: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:43 am
Well done Lewis Hamilton who, by finishing with most points after 16 races, is deservedly the F1 World Champion.
I feel a little sorry for Lewis reading some of the reaction to Sunday. When he 'goes for it' as he did in Japan he is all but crucified for his immaturity. But when he, and his team, go for the steady and cautious finish (considering his engine was in its second race) he is crucified for not taking the race by the scruff of the neck and winning in style. Yes, he was lucky on Sunday, but how much bad luck, and very dodgy decisions, has he been hit with during the previous 15 races.
Some points from reading the thread:-
If the McClaren is 'the best car' how do people explain Kovalainen, in an identical car, finishing the season in 7th place 45 points behind Lewis?
If Alonso is so good, how do people explain both Alonso and Hamilton finishing on 109 points in 2007 when driving identical cars.
If Massa and his Ferrari are so good, how come they didn't win the world title despite all the assistance that FIA and the stewards were able to give him throughout the season?
Hamilton has had it easier than most getting into F1, but having said that he has still had to come up with the goods as he has climbed through the ranks. Ron Dennis wouldn't have given him the car if he had been average in the lesser classes.
And whoever it was who mentioned Lewis's girlfriend only jumping around for the TV cameras, I take it you were in the McClaren pit to see what was going on when the director was focusing on the race!