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It’s been GREAT to see this resurgence from Lewis over these last few weeks, as this is the pilot Ferrari intended to sign when they brought him in. He’s neck and neck on points contributions, and that’s a very good thing. It has, however, been a strange thing to see this play out in discussions with some LH-only fans. I caught a lot of flack for what I thought was highly reasonable statement last year - I suggested that we needed some demonstrations and measurables from Lewis to show he wasn’t well and truly washed… An honest suggestion, yet I was lambasted by many Lewis fans that said he was still capable of everything he’s ever been capable of. Now, I agree with that. We can see and measure that that is true, and that GE genuinely has a major incompatibility with how Lewis chose to approach facets of his driving. He himself said he didn’t want to adjust or change those, and thus he suffered in GE cars. Now, I’m being lambasted for suggesting that this is a near-peak (if not absolute, which would be unlikely) level Lewis and that he deserves a ton of credit for that. Extremely competitive, measurable reaction times are excellent, and he’s motivated. He looks the same as that 2019-2020 era Hamilton. Instead, I’m now being told that it’s asinine to suggest Lewis is operating near his peak level, and being lambasted for giving him that credit, with some suggesting this is the real level of a washed Hamilton. How silly. 😂 It would be easier to discuss if people would make up their minds which angle they want to take concerning him. 🙃 But what’s clearly obvious to anyone watching - this is a top tier level Lewis Hamilton, and the sport is definitely better off with him operating like this. Hopefully there can be some actual “battles” this season (or to what little extent these cars and regs allow that to be a real thing, rather than battery state of charge games). It’s a shame batteries robbed us of that Max vs Lewis potential in Canada, but perhaps if the cars stay similarly competitive there will be more opportunity to see a fight between them again.

Passport = No Penalty 3 weeks ago Charles Leclerc got a 10s penalty for exactly the same offence. Make it make sense 👀

Not the type of view you want if you're Pierre Gasly.

he could have a good teammate, sure, but he should have had a better record than what he ended up having, he shouldn't have lost the title to Rosberg, shouldn't have conceded 7 consecutive races, Nico was good, but he wasn't an elite driver, the fact that NIco ends up with a better win streak during their time together and not Lewis is telling

So after 2 days of testing in Bahrain, we've had the two most decorated champions on the grid criticize the new regs & cars. Lewis Hamilton calling them "ridiculously complex" & that fans won't understand. Max Verstappen saying its Formula E on steroids & "anti-racing." Yikes