Mark Jackson <
mjac...@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
> On 2/9/2024 12:43 AM, Alan LeHun wrote:
>> Yea. Hamilton has decided that Merc can no longer provide him with a
>> car to take another championship. As LH has always said that he
>> wanted to drive for Ferrari at some point in his career, now that the
>> stars have aligned he has jumped for it. It may be the only chance
>> he'll get.
>>
>> I know some are saying that LH thinks he has a chance with Ferrari
>> but I don't buy it. LH will of course, try for another championship,
>> but I don't think he really believes he will be able to do it.
>
> I think that if Hamilton didn't believe he could win another
> championship he would have retired. He has plenty of other interests.
I believe that the move to Ferrari will be exactly what Lewis needs to
rekindle his talent and push him towards an eighth title.
Alonso has shown that, within reason, age is no barrier (and Fangio was
Hamilton’s age when he won his first, of five, WDCs).
>
> I suspect that most of the grid believes they could win the championship
> with the right car - even drivers almost all of us would assess as
> having no chance. Hands up if, before the 2016 season, you thought
> Rosberg would ever be able to beat Lewis to the championship.
>
Or that Lewis could win another six titles with Mercedes after leaving
McLaren.
--
Sir Tim