Micheal Schumacher has written his story, he has set unprecedented records. Lewis Hamilton is writing his story, breaking records established before him, adding others to his name. But records are meant to be broken. Eventually, someday, someone will come and break Lewis’ records, in the same way Lewis did Michael’s. However, breaking Lewis’ records doesn’t undermine his achievements, just like Lewis breaking Michael’s didn’t undo what MS has achieved. It’s a real pity that the F1 media has always driven the narrative that someone beating Lewis was him being undone. He’s not. Lewis Hamilton is timeless, just like Schumacher, Senna, Lauda, Fangio before him. Celebrating Lewis’ greatness has never been opposed to celebrating Michael or Ayrton’s greatness. They all belong to the sport’s pantheon. The media narrative is the reason the fan base became this fractured, this antagonistic. Grooming someone as Lewis’ nemesis or as his undoing is so cleaving! And for what? To preserve the idea of a certain demographic’ supremacy over the sport? Had Lewis been given his due flowers, and covered in the same way the others greats of the sports were, his fans would never have felt the need to defend him. Instead, he was loathed for all the things that they were — and are now — praised for, driving a fast car fast. Ultimately, Lewis Hamilton holds the records for most world championships. He’s the FIRST driver to have a century of pole positions and a century of wins to his name. No one, absolutely no one is going to take that away from him. … May the next generation of drivers do their best to join him at the table of the greats. He’ll be waiting. #F1 #LewisHamilton
