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Originally Posted by Ramos
Well a few things,
One: Bottas is not in the same caliber of driver as Hamilton who is one of the top four drivers to have ever lived. That list includes: Senna, Schumacher, Hamilton, Alonso.
Two: it will take Bottas or anyone else time to adjust to the team and the new car.
Three: Hamilton is a master of adapting to new regs, and the more mechanical grip of the 2017 spec tires will suit his style even better. He's an oversteer driver who likes to throw the car into the corner and throttle balance the car on corner exit.
Four: Hamilton is on a roll and hungry again and will dominate in 2017. If the Merc car is as good as it has been in recent years relative to the competition, I expect Hamilton to walk away with the championship and utterly dominate, maybe win 14-15 races.
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Trying to figure out the best drivers to have ever lived is impossible and with over 100 years of Motorsport 3 of your top 4 of all time were all racing in 2012, not buying your list. Then Hamilton looks like the best driver right now and one of the best of all time as every race he starts he is pretty much guaranteed first or second as long as the car is running at the end and he does a decent job.
Then, when they were both running he normally beat Rosberg but hardly dominated him and would anyone put Rosberg in the top 20 of all time? If one of the top 4 best drivers of all time I would have expected more. Hamilton got pole 12 to 9 and race wins 10 to 9 when Rosberg only needed to come in 2nd for the last 4 races.
If MB is as dominant next year as they were this year Lewis will be only racing his teammate again, so you're probably right, he should dominate but not sure what it really means. He will dominate the field as long as he dominates his teammate.