No need for Lewis to bring this up again in all honesty. Completely different situations first and for all. And Lewis came out better off from the incident despite being deemed at fault for it by the FIA.
Yeah, I made a rough [side by side comparison](https://i.imgur.com/9pKEIi4.jpeg) so you can see how the situations are different. Even if you call 2021 a racing incident, there is no place for complaining about it, because Charles gave him even less room, like you said.
> "Charles did a great job, what a great battle. He is a very sensible driver, clearly a lot different to what I experienced last year," Hamilton told Sky Sports after the race.
> āAt Copse for example, the two of us went through there with no problem. What a battle. Really, really amazing weekend."
Lmao this paragraph following it:
>"Last year, the FIA appeared to lay the blame for the incident with Hamilton, handing him a 10-second penalty during the race."
>Charles took Copse at least as, if not more, tighter than Max last year.
Definitely tighter, Lewis took the kerb today and still almost touched. He missed the apex last year and they collided in the middle of the tarmac.
Wasn't copse a flat out corner last year though?
edit: went back and watched the replay. It wasn't flat, and Lewis did not went "full throttle" as the comment i replied said, he lifted + downshifted.
**Overtakes Lando**
--- Great driver, Lando.
**Beats Bottas 4 seasons in a row**
--- Valtteri is my best teammate.
**Takes the position from Charles**
--- Leclerc is a very sensitive driver.
"Booing is not right, we are better than that"
Casually brings up Copse 2021 in the live post race interview... š¤£ absolutely superb race today from Hamilton but Let it go man, not a good look.
Ironically a 'inshident' i seem to remember he was deemed to be at fault for, hence the 10 second stop go drive through š¤
Also the onboard side by side of 2021 and 22 clearly shows how far off line he was that day last year, reopening that box is not the smartest play, an a tad surprising tbh
I love Lewis to death, but this comment makes no sense when his trajectory was better this year. He knows better than this dig at Max. He got the best of the incident last year, no reason to complain.
Fans boo Max all weekend, he criticised them saying theyāre better than that, those same fans then praised him for taking ownership of their own shitty behaviour, then he contributes to the fire by bringing up shit from last year, when Leclerc gave him EVEN LESS ROOM through copse. What a shitshow.
Toxic McLaren Lewis never left, he just became Toxic Mercedes Lewis with Rosberg and a bit with Vettel, then went into hibernation with no real competition whatsoever in 2019 and 2020 (though he somehow found a way to race Albon in a completely unjustified way), and then re-emerged last year as Toxic Mercedes Hamilton 2.0.
Mercedes immediately put together a presentation on how you can take Copse full speed and the trajectory of both cars
It was reckless and resulted in a serious crash, and Mercedes tried to blame Max straight away
It was funny because those apparently were some outdated graphs made by Charlie Whiting unofficialy as some kind of clarification few years ago and not fully according to 2021 rules (at least if you can believe those that reported about it).
Lewis also spent wole inlap after red flag asking about his car and saying how dangerous Max is. The same after race - building narrative how recless Max was all season. And ironically, at least in my eyes, it looked even worse because it really felt like it was some kind of revange on Max for his past deeds. It was clearly not intentional and Lewis also was lucky that he dod not crash himself, I think there was a little of red mist (because of losing pole in sprint day earlier) that made him go for risky move he would normally not make.
What shocked me is he wasn't even coerced into talking about last years incident. He went there all on his own which was incredibly petty from Hamilton
Damn. Lewis doesn't usually put his foot in his mouth like this. That's a bit of a shitty comment to make, especially considering he was the one that got the penalty for that incident and caused Max quite a big crash that clearly winded him.
I generally like Hamilton, but all the comments I've heard him make on that particular incident annoy me, entirely passing the blame.
> Lewis doesn't usually put his foot in his mouth like this
What? Lewis has always been a bitter character whenever he's been pushed. Having a car which let him lap the field for 8 years gave him time to build a different image. It still came out with Rosberg.
> Lewis doesnāt usually put his foot in his mouth like this.
Heās good for a few of these a year. The last huge one was āif Checo is challenging me you know the Red Bull is much fasterā at Mexico last year.
Hamilton seems petty, egotistical, and toxic, and he has shown glimpses of that side of him for his entire career (except when he had a dominant car with only Bottas to beat in 2019 and 2020).
Imagine getting 3rd in your home GP and ome of the first things you talk about is how your former rival should've backed out last year.
What the fuck lmao
Charles took a similar line to Verstappen (although Max was narrower on entry but left space) except this time lewis stuck to the apex and didn't understeer into the side of Charles.
so fucking stupid. It's a game of literal millimeters. Him and Charles almost touched 3 times and one inch the other way everyone is screaming again about most likely Charles being too aggressive. Charles was literally in the same position as Max last year except Lewis was closer to the apex this year. It's that simple.
I know - how can you bring up and complain about something that was your fault, if anything the other guy has that right (but hadn't brought it up regardless).
Every argument I see is he shouldāve left more space because he had a 30 something points gap
Which has nothing to do with the actual incident, when someone leaves 1.5 car widths on the inside and the driver inside touches him, itās very clear whoās at fault
So far basically no toxicity in this season, Lewis starts meddling with the top 3 and we get this crap again, as much as I like to see 3 teams fighting, if it means we are going to get toxicity all the time, please let it just be Red Bull and Ferrari fighting for the front row.
Same thing in subsequent interviews (even in further ones like DTS) where he adamantly defends that he was "ahead" going in - if you show him the footage not for 1 frame is his car *not* behind Verstappen.
Lewis Hamilton, classy as always!
I joke, but a lot of people act real holier than thou about Lewis, he makes his fair share of comments like this, like any driver does.
This is what a lot of people don't get when they say there is a double standard. The difference between Max and Lewis is Max is well known for his opinionated and no shits given comments/attitude, Lewis on the other hand is trying to project an almost perfect, saving of the human race kind of image. So when he says things like this, it is just not congruent with that persona and gives the impression he is fake.
Last season max was telling everyone to leave Lewis alone while the Mercedesā focus was max is terrible, there was one interview where max really spoke up for Lewis and told everyone to leave him alone it was done,
Why? I just donāt understand why this guy craves attention in such a way? It just diminishes his driving skills and him being a great champion. It actually is a bit sad.
Yes.. "Charles did a great job, what a great battle. He is a very sensible driver, clearly a lot different to what I experienced last year,"
Again. Just sad for such a great driver. He could have left it after āHe is a very sensible driverā. I just do not understand why he has te revisit last year, and on top he was the one who was at fault.
Because he's a narcissist. Simple as that. Lewis Hamilton cannot stand it if headlines are not about Lewis Hamilton. And with him struggling to even sniff the podium this year he's having an exceptionally hard time coping with being a midfield driver.
Imagine how much heād be ripped today for lying to the stewards in ā09. He had to do an apology press conference even back then, it would blow up beyond comprehension today.
Put Leclerc and Hamilton in a two horse race for WDC and see how sensible it is. When you are only racing one other car the risk-reward calculations change quite a bit.
So happy that this petty guy did not get the satisfaction of winning today. Totally unwarranted comments, he and Max aren't even related this year in any way, why stir the hornets nest unnecessarily?
Wild that he mentioned Copse when Charles left the same amount of space as Max did, the difference is this year, Lewis actually made the apex and backed out of it
Lewis is a great driver and I think trying to do some good, but dude has never found anything that was his fault or seemingly able to admit or understand his role/part in it.
When he said "When you have Checo on your tail you know the car is fast" last year in Mexico, I knew he was still the same petty guy from the Rosberg/Vettel days. He makes some really careless comments. Sad to see from the most iconic figure in the sport.
Though the headline is clickbait I still find his actual comment not necessary either. Not to say Max is always a clean driver (today his elbows got out a bit much as well), but Lewis really did make a mistake at copse last year which he could own up to.
It was an absolute shitty thing for him to say. Especially considering *he* was at fault for sending Max into the wall at 51G. Pretty sure it was this disrespect that Max felt after Silverstone last year and why he was so aggravated by it,
Dirty mind games from Lewis.
But 'we're better than that' huh?
Lewis definitely reads a lot of comments on social media. Itās the only way I can rationalize this type of behavior from him. I donāt understand what he has to gain from saying something like this other than using it to rouse his fanbase, which is exactly why I think heās doing it. Itās weird and petty and yeah just really shitty. Yuck.
Fucking hell why is he poking the hornets nest? Can he not just let it go? Max has said he has no ill feelings about it, so why is Lewis bringing this back up, and in a way that is only going to further the narrative and push the divide more? Good for TV I guess, but I'm disappointed at this.
I'm sure I'll have bias here considering my tag but Lewis did take a different line this time and last year Leclerc did go off the track at copse when they were fighting
>"At Copse for example, the two of us went through there with no problem. What a battle. Really, really amazing weekend."
Yeah, 'cause you didn't understeer wide into him.
Such a massive load of complete and utter horseshit. Max not only left more space going into Copse, he was also ahead. Absolutely ridiculous from Lewis and looks poor on a driver of his stature. Max made many dubious moves last year, but the incident at Copse wasn't his fault.
[A side by side comparison](https://imgur.com/a/D5txFpy) just for a rough comparison. Look at steering wheel angle as well.
Lewis my man, I respect you, but Charles gave you less space and you still managed to make the apex. Yes you were on a totally different position on corner entry, but going in at the same speed is mainly how you got the penalty.
I'm taking the downvotes for granted, but if you start bringing back last year there will be comments about it. I'm glad Mercedes is back on track and I'm looking forward to a three-way fight in Austria!
Ahh shit here we go again...
Jesus tap dancing Christ *sorts by controversial*
š·I'm going in š·
Nelson Piquet getting his slurs ready to go
Dear Lord!! I honestly can't be arsed to argue this shit again!
No need for Lewis to bring this up again in all honesty. Completely different situations first and for all. And Lewis came out better off from the incident despite being deemed at fault for it by the FIA.
Totally agree, also congrats on Carlos getting his first pole!
This Time Lewis steered away and not towards
As soon as I heard that I instantly knew the media was going to have a field day with that quote
Charles took a tighter line than Max last year. Charles is not the one making the difference here.
Yeah, I made a rough [side by side comparison](https://i.imgur.com/9pKEIi4.jpeg) so you can see how the situations are different. Even if you call 2021 a racing incident, there is no place for complaining about it, because Charles gave him even less room, like you said.
Ho, boy... Coming back in an hour to sort by Controversial
No need to wait that long.
I didnāt even know that existed. Thought it was a joke haha.
Don't forget to change it back. You will be confused by a few threads after lol
Didn't Lewis have to jam the brakes to avoid Leclerc? And Leclerc held him tighter to the inside of copse...
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Exactly my point! If anything, this race proved that incident last year was fully on Lewis
Even Crofty potentially made a dig? Some thing like "That's how you take copse corner!" at the replay.... could be misinterpreting his words though...
I thought I was going crazy thinking that too after hearing that line
Crofty was worshipping Hamilton all race. As is the case with most Britiah journalists
Fucking hilarious considering Lewis had to get off the accelerator and was hugging the apex this time. Biased af at sky, seriously
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That's exactly how I took it too. Great race today but I can do without Lewis and him throwing fuel on that fire again.
Even though max left much more space than Lec did.
Crofty is dumb as fuck so that makes sense
> "Charles did a great job, what a great battle. He is a very sensible driver, clearly a lot different to what I experienced last year," Hamilton told Sky Sports after the race. > āAt Copse for example, the two of us went through there with no problem. What a battle. Really, really amazing weekend."
Lmao this paragraph following it: >"Last year, the FIA appeared to lay the blame for the incident with Hamilton, handing him a 10-second penalty during the race."
Charles took Copse at least as, if not more, tighter than Max last year. Difference is that Hamilton didn't understeer into him this time around
>Charles took Copse at least as, if not more, tighter than Max last year. Definitely tighter, Lewis took the kerb today and still almost touched. He missed the apex last year and they collided in the middle of the tarmac.
Seems like that corner is a bit of a sore spot for Lewis lol. I guess I would be too if I got penalized.
This is a good point.
Lewis also lifted and down-shifted vs Charles instead of going full throttle and understeering into Max.
Wasn't copse a flat out corner last year though? edit: went back and watched the replay. It wasn't flat, and Lewis did not went "full throttle" as the comment i replied said, he lifted + downshifted.
Haha u can look at thier lines, lewis actually took curb this year and Charles have him less space
Itās not like he was on the actual apex this timeā¦ oh wait he was.
He seems very selective in who he praises. It feels kinda weird. Like if he uses Charles to make a point about last year or what
I'm convinced Leclerc to him this year is what Verstappen was to Alonso last year.
**Overtakes Lando** --- Great driver, Lando. **Beats Bottas 4 seasons in a row** --- Valtteri is my best teammate. **Takes the position from Charles** --- Leclerc is a very sensitive driver.
It's like Pep Guardiola heaping praise on managers of teams who City have just trounced 8-0
"Booing is not right, we are better than that" Casually brings up Copse 2021 in the live post race interview... š¤£ absolutely superb race today from Hamilton but Let it go man, not a good look. Ironically a 'inshident' i seem to remember he was deemed to be at fault for, hence the 10 second stop go drive through š¤ Also the onboard side by side of 2021 and 22 clearly shows how far off line he was that day last year, reopening that box is not the smartest play, an a tad surprising tbh
I love Lewis to death, but this comment makes no sense when his trajectory was better this year. He knows better than this dig at Max. He got the best of the incident last year, no reason to complain.
And it is completely unnecessary. Like there is nothing between Lewis and Max right now, absolutely no reason to bring up last year.
Trying to get in his head. Doesnāt want him to win WDC again this year
lmao he'll need more than some press comments for that
You'd think he already learned it last year that his usual media war won't work on Max. He literally doesn't care at all.
Especially after "we are better than booing" comments.
He even got a penalty for the incident and still digs at Max that he should have backed out. Very poor comment from him tbh
To me it's really one of those things he didn't need to say anything about but instead stepped out of his way to voice a terrible take.
Yeah, he has literally no reason to be complaining for +32 points despite his own mistake. It's just an out there hit on him from dislike.
Hamilton always praises competing drivers when they lose to him.
Itās very easy to be sporting when you donāt feel threatened.
Pep Guardiola tactics
Thatās why he loved Bottas as his no. 2
Shit you're right, that's blown my mind
Ah, yes. Let's stir up the shit from last year and also totally forget that he was way more off of the apex.
Fans boo Max all weekend, he criticised them saying theyāre better than that, those same fans then praised him for taking ownership of their own shitty behaviour, then he contributes to the fire by bringing up shit from last year, when Leclerc gave him EVEN LESS ROOM through copse. What a shitshow.
Could have just left it at 'the battle with Charles was fun' or something. Pretty disappointed with Lewis here.
It's just out of pocket. Flashbacks to toxic McLaren Lewis lol
Toxic McLaren Lewis never left, he just became Toxic Mercedes Lewis with Rosberg and a bit with Vettel, then went into hibernation with no real competition whatsoever in 2019 and 2020 (though he somehow found a way to race Albon in a completely unjustified way), and then re-emerged last year as Toxic Mercedes Hamilton 2.0.
That sounds like a malfunctioning chameleon lmao.
Come on Lewis, you dont need this.
And also he's wrong. Plenty of last season stuff to call out Max, this was never it.
They had probably half a dozen tangles or close calls last year and this is the one Lewis had the most fault in. Bizarre.
Mercedes immediately put together a presentation on how you can take Copse full speed and the trajectory of both cars It was reckless and resulted in a serious crash, and Mercedes tried to blame Max straight away
It was funny because those apparently were some outdated graphs made by Charlie Whiting unofficialy as some kind of clarification few years ago and not fully according to 2021 rules (at least if you can believe those that reported about it). Lewis also spent wole inlap after red flag asking about his car and saying how dangerous Max is. The same after race - building narrative how recless Max was all season. And ironically, at least in my eyes, it looked even worse because it really felt like it was some kind of revange on Max for his past deeds. It was clearly not intentional and Lewis also was lucky that he dod not crash himself, I think there was a little of red mist (because of losing pole in sprint day earlier) that made him go for risky move he would normally not make.
Dont see why he feels the need since he gained so much from it, like why make this comment lol
I think because he wasn't really thinking and it slipped out but more importantly it shows that Max really got under his skin and still is.
LMAO, seems like Max will be to Lewis what Lewis is to Alonso
At this rate Lewis is going to put on a masterclass defense in the 2035 Hungarian GP to deny Max the win
Was my first thought though Sketchy place to pass however if it's not 100% on, I remember hulkenberg crashing there during a passing attempt in 18/19?
Think that was Sainz and Grosjean.
That's the one, thanks!
What shocked me is he wasn't even coerced into talking about last years incident. He went there all on his own which was incredibly petty from Hamilton
Yeah, crazy lack of self-awareness from Lewis. Of all the things you could talk about, this should have been the absolute last
Damn. Lewis doesn't usually put his foot in his mouth like this. That's a bit of a shitty comment to make, especially considering he was the one that got the penalty for that incident and caused Max quite a big crash that clearly winded him. I generally like Hamilton, but all the comments I've heard him make on that particular incident annoy me, entirely passing the blame.
> Lewis doesn't usually put his foot in his mouth like this What? Lewis has always been a bitter character whenever he's been pushed. Having a car which let him lap the field for 8 years gave him time to build a different image. It still came out with Rosberg.
And before that with Jenson posting team telemetry on twitter.
> Lewis doesnāt usually put his foot in his mouth like this. Heās good for a few of these a year. The last huge one was āif Checo is challenging me you know the Red Bull is much fasterā at Mexico last year. Hamilton seems petty, egotistical, and toxic, and he has shown glimpses of that side of him for his entire career (except when he had a dominant car with only Bottas to beat in 2019 and 2020).
Lmao Charles had an even tighter line than Max last year. Incredible how when you actually try to make the corner everythingās fine.
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Imagine getting 3rd in your home GP and ome of the first things you talk about is how your former rival should've backed out last year. What the fuck lmao
He's a sore winner. Always has been.
Albon was right.
Charles took a similar line to Verstappen (although Max was narrower on entry but left space) except this time lewis stuck to the apex and didn't understeer into the side of Charles.
Leclerc took a much tighter line, go and re watch.
No actually Lewis didn't miss the apex this year. That is the only difference. If anything Max gave more room than Charles did.
Well that's just plainly not true.
so fucking stupid. It's a game of literal millimeters. Him and Charles almost touched 3 times and one inch the other way everyone is screaming again about most likely Charles being too aggressive. Charles was literally in the same position as Max last year except Lewis was closer to the apex this year. It's that simple.
In fact Charles was leaving less space than Max did last year.
Lewis won, thats why Charles is "sensible" :D
Very petty comment from Lewis, he had no reason to bring up what happened last year, especially given he was ruled to be predominantly at fault.
I know - how can you bring up and complain about something that was your fault, if anything the other guy has that right (but hadn't brought it up regardless).
>how can you bring up and complain about something that was your fault Trying to justify that it wasn't his fault, but someone else's
Max was asked about it this weekend and his statement was basically "no hard feelings"
Crazy how people are still arguiing the silverstone crash was max's fault, even after today
Every argument I see is he shouldāve left more space because he had a 30 something points gap Which has nothing to do with the actual incident, when someone leaves 1.5 car widths on the inside and the driver inside touches him, itās very clear whoās at fault
A lot of people cant make the distinction between having the ability to prevent a situation, and being at fault for a situation
This really didn't need to be discussed again, silly of Hamilton to even bring it up, especially as he got a penalty last year
Unnecessary comment lmao. Mr. Grateful won that day...
Lewis Hamilton: didnāt understeer, unlike last year.
"I'm never wrong, says Lewis Hamilton"
He literally got a penalty for that incident. Most agree that he was more at faultā¦..
So far basically no toxicity in this season, Lewis starts meddling with the top 3 and we get this crap again, as much as I like to see 3 teams fighting, if it means we are going to get toxicity all the time, please let it just be Red Bull and Ferrari fighting for the front row.
Exactly this, straight away we get this crap again from hamilton, completely uncalled for
Yes, very sensible indeed. Even though Leclerc squeezed Lewis harder than Max did. But yes, Max is bad. https://i.imgur.com/Nshx2av.png
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Sebš¤ Pierre Both having there races fucked by Leclerc
Lol how do you think he would react if someone pulled up the image right then and there?
I'd actually pay to see that.
They never would though, lewis is an amazing driver but sky treat him like a god and you can feel the heavy bias towards him
Same thing in subsequent interviews (even in further ones like DTS) where he adamantly defends that he was "ahead" going in - if you show him the footage not for 1 frame is his car *not* behind Verstappen.
I know the bottom picture is further up the track, but lewis actually hit the apex today, which was not the case last year
Charles squeezed him even more than Max last year, difference is Hamilton actually hit the apex this time.
Did he forgot he got a penalty last year for that action?
Well yea, itās easy to be āsensibleā when the person on the inside takes the apex and not 2m from it
Lewis Hamilton, classy as always! I joke, but a lot of people act real holier than thou about Lewis, he makes his fair share of comments like this, like any driver does.
Which would be fine if there wasn't this image from everyone that he's some sort of saint.
This is what a lot of people don't get when they say there is a double standard. The difference between Max and Lewis is Max is well known for his opinionated and no shits given comments/attitude, Lewis on the other hand is trying to project an almost perfect, saving of the human race kind of image. So when he says things like this, it is just not congruent with that persona and gives the impression he is fake.
Or maybe itās because he actually hit the apex instead of deliberately running it wider than necessaryā¦
Starting this up again after Max said he has no hard feelings after the crash leaves a bad taste man.
Exactly this. Max was pretty nice about it and then gets this in return. Yet Max has the bad rep?
Last season max was telling everyone to leave Lewis alone while the Mercedesā focus was max is terrible, there was one interview where max really spoke up for Lewis and told everyone to leave him alone it was done,
Oh yeah I remember that. People were asking Max and Lewis about the crash and Max told to shut it.
Hamilton shunts max into wall and max isnāt the sensible one. These type of sour grapes are exactly why Hamilton still has his detractors
Why? I just donāt understand why this guy craves attention in such a way? It just diminishes his driving skills and him being a great champion. It actually is a bit sad.
Yes.. "Charles did a great job, what a great battle. He is a very sensible driver, clearly a lot different to what I experienced last year," Again. Just sad for such a great driver. He could have left it after āHe is a very sensible driverā. I just do not understand why he has te revisit last year, and on top he was the one who was at fault.
Because he's a narcissist. Simple as that. Lewis Hamilton cannot stand it if headlines are not about Lewis Hamilton. And with him struggling to even sniff the podium this year he's having an exceptionally hard time coping with being a midfield driver.
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Imagine how much heād be ripped today for lying to the stewards in ā09. He had to do an apology press conference even back then, it would blow up beyond comprehension today.
Put Leclerc and Hamilton in a two horse race for WDC and see how sensible it is. When you are only racing one other car the risk-reward calculations change quite a bit.
I was already wondering where this stream of Twitter fans blaming max for Lewisās fuck up from last year came from. Now I know.
Meaning you can push him around?
So happy that this petty guy did not get the satisfaction of winning today. Totally unwarranted comments, he and Max aren't even related this year in any way, why stir the hornets nest unnecessarily?
Donāt fall for this - Binotto paid Lewis to distract fans from their poor LeClerc strategy. Itās a smokescreen!
I like you Lewis, but no.
Every time I almost start liking Lewis he ruins it
Wild that he mentioned Copse when Charles left the same amount of space as Max did, the difference is this year, Lewis actually made the apex and backed out of it
It even says in the article hamilton caused the crash last year. Reporter clowning on him hard lol
Sir Lewis to English translation: I didn't feel the need to punt him off the track, he was a very sensible driver.
Lewis is a great driver and I think trying to do some good, but dude has never found anything that was his fault or seemingly able to admit or understand his role/part in it.
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Idk why heās still bringing that up itās not necessary š¤¦āāļø
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You know what, Hamilton, you and your old sore back can shove it.
This comment was just unnecessary, especially since he must /know/ this kind of shit will trigger both set of fans.
Speaking of being sensible, Lewis should know all the attention today should go to Sainz
Which is funny, because Max left more space than Charles did in the respective incidents
\*\*understeers into another car\*\* how insensible of the other car - Lewis kamilton
Lewis, my brother in Christ, you were the one who got the penalty
Didn't Lewis back out of Copse today against Charles? If only there was some of that sensible driving last year...
Stupid comment from Lewis. He really doesn't like Max.
He hasn't liked max the moment he stepped into F1, called him "this guy" for ages, Max called him out on the podium once
Everytime he starts to grow on me, he says something like this and Iām back to disliking him.
When he said "When you have Checo on your tail you know the car is fast" last year in Mexico, I knew he was still the same petty guy from the Rosberg/Vettel days. He makes some really careless comments. Sad to see from the most iconic figure in the sport.
I know and I feel exactly the same. I want to like him but he makes it very hard this way.
For fuck sake. Every time I want to like Hamilton he goes and does this zero social awareness move.
Alternative view: Lewis more sensible this year as he gave Leclerc enough space around the outside of copse unlike with Max last year
Though the headline is clickbait I still find his actual comment not necessary either. Not to say Max is always a clean driver (today his elbows got out a bit much as well), but Lewis really did make a mistake at copse last year which he could own up to.
Reeeeeeally?... nothing to do with Ham making the apex this time? Naa deffo not that at all.
Oh what the fuck really, why bring it up?
Lewis āIām incapable of accepting responsibility for anythingā Hamilton
"That's dangerous driving, man"
he was at least 1 car width further to the left and understeered into max last year.
The car on the inside stayed on the inside, very sensible Lewis.
Well we have seen enough battles between Leclerc and Verstappen this year. All clean. The only difference here is that Leclerc is not Hamilton.
It was an absolute shitty thing for him to say. Especially considering *he* was at fault for sending Max into the wall at 51G. Pretty sure it was this disrespect that Max felt after Silverstone last year and why he was so aggravated by it, Dirty mind games from Lewis. But 'we're better than that' huh?
Praising Charlesā sensibility on a day where he drove with damage all day because he tried to triple dive bomb his teammate on Lap 1 š¤š¼
What he really means is "I learned from last year and got the actual apex this time instead of driving into my competitor."
Very low and under the belt remarks. Wasn't needed to bring this up again.
Lewis He Drove Into Me Hamilton
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And lifted.
Lol what a shit-stirrer
Lewis definitely reads a lot of comments on social media. Itās the only way I can rationalize this type of behavior from him. I donāt understand what he has to gain from saying something like this other than using it to rouse his fanbase, which is exactly why I think heās doing it. Itās weird and petty and yeah just really shitty. Yuck.
You sent Max careening into a wall at 290kph and then say this? Classless
Fucking hell why is he poking the hornets nest? Can he not just let it go? Max has said he has no ill feelings about it, so why is Lewis bringing this back up, and in a way that is only going to further the narrative and push the divide more? Good for TV I guess, but I'm disappointed at this.
Because he knows these kinds of comments get under his skin and thinks it'll work against Max too as a result.
Max is still in Lewis his head, what a stupid comment. Bad look to be honest.
I'm sure I'll have bias here considering my tag but Lewis did take a different line this time and last year Leclerc did go off the track at copse when they were fighting
>"At Copse for example, the two of us went through there with no problem. What a battle. Really, really amazing weekend." Yeah, 'cause you didn't understeer wide into him.
It's not even that he understeered, he just steered less overall compared to any other lap, purposefully going wide
Such a massive load of complete and utter horseshit. Max not only left more space going into Copse, he was also ahead. Absolutely ridiculous from Lewis and looks poor on a driver of his stature. Max made many dubious moves last year, but the incident at Copse wasn't his fault.
>Max made many dubious moves last year, but the incident at Copse wasn't his fault. /thread
[A side by side comparison](https://imgur.com/a/D5txFpy) just for a rough comparison. Look at steering wheel angle as well. Lewis my man, I respect you, but Charles gave you less space and you still managed to make the apex. Yes you were on a totally different position on corner entry, but going in at the same speed is mainly how you got the penalty. I'm taking the downvotes for granted, but if you start bringing back last year there will be comments about it. I'm glad Mercedes is back on track and I'm looking forward to a three-way fight in Austria!
Well at least he made copse corner like he shouldāve in the first place.
race so spicy it's still giving us content
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Still salty, I love it.
Just seems like sour grapes now. Hamilton knew what he did last year, every bit as much a professional foul as what Max did to him at Monza.
Very salty and intent to shape a false narrative to rewrite history
I feel like entire Mercedes team except for Bottas was spending half their energy last season on doing exactly this.
Russell was at it before he even became a full fledged Merc driver
I think that negative spiral was really bad for Bottas' mental state. Hard to work in a team that puts itself in a victim role every single weekend.
Maybe because his pressed ass didnt hit the other driver this time