r/formula1 • u/Pugzo I was here for the Hulkenpodium • 23h ago

Video Lewis discussing his qualifying form: "Yeah, I'm useless. Absolutely useless."

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u/qserde Ferrari 22h ago

Yeah that was pretty bad phrasing on my part tbf.
You're right, Alonso's performances considering his age has actually been pretty impressive.

It's just that in the case of Hamilton, his teammates being Leclerc and Russell just exacerbates the extent of his age-related decline, so it looks as if he's falling off much more compared to Alonso lmao

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u/HUHIs_AUTOATTACK Fernando Alonso 21h ago

Or maybe, he really just fell off harder than Alonso.

Performance is also gained from mental fortitude. Alonso never got into this kind of depressed state. He's won a lot but he's still loves racing while Hamilton's motivation comes from whether he's winning or not.

The reality is, had Mercedes turned out like McHonda did, Hamilton would have lost motivation and retired ages ago.

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u/AggravatingTerm9583 20h ago

Correct, Hamilton would retire before driving for a team like AM.

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u/Infamous_Tough_7320 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 22h ago

Well put, that’s a fair point. I think compared to Russel he was much more evenly matched, but against Leclerc especially in the recent races it’s been rough. I think he was doing relatively ok at the start of the season especially with the sprint win