Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 2012: A Series of Unfortunate Events

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Published: May 31, 2012

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It is a fairly common and entirely harmless amusement for Formula One fans to compile lists such as "The Top 10 Drivers Of All Time."

Indeed, this writer may at times have contributed to such serial folly.

Sadly for his many fans, it seems increasingly unlikely that Lewis Hamilton will join the pantheon of F1 greats populated by Senna, Clark, Schumacher, Prost, etc. Having thus far in his F1 career won only one championship, and that by the skin of his teeth, Lewis does not seem well-positioned to win another.

Britain's best F1 prospect of his generation is waging war with blank ammunition—he is spitting into the wind. In other words, he is driving for McLaren.

McLaren F1 has a design team and factory capable of producing very competitive cars, and they have two drivers, Lewis and his teammate Jensen Button, with proven ability to deliver results. But the McLaren race operation is so inferior to their competitors that the team is falling behind Red Bull and Ferrari.

 

Lewis Hamilton's 2012 So Far

After qualifying on pole in Melbourne, Lewis was caught out by the safety car and finished third.

Again qualifying on pole in Malaysia, Lewis suffered two lengthy pit stops that cost him the lead, and he again finished third.

In China, Lewis qualified second behind Nico Rosberg but needed a new gearbox and had to take a five-place grid penalty. Starting from seventh, he yet again finished third.



Lewis qualified second in Bahrain, but three appallingly long pit stops—two of them featuring wheel nut problems—caused him to finish eighth.

Lewis was fastest qualifier in Spain, but the team failed to provide his car with enough fuel for him to return to the pits, and he was penalised by being demoted to the back of the grid. In one of the best drives of his career, he finished eighth in the race.

After qualifying th...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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