Is Hamilton using his 'power' to force F1 to change?
Feb.3 - Lewis Hamilton has the personal "power" to force change in Formula 1.
That is the view of Dutch racing driver Jeroen Bleekemolen, amid rumours Hamilton's current radio silence and retirement hints are compelling the FIA to take action following the highly controversial 2021 season finale.
"Hamilton is trying to increase the pressure on the FIA. He has the power," Bleekemolen said.
"I think he wants to get some people out of there, like Michael Masi. He wants to turn it upside down and he can do that.
"Some people will disappear. His opinion is noticed and everyone is talking about it - that puts pressure on the FIA. Now they have to come up with a good story or Hamilton's first words will not be want they want to hear."
Most of the heat for Hamilton's last-lap title loss to Max Verstappen has fallen on race director Michael Masi's shoulders, with the FIA now hinting that the Australian will get extra support in 2022.
Jonathan Wheatley, Red Bull's team manager, thinks Formula 1 was simply caught off guard by Charlie Whiting's shock death in 2019.
"He was an extraordinary man and the FIA was slow to understand how challenging it is to fill the role," he said.
"I think Michael, with the right support, is more than capable of doing it."
Wheatley and the FIA appear to agree that the first step is to at least be more careful about the way radio arguments between Masi and the teams are broadcast in future.
"The problem is that a collaborative approach dies when everything is broadcast on TV," he admitted.
"There have been times when I was a little frustrated and said things I shouldn't have."
As far as former double world champion Mika Hakkinen is concerned, there remains a risk that Hamilton really is starting to think about retirement.
"There are certainly many factors that he will be weighing up," said the Finn, who retired from F1 at the age of 33.
"2022 will definitely be an interesting year for him. We're talking about completely new racing cars, and there's a chance that some designers will do a much better job than others.
"If that happens to Lewis, it will be difficult for him to accept leaving the summit and doing the whole climb again because you're no longer in the best car," Hakkinen added.
"There are a lot of question marks around Lewis. I don't know if he's coming back, but I hope he does."
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Ohhh, THIS article is going to get a few people worked up!! But, once again, it's just opinion and conjecture that is being blown up by the media. Probably the only person who knows what Lewis is doing is Lewis himself (and possibly Toto). Let's wait until Lewis chooses to enlighten us, which he will eventually do.
At this point if Baby Lewie DOESN'T retire, he will have pissed off, with his childish antics over the past few months, pretty much everyone in F1 and at FIA that he hadn't previously pissed off. Begone with him already, I say, and good riddance!
Adrian, for someone who seems to claim that you aren't 'biased' you certainly seem to have a huge hate on for Lewis! So far all your biases have been against teams or people. Haas because they have Russian backing, Lewis for reasons I've yet to fathom, oh well...
I rest my case about the article getting people worked up! LOL
no biases or hate - just find his treatment of Angela ungentlemanly and his behavior on track and then on the podium at Silverstone disgraceful. And Haas took Russian mafia blood money to finance the team this year, so yes, also disgraceful. Any questions?
Adrian, I honestly have NO idea what you are referring to about Angela, and Lewis's behaviour on the podium. I re-watched the end of the Silverstone race last night and he was nothing but loving with Angela, and extremely courteous and friendly with Charles Leclerc and everyone else. As for his behaviour 'on track' I assume you are referring to the dual with Max which, in my opinion, was hard but perfectly fair racing and definitely nothing worse than Max did on several occasions. And yes, I admit that I am somewhat biased in favour of Lewis but also able to acknowledge when he screws up, too. No body's perfect.
Seriously? You've never seen the footage (before the races, not after when he is so "loving" with Angela as you describe), which WE see virtually every GP, of the Hamster on his little child's toy razor scooter, pushing his way at max speed thru the pit lane, while game little Angela trots behind, desperately and unsuccessfully trying to keep up with his lordship, his helmet, etc. in one hand and his big kit bag in the other? You must not be paying attention - and fyi, we get the Sky feed here on ESPN, so no excuses. So very ungentlemanly - call me old school, but I find such behavior personally repulsive. As to his podium celebration at S'stone, yes, it was what one might expect had not his chief rival been put in the hospital by his lordship's overly-optimistic and failed inside move at Copse - so yes, I find both disgusting. "Perfectly fair racing" does not involve making an inside move at the fastest corner on the track, at speed and without sufficient braking or control that your car loses traction and slips uncontrolled, your left front tire hitting your rivals right rear, forcing him off track at high speed and hard into the barriers with sufficient force he was sent to the hospital. And then (instead of the well-earned black flag and 1 race suspension anyone OTHER THAN LEWIS would have received for that reckless, dirty move - ask Grosjean and others) he gets an absurdly light 10-sec penalty, allowing him to win the race while Max was no doubt still in Radiology. And then he celebrates on the podium and afterwards as if the win was well-earned and fully deserved. Disgustingly unsportsmanlike.
What childish antics? You ignorance and anti LH rhetoric knows no bounds.
re his "antics" (i.e., his un-gentlemanly and un-sportsmanlike behavior) see my lengthy response to just above - your bias toward Baby Lewie knows no bounds. F1 will be well-rid of him when he retires, whether now or after a year of getting beaten by his new teammate.
As F1 articles go, this one wins the top prize for least interesting in all categories.
Lewis is mighty and powerful, he's thinking, he's thinking, praytell what could that mean, is F1 over, oh no???
Be Blah, be blahh, be blahhh...
Who the bloody hell is Jeroen Bleekemolen, and who gives a shit what he thinks?
Piss off wanker!
There you go!.....
Swede, how dare you? He won the Dutch Formula Ford Championship in 1998 AND replaced Jos the Boss for Team Netherlands in the oh so famous A1 series in the early 00's. Impeccable credentials. :)
A classic Ror retort full of mmm Irony or Sarcasm, im going for sarcasm on this one hehe, Ill do a Jax now , my we are not still discussing Sir Lewis are we?, it appears we are, personally I think hes a smashing chap and can do no wrong .
As I recall J. Bleekemolen (I believe he also has a brother who also races or did) also won a number of Porsche Supercup races, a very competitive spec series, and competed successfully here in IMSA racing.
Adrian, you are, of course, correct. Do you not appreciate facetious sarcasm? BTW, you have mentioned several times blondie running behind the knight, gear in tow. My friend, that is her JOB with the team. Carry his stuff, tuck in his braids and otherwise cater to the boss. Does she deserve deference because she is female, because she is blonde or simply because we all like to poke at Sir Lewis? Not criticising, just observing.
you forgot hand him a tissue to dab the away the tears in his eyes Ror
Again, he is the only F1 driver in living memory to employ a personal dogsbody like that. Coupled that with his childish razor scooter rides thru the pit lane while she struggles behind and yes, I find it disgusting - nothing to do with race or gender - merely a sense of self-entitlement I find loathesome.
Adrian, of course I've seen the footage but Angela earns more than $110,000 a year working for Lewis. I suspect her job description includes carrying helmet and kit bags. She's just doing her job. Her net worth - much of it as a direct result of Lewis's success - is over $13 million.
And your comment about the Silverstone incident holds no credibility... Max has made far more uncontrolled lunges down the inside on Lewis and been allowed to get away with it.
A bold guess, or dyo actually know what her salary and net worth is?
of course he doesn't - I'm sure that data is kept highly confidential!
Shroppy, I apologise for my comment further down about egg on your face... you did at least ask me whether I knew what she earns rather than ignorantly assuming I couldn't.
You guys haven't heard that they got married in Colorado? Now she's got half his stuff. Before everybody goes nuts, I am just being a smartass. It's what I do.
BTW, yes, I know that she is married to somebody else.
Just: putting aside shroppy's excellent question (also, even assuming you are correct, how does one amass a $13mm net worth on a salary of just over $100K per annum?), what's your point, that she's a paid servant and that accordingly a 37 year old man is entitled to behave like a child while she serves him? As to Silverstone, more agree with me, especially here in the US - if someone had made that kind of dangerous move in IndyCar they would be made to sit out a race for sure and would've been far more harshly penalized in the race (if not black flagged) than a meaningless 10-sec penalty (yet the fact that he received any penalty at all proves my point that he was deemed at fault by the officials on the day - and Max was hospitalized - so really, end of debate). It is your pro-Hamster bias that holds no credibility here man. Max never put Lewis in the hospital or out of a race - Lewis' stubborn and ill-advised defense made the Monza incident as much his fault as Max's.
Well, parking on his head was close ;)
Angela is a member OF SBWGLM...
Short
Blonde
White
Girl"s
Lives
Matter
She's all right by me. Cool to have a great helper by your side!
Well said, Swede. :) (and that's not the only example)
Spot on.
but not cool the way she is treated (like his own Sancho Panza) while he scoots about on a child's toy, that's my point.
Adrian, you have no defensible point. I am sure that she is familiar with her job description, is not a slave and is free to walk at any time.
The fact that they are obviously friends says it all. Plenty of reasons to hammer the knight but this isn't one of them.
OK, I'll honour your 'end of debate' assertion. We can agree to differ on this one.
ROR - of course I have a defensible point - his treatment of her, no matter how much she is paid by Merc or him or both, is most ungentlemanly - he needs to get off the child's toy and carry his own kit like a man.
of course he doesn't - I'm sure that data is kept highly confidential!
Adrian and Shroppy... can I offer you both a towel to wipe the egg off your faces?
If you'd taken 30 seconds to Google 'What does Angela Cullen earn?' you realise how silly your comments are.
Just: You miss my point entirely - of course she's paid, and it being F1, probably paid quite well - the $110K salary (plus all expenses I'm sure) is perfectly plausible, tho' absent dead wealthy relatives, the $13mm net worth figure is most suspect). But all completely and utterly meaningless to my point about how the Hamster TREATS her. There are 19 other drivers on the grid and over a dozen more in the years since his lordship has had his little dogsbody (I guess someone has to tuck in the braids, as someone else mentioned) on retainer, yet you cannot name me another F1 or other top driver who employs a young, small woman to do trot around after him, doing his fetching and carrying, while he rolls about the pit lane on a bloody child's toy - none - and at age 37 it would be laughable if it weren't so ungentlemanly. No egg on my face whatsoever, so we can agree to disagree as to whether his conduct (both in regard to Angela and on and off track at S'stone, not to mention his 2 months now of petulant radio silence - Veruca Salt as a 37 year old baby man - sad) is disgraceful and unsportsmanlike and ungentlemanly.
Lets not forget she is his Physio aswell as his bag carrier.
I see Rors point on this , "thats her job" but purely visually I can see how it could look to some people, black guy , has an attractive white blonde at his beck and call, now thats not racist its just a human nature reaction, as Susan puts very well , its the optics, and whether its a black or white person, i can see Adrians point about who else has a person like Blondie on the grid running behind them carrying his kit in such an obvious way .
Whatever people think one way or the other about whether it be avoiding paying vat on his pvt jet, flying his dogs across the atlantic so they can be with him, making his dog go vegan, suing a watch firm because they are called "Hamilton" , and naming a formula extreme team after him , but not even going to the last round of the c-ship as moral support/pr/the right thing to do.and name shaming his home town as a slum.
Now everyone uses the media we all know that, but lets take another headline, Formula 1 needs lewis, thats like saying Moto gp needs Rossi, or indy NEEDS a certain driver.
The media plays its own game though not just congratulating LL but as now is the case, promoting his downfall
I have said before LL is divisive, perhaps his biggest good idea/mistake has undoubtedly been his silence over the race on 12th Dec 21.
Final thought early on a Sat morning here in UK
RIP Michael Lee Aday, great tunes that were loved by a generation and still sound good today
Nico, ohhhh Nico
Caveat-IMO
Forgot about his law uit against the Hamilton Watch Company (been in business since 1892), to prevent them from continuing to use their name... which he lost (after 3 years, good thing it wasn't an English watch company).
funny ! ?
What an egomaniac.
Funny thing is I'd never heard of the lawsuit. And I'm a recently retired entertainment/intellectual property transactions attorney. Did he sue the watch company in the UK or here in the US? In any event, that company has been doing business for about a century (or more) as the Hamilton Watch Company. Perhaps I didn't hear of the lawsuit because it was so obviously a loser? Egomania + very bad legal advice and often lead to humorously stupid lawsuits and it sounds like this was one of them! Damn that just confirms all the reasons I've grown to dislike the man.
What's next, suing the Hamilton blender company? hah!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8966063/Lewis-Hamilton-loses-three-year-legal-battle-ban-luxury-watchmakers-Hamilton-brand.html
It's a pity people don't actually read the whole story before jumping to conclusions or making false accusations against Lewis. If they did, they might realise that the Hamilton Watch lawsuit story is quite different to the way some people on here are presenting it. Just saying...
Lewis Hamilton loses three-year-legal battle to ban luxury watchmaker's 'Hamilton' brand name that firm has been using since 1892
The Formula One world champion took action against Hamilton International
He claimed trademark thwarted 'fair competition' and had not even been used
Swiss firm protested it had been selling watches bearing the name since 1892
EU Intellectual Property Office said Hamilton had no 'natural right' to the name
Lewis Hamilton's winning streak has ended after losing a three-year legal battle to block a luxury Swiss watchmaker from trademarking the name 'Hamilton'.
The Formula One world champion was slapped down after trying to prevent Hamilton International from registering its brand in Europe.
The EU Intellectual Property Office threw out his case and said he had no 'natural right' to the name, which the watchmaker has been using since the 19th Century.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8966063/Lewis-Hamilton-loses-three-year-legal-battle-ban-luxury-watchmakers-Hamilton-brand.html
Jao, what part of the whole story is wrong then? give it up....!
In most jurisdictions, when the plaintiff is condemned to pay the defendant's legal fees to the tune of $2M, the Court is saying ''you really really screwed up boys''.
If Lewis wants to register his name as ''LEWIS HAMILTON'', the city of Hamilton gets to stay on the map... and all other Hamiltons ot the world can go on living!
It could not happen to a nicer guy, a guy that is standing up for human rights and diversity. Give us all a break Lewis, you're only out for yourself!
Do I still get a free towel is what i wanna know ...lol
Check a salary website.....!! mmmmm that's conclusive evidence then.. NOT anywayyyy....16 full days to testing and still LL remains stumm, as someone said earlier , it appears hes pising a lot of people off, although you could argue , if we are all talking about it thats pos PR, I do however tend to go with the people are pissed off to fuck about it approach lol
I wonder how people would feel if one of the other drivers had a black female running carrying heavy bags, helmets etc. it would never happen, no matter the salary. Really bad optics.
BINGO! You nailed it Susan. And Lewie is the only driver in living memory to have such a dogsbody, male or female. And the only one to have their dogsbody trot behind them, bearing all their kit, while they, as a 37 year old "man" scoots about the pit lane on a child's toy.
A LOT of these comments about Angela border on being VERY sexist and maybe even racist (regardless of any assertions to the contrary). If Lewis' physio and assistant and very good friend was a black male, would we be having this conversation? I doubt it. Might be worth looking a bit closer next season to see who's carrying the bags of the other drivers on the grid because I don't recall seeing any of them carrying their own bags.
And talking of 'Optics' it really looks to me as though the issue is because she's a white female and no-one is acknowledging that she is VERY good at what she does and is invaluable to Lewis.
Or how about acknowledging that she clear LOVES what she does? Is that a sign that she's being disrespected?
I think not.
opinions assertions thats what people make... you cant knock em for that, as your doing right now.!
Oh dear... did the Pot just call the Kettle 'Black'?
I think I'm entitled to my opinion as well, Shroppy. :)
course you are , as long as you say "imo"
Good morning earth,
All of these comments concerning our Sir Lewis: the baggage carrier, the childish trottinnette, the dog videos, the froufrou clothing, the worldly concerns of diversity, it’s only our Lewis desperately begging for unfailing admiration.
I’m actually surprised that no one has commented on the meticulous and very public attention that Lewis puts into the adjustment of his jock strap before he slides into the Merc. Evidently, the more cameras to broadcast it, the better…
Regretfully, Lewis has morphed into a megalomaniac; when he’s out of an F1 car, all he can do is look for new ways to draw attention.
Why is he radio silent? Because he gets more attention that way than if he spoke out and made a fool of himself. Basically Lewis is letting his followers’ do his bidding while he avoids any meaningful discussion about being outperformed in the 2021 season.
Now, here is very basic fact about Formula 1: assuming that you survive, you go up the list, then you go down the list. And there is no such thing as a successful ‘’comeback’’.
These days there are a number of young drivers on their way up, and others on the way down... Whether Lewis is heading down at this moment in time remains to be seen, but what is certain is that he is no statesman of the sport. He is a self-centered individual who needs and hopes to stand apart from his colleagues with little tricks that are becoming more and more laughable. It’s actually a shame.
Oh, and please, don’t serve me any of the Lewis hate crap. We’re talking about F1 driving here. If Lewis wants to be the Boy George of F1, it’s up to him…
Just drive, Lewis, it’s what you’re good at…
No other driver is seen adjusting himself on the Telly. Maybe the cameraman has something going with the great one or he’s getting paid under the table for some color shots.
lol adjusting himself, don't you know Susan its complicated down there..us blokes have it tough
lol adjusting himself, don't you know Susan its complicated down there..us blokes have it tough
you cant say jock strap, thats racist , the scotts will be up in arms..lol , nicely put TrueP, unsurprisingly I agree with you
I think that you meant that by using the words ''jock strap'', I was being sexist, whereas you said racist...
Either way, I wish to emphatically apologise. I should not have said ‘’jock strap’’, I truly regret saying ‘’jock strap’’, and I will try to never again to say ‘’jock strap’’.
So, in my previous comment, please replace ‘’jock strap’’ by ‘’universal unisex genitalia appendage protection device for all races’’.
Now there, thank you for contributing to making me a better man, I mean person…
True Post... to what story are you referring when you infer that Lewis had to pay $2 million? You don't actually state that he was ordered to pay that amount to Hamilton Watch. The stories I can find about the lawsuit state that he was only required to pay £893, which tells a VERY different story.
Please enlighten us all.
The amount is irrelevant, the story and facts of the case are not, not rocket science....
I suspect, from that response, that you don't actually know the 'Facts', Shroppy. And I'd wager that a lawyer would disagree with you on the significance of an £892 payment compared to a $2M one. Lewis probably drops more on a good meal out with friends.
But that's just my opinion (in case my name didn't already tell you that it's my opinion).
No your right i wasn't in court that day to hear the Judges decision, but just like MV a win is a win, so Hamilton/swatch will be very happy or dyo think they contested it for financial reasons?, oh Lewis's friends, yeah those vegan dogs do cost more to feed i forgot that.
Woof woof...
I'm perfectly fine using your number. However that won't do much to change the message...
It took a lot of arrogance to initiate such such a legal motion. This is a man who has more money than he knows what to do with and he'd like to restrict other people's capacity to do business?
No wonder he's always needing a bigger helmet.
Wow, ROR, did you just admit to making up the $2M figure and the story about the message the judge was sending to Lewis in order to deliberately malign him?
Just as well this isn't feudal Japan otherwise you'd be driving a short sword into your guts right about now!
You've lost all credibility with me if you're willing to make up false stories like that.
What's also interesting is that our resident IP attorney - Adrian - has gone conspicuously silent on the subject of the Hamilton Watch lawsuit. I wonder if it means he did his due diligence, researched the story, and discover that Lewis is NOT the bad guy in all of this?
But maybe that's my wishful thinking. LOL.
ROR, humble apologies... that last message was in response to True Post.
Tsk, Tsk... it's not like I spend all my time online, much less on these pages! So as I suspected, the Hamilton v Hamilton matter isn't even a traditional lawsuit, as we know them here in the US. It appears to have been a proceeding before the EUIPO (the European Union Intellectual Property Office). What I gleaned from a Daily Mail article is that the Hamster apparently had his army of European IP attorneys file trademark registrations for his surname for a whole slew of goods, including watches. Unfortunately for Baby Lewie, the American watch company Hamilton has been in business since 1892 and is now owned by Swatch, so they owned the EU trademark for Hamilton watches and objected to Ham's applications (in the name of "44IP" company - vanity hath no limits). The man-child's army of attorneys apparently tried to have the watch company's trademark voided for "bad faith" - and of course the only 'bad faith' involved was on Lewie's part, so he rightly lost. The End.
when i mentioned this story i did try and post the link to it , some reason didn't appear , so i thought let the lazy buggas find the daily mail article themselves lol
Whichever/whatever, it was pretty plain LL wouldn't win that one, he got bad advice there..... imo
yeah, no - from the several articles I have now read on the EUIPO proceedings, Baby Lewie and his lawyers brought a shamelessly unsupported case to try to have a 130 year old company's IP stripped from it just so he could trademark his name for watches - and lost miserably - no doubt his attorneys laughed at him all the way to the bank - 3 years of administrative proceedings like cost him an easy million... as Mr. Wonka famously said - "No, you lose, you get NOTHING!"
My dear JAO, you are of course entirely free to continue deluding yourself into believing that Lewis did not hurt his reputation and credibility with his frivolous lawsuit.
It's not that unusual, or very original,
for people who avoid the main issue to pick at some lesser consideration, and even recall stories of feudal Japan....
In any event I'm done with the watch issue. You already got free legal advice that I concur with, just take it!
Oh, and by the way, next time try replying to the right person.
Dear TP, The main issue was exactly what I was dealing with, without resorting to lies... whether Lewis hurt his reputation wasn't really the issue. But if you don't value the truth that's your choice.
The goat is back apparently..!
yeah, no - from the several articles I have now read on the EUIPO proceedings, Baby Lewie and his lawyers brought a shamelessly unsupported case to try to have a 130 year old company's IP stripped from it just so he could trademark his name for watches - and lost miserably - no doubt his attorneys laughed at him all the way to the bank - 3 years of administrative proceedings like cost him an easy million... as Mr. Wonka famously said - "No, you lose, you get NOTHING!"
I think id like to say that's the last time i mention watches on here , if its gonna cause such grief, upset and humiliation......I take it then the arguments been resolved and Mr Hamilton did act like an Arse?
Anyway for his fans, hes back on social media so perhaps now well get to find out why he sulked for so long..!
Good call on LH doing a Nico.
Ah Manxman, hes either still playing silly buggers on social media or what?
So have Merc would have confirmed him as there 22 driver?
Im back , who the Fec8 is he, the Messiah or someone..!!
Wrong again, Adrian. Swatch DID NOT apply for a trademark on the Hamilton watch name in Europe until about four years ago. So the fact that the original company is 130 year old is irrelevant. All Lewis was trying to do was prevent them getting the trademark so that there could be 'Fair competition'. He WAS NOT trying to stop them using the name or take ownership of it himself...
A pity that an IP expert wasn't able to figure that out.
and did he prevent them ? Er no, so LL was wrong wasn't he?
Oh, Just - please do tell me where you obtained your law degree, thanks - oh, what's that, you don't have one? Then kindly STFD and STFU on this one, hmm'kay? The EU trademark regime is comparatively new (vs UK/US etc) and while I've no idea whether the original US Hamilton watch co had registered its trademarks in some or all the various countries that did and/or now comprise the EU before, you know, EU trademarks were even a thing (which would of course be highly probative), I strongly suspect that they had, at least in key country markets like the UK (pre-Brexit, you dumb sods), France and Germany. And yes, in trademark law, the duration of a prior use is HIGHLY relevant in almost all instances. Lewis' attempt to prevent SWATCH from an EU registration was a classic brazen attempt by a newcomer to thwart long-standing prior rights - and rightly failed rather miserably. So puhleeze don't further embarrass yourself by pontificating upon matters of which you are, shall we say to be kind, poorly-informed.
The GOAT is back? Did Michael Schumacher make a miraculous recovery? Oh, no, it's just Baby Lewie back on social media....
yeah, no - from the several articles I have now read on the EUIPO proceedings, Baby Lewie and his lawyers brought a shamelessly unsupported case to try to have a 130 year old company's IP stripped from it just so he could trademark his name for watches - and lost miserably - no doubt his attorneys laughed at him all the way to the bank - 3 years of administrative proceedings like cost him an easy million... as Mr. Wonka famously said - "No, you lose, you get NOTHING!"
Mr Roscher,
Before our friend 'Just another opinion' gets back on your case (no pun intended), I would suggest that you clean up your Court antics. In the jurisdiction where I practice, the Court takes offense with improper quotations:
What Mr Wonka actually said was ''....so you get nothing! You lose! Good day sir!
You woud not want JAO to challenge you on facts....
True Post - I stand corrected - I should've made clear I was paraphrasing - but the quote and the sentiment stand!
I think id like to say that's the last time i mention watches on here , if its gonna cause such grief, upset and humiliation......I take it then the arguments been resolved and Mr Hamilton did act like an Arse?
Anyway for his fans, hes back on social media so perhaps now well get to find out why he sulked for so long..!
Shroppy - Yes. And probably not (tho' we all know, babies will tantrum!)
Does anybody really care? Maybe like Max he just went off for much needed r&r in readiness for this years superlative demonstration of sublime driving skill on a level never before seen nor likely ever to be surpassed, or we could pillory him for the colour of his socks or who looks after the contents of his lunch box. All in the best possible taste darlings.
Well, at least F1 is ending the Knee for 2022. Dominicali said its time to move on...
What a lot of self important old windbags! Get off your arses and do something. Blah Blah Blah I'm with. Greta.
He shouldn't have any more power than any other driver. Call his bluff. He should have been forced to decide one way or the other long ago.
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