Lewis Hamilton Finally Benefits from Luck After Taking Lead in F1 Title Battle

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Published: September 21, 2014

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"Luck does not come into it," was the title of the official season-review DVD of the 2008 Formula One season, the campaign which saw Lewis Hamilton claim his only world championship to date.

It refers, of course, to the final few laps of that year's Brazilian Grand Prix, when the British driver, then of McLaren, went from a comfortable title-taking position to the verge of disaster, then back again to ultimately win the title by one point ahead of Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

Almost six years later, that rainy afternoon at the Interlagos circuit remains the defining day of his career, not only because he ended it with the crown on his head but due to the fact that it sums Hamilton up to an absolute tee.



The 29-year-old has, ever since he burst onto the scene at just 22 in 2007, had a reputation for doing things the hard way, whether from self-inflicted obstacles or whether external factors conspire against him.

He is a three- or four-time world champion trapped in the career of a one-title wonder, with luck—more often than not—at the root of his failure to scoop more accolades.

Even in 2014, a season which marks his best shot at the championship since 2008, luck has tried its best to undermine his efforts behind the wheel.



Hamilton has arguably been the faster, classier driver in his inter-team and title fight with Nico Rosberg, his Mercedes teammate, this year—but has all too often been let down by misfortune and unreliability, which have haunted him since the very start of the season.

The No. 44 Mercedes retired just two laps into the season-opening Australian Grand Prix—just 24 hours after setting an assured pole position—with an engine problem.  

Hamilton was denied one last shot at pole position in the Monaco Grand Prix after Rosberg's infamous off-track adventure led to the deployment of yel...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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