![]() But what would the forums be without different points of view? ![]() And though he had his now traditional ‘post-title slump’ the real story was how he’d won the championship with two rounds to spare when for much of the year it had looked set to go down to the final Hugh- I always find your views rather interesting, if not amusing, because most of the time they are outliers. Monaco was an alarming dip early in the season but it proved a one-off. On home ground at Silverstone he was in devastating form. But Hamilton dominated in China and scored a satisfying win by passing Vettel in Spain. The Mercedes was a particularly fickle beast to begin with, good for one lap but weaker in a race stint, which Vettel could exploit at times. That crushing second half of the season seemed unlikely earlier in the year when Hamilton had a much tougher fight on his hands. From then on the championship was a formality. He romped to victory in Japan and brushed Vettel aside for another win at Austin. The contrast with Vettel’s tactics in Singapore could hardly have been more obvious. In Malaysia he played a wise game, backing off from a confrontation with Max Verstappen to secure second place and another coup on a weekend where Ferrari were stronger than Mercedes. That became three after Singapore where Sebastian Vettel’s title hopes suffered a hammer blow. ![]() He resisted a surprisingly competitive Ferrari at Spa and calmly converted a clear pace advantage at Monza for two wins in a row. Hamilton came back from the summer break on a confidence high which translated into his driving. Few were the days Sebastian Vettel could count on Kimi Raikkonen taking points off Hamilton. Life with a competitive team mate can be harder but it also brings benefits. Souring relations within his own team and with his then very competitive team mate was not a price worth paying for three championship points. In retrospect, this looks like the wise move of a driver with phenomenal self-belief and ability to see the bigger picture.
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