: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:55 pm
mark_m wrote:
I wouldn't write him off just yet now all that diffuser business is going to be sorted.
Its already sorted, it was sorted before China. The diffuser that both Brawn GP and Toyota are using has been deemed legal, McLaren raced with their new diffuser in China, its a lot more than just a diffuser issue thats holding McLaren back.
The 2 Red Bull`s of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber didn`t have the new diffuser yet that still comfortably beat the McLaren`s of Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton who both used the new diffusers, as for F1 in general i`d be very suprised if Sebastian Vettel wasn`t a world champion within 5 years, he reminds me of Schumacher in a lot of ways especially in the wet. he also has that similar Schumacher aggressive driving style which he needs to kerb at times as it can be over aggressive as its already cost him dear this season. He will learn from experience.
As for Hamilton, i stand by what i said earlier on this thread that last season he basically won the world title on the back of being spoon fed the best machinery along with Massa getting a lot of bad luck, Massa also won more races than Hamilton last year. I`d be suprised if Lewis Hamilton was still at McLaren in 2 years time.