thuggy:
JoeRockhead:
Joost:
You know, the ONLY thing that happened to mercedes last week that was caused by RB is that one corner, in which they both went off, and Hamilton sailed straight passed just a lap later. The penalty for the new engine, the penalty for the wing not being within regulations, the taking off of LH’s seatbelts… they’re all things caused by themselves. WTF is Toto winging about?!? True, Max’s move was not ok, but as I said, it was clear that Lewis would pass him anyway.
I find that most of Hamilton's woes are now, and have always been, self inflicted. He and his team put themselves in bad places and he has to get out of them. Then you get comments like 'what a drive from Hamilton going from 10th to first', when he easily had the fastest car on the grid and shouldn't have been there in the first place. He looks like a hero for fixing his own mistakes. 
How is a 20 place grid penalty for a broken DRS wing and 5 place grid penalty for new engine self inflicted by Hamilton? If anything he showed class by not ripping his team like others may have and choosing to throw his arms around them and saying let’s go!
Don't forget he isn't a selfish guy either, he radioed asking Bottas to stay with him and chase down the Red Bulls. It isn't just about him, it's about the team.
Off track, maybe he is, well, questionable. But on track when he is in his office, he is a model class act. Kids coming up the racing rank would do well copying how he carries and present himself. he never swears in his radio, he never whines about this and that, he might question some decisions but he still stick with it and gut it out no matter what.
His famous words after winning his 7th rings so true.
"That's for all the kids out there, who dream the impossible. You can do it too man! I believe in your guys!"
When the weekend started, he believed he could win. Once the news about the engine change and needing a 5 place grid drop broke, he still believe he can win, especially when he went all out in qualifying to secure 1st place, which means he would starts 6th. at Sprint. And after the DQ at Sprint dropping him to start last, he dug in and charge up the field to secure 5th, 10th after the grid drop. Even at that time he still believe he can do it. Sunday came around and he hunkered down and well, he won. Accomplishing the well, impossible. Gaining literally 24 spots in the process.
He didn't start off as the son of a billionaire, nor was he started off well connected like a Rosberg or a Verstappen. He made the impossible happened. As a 10 year old, after winning the British Karting Championship, he walks up to Ron Dennis and asked for his phone number, telling Ron that one day he wanted to be World Champion driving Ron's car. Ron told him to call in 9 years. That was 1995. Ron called Hamilton after 3 years to offer him a contract. That's the impossible dream most kids dream of.
it's not likely that he will win #8 this year, but it's not impossible. Knowing he still has a mathematical chance, Lewis will give it all just to try.
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