F1

[soulspinner]

Hammy wins 6th title at COTA. Is he as good as Schumacher?

[m_sasso]

No, but he is good.

[Plum Hill]

Originally Posted by m_sasso

No, but he is good.

Ditto.

[quickfeet]

He’s had the benefit of historically bad competition, but he is still a clutch driver

[peanutgallery]

Absolutely not

Schumacher (and Ross Brawn) were the kings of prep and maximizing the rulebook to the nth degree, throw that in with a guy who could churn the hottest of the hot laps on super worn tires - yet light fuel...game over. Hamilton is good among his peers, but Schumaker was on another level

I liked other drivers at the time and Schumacher made me a little crazy way back when. Looking back, I wish I would have appreciated him more when he was on point. Especially since his ski accident. Truly tragic

One thing that Hamilton does share with Schumacher...I'm not a fan and I root for other drivers to beat him

[dancinkozmo]

senna was better than all of em

[Hellgate]

Meh, Marquez is better.

[dmurphey]

michael Schumacher was an evil grumpus who would rather win than race. Do not put him up with the hero of motor racing. They are great spirits. Juan Manuel Fangio, Jsckie Steward, James Hunt, Aryton Senna, Alex Zanardi... Hammy is a long term consistent champion. Only time will tell who is great. Schumacher was hyper competitive and made racing ugly.

[bicycletricycle]

Ham is real good. Lucky to be in such a dominant car but to some extent he made his own luck on that one.

[rinconryder]

But is Schumacher better than senna??

[cmb5286]

It would be exciting if MB, Ferrari, or RBR weren’t top three. I understand that money usually decides the winner, but it’s getting old imho.

[peanutgallery]

Thats all types of motor racing

Originally Posted by cmb5286

It would be exciting if MB, Ferrari, or RBR weren’t top three. I understand that money usually decides the winner, but it’s getting old imho.

[soulspinner]

Originally Posted by dancinkozmo

senna was better than all of em

Especially in low friction tracks or rainy weather prolly but that wasn't the question here.

[Dave B]

Ham might not be as good as ________________ fill in the blank, but he is dominating the current field and is a tremendous driver and has 6 world championships. He might not be as good as whomever, but that feat isn't easy at all.

I wouldn't bet against him, but it does seem that Ferrari seem to have an Achilles' heel when it comes to MB, which is always surprising to me.

Still glad he won. Heck of a driver.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by soulspinner

Hammy wins 6th title at COTA. Is he as good as Schumacher?

He's probably richer than Schumacher...