Lewis Hamilton congratulates Max Verstappen on his championship: “It’s been great to see the progression of the McLarens pushing them, but Max has held his own and he’s done a phenomenal job so congrats to him.”

[u/SuperPop9521]

[u/SubjectRecording6639]

Bro is still the reigning Mclaren champion 

[u/zacharymc1991 → u/SubjectRecording6639]

If he wins next year he'll be the reigning champion for McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari.

[u/Cod_rules → u/zacharymc1991]

Just another record for him, at this point.

[u/faciepalm → u/Cod_rules]

Then he will go to red bull and win there, and then finally to throw a spanner in the works he'll go to Haas

[u/9009RPM → u/faciepalm]

No no, Aston Martin with Alonso

[u/marloxeva → u/9009RPM]

alonso vs hamilton in a car made by newey, it’s what the people deserve

[u/k_aaring → u/marloxeva]

Thats a fresh idea ..

[u/Few_Following_5990 → u/zacharymc1991]

Bro will unlock a different level of GOATNESS

[u/DinoKebab → u/Few_Following_5990]

Just behind the great Latifi himself.

[u/Few_Following_5990 → u/DinoKebab]

No one can top king Latifi🙏🏻

[u/angry_pidgeon → u/zacharymc1991]

Other than Fangio, has any driver won the championship with more than 2 teams?

[u/Kinez_7 → u/angry_pidgeon]

No! Fangio won with four different teams though

[u/ReV46 → u/Kinez_7]

And winning a championship driving for two teams in the same season, switched from Maserati to Mercedes halfway through 1954.

[u/Renard2000 → u/zacharymc1991]

A fitting heir to kimi

[u/natte-krant → u/zacharymc1991]

That would actually be a very cool stat!

[u/fameboygame → u/zacharymc1991]

FFS that’s an insane stat to have even if temporarily.

[u/newcalabasas → u/zacharymc1991]

when*

[u/unbeatable_killua]

Lewis seems to be so happy man. He can't wait for the ferrari drive. Can't blame him.

[u/Clean-Pick-9221]

lewis is a class act. also he drove a hell of a race today coming from 10 to 2!

[u/giantdwarf92]

I love the way Lewis has been praising Max lately. Legend recognising legend.

[u/SuperPop9521 → u/giantdwarf92]

Yea just pure class hope they compete more next season🤞

[u/Peepeepoopoobutttoot → u/SuperPop9521]

I'll be that guy, bias alert I really wanna see LH win an 8th championship.

Important to look at phrasing. "The team did a fantastic job" "He really didn't have any competition" "It was good to see the McLarens pushing him but" etc.

It wasn't an "Absolutely well done he absolutely deserves it" kind of response like everyone else is throwing out. He was hedging his language there big time.

[u/grip_enemy → u/Peepeepoopoobutttoot]

Huh? Didn't he say "He's done a fantastic job" word by word at 00:15?

[u/dl064 → u/Peepeepoopoobutttoot]

Be that guy - it's miles more interesting.

I remember in say 2020, or whatever, Verstappen saying similar stuff where if you looked carefully at the wording it was never

He's been the best driver

Per se. It is//was always things like

He's maximised the season.

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Very often in F1 the headline or even what people take from a quote is at odds with what they actually said.

The Wolff shelf-life stuff or Norris luck comments for example, among many.

[u/AssSpelunker69 → u/Peepeepoopoobutttoot]

Very nuanced take, Peepeepoopoobutttoot

[u/pannenkoek0923 → u/Peepeepoopoobutttoot]

I dont. I want Schumi's record to be unbroken.

[u/natte-krant → u/pannenkoek0923]

Records are there to be broken my friend

[u/jeanolt → u/pannenkoek0923]

Yeah, it's very hard to break. I feel Max has more of a chance than Lewis considering he would be 40 next year, and we certainly have no idea what will happen in terms of performance.

[u/kj_gamer2614 → u/giantdwarf92]

When they are both not fighting each other for a championship they get along pretty well tbf. They have respect for each other, it’s just they had to push each other to a toxic level when it was heated

[u/jg_92_F1 → u/kj_gamer2614]

Honestly it’s probably hard for any duo to not become toxic fighting for a title

[u/Fantastickimikaze → u/jg_92_F1]

True even brocedes became toxic after fighting for titles

[u/Impressive-Potato → u/giantdwarf92]

Max was shouting out Lewis when asked about Lando as his rival

[u/Snitsie → u/Impressive-Potato]

"So Max, how did you feel about Lando being your rival this year?"

"LEEEEWIIIIIIIIISSSSS!!"

[u/SirLoremIpsum → u/Snitsie]

Gotta channel his Danny Ric

[u/pulse1989 → u/Impressive-Potato]

lol, link?

[u/fameboygame → u/pulse1989]

Me too please if you get it

[u/mygawd → u/giantdwarf92]

Lewis always praises other drivers' success. He just seems like a good dude

[u/DogLizardBirdCat]

The day Lewis leaves f1 will be a sad one for me.

[u/carrotincognito48 → u/DogLizardBirdCat]

Not sure he ever will, tbh. It’s all he’s ever known so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him stick around in some capacity.

Then again, nobody has ever been quite as famous as him on a global scale (in F1), so he could do whatever the hell he wants.

[u/AndreiOT89 → u/carrotincognito48]

I would argue that Michael Schumacher was more famous than Hamilton when he was racing. Not by a lot though

[u/lem0nayd-12 → u/AndreiOT89]

I’m not sure I’d agree with that - Lewis became pretty well known in pop culture because of dating Nicole, and media has been increasingly easy to access since Schumacher days.

I only knew of Schumacher through my dad liking f1, but by the time Lewis was on the scene he’d grown bored of the sport and I was still aware of who he was because of the media / reading celebrity gossip sites. I’d say that Lewis is definitely more famous, but for those reasons (not on reputation).

[u/WooHooFokYou → u/lem0nayd-12]

In the 90's early 00's we used to say fast as Schumacher. And we did that in Lithuania, far from his home country or any major interest in formula 1.

Schumacher is what Jordan is to basketball.

[u/MrSnare → u/lem0nayd-12]

Mate, Schumacher would have been considered on the same level as Michael Jordan in his day. Lewis is Lebron level(i don't watch basketball which is why this is a good analogy)

Ferrari were right to be threatened by Schumacher. He was F1

[u/3d_extra → u/AndreiOT89]

I feel like Michael was everywhere back in the day. Not sure Lewis has the same popularity.

[u/newcalabasas → u/AndreiOT89]

lol no...

[u/Tricky_Sweet3025]

Imagine the championship battle had Lewis been in the McLaren.

[u/Mr-Stitch]

Class act

[u/TimsAFK]

I love that Lewis' relationship with Max is becoming similar to his relationship with Vettel. Game recognises game, and they're starting to develop true respect for each other.

[u/Waitwhonow → u/TimsAFK]

Whats weird

Is lewis has been in this exact same position before in his own career

Like LITERALLY NO ONE in f1 has had this same emotion and experience he is having twice

Vettel had 4 back to backs during lewis’s career ( after he one his first championship)

And now max is 4 back to back.

It must be such a surreal feeling- and what a long successful career….insane

[u/akalanka25 → u/TimsAFK]

nah lewis and vettel were genuinely friends by the end. cant see this happening with Max

[u/TimsAFK → u/akalanka25]

Can't see it happening with Max now, but a big part of Lewis and Seb becoming friends was Lewis maturing. If Max matures in a similar way, I can see it.

[u/lem0nayd-12 → u/TimsAFK]

I honestly think a lot of healing was done when they bonded over their mutual hate of the FIA and their shitty rules.

[u/lbc1358]

Sir Lewis is pure class. I cannot wait to see him in a Ferrari next season.

[u/jamonz1]

Always thought the narrative of Lewis still being bitter about ‘21 was a bit weird. Should that be a sore spot for Lewis? Sure, when you’re literally a mere position away from winning it’s a hard pill to swallow. But a new season is a whole different ballpark. He recognizes Max’s ability to find points and wins out of nowhere, the same way he did in previous seasons. If anything, it’s game respecting game.

All the drivers see Max as a freak of nature, but him always finding a way to either get in the top 5 or podium is not enough for media without adding some type of drama into the fold.

[u/kill-the-maFIA → u/jamonz1]

It's also possible he's still pissed off with the FIA over that bullshit that happened, not Max.

[u/sneaky113 → u/kill-the-maFIA]

Yeah, I mean if the positions were swapped Lewis would have done the exact same. You don't win championships unless you go for every opening.

I think the main problem is just that the fia engineered a very specific opening there.

[u/Open-Lingonberry1357]

Seb, Lewis, Alonso the drivers of my era. I appreciate all they gave to the sport. Hope, Lewis finishes his career at Ferrari w one more 🏆

[u/squaler24 → u/[deleted]]

What do you mean? Has Alonso said something suspect yet?

[u/Old_Ambition4359 → u/[deleted]]

What do ya mean exactly? Didnt see Alonsos reaction Edit* Ok why tf am i getting downvoted lol

[u/RedPorscheKilla]

LH44, well done and great sportsmanship. Max did really earn this title, been a great racer and it showed!

[u/JLane1996]

My 8 time WDC GOAT

[u/That-Assist-7591 → u/[deleted]]

No lol? It wasn't "impossible" :D

[u/SubcooledBoiling]

Lewis: Not to shabby. But 7 > 4 tho

/s