Lewis Hamilton may already be "even greater" than F1 legends Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.
That is the view of former long-time F1 driver Rubens Barrichello, who idolised his Brazilian countryman Senna and was Schumacher's teammate at Ferrari.
"Hamilton has a talent that is possibly even greater than that of Ayrton and Schumacher," he told ESPN Brasil.
"The only thing he lacked was maturity. He has progressed on that, and today you see the final product."
Expanding on how Hamilton has improved in recent years as he matured, Barrichello said of the 35-year-old: "When I listened to the radio in Brazil, I noticed that he is incredibly calm, passing on information, saying what he does and doesn't need.
"The perfect driver would have Ayrton's skill, Schumacher's courage and Hamilton's coordination. It would be something to see!" he said.
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"The perfect driver would have Ayrton's skill, Schumacher's courage and Hamilton's coordination. It would be something to see!" he said."
We saw it. John Young Stewart.
For those of you who do not know who John Young Stewart is, he is Sir Jackie Stewart, easily one of the best drivers ever. Fangio, Clark, Stewart, Schumacher, Moss, Hunt, Prost are, just to name a few, the elite of the F1 Drivers. I find it extremely frustrating when any sport compares competitors from different eras. It is unfair for all being compared. The differences from era to era are great. They include technology, medicine, training, training tools, equipment. The only fair comparison is lateral. Apples to Apples. It is even unfair to compare the drivers today to each other based on the times on the track. The only fair comparison is drivers in the same team and even that is not equal. My proof is that Valtteri Bottas was average at best while at Williams; for 4 years he had 78 races, 411 points, 9 Podiums and 0 wins. Then in a better car, Mercedes, 3 years, 62 races, 878 points, 36 podiums and 7 wins. So, tell me that comparing drivers and eras is fair and equal.
Spot on. Great post. One disagreement. I loved James Hunt, average guy fighting to the top and way cool, but I'm not sure he deserves inclusion with the "greats".
As said by Stewart himself, he did not lime to see that black/golden Lotus with a guy with black helmet behind him
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