You have to broaden the lens and have a go at more than Lewis Hamilton then.
It’s unfair to single him out. He is representative of a much wider sport, which in fairness, has handed down technology so everyday vehicles are much more efficient.
They are massive carbon polluters, but the story is much bigger. And if we want to have a pop at Lewis Hamilton there is barely a public name that is out of bounds.
What about the numerous football teams/players who are cross-crossing the globe for the COPA or the Euros?
What about Mo Salah popping up on his hols then at another location, then at a wedding?
Taylor Swift, Eras tour? Etc.
My personal view on the climate is I think we are screwed, because it needs joined up governmental cooperation and will, and it just doesn’t exist, globally, to do anything meaningful.
Four of the worst, America, China, Russia and India, will do well to get through the next generation without serious armed conflict, never mind doing something together on the climate.
Verslappen was an absolute disgrace in today’s race. He locked up his brakes and hits Hamilton and then blames Hamilton for it. Idiot should have been docked places and shunted to the back of the grid for the next race.
His defenders will say that the best have that edge to them, and it’s what makes them great.
His detractors will say he goes way too far with it.
I’m in the second camp. He is undoubtedly a talented driver, and as ever in F1, we won’t quite ever know how much is down to the driver or the car. I suspect had several other drivers had his Red Bull car the past few years, they would have done just as well.
He is ruthless, but in such an unfair way that I just can’t warm to him.
Congratulations to Lando Norris for outclassing the entire field today at the Dutch Grand Prix.
The commentary of when Lando passed Verstappen annoyed me. The commentator said something to the effect of “oh look Max is quite magnanimous in allowing Lando to pass him”. It’s almost like he’s getting credit for following the rules!!
He should be doing that as a matter of course and not an exception! It’s because he’s been allowed to get away with so much misbehaviour that he’s even gotten to the point that he’s at right now.
Glad McLaren won the constructors championship today. Hopefully someone othet than Max wins the drivers championship next year, and then its all change again in 2026.
I was excited about how Hamilton would fare with his move to Ferrari,but I remembered he criticised the human rights record of the hosts of his ultimate race to win his 8th title. After that they robbed him of his 8th title and since then every time he sticks his head over the parapet they clobber him. Todays 2nd F1 race was his bid to improve further his standing with his new team but he was disqualified again for an infringement of the rules funny how it was only Ferrari that broke that rule. As long as the FIA is run by his nemesis he hasn’t got an earthly!
I take it back it appears that Ferrari have made a mistake and apologised to both their drivers hence why they got disqualified along with Alpine and their drivers who made the same mistake.
No he came 6th and was disqualified but the reason for the disqualification was different from his team mate and juste as flimsy.
The FOM (formula one management) who diffused the messages between Hamilton and his engineer managed to edit the messages to make Out that Hamilton was having a slanging match with his Engineer but the truth is different the same thing happened in the Australian GP all this is designed to drive a rift between Hamilton and his engineer, they know how important it is for the pair’s wellbeing to have a harmonious relationship. I still maintain his disqualification was a bit petty which due to an error in a blocs thickness of 0.4mm extra which would have given him a negligible advantage.whether they subject the the other top teams is debatable as there is no results of the checks done to them published.
