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ResB said:
(...) lf, he's a rookie and he's only in his 2nd season. How you can say that he'll never become a truly great driver is a little premature don't you think?
I just think you making a rather brash statement for someone so early in his career.
Hey ResB.
You may be right. I may have to eat my words eventually. Hypothetically. Of course we all know I am the Guru, and can never be wrong
Seriously, Hamilton is brilliant in many of the important areas, I just have a feeling he lacks something when it comes to focus and/or multitasking.
I agree that a rookie should be allowed to make rookie-mistakes, but Hamilton is a strange hybrid. He has been groomed by Ron Dennis for years, and has shown he can compete with the best of this and last season, so in that sense he is hardly a rookie.
Then he makes a mistake like this, and people say "ah, he's just a rookie. He will learn".
Well, he may be a rookie in terms of age and experience in the F1 arena, but in all other departments he is experienced enough to win.
So my theory is, that his ability to focus or multitask is not as great as others'.
He doesnt make driving errors as such, he doesnt spin out or pick a wrong line. He fumbles.
He fracks up in the strangest places, unrelated to the racing itself.
Perhaps he is just too eager - it may be as simple as that. And perhaps he can learn to slow down mentally.
We have seen this happen many times in many different businesses: People who have tremendous skills within a certain industry/field, only to lack in one seemingly minor dept., and as a result they dont deliver on the promise of their talent.
Hamilton may still learn all this.
I am just saying that he has a problem, that he will either have to overcome quickly or it could cripple his career.
And it's not a small problem either. Last year it cost him the championship, yesterday it cost him the race.
Being young and impressionable, this whole F1 circus must also be fracking with his mind. Kimi has told the press that he thinks about quitting, because he cant handle the PR/celebrity fuss outside the tracks.
So perhaps less P Diddy and self-absorbed comments on his own driving style, and more attention to finding some mental balance and focus.