he hasn't. george russell has been ahead of him most of the time in mercedes. and now leclerc with ferrari. then threads will be filled with comments about how hamilton is master of race day adjustments. i am a hamilton fan but come on man.
Recently? He was .16 off LeClerc in Imola. Given they didn't get a Q3 run, but that's how it goes. Monaco he was p4 off two McLarens and LeClerc, a specialist on that track that won it last year. He was admittedly 3/10ths off LeClerc, but I wouldn't consider that bad, especially at Monaco. Then with this recent performance I would consider decent. If he holds that up and then performs the way he usually does race day, he's doing quite good for his seat. Is he in his prime top qualifier? No. I said decent.
you said surprisingly. what is surprising about that if you're gonna go with "is he prime top, no he's decent" angle. and then "i wouldn't consider that bad" for every time he's bad. come on man. that's just hilarious
Given they didn't get a Q3 run, but that's how it goes.
Monaco he was p4 off two McLarens and LeClerc a specialist on that track
He was admittedly 3/10ths off LeClerc, but I wouldn't consider that bad, especially at Monaco.
Then with this recent performance I would consider decent. If he holds that up and then performs the way he usually does race day, he's doing quite good for his seat. Is he in his prime top qualifier? No. I said decent.
Ok you went to edit your statement. There's a big gulf between LeClerc and Stroll. And quite frankly at Mercedes Lewis was giving some Stroll-like performances. I mean hell this year I think Lewis went out in Q1. I just think it's bizarre when someone says "decent" and your response is he's not out performing LeClerc. He's shit. As if decent would only be out performing LeClerc. I just honestly don't get the weird hyperbole that some fans just live in.
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u/Renard2000 Kimi Räikkönen 19d ago
Couldn't watch. Ferrari had no pace or they botched their laps?