Yes, HAM could just have stayed in bed, and most likely the previous
race too. So close has it been that he really needs to push himself.

But what will he do instead? Well it's an understated element of his
and Mercedes success because the car has got better because of
Hamilton's input. Any of the top cars would be better if they had
HAM's input.

And so for the remaining races he will now be focussed on next year's
car and what works and what doesn't work with the result that he will
just be in front, again and again.

This article explains some of it more fully:

https://www.racefans.net/2020/10/14/engineer-to-hamilton-and-schumacher-reveals-the-shared-traits-of-two-greats/

GOAT? I'm reluctant to compare drivers of different eras but there's
no doubt he's up there with whoever else is in the frame, Fangio,
Senna, Schumacher and cleaner than the latter.

However it seems to me that he's just going to go on and on for a few
more years yet and that's going to leave a number of drivers chasing
shadows, all assuming that Mercedes management don't self-destruct.


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AnthonyL

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