Darth-Piekus wrote: ↑23 Sep 2024, 01:43
And yet people still forget that Max was worse at first. 3 straight years he crashed so much with the whole grid named him Crashstappen. In 2021 he lost a 40 points lead from mistakes despite having a better car from someone who was in his late 30s despite having the FIA pampering him the whole year refusing to penalize him for his unsportsmanlike behavior. Sure he got his first victory but only because both Mercedes took themselves out. I suppose then Vettel who won in a Torro Rosso, Hamilton who beat Alonso in his first year and had his rookie championship stolen, Alonso beating Schumacher and Kimi back to back in an inferior Renault must be gods. Let me not talk about what Schumacher, Senna, Prost and Hakkinnen could do. You overestimate Max's skill and if you look at history compared to the previous champions he's no special.
And I think you'll find that outside of Max and RB fans, there was little to no good will towards them as Champions in 2021.
This is different. I think that if Oscar had double teamed with Lando to maximise points for Lando and sacrifice Oscar to get Lando the WDC, as many had clamoured for, then that would have been an embarrassing WDC and to me, a very weak champion. Something Lando himself said in different words. Some of the deeply flawed comparisons of the two drivers used to elevate Lando to "Dominant No 1 Driver" was just total made up b*ll*cks and the icing on the cake.
I was really pleased with his attitude towards the WDC and his desire to win it primarily through his own drives and with the normal level of support a team mate will offer.
If he wins it like this then he deserves it.
And I couldn't give two sh*ts what some people say on the twattersphere. Lando is clearly hugely popular with fans and a few bits of anti-fan aren't going to change that. You see it with every driver who is a contender, sides get taken and lines are drawn. It's part of the fun, no point getting our knickers in a twist.
