5 Apr 2004, 12:55 (Ref:930985)

Lewis is an extremely talented driver, of course, and Manor are a thoroughly professional outfit, but if they win the Euroseries in their first year, it'll be the final nail in the coffin as far as the "British vs EuroSeries" debate goes!

Daisy · 5 Apr 2004, 15:12 (Ref:931158)

Quote:

Originally posted by Go_For_Pole

Which brings a little question: Have you noticed who is the driver that was nowhere last year and so far this year is always on the top-5? Is his pace real?

Do you mean La Rosa from Germany? Yes he suprises me too. He scored 1 point last year and now he is in the top 5 of all official testing sessions. It suprises me a lot, because Margaritis realy outpaced him last year and now he is at the top, and Margaritis is nowwere (the are not in the same team).

About Lewis, I really think he has a chance, but it depends on how quick he learns the circuits. Same from Green, altough he knows a couple. I think they both have a good chance, but their is a lot of talent this year, so it's hard to predict.

Go_For_Pole · 5 Apr 2004, 15:26 (Ref:931172)

Yeap Daisy, spot on. There is a reason for Alex's lack of pace though, I am not worried yet.

Mathias, what would it prove? You don't really think that Prema couldn't win the British title with Briscoe last year, do you? An excellent team can win everywhere. Ditto for an excellent driver

Mathias · 5 Apr 2004, 18:36 (Ref:931366)

Quote:

Originally posted by Go_For_Pole
Mathias, what would it prove? You don't really think that Prema couldn't win the British title with Briscoe last year, do you? An excellent team can win everywhere. Ditto for an excellent driver

I'm sure that Prema and/or Briscoe would have done very well in British F3 if they'd competed here last year, and I've no doubt they would have been in with a chance of winning!

But while Manor are a great team, they're no Carlin, and they're no Prema.

And if Team Ghinzani came over here with a very promising young driver who had only done 6 F3 races and only finished half of them (no offence to Lewis - who is fantastic), and then everyone was suggesting they could win the Championship, I'd be very worried for the future of British F3!!!

Go_For_Pole · 5 Apr 2004, 21:22 (Ref:931561)

I get your point Mathias except from the good-not-excellent argument about Manor. Of course you are in the UK, you see things and you should know better. But my logic suggests that if you take a (already)good team and give them a big budget, chances are they will develop in an excellent one. Well, they should at least. So yes, if Ghizani had an Italian Hamilton and funding let 's say from Ferrari, then if they ended up winning the British title, it wouldn't be the end of the world. My view anyway!

littleman · 6 Apr 2004, 09:12 (Ref:931989)

Lapierre for me.

Mathias · 6 Apr 2004, 12:11 (Ref:932169)

Point well made, GFP - I'd forgot the extras that Manor have attracted!

climb · 6 Apr 2004, 15:08 (Ref:932387)

Hamilton 2004 Euro champion?
I'd like he would, but I fear he won't.
It normallytrakes a good experience to make ie there, and Lewis is a freshman. But I'm confident he can have a good season, with some spot good performances (maybe some wins); after all he's merc-backed and can count on a good team.

Go_For_Pole · 6 Apr 2004, 18:21 (Ref:932580)

Back to topic! I think a vital factor will be who will get the special Opel and Mercedes motors. They did exist last year and logic suggest they will also exist this year. Therefore, form in the early races could be the make or brake of all those talented guys in the entry list.

In any case, i just can't see Rosberg and Hamilton not getting special care (for PR reasons). Who will be the others though?

Paul Rayner · 6 Apr 2004, 21:59 (Ref:932837)

If anyone can win it as a rookie, it's Lewis and Manor. Manor are a damn good team, they won the British F3 series on their debut, so why not the Euroseries? Three years without an F3 title doesn't make a team rubbish in my book, especially not when they've won a Renault title in that time.

Manor's record over the last five years:

1999 - F3/FRenault Champions
2000 - F3/FRenault Champions
2001 - FRenault runner-up
2002 - 3rd FRenault
2003 - FRenault Champions

That ain't bad at all.

Russfeld · 6 Apr 2004, 22:46 (Ref:932881)

Manor won their first two years of BRITISH F3, no reason why they couldnt do the same in the Euroseries, and it wouldnt prove anything one way or the other. One could argue that having won the co.uk series their first two years running, not winning the Euroseries as 'rookies' shows how weak the british grid is ;P

Mathias · 7 Apr 2004, 08:20 (Ref:933119)

Oh b*gger.

Russfeld · 7 Apr 2004, 14:03 (Ref:933498)

Anything to get you off Andrew Thompson is worth it

Go_For_Pole · 8 Apr 2004, 15:12 (Ref:934476)

Apparently Hamilton had a big off yesterday in Hockenheim and he was taken to the hospital for tests. Nothing serious though.

Premat was fastest btw.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Lewis Hamilton Is The Champion	Frank_White	National & International Single Seaters	46	26 Sep 2003 19:02
Lewis Hamilton	Bobie	National & International Single Seaters	11	8 Sep 2003 23:28
Lewis Hamilton	Jensen	National & International Single Seaters	51	30 Jul 2003 20:49
Lewis Hamilton	Speedworx	Kart Racing	1	20 Aug 2001 08:52