Lewis was ahead at the apex, committed to his corner, and never moved toward Charles. If you actually watch both onboards, Charles is the one who moved across toward Lewis

Lewis didn’t squeeze Charles. He held his line the entire time and never moved toward him. If anything, Charles was the one who moved across toward Lewis

So still black

Yesterday, I saw a few Leclerc fans claiming Lewis almost caused a collision between them at Turn 1, but I didn’t think much of it at the time. Now that I’ve seen both onboards, I’m genuinely confused as to how they’ve come to that conclusion

Imagine thinking COTA is Lewis Hamilton’s best circuit when, historically, it’s arguably only his eighth to tenth strongest track. 😭 Five wins and three pole positions at COTA, and people genuinely think that’s his peak

Stop looking.

like what??

I genuinely could not agree with you more. When I saw Ferrari put Lewis on the hard tyre, my immediate thought was, wait, so you watched his pace drastically fall off toward the end of that second stint and still decided not to pit him earlier, knowing you were switching him to the hards? He ended up doing just 18 laps on that compound when they could’ve potentially given him a 25–30 lap stint instead

Yeah, and hopefully this makes them realize how important better communication is, because as soon as they told Lewis what he needed to do, he immediately started putting in quicker lap times. Maybe not quite the times they needed, but there was a noticeable improvement. It’s just frustrating because that information should’ve been communicated much earlier. Tell him where he stands on track, what lap times he needs to target, and how many laps he has left to make something happen. You can’t expect a driver to respond to information he hasn’t been given. By the time they properly communicated the situation, valuable laps had already been lost

Kind of a frustrating weekend, honestly. Lewis didn’t have the same pace as Charles today, who was absolutely rapid, but I wouldn’t necessarily call Lewis slow either. I think his race really suffered during that second stint. The first stint wasn’t great, but the second was particularly rough, which is why I wish Ferrari had boxed him earlier, especially knowing they were switching him to the hard tyre. That said, Lewis seemed a little off his game all weekend, although I don’t know if that was entirely down to him. It could’ve been a combination of things, whether it was the upgrades, the car balance, or simply not finding the right setup. Either way, something just seemed off. The VSC was frustrating too, especially considering he managed to get within overtake range of Max on the final lap. Without that interruption, I genuinely think P3 could’ve been within reach. Disappointing because there was potentially more on the table, but I’ll take P4 considering how the weekend went. We move on to Mexico next week and see what he can do.

Oh, so now it’s “proper celebrities”? First, you claimed celebrities appearing on grid walks was something that only started in the last few years. Now that you’ve been shown evidence proving otherwise, suddenly it’s about which celebrities you personally consider worthy of being there

Yes, at times

And I’ve already acknowledged that he was asked about Kim. That doesn’t mean I can’t disagree with the comments he made afterward. You might have a point about the engines, but the celebrity VIP argument is complete nonsense. Celebrities were attending races, walking the grid, and giving interviews decades before Drive to Survive existed. I’ve literally provided examples dating back to the early 2000s. And not everyone who disagrees with you is a new Netflix fan. Some of us actually remember F1’s history. Perhaps you should dust off your memory before lecturing others about it

No, there were celebrities on the grid during the gridwalks, some even giving interviews, as far back as the early 2000s. There is literal photographic and video evidence of this. I genuinely have no idea what you’re talking about or why you’re acting like this is some recent thing

Ozzy Osbourne in 2003, David Beckham in 2007, Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003, and George Lucas in 2005. All major celebrities who were photographed on the F1 grid walk, with some even giving interviews during the grid walk. But sure, let’s pretend celebrities attending is some new phenomenon that only started in the past couple of years. As I said before, celebrities have been appearing on F1 grid walks for decades. And trust me, I could keep going because there are countless examples. I only picked four

I’ve been watching f1 since 2006

And if they don’t know anything about the sport, who the fuck cares? Why does that bother you so much? Celebrities attend sporting events all the time, and nobody needs to be an expert to enjoy a game or a race. It’s not hurting you or affecting your life in any way, so why are you so pressed? We literally just saw Kimi attend a Spurs game. Do you seriously think he knew every single thing about basketball? Probably not, and that’s perfectly fine. People are allowed to attend sporting events simply because they want to have fun. It’s really not that fucking deep

I haven’t missed a single practice session, qualifying, sprint qualifying, sprint race, or Grand Prix all season. And I can count on one hand how many times they cut to a celebrity, family member, wife, or girlfriend during a race weekend. Most of the time, it’s barely even three. You people act like they’re spending half the broadcast showing celebrities instead of racing when, in reality, these are brief shots that last a few seconds. It’s nowhere near as excessive as you’re making it out to be. At this point, you’re just looking for something to be pissed off about

You mean like they do with the other wags?

Or perhaps you could read my comments in context instead of deliberately misinterpreting them. The fact that I had to spell out such a simple distinction for you doesn’t mean I was unclear. It means you were too busy arguing semantics to understand the actual point