Hamilton clinches third F1 drivers’ title

2015 United States Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton has won the 2015 Formula One drivers’ championship with his victory in the United States Grand Prix

Hamilton clinched the title with three races to spare after leading home team mate Nico Rosberg in a Mercedes one-two at the Circuit of the Americas.

The 30-year-old has become the tenth driver in the history of the sport to win at least three drivers’ titles, joining the likes of his hero Ayrton Senna.

Hamilton said his career goal “was always to get the three that Ayrton had”.

“Of course, he wasn’t from the same country as me but he was the guy that inspired me as a youngster. Now I’m like… I don’t know where it’s going next. There is no-one else I look to, that I want to equal or emulate now.”

“As I said one race ago or something like that, I feel like I’ve got the baton now for myself and Ayrton and I’m going to carry it as far as I can, as strong as I can and keep building and see where I take it.”

Hamilton is also the first British driver to successfully retain the title. He first won the championship in 2008 with McLaren and regained it last year after joining Mercedes.

List of Formula One drivers’ champions

RankDriverChampionships
1Michael Schumacher7
2Juan Manuel Fangio5
=3Alain Prost4
=3Sebastian Vettel4
=5Jack Brabham3
=5Jackie Stewart3
=5Niki Lauda3
=5Nelson Piquet3
=5Ayrton Senna3
=5Lewis Hamilton3
=11Alberto Ascari2
=11Jim Clark2
=11Graham Hill2
=11Emerson Fittipaldi2
=11Mika Hakkinen2
=11Fernando Alonso2
=17Giuseppe Farina1
=17Mike Hawthorn1
=17Phil Hill1
=17John Surtees1
=17Denny Hulme1
=17Jochen Rindt1
=17James Hunt1
=17Mario Andretti1
=17Jody Scheckter1
=17Alan Jones1
=17Keke Rosberg1
=17Nigel Mansell1
=17Damon Hill1
=17Jacques Villeneuve1
=17Kimi Raikkonen1
=17Jenson Button1

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    124 comments on “Hamilton clinches third F1 drivers’ title”

    1. Congratulations, a superb race, and Hamilton’s been fantastic all year.

      1. He was dire in Hungary.

        1. Dire is exaggerating. It was his weakest round in a fantastic season. Well done Hamilton. :-D

        2. If that was dire, I wonder what makes Rosberg?

    2. Congratulations to the engineers at Mercedes for building such a good car and engine.

      1. A car and engines that in Nico’s hands would be struggling to compete against Vettel.

        Hamilton, like it or not, has done a fastastic job all year. Remember last year Rosberg was neck and neck with Lewis, yet this year he was simply destroyed everywhere.

        This W06 is superb, one of the greatest cars ever raced, but it’s the man behind the wheel that makes that little bit of difference.

        1. You are deteriorating Nico´s performance by a mile..

          1. Yup. If you remove Hamilton of the equation, Rosberg would have won a lot of races this year and would have a pretty decent margin over Vettel.

            The same cannot be said about Webber.

            1. thats a complete inflamatory comment..

              Webber has nothing to do with it lol..

            2. That’s because Webber used to start 2nd and by the first corner he was 7th or so.
              Much more than half of his races were to recover the ground he lost at the start.

              Can’t say he’s reference. He could be runner up at least 3 times out of 4 on the years Vettel won.
              He hit the wall and destroyed his race on Abu Dhabi 2010, he was rubbish for pretty much the entire 2011 and on his last year his car caught fire at least 3 times.

              Not to mention his kers which was NEVER working.

            3. @paeschli – absolutely right about Webber, he definitely couldn’t have won any F1 races this year. Mostly as he isn’t currently driving an F1 car of course…

        2. Pascal will put Nico under pressure if fares well in Manor next year.

    3. Go on Lewis!! Go on!! Lewis….Legend!! Congrats. Well deserved, well earned. Historic. Magnificent!!!

    4. Congratulations Lewis.

      But seriously if Mercedes are going to boss next season, can Nico please vacate his seat for a more reliable foe for Lewis. This domination by one driver has been going on since 2010 and is really starting wear me out. Nico should join Manor/Mercedes, he really should.

      Again congratulations, Champ. Let’s hope 2016 isn’t so easy.

      1. geoffgroom44 (@)
        25th October 2015, 22:03

        It is the mark of champions to make some appear easy. Lewis is not the first to dominate for a period – and he won’t be the last. Congrats Lewis and Mercedes….with 3 races to spare.

      2. Not sure anyone apart from Alonso would get close to him. I think Rosberg deserves to be his teammate. they make a good team

        1. @johns23 – if you want a real show, pair Hamilton with Vettel. That would get nasty really fast.

          1. Yeah he was grumpy already when Ricciardo was running circles around him. Would be even funnier to see what Hamilton would do to him.

            1. Everybody has a off year from Messi to Woods. Vettel for me has been the driver off the season. He’s currently beating one of the most dominant cars in F1 history.

            2. Remember Button beat Lewis in that horrible season for McLaren? Does that make Button a better driver than Lewis? In my eyes, nope.

            3. @patrickl Wow, what are you three?

    5. And now journalists will finally shut up about the drivers championship, I’m happy :)

    6. Vettel is probably the Driver of the Season but Hamilton was the faster of the two Mercs and that’s enough for winning the title.

      1. Exactly. though I will give DotW to Verstappen this race, Vettel a close second.

        Glad Sainz got a decent result this race after hitting the cone in Japan, crashing in Russia, crashing during quali this morning and speeding in the pit-lane this race… Has the bad streak ended?

      2. And Vettel was the faster of the two drivers at RBR for 4 years because that was enough for winning the championship. The best drivers 2 or even 3 of those years were Alonso and Lewis.

        Hmmmm….funny how it works when you make statements like that.

        1. @daved
          You can debate “2”, but you can’t debate “or even 3”. 2011/13 were Vettel, hands down.

          1. 2010 Vettel had the reliability problem or he’d have clsed the shop easily..
            2011 Lol he blew everyone away.
            2012 Hard to tell, Alonso beasted some, but I always thought it weird that in these discussion no one remembers that Massa actually kind of outdrove him towards the end of the season – when it really mattered.
            2013 – Vettel was leading the Championship even before tyregate and then going on to win 9 in a row -beastmode.

            It’s fair to say in 10 and 12 another driver was as good as him and regarding the fact that that driver was driving an inferior car (across the season as a whole) one might even argue that driver was therefore “better”.
            However if you argue this way you’d also have to concede that Vettel was the driver of the 2015 season, especially as he made less mistakes than Lewis.

    7. Are you referring to the grinning of Wolff and Lauda after Rosberg’s error?

      It looked eh … unprofessional? But maybe there’s an explanation: at Abu Dhabi last year we saw Lotus mechanics laughing after Maldonado had retired, but we learned afterwards one of the mechanics made a joke about the Renault engine (“they should let it burn”).

      1. Perhaps they had a bet on whether Rosberg would choke again when being chased for a few laps. Wonder who won that bet.

      2. Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
        26th October 2015, 12:47

        It was because they were sponsored by ‘Burn’ energy drinks as I recall

    8. Congratulations to Lewis! He has been the man of the season, hasn’t he? There have been other impressive performances this season like Sebastian Vettel and the two Toro Rosso drivers but Lewis has been the class of the season!

      On his way to the legendary status in the future alongside Vettel and Alonso!

      Enjoy the moment!

      1. Vettel has been better. Performances like Silverstone and Hungary would have been a catastrophe if he wasn’t on such a car.

        1. Vettel has his moments also this season. Bahrain is an example. Your reasoning does not prove anything.

          1. Nothing proves anything. Opinion-based stuff. Bahrain is one race. Silverstone and Hungary are two. Besides both were worse than Vettel’s Bahrain.

            1. And Senna won a world title by blatantly cheating. Yet he’s still considered a legend.

            2. Why are you talking about Silverstone? Are you saying that a race he won with 10s ahead was a bad one? Really? REALLY?

            3. Bahrain is an example only. Vettel was good and consistent this year but still has less than perfect weekends. I also find it hard to understand how winning by more than 10 seconds in addition to having pole position is considered a bad weekend. Vettel only got lucky at pitstops that race or else this gp would have been one to forget.

            4. @hzh00

              Vettel only got lucky at pitstops that race or else this gp would have been one to forget.

              Vettel made the same call to pit as the racewinner.

            5. @david-a
              He made the same call as the winner; however, the winner was not out of form all of the weekend, or else he wouldn’t have won. He was more than a second off the pole time and finished the race almost half a minute behind the leader and did not show any sign of fighting for positions all race long. I do not consider this as a very good weekend; it was only the Williams’ mistakes which handed the podium to Vettel. Also, losing p1 at the start due to the amazing start of the Williams does not mean Hamilton had a bad weekend.

            6. @hzh00
              I wasn’t so much debating that Hamilton had a bad weekend in Britain, more that Vettel making time in the stops was “lucky”. Hamilton was a deserving DOTW for that race. Silverstone wasn’t a great weekend for Vettel but he did fight for positions when mid-pack, including passing his teammate on track. Plus Williams’ mistakes (both strategical and driver) were beneficial for the 2 Mercedes as well.

        2. @magoo you do understand that HAM just won his 3rd world title by winning 10/16 races, topping nearly all Qualy sessions and 1 grand chillum. VET has been better this season compared with the 2014 season – but HAM is having a much better season this year than he had in 2014 too.

          1. Vettel made a mistake in Bahrain and it cost him a podium (no idea which spot). He kept his head down rscued as many points as he could and moved on.
            But what Lewis produced at Hungary was nothing short of laughable. Loosing the start can happen, no problem with that. The problems really started when he thought he needed to get back to first on the first lap ( or at least clear Nico), turned on the red mist and put himself in the gravel. Going on the radio and blaming his teammate perfectly frames his mindset there IMO. Then he got caught napping at the restart and again, he tried to crazily outbrake Ric into T1 instead of conceeding the place and countering at a later point.
            Is that realy comparable?
            In silverstone VET seemed to be having real trouble all weekend and might well have ended up as 6th behind Kimi. But as long as it was dry MER and WIL were way better cars so he was one place behind the cars potential. This changed as soon as the rain started and VET drove a stonking second half of that race, nicking his teammate on track and going as fast as anyone on track. He cleared the WIL because he made up like 20 seconds on them ON THE TRACK and pitted at exactly the right moment(Drivers decision). He got the max out of that weekend albeit it not being perfect.
            Louis lost the start- again in itself no big deal, especially as Nico had the same slow getaway. However he tried a bonkes move on Bottas that would have ended his race if there wasn’t so much tarmac around. WIL bottled the strategy and MER took full advantage. Louis decided to pit at the right time when it got wet, like Vettel did. He stemed off into the distance and salvaged the best possible result.
            Well done to both of them I’d say there.

            But do any of you remember Austria? Nico and Louis SPUN on their respective final Q3 laps! They only started 1-2 because the MER was so superior that the banker laps sufficed.
            Imagine Vettel spinning of on the final Q3 run somewhere in 2012 for example. He’d have lost pole (or front row or whatever) and all hell would have broken loose.
            I think HAM is the deserved WC of course, he picked his team and really is unstoppable when he’s on it. I just find myself thinking that in spite of all his experience and success he loses the plot sometimes, when he doesn’t take a moment to think about the overall situation and just goes for it. He could be even better.

      2. @neelv27 I’d also say Vettel had a better season. Working his way into a new team and apart from Bahrein hasn’t made a single mistake all year. Finishing this race in third once more is a testimony to the talent he is. Lewis had a brilliant season too and is a well deserved champion nonetheless.

        1. vettel has made mistakes this season.the last one was in quali earlier,when he nearly never made it into q2.

          1. I wouldn’t call aquaplaning a “mistake”…

          2. HAM spun out on his final Q3 lap in Austria on a dry track. He SPUN OUT ON HIS FINAL Q3 LAP!
            But yeah, Vettel nearly didn’t make it to Q2 once in terrible conditions..

      3. Lewis has indeed been impeccable…nary a wheel put wrong all year long. Fantastic.

    9. Congratulations to Hamilton.

      Has surely now cemented his place as one of the all time greats of the sport.

      We can only wonder how many titles he could achieve before he stops racing.

    10. Nico has to be gutted….Lewis threw the hat at him and Nico rightly took offense. But much like the multi 21 incident between Sebastian and Webber, instances like that just show the ruthlessness of the world champion caliber drivers….the lot of them would gut their own mothers for a win, never you mind a championship.

      1. The media is already spinnin’ this so that Rosberg looks like the bad guy. Videos being shown of Rosberg throwing the hat at Lewis, but the moments before where Lewis threw the hat at him have been cut …

        1. Lewis was being playful, rosberg was being a sook. Paddy Lowe’s angry stare at rosberg after he threw the hat back said it all.

          1. Paddy Lowe’s angry stare at rosberg after he threw the hat back said it all

            Exactly. Before this incident, Nico went to Lewis to congratulate with a hug, but the hug was so cold that it was painful to watch. When Lewis threw the cap to Nico’s legs I thought the gesture was not necessarily offensive but completely out of place. If he wanted to make a joke, it was the wrong moment, and the wrong joke to throw a hat/cap like that. And no, Lewis didn’t pass the cap to Nico: he threw it to Nico.
            But Nico threw the cap back to Lewis’ face. It was an unnecessary gesture.
            I don´t see who can benefit of making a storm out of this, but honestly one can expect better from two professionals.

        2. @paeschli Hamilton was passing him the hat. You can made a deal out of it if you really want to, but there’s still the fact that he was passing him the cap.

          Rosberg had no reason to throw it back other than pure spite. It was very lame.

          1. Taking 2 steps to pass the cap and throwing it are entirely different things. More than %60 of communication is nonverbal. It was a subtle insult, “here is your SECOND PLACE cap. Very tasteless by Hamilton.

            This coming from a long time Hamilton fan.

            1. Lewis did nothing wrong. Nico was upset and reacted accordingly, nothing special there.

        3. I have looked at that incident, and it appears to me each of the people on the podium had a designated hat to wear, because Hamilton’s hat had “1st” on it. It looks like the hats the drivers have to wear on the podium are on the table by the door. I think Hamilton passed the hat with “2nd” on it to Rosberg, but I can see some would say he threw it, but it looks very much like a pass with his left hand. Rosberg then threw it back with his right hand, and Hamilton ignored it. Should he have walked over and given the hat to him? Should he have said something to Rosberg to try and pacify him? I don’t know either Rosberg or Hamilton well enough to say.
          I think Rosberg was expressing his frustration at some of the things had come his way from Hamilton, such as being forced off the track at the start of the race, which, if deliberate, was silly and pointless, and then he had to fight his way up to first from being something like 5th, but the fact is he was leading the race and Hamilton was 1.153 seconds behind him (according to the video) just before he ran off the track, and that wasn’t Hamilton’s fault, it was his own.
          At one time it looked like Hamilton might end up with about 5th place in the race because he was going to have to get new tyres before the end of the race, and that was about where he would end up in the field after the tyre change, but then there was one final safety car, and that gave Hamilton the opportunity to change his tyres without loosing a place.
          It wasn’t Hamilton’s fault that he was able to change his tyres under safety car without loosing a place, it wasn’t Hamilton’s fault that Rosberg ran off the track when he did. Hamilton is a World Champion Driver, and World Champion Drivers get to there because they seize whatever opportunities that are presented to them, and two unforeseen opportunities came his way, so he did what a World Champion Driver is supposed to do: he seized them, and that is why he is now the 2015 World Champion Driver. He seized the opportunities presented to him. If he hadn’t seized those opportunities, then that would have been because he hadn’t have seized other far more important opportunities that came his way in life, and he wouldn’t be an F1 driver.
          One other point is Hamilton got a 6th place in Hungary, and I think that was his own fault, and as far as I know he never got angry with anyone else about that, only himself. He said that it was his own fault and didn’t blame anyone else for it. If he had won at that race, and not Rosberg, then the World Champion Drivers’ title would have been over before this race. So yes, one could say it was Hamilton’s fault that the title race was decided in the USA, if he had played his cards correctly then it would have been over sooner.
          One of the realities of being a professional driver (which I am, but not a racing car driver) is often things don’t go the way you want them to, you have to deal with lots of people who have different priorities than you do, and there are times when you feel that other drivers make you look inadequate. The important thing is to make sure you are doing your job correctly, to seize the opportunities that assist you in completing your task, and to try and make choices that are better and not ones that are worser (excuse the English). If you do those things, then you are far more likely to achieve your goals than if you do the opposite.

        4. Lol media spin? You can’t be serious. He was getting loudly booed on the podium because the crowd saw the whole thing unfiltered on the big screen.

          1. Ah, that was what the booing was about. Thanks.

      2. Lewis did not throw anything at anyone; all he did was toss the hat to Nico, then pass Vettel’s to him. If anyone was being petulant, it was Rosberg. But you know what? That’s fine. Why? He’d just thrown the world championship away with a silly mistake. Of course he’s annoyed. And let’s face it, throwing a hat is about as serious as throwing a water balloon.

        Oh, and let’s not forget what Rosberg did when Hamilton entered that room: Rosberg gave his congratulations. Unprompted.

        1. @raceprouk – that’s what I saw too. If wasn’t annoyed, he wouldn’t be human. If Hamilton wasn’t subtly rubbing it in, he wouldn’t be human either.
          I note that there is a world of difference between “throwing at” and “throwing to”, and some commenters seem to be confusing the two terms.

          1. Sorry should read ” If Rosberg wasn’t annoyed, he wouldn’t be human.”

            1. That’s very true, but honestly I didn’t even see that – I’ve watched it again and all I see is two young men, who do stuff like this – exactly like my mates and I used to do when I was in my twenties – often. If my mate chucked a hat at me, I can see myself chucking it back towards him exactly like that if I didn’t feel like putting it on, and there would be no ill intent, no bad feelings, just a bit of non-verbal playful banter. And if I had just completed a tough physical workout, I would not say much or smile about it either.

              I think this is all in the heads of the media myself, and I think we should be more critical of the nonsense they peddle in desperation for a more compelling story that will get more eyes on their ads.

              (Thank-you F1 Fanatic for not being that sort of media)

            2. I think this is all in the heads of the media myself

              And the fans that lap up the media’s spin like it’s sweet nectar, instead of rejecting it as the sewage that it really is

        2. and let’s not forget what Rosberg did when Hamilton entered that room: Rosberg gave his congratulations. Unprompted

          Thanks, I hadn’t noticed that.

        3. The media narrative for the past couple of years is that Hamilton is a petulant brat and Rosberg is the consummate professional, even though the opposite is closer to the truth. I hate to imagine how Rosberg would have reacted to Monaco in Lewis’ shoes. To be honest Lewis’ behaviour post-races has been exceptional ever since that “it’s because I’m black” incident. Seems he had to grow up fast after that.

          Every race we are treated to Rosberg sulking, crying to his team about Lewis racing him, having no sense of humour in the press conferences. It’s like he has an inflated sense of his own ability and status in the team when he was always the #2 driver ever since Lewis joined the team.

          1. I admit I was hard on Hamilton after Monaco this year, but he handled it better than I expected and better than most would.

      3. @medman, it’s somewhat ironic that you bring up the “Multi 21” as an example of Vettel being more ruthless than Webber given that Webber has already made clear that he ignored team orders to hold position in the past in order to attack Vettel.

    11. Reminds me of days when majority of people said he was making wrong decision leaving McLaren and now here he is.
      I wanna see 3 car teams & Hamilton, Vettel & Alonso in a top/fastest team (Merc) with 3 way fight – That’ll be interesting.

    12. After all those nearly years it feels especially right. Congratulations Lewis!

    13. Congratulations to Lewis for winning 3rd WDC…

      1. @kodongo You’re a year late to the party.

        1. Nope, it’s worth reiterating because it’s coming to the end of the 3-year period and not only has he done it once but twice back-to-back.

          1. @kodongo It’s only worth reiterating if you’re really desperate to show how other people were wrong 3 years ago with our current magical powers of hindsight. Kinda cringe-worthy.

            1. @Magoo, way to blow something into what it’s not. Kondongo, is simply illustration how unexpected two champions in three years is.

        2. @Magoo, @kodongo – I’d forgotten about this poll, so I found it interesting to look at again. It tells us a great deal about how bad we are at predictions, how quickly things change and how easy it is to forget what used to be “obvious”.

          “I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years. Two years later we ourselves made flights. This demonstration of my impotence as a prophet gave me such a shock that ever since I have distrusted myself and avoided all predictions.” ― Wilbur Wright

      2. It’s a skill Alonso lacks: switching teams at the right time.

        1. When it’s Vettel he’s “Cementing the team to lift it to new heights”. When Hamilton does it it’s “Switching teams at the right time”.

          1. Yeah, so? SV does more work with his team than any other driver. Get over it

      3. Here is the first of the “For” reasons Keith gave as to why he believed Hamilton’s move to Mercedes was a good move:

        Three years after their return to F1 as a full manufacturer team, Mercedes show the potential to become a competitive force in Formula One.

        That, if anything, would be now considered an understatement.

    14. Well done to Lewis and Mercedes, this Championship was the result of exceptional skill and a lot of very hard work. Totally deserved win.

    15. Pretty inevitable, but impressive to see him wrap it up so quickly. Top job.

    16. Nico did not lose this race. He was beaten fair and square by Lewis. Lewis built up almost a 5sec gap after overtaking him; whilst Nico had to defend from Vettel till the very end. He simply had no pace after the last pit stop.

      1. Maybe these 5 laps older tires had something to do with it…

        1. Trenthamfolk (@)
          25th October 2015, 22:40

          perhaps it was going off track in an unforced error…

      2. So why the need to explain how good he was, as hamilton fans always seem to have to? Always comes across as slightly desperate storytelling. Actually alot about LH seems desperate, Bahrain 2014, Spa 2014, Hungary 2015, Turn 1 Suzuka 2015, Turn 1 COTA 2015……Nice legacy there, champ.

        1. I think it’s clear where your loyalty lies…

        2. Grasping at straws…

    17. Congratulations Lewis. Been awesome all year, only a couple of mistakes, but how quickly and dominantly youve come back.
      Rosberg was terrible on the podium, his own mistake lost him the race. Lewis one far and square.

    18. Firmly had the edge on Rosberg all year. Vettel has driven better in my opinion, but because you need to have the whole package to challenge for the title, the best driver out of the two with that package won the title. Yes, Rosberg has had a bit less luck, but even without these bouts of bad luck, Hamilton would still have a significant advantage.

      A worthy three-time World Champion. Regardless of what he does off the track, Hamilton has exceptional skill behind the wheel, has shown improvement in his time in F1, and is without a doubt one of the three undeniably revered drivers on the grid.

    19. It’s funny how a few comments that Hamilton is the fastest driver in F1 have been branded about this weekend. I do agree he typically is, but this weekend he didn’t seem to have the outright fastest pace he just checked all the right boxes for everything else to make the most of an unpredictable race.

      1. That underlines why he is such a great driver. He has learnt to rein in his driving when needed, he is has been thinking the long game, not taking too many big risks and just managing his pace. Why drive faster and take risks when you dont need to

        1. Exactly. Nico was busy setting purple laps in the closing stages, had he managed the gap instead of trying to build it on fading tires he might have been able to fight another day.

          1. @bnkracing Hindsight.

            Had etische politiek not happened The Netherlands wouldn’t have lost their most precious colony the way they did.

            Doesn’t make van Deventer a dumb, evil man.

    20. I’m happy for him, and that’s something I rarely feel for Hamilton anymore.

    21. Excellent season from him and a deserved title. For a great promise that remained at one title for quite some time, the last two seasons must have been amazing for Hamilton.

      I however fully desire someone to spoil his success next season. ;)

    22. Great race, congrats Lewis. Well deserved.

    23. Congratulations to Lewis.

      as much as people want Kimi out of the Ferrari seat and all the names being brandished, what about that Mercedes seat? , the one without a WDC?

      1. @mim5 For the most part he’s doing a decent enough job a number 2 driver. At least Rosberg most times he finishes one place behind Hamilton, not three or four/retires due to own mistakes. Trying to even compare both performance is downright silly, Rosberg has been weak, Raikkonen has been terrible.

        1. well yeah but Rosberg been thrashed too both in quali and the race

      2. You mean you’d happily get rid of a proven reliable points scorer who’s a big asset in the Constructors’ Championship which is the one that determines the prize money?

        1. well, the thing is as fans we dont care about constructor points now do we? especially now when 1 team is clearly ahead, the drivers should be capable of challenging each other, Sergio Perez maybe, even young Max Verstappen would have posed a threat.

          1. @mim5 Team Brackley’s an F1 team, not a group of fans.

            1. exactly, team brackley would want a no.2 as much as ferarri would want a no.2 . i dont know if you’re team brackley but if not you’re a fan. i think you missed my point.

            2. @mim5 Oh sorry. Yeah, I absolutely missed your point.

              I took your comment to mean that Brackley should do that “right for fans” thing. Looks like that’s not what it meant……

      3. I wouldn’t call Rosberg weak, he just isn’t Hamilton or Vettle. I think he is a very good #2.

        Raikkonen, on the other hand, is making lots of mistakes this year. He may have a contract for next year, but I remember Ferrari paying off a world champion to leave, not that long ago.

        1. Rosberg is weak and it showed today

          1. @mim5 HAM is weak and it showed in Monaco 2011, Monza 2010, Melbourne 2009, etc.

            Come on, it’s not that simple.

            1. rosberg has been strong in spain and austria this year the rest hes been weak whether not being on pace or not capitalising

    24. Yes (@come-on-kubica)
      25th October 2015, 23:59

      An awful and fluky drive to the world title, hopefully the merc next year is rubbish.

      1. @come-on-kubica And your idea of a non-awful non-flukey drive to a WDC is…..

        1. Yes (@come-on-kubica)
          26th October 2015, 22:40

          @davidnotcoulthard Jacques Villleneuve.

          1. Yeah Villeneueve was really up against it in that Williams, take a look at this link and have a look at his margin to second (his teamate and the next car, Schumacher)…..

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Australian_Grand_Prix

          2. 1997 was non-awful non-flukey and he spent most of the part of the rest of his career that’s notable languishing with Team Brackley…..

    25. Lewis Hamilton’s ascend is complete. He is now exactly like a legendary Brazilian driver in both success and personality.

      Congratulations, Lewis, you are the new Nelson Piquet.

      1. OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
        26th October 2015, 11:56

        Hahahaa…
        @klon you spot on!
        Lewis is a great driver, but he starts to sound creepy when he keeps talking this “baton” thing. Like he has tried to talk to Senna by Charlie Charlie stuff.
        And about that of “there is noone else to look to”. How about a Ferrari driver with 4WDCs?

        1. Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
          26th October 2015, 12:45

          I never bought the idolising Senna melarkey @klon @omarr-pepper I mean, its very hip to like Senna, so he’s the obvious choice when the media ask, so I think we have to look a little deeper:
          He dyes his hair blond when he’s winning in the best car…
          He keeps banging on about doing music instead of racing…
          I think he’s already emulating his real hero… 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve

    26. Alonso, Hamilton is better than you…again!

    27. Congrats to Lewis Hamilton, however, I hope it is the last one he wins for a long time.

    28. It’s a wonderful feeling when your favourite driver wins. I grew up during the Schumi domination days, then spent the first part of this decade witnessing the RBR-Vettel rampage.

    29. Waw, can you believe that I witnessed the rise of the true legend of F1… Michael Schumacher?!? 7 titles says it all. The others are just midgets.

      Anyway, congrats to Lewis Hamilton. After a very chaotic race, many SC periods… he still won it. Of course, Nico Rosberg played his part, but he’s one lucky champ indeed. Everything just played in his favour in the end again although this was one of the few races of the year where some other team have a real chance to win.

      1. @corrado-dub 5 titles (or even 4) isn’t my idea of a midget.

    30. tgu (@thegrapeunwashed)
      26th October 2015, 10:27

      A great season for Hamilton: last year was so fraught, this year he just sailed through – he made it look so easy. Rosberg is a quality driver, but this year Hamilton just took him out of the equation – very very impressive.

    31. Hey, wouldn’t it be great if Lewis got 5 WDC in the Mercedes? It would be Fangio-esque!

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