http://m.bbc.com/sport/formula1/38092740 Looks like Sunday will be his last. Maybe not one of the greats of all time, but a British great and comes across as a good bloke. Will miss that smooth driving style and his classy wet weather driving. Enjoy your retirement, maybe see him more on Top Gear.
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Formula One is on its last legs now as more and more paying drivers enter the sport, its only six drivers plus a few others who are taken seriously really now
Thoroughly deserved his championship title
Will be a big miss from the sport though with him and Massa being two of the most respected drivers on the grid leaving. Don't disagree that F1 is struggling but think it has nothing to do with the talent of the field. Think it's one of the strongest fields in history with Hamilton/Vettel/Lewis/Alonso/Ricciardo/Verstappen/Rosberg/Raikkonen/Hulkenberg/Perez/Grosjean/Button/Sainz. Think it used to be way more top heavy with a lot more shit filling up the spots at reasonable teams in the late 90s/early 2000s.
Alonso/Vettel/Lewis will be considered all time greats in a few years and who knows what Ricciardo and Verstappen could do.
Both smooth operators come to think of it.
Ps. Anyting with Claus calling it a day at this time of year, will send all the kids into meltdown!
More podiums and more points finishes in a period where McLaren were in decline.
Qualifying
Faster qualifying time: Hamilton 44 / Button 14
Poles: Hamilton 9 / Button 1
Front rows: Hamilton: 23 / Button 9
Races
Wins: Hamilton 10 / Button 8
Podiums: Hamilton 22 / Button 25
Points finishes: Hamilton 45 / Button 47
DNFs: Hamilton 13 / Button 8
Best race result (inc DNFs): Hamilton 32 / Button 26
Ahead in two-car finish: Hamilton 24 / Button 13
Championship
Overall points: Hamilton 657 / Button 672
Seasons finished higher in standings: Hamilton 2 / Button 1
Highest championship placing: Hamilton 4th (2010, 2012) / Button 2nd (2011)
Always comes across a thoroughly nice chap as well so I hope he sticks around on the media somewhere a she is usually good value when interviewed etc.
Some excellent radio messages.
As a driver I have no doubt he'd of won the title by now if he were driving the Mercedes.
I always rated him and liked listening to what he had to say. Took him ages to get a win then with the right car he walloped the title
We're all well aware of his championship winning season with brawn.
The point is that, given the current situation at Mercedes, had jenson been there then his level of driving and smoothness in the car would of seen him crowned champion by now.
Ted Kravitz said something very similar during FP3 yesterday.
I think he would have won at least won title in three years against either of them - and probably more versus Rosberg. Nico has been battered by Lewis (especially this year when his luck with reliability has pretty much won him a title). But as another poster said, Jenson compared better than most expected versus Lewis and I think in his prime he was quicker than Rosberg.
He, basically, had one good season in a car that was so much better than the rest that I would have finished second in most of those early races.
He is talking about coming back to have a fun time. Surely the sport should not be used for old timers to have a fun weekend?
Anyway he will no doubt fail to finish as those McLarens are shockingly crappy.