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Originally Posted by Hansie
We really don't under estimate Lewis , he is one of the best for sure.
Its more complicated due to the major advantage of the Merc car , without the Merc car he would be a single champion (his own words even) and whoever got his car would be the multiple champion, maybe even Bottas.
Having the dominant car is a bless but also a curse, he cant show his potential.
Russel showed this clearly (and the performance level of Bottas too).
Only challengers of Mercedes is Max and Vettel in an illegal Ferrari a few years ago. Even with the (not the best Renault engine) he was able to do this and outperform a very strong team mate (Ricciardo) in training and races.
For sure made the sport more attractive , that's a win for all of us.
Having a front row battle between Max and Lewis would be great , I even dont care about the end result.
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I agree with your last paragraph but not the former two. Here is why:
People tend to look at the entire season and say, "Oh...well he had it easy. He's driving a rocket ship."
Let's call out a couple of instances of Lewis showing why he is the best:
Singapore 2018. A lap faster than the theoretical limits of the car. (And not the first time he's done this.)
Turkey 2020. I don't need to say anything about this.
Styrian GP 2020: Verstappen is nothing in the rain. Nothing. Anyone saying that Lewis can't show his potential doesn't know anything about F1. Sorry to be harsh. Start the video at 4:49 seconds and watch through the end.
Comparing VER to Sir Lewis isn't a reasonable comparison. Max is the most overhyped driver I've seen in my 45 years of watching F1.
Read my signature with regard to Max. It says it all.