The Story of the Greatest Rookie Season In F1 History
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2020
- Lewis Hamilton came into Formula 1 in 2007, he was a highly anticipated driver having been signed by McLaren at the age of 13. But, although the expectations were high for Lewis, what he did in his debut season even to this day has to go down as the greatest rookie season in F1 history as he went head to head for the title against Alonso, Massa and Raikkonen.
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Little mistake @6:37 I say 'ahead of Alonso' when I meant to say behind :)
You made another mistake at 11:34. The race at the Nurburgring was the European Grand Prix not the German Grand Prix. Nurburgring didn't have the rights to the German Grand Prix name yet despite the share-holding agreement starting in that year. Also you claim Lewis finished 7th at that race, he didn't, he finished 9th, he didn't score in that race.
@@omc7250 You sure most of these actually happened and it isn't just someone stirring shit.
@@omc7250 I'm sure these are valid points but the video was just about Hamilton's season, not just the rivalry between he and Alonso.
@@omc7250 I'm just saying the video is about Hamilton. To make a video about all the controversy there was we'd be here for several hours, so he kept it to the point of the video
@@omc7250 mate 1950 doesn't count because it was the first ever season of Formula 1.
When you lead the championship in your rookie season and your team mate is the one that beat Schumi...
Says alot about the driver..
Where are Verstappen fans to come see this video?
StiffMister131 lol why instantly going to Max haha
StiffMister131 im a hamilton fan but your conment really is jus stupid
Really easy to say right but what about shumacher's engine failure in suzuka in 06 i bet if it doesnt happen no 06 crown for alonso in 05 ferrari and shumacher didnt exist dumb ass shit
@@StiffMister131 if you put max in merc instead of red bull since 2016 he would give Hamilton a run for his money at least, and probably would win a championship or two
To this day, Hamilton's 109 points is still the most points achieved by a driver in their debut season. This being despite the change in points system in 2010.
That's actually quite surprising.
@@sam.s4816 In terms of drivers in their first full seasons, I think the closest was Romain Grosjean in 2012. He got 96. And Esteban Ocon scored 87 in 2017. Though I don't know if they count as rookies in those years as they'd both done half seasons before (Grosjean in 2009 and Ocon in 2016).
@@dominicbarden4436 Grosjean would have easily got more points in 2012 if he didn't crash so much
@@sam.s4816 True. He was a bit of a magnet for trouble that year. Plus he had the alternator failure in Valencia when he was set for a podium.
@@dominicbarden4436 Yeah Mark Webber called him the 'first lap nutcase'
Honestly the fact that Lewis still holds the record is really impressive. Considering they had less races back then and drivers got only about half the number of points they do now. Shows how well he did to get 109 points
Not really. Almost right after that came 4 consecutive years of RB dominance, and then 7 for Mercedes. You could put Ayrton himself in other car than the Merc, he wasn't gonna win. Not to mention McLaren did everything to make Lewis champion in 07. That being said, he did great, naturally I just think one has to be objective when putting someone on a pedestal.
@@disco.lemonade put senna or prost in a car that isn't the 88 McLaren and they aren't winning anything
@@disco.lemonade I mean senna was in dominant cars, actually so was Prost, Mansel, MSC.. hmm it’s almost like you need a dominant car to be dominant
@@_Charles_LeClerc_ I believe that's exactly what I said
@@_Charles_LeClerc_ Meanwhile Alonso almost winning a championship with the arguably 3rd best car on the grid.
Wow I've always heard that Hamilton's rookie season was the best in F1 history, but I had no idea he lost the Championship by 1 point. That is absolutely insane. I cannot believe how close he was
2 horrible last races as well, all he needed was one more point to win
He lost by it by a tyre failure in Germany Qualy which put at the back of the grid ,then again a tyre failure in Turkey which denied him podium ,then gravel trap in China and finally in final race ,a gearbox box issue during race which pushed him at the back .
how old are you, 9? Hamilton's rookie season was only 15 years ago
He also had the car capable of championship win in 2007, like in his whole career. Only driver to be that lucky
Schumacher went from a team he won 2 titles in a row with, to a team that hadn't won in the sport for over 2 decades. He helped to build the foundations of that team over the next 3 years and then went on to dominate with that team for the next 5 years. He helped and was a crucial part in building their success.
He also came out of retirement and helped developed Mercedes into what they are now before Hamilton took the seat He was in. Brawn himself said Schumacher had an immense and crucial part to play in developing the car and team into what it was to dominate the sport with Hamilton at the wheel.
Schumacher has and always will be the greatest F1 driver the sport has seen, alot don't like him, but anyone with common knowledge of F1 won't dispute that. Hamilton is a great, that can't be disputed. But he is not the greatest of all time.
Love or hate him, Schumacher was the greatest.
Oh to answer about others with poor equipment, Schumacher also has the most wins in a non championship winning car even though he has less wins than Hamilton, further proof Hamilton is only great with the greatest car against the other greats records.
Hamilton protecc
Hamilton attac
But most importantly
His gearbox send him to da bacc
Best thing I've seen all day
@@Aldas001 :D
benvolio mozart are you joking? his gearbox had a fault and it put him into neutral, he manage to get to work again and did a remarkable come back but still lost the title by 1 point
Noice :D
@benvolio mozart at least he conceded his weakest season to a world champion, NOT A ROOKIE
Unpopular opinion: he would have deserved that '07 more than the '08 championship
agree, massa should have won 2008
There is no such thing as "deserving" of a championship.
If you win the title within the rules of the FIA, you win the title. End of story.
F1 is a dynamic sport where anything can happen. Luck is a big factor in winning along with talent and the car. What happened to Massa was unfortunate but things happen.
@@dr.samlowry4808 no way FIA did Lewis dirty in Spa
@@o0oStillWeRiseo0o and ferrari blew away massa's certain wins in hungary and singapore!
@@dr.samlowry4808 Spa Ham was robbed. Do you recall Magny Cours, Fuji, and Bahrian Hamilton finished outside the top 10 all due to team/pit error, and Canada he crashed DNF? So, this shows how spectacular HAM is finishing the Championship in first.
Massa and Hamilton blew the field away in poles Ham 7 Mas 6. Massa finished 13th spinning multiple times in the rain in Great Britain and finished 17th in Hungary. Those two cost him most
No rookie has scored more points than Hamilton did, even under the new points system. Pretty impressive
Yeah because how many other rookies had the chance to start in one of the only 2 cars that can win races?
Kaiser Bob They don’t need to be in a top car to score over 100 points in a season
@@PaTRpU99 Yes, they can. You get 6 points for P7, which is the best possible result if the top teams don't hit trouble.
And the midfield is so competitive it's virtually impossible to get P7 all the time
Kaiser Bob There has been plenty of opportunities for the record to be broken. In 2017 Sergio Perez scored 100 points despite throwing away some good points finishes, and rookie Ocon scored 87. In 2012, Kimi scored 207 points for Lotus and rookie Grosjean scored 96. The record should have been broken then. Albon wasn’t far off that total last season despite only driving the Red Bull for half a season. Button scored 126 points in the 2014 McLaren and that car was never a front runner, but Magnussen is shit and couldn’t even score half that.
@@PaTRpU99 True. Gassy got over 100 points in an alphatauri
I just recently started to get into F1. Usually with other sports, I would instantly gravitate towards the underdogs. But man, Hamilton is just too good to hate.
You got that right. I'm also just getting into the sport and while I'm very partial towards Checo because one, he's cool, and two, he's the best thing to come out my state (in Mexico) since Carlos Santana, Hamilton is truly out of this world, despite him having his fair share of controversy (like pretty much every FI superstar, to be fair).
@@mexa_t6534 what controversy?
Nope, despite him being a statistical goat he is sadly one of the most hated drivers in F1 history. Whether be because of his car, activism, or habit of complaining, no one ever really appreciates what Hamilton has done during his tenure in F1.
Any athlete that’s been dominating any sport of decent period of time will be hated. Same thing happened to Michael, Seb, Senna, Prost. Etc. when Hamilton retires he will be regarded and talked about with the upmost respect. Just like what is happening to Seb rn.
I am into underdogs too. Hulkenberg is my favourite driver! But my second is hamilton because is too good ahah😊
I actually sometimes think 2007 was his best year.
He made the other guys look like rookies.
Na. 2018 is lewis' best year so far...
I watched this 2007 season and in my eyes Hamilton could have won the championship if McClaren had brought him in earlier for tyres in China. Hamilton was begging to be put on new tyres laps before he came to pit and ended up being in the gravel.
If Lewis had won the 2007 championship I wonder if he would still have become a Mercedes driver.
@graham pinnock Lewis has always been a mercedes driver. Mercedes and mclaren were one team. He simply followed their lead after they divorced mclaren.
Renato Martins yet he couldn’t win the championship 🤪
@@matthewashley4276 Bad luck
Do not know why people discredit his driving. Beat prime Fernando Alonso in the same car when he was a rookie. Greatest F1 driver of all time in my opinion.
@@viniciusbraga9881 Hamilton and Schumacher are the greatest F1 has to offer.
@Samanthaflower Most fans are acctually Western Europeans and I think many people don't like his personality, letting that cloud their judgment. I'm not sure how many people just go "Oh he's black, must be shit then"
@Samanthaflower And the thing with Schuhmacher often times nostalgia, maybe I just don't know enough people who are as racist as you describe
@@viniciusbraga9881 im not that sure that hamilton could beat alonso right now with the same car... id love to see that and get an answer
@Samanthaflower Part of the issue is because he is black but that is a minority of the fan base are racist. He has much more fans then haters and racists. Good for him to be shining as a F1 GOAT
This man’s first season was a damn Hollywood blockbuster film. Can’t wait to see it on the big screen one day
+1
@@stefaneg6139+2
Lewis literally won a championship one year later after his debut. Shows that he’s a really great driver.
So did Jacques Villeneuve and he was shit.
Lewis is not, he‘s one of the biggest talents motorsport has ever seen.
@@is-gy7vt what the hell are you talking about lmao????!! Jacq was an amazing driver just had very bad career choices after 1998..Dont forget that he almost won his first race.. I agree Lewis is really good though
He had a great car dont get things wrong
@@kruger121akatt2bruh he’s one of the best driver in history stop trying to deny fact
@@kruger121akatt2 that’s kinda how you win championships you know with good cars
F3 2005 15 wins from 20 races not bad lol
Funny thing is that Hamilton's 2007 season is almost identical to Villeneuve's 1996 season. Both got 4 wins, both got 5 second places and both finished P2 in the standings in their rookie year. Hamilton got one more 3rd place and almost won the championship, but Jacques 96 campaign shouldn't be underestimated. Oh, and both won the title on the second try. Maybe in an alternative universe JV is a 6-time champion... scary.
You might have point, he did be schumi, despite being driven into. The others strange thing is that neither driver are liked very well 😂 so strange
I would say Lewis' was better because Jacques only took the championship to the wire due to Damon fucking it up at Monza. But yeah it was still a brilliant rookie year, just not as good as Lewis'.
Plus. Hamilton as won a race in every single seaso .
His better in wet weather and his one lap pace is better also.
He is just better imo simple as that.
@@t8365 Yeah... I never said he wasn't. It's just that their first two season are really similar. I don't think anyone with a brain can say JV is better than LH 😂
don't forget both of them couldn't fight to keep their title the following year
Hamilton is easily one of the greatest F1 drivers, and his dad is a true hero!
As long as he gets pole no one even thinks about trying to pass him. The pit strat better be perfect because if not then we got a problem and it's sure as hell not Lewis fault. I'd take Seb over Hamilton every time. Double so if my team is mid to upper pack and can possibly make a run. Hamilton is a game manager to use a football term it all better be perfect. Vettel is Track and Situation absolut General and I wouldn't be worried with whatever situation came up.
Lewis dad is a legend though I forgot to add that lol.
@@username-tv6uw bro are you having a stroke or something?
@@username-tv6uw bro you tweakin tweakin
@@username-tv6uw so you dont watch F1 then
Love that the hate Hamilton suffered just made him more determined to succeed. Greatest Driver ever
It’s totally impossible to get everyone to love you. The more some love, is the more some hate. That’s just how I see it.
Kobe Bryant once said they don't hate on the good athlete but hate on the greats
I think the 'hate', which isn't actually hate, but more like frustration, partially comes from people going on the internet and proclaiming that Lewis is the greatest driver ever. That could be true, theoretically, but how do you make that distinction? How do you come to a conclusion of whether Lewis is really better than, let's say Fangio or Jackie Steward? How do you compare drivers who raced generations apart? What's wrong with saying he is one of the greatest and acknowledge that there are other gods beside Lewis?
And to preempt the entirely foreseeable 'just look at the stats' trope. People like Fangio had 8 to 10 races a season, not 21, so they could never even have reached 200 race starts. Statistics are entirely pointless trying to compare drivers from the fifties with drivers of today.
@@dschoene57 any more questions you would like to add ?
@@kmrwuk It would be interesting enough to have the ones I asked answered. I bet a lot of people would love to learn how you come up with a quantifiable comparison between Lewis and Sir Jacky or Fangio for that matter.
One thing that isn't mentioned enough is that he is one of the greatest British sportsmen of all time, nevermind just driver.
Exactly
Most successful in ANY sport
And still no acknowledgement from the papers etc accept when they want to comment on his personal life wonder why that is🤔🤷🏽♂️
@@jgee9160 for real
what british athlete has been this dominant in ANY sport? But no one ever talks about it
But he's not an upper middle class public schoolboy Olympic bicyclist or a thuggish fun-loving right-wing Little Englander cricketer so he's still not nailed on for the knighthood he merits.
I'm actually glad he didn't win that season. I think it made him a better driver to know anything can happen at any time, and not to take things for granted.
rookie year rookie mistakes its all good.
made 2008 even more legendary. lost by a point in 07, and then won by a point (with a last lap overtake) the next year. those 2 seasons alone could be a lewis hamilton movie
Well said
Totally agree, and it's one of the things Niki Lauda loved about him, where Hamilton just had that hunger and realization he had to work hard to push his talent in order to win. I don't think he would have pushed himself as hard in the sport since then if he made history and became world champion in his rookie season. Riccardo / Leclerc fan here by the way!
I think what would make a great movie is everyone forgetting about Hamiltons amazing 2011 season when he took out Massa like 8 times that season, yeah he really is the goat lol
John Gordon and there it is, the knit picking, paranoid, obsessive Lewis Hamilton hater😂 The comment section just wouldn’t be the same without them.
Amazing video. I started following F1 because of Lewis. His driving, speed, consistency just amazed me. I had no idea who he was and one day I just randomly started seeing his pole laps and best moments on facebook, his race wins and overtakes and I was amazed. I had no idea I could fall in love with a sport so much and especially with someone's driving. But it is not just his driving that made me like him so much. It is his humbleness, his respect towards others, his strength and elite mentality when facing hard times but most of all his grace in losing. I think Abu Dhabi 2021 shows this best. He lost a championship under controversial circumstances on a last lap after dominating the whole race. He sat 2min in his car and collected himself, got out and congratulated to both Red Bull and Max. Stood on that podium with head held up high and even gave an interview. The mental strength that took him to act like this is something I have never ever seen. It just shows what kind of person and a champion he really is and what an amazing job his father did raising him. Watching his old races and seeing him now and how far he has grown despite immense pressure and hate throughout the years is really amazing. He is not just a racing driver, he is an amazing person and a role model before everything else.
Be fan of whoever you want, but how can you not appreciate that this guy is a genius behind the wheel
Problem is he's black, which doesn't sit well with most of the fanbase who are used to seeing white drivers win, not "some kid from the public housing projects on London's East End".
Genius im not sure of.
My opinion is that he just has an incredible raw talent
He has his great moments with race craft but I dont think he’s at the level of planning and calculated decisions behind the wheel as some are or have been in the past
People can hate on hamilton for only winning the title when he has had the best car. That is the worst excuse out there, majority of drivers who win the world title have the best car. Senna, Schumacher, Prost, Vettel, Rosberg and yes hamilton to name a few, but you also need consistency and the mentality to win, hamilton has that champions mentality and he always has and he will until the day that he retires, and when that day comes, a lot of people are going to realise just how special of a driver he was.
He's a great driver, yes but you can't deny that he's been put in the best car. McLaren was very fast and, when they slowed down, he went to Mercedes. Even then he manages to complain. That's not a champion's mentality if you ask me.
Thomas Evanko I class a champions mentality as wanting to win as much as possible. He questions the team because he wants to win. If you read what I wrote I never actually said he didn’t have the best car. I just pointed out that many other great drivers have also had the best car when they won the championship. But with regards to McLaren slowing down and going to Mercedes. Didn’t vettel do the exact same thing? Red bull were poor in 2014 so he went to Ferrari. How about senna? The McLaren wasn’t able to compete with the Williams so he went to Williams. Hamilton only gets so much hate because that’s the way the world has turned with social media. All the cynics have an outlet to try and make themselves feel better. And don’t get me wrong, I am not saying you are one of those cynics. You presented your opinion respectfully and I hope you see my reply as respectful as well as I am just trying to get my point across
@@thomasevanko8434 well luckily that's you're opinion..I don't know where people got this idea that their opinion changes anything or that its a fact..its your opinion.That doesn't mean its the truth..
@Samanthaflower "He's a great driver you can't deny that"..... I have to admit that I don't really see the hate but ok. Maybe I'm just a masty racist as well
@@redbadger2656 And to you my lad. Nice to see someone being respectful in the UA-cam Comment section.
Also, you got a good point. I don't really like Hamilton as a person, but he's damn quick and mentally strong
He's definitely one of the best Formula 1 drivers of all time whether you are willing to admit that or not especially to those haters of his
yeah he is definitely one of the best drivers in the history of F1 but definitely not the NO.1 driver
@@stickshifter8251 agreed and coming from someone who's not a huge fan of him too
STICK SHIFTER who’s no. 1? Please don’t say Schumacher
@@januarybaby1063 it's gotta be senna
Mark Vorster - Senna is and will always be F1 God, but unfortunately he didn’t live to build up his stats.. he was 33 when he sadly died so he probably only would’ve had a few more seasons left.. but then again stats don’t necessarily equal greatness.. ITS HARD. But I think I’d give it to Hamilton, people forget how good Hamilton was pre-F1 and then he had the best rookie season in F1 ever
It still pains me watching him slide into the gravel and that gearbox malfunction. It was the greatest rookie season ever that should have been rewarded with a maiden season title, so unlucky. If either of those events hadn't of occurred he would have already matched Schumachers 7 titles. And if he wins in Sepang rather than having his Engine blow he would have 8 titles already.
He is the best we've ever seen. As quick as Senna and as calculated as Schumacher.
Kimi had 2 mechanical DNFs in 2007... More issues than Hamilton ever had and still won.
Massa had 1 DNF from the lead and a pit-crew fuckup from the lead in 2008. Those are 20 points... He only lost by 1.
Vettel had mechanical DNF from 2nd in Japan and incident in Singapore from the lead in 2017. Hamilton won by 46 points and had 0 DNFs... Now do the math.
Had the most dominating cars in F1 history in 4 seasons... 2014-2015-2016 and 2020. Only car as dominant or more dominant than these 4 Mercedes is the 1988 McLaren, however, that McLaren also had 2 of the best drivers of the history of the sport in Prost and Senna... While in the 2nd Mercedes you had at best a good driver(Nico) and an average one(Bottas).
You conveniently talk about Hamilton's issues but forget other drivers that were fighting for the title also had issues. The only title Hamilton could've gotten if he had no issues was 2016. That's it... However, by that same reasoning, take away his 2008 and 2017 championships.
@@grimm6jack I wasn't very familiar with 2007 and 2008 so I almost started taking you seriously but then you said Vettel in 2017 Singapore. Which was an incident which was a racing incident in the end but Seb was the biggest one to blame. And plenty of other missed opportunities by Seb in probably the better car that year as well as 2018.
@@MrTVx99 What missed oportunities? The only one was Singapore, and there was no to blame. He did what he had to do. This was an incident that was a chain reaction.
2017 and also 2018 Ferrari didn't have the better car. 2018 was fairly close yes, but not in 2017. Where is your reasoning, or the reasoning of the few people (aside from obvious Hamilton fans ofc) for the 2017 Ferrari to be considered better? All stats point towards it not being better at all. Or actually, even close. Vettel made that car look amazing. That was the difference.
He choked in 2018 yes, but he wouldn't have won it either even if he hadn't done his mistakes.
@@grimm6jack Why do I consider Ferrari to be better? Because Vettel could challenge Lewis to a title even though Vettel doesn't get the maximum out of his car unlike Lewis. Now imagine if Leclerc was in that Ferrari when Ferrari were at their best, Leclerc would have won the WDC no doubt. Or it could've just been someone like Alonso, who would've also won.
And if you want to take away championships from Hamilton, why don't you add 2016, he only lost that one due to a DNF in Suzuka where he was winning, but gifted the win to Rosberg due to mechanical issues where his engine blew out.
@@MrTVx99 Pretty shitty reasoning then. When Vettel has a good chassis, he extracts more of it than anyone else. How else do you think he was competitive when he was in Toro Rosso despite that car having a 1 year older Ferrari engine? Anyway, you're an Hamilton fanboy from the looks of it. Even against Leclerc, in 2019 when Ferrari fixed their aero post Singapure, Vettel scored more points than Leclerc. But it's okay, 90% of f1 fans are pretty casual and don't understand the bare basics of F1 and racing. Have a good day.
Lewis Hamilton will be remembered like we remember Schumacher and Senna. One of the greatest of all time. I mean 7 championships? Insane
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That race in Turkey was the first time I saw him. I called out to my husband and said I was watching a future F1 champ. Not joking, genuinely said that. He's been an astounding driver ever since. I had no idea about his background before that race, rather until after it had finished. All I saw was raw talent and was blooming impressed.
Cool video! Well made & presented.
Spot on Mandy. As the commentator said “ this boy has balls of steel”!
Too right. Great video.
Fantastic rookie season by Hamilton, proving since day 1 that he's one of the best drivers in F1 history.
Yeah, he straight up proved he was on the same level as Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso, who themselves were on par with Michael Schumacher. So after one year everyone knew he was going to have a good F1 career.
ROFL
@@M4rkV3n0m Deal with it.
M4rkV3n0m keep on crying
Best all time.
I had followed Lewis from when he was young and was so sure he'd win the title in his rookie season i actually put money on it and im not a gambler whatsoever. He did not lock up in china due to lack of driving skill, the team called him in too late and his tyres were shot, you can see that clearly on the footage. I was furious watching that. He is whether you like him or not the greatest we have seen and i have followed F1 since the James Hunt era.
Bruh are you 60 right now
Bruh you an old person rn...
Ah yes McLaren pit strategies (TM). So incredible they lost 2nd in the Constructors' Championship to an inferior Ferrari in 2012.
Honestly McLaren gets away with so much now that they aren't a top team anymore, but boy they are as bad as Ferrari, if not worse.
The Best F1 Driver in history. All the haters can keep hating.
There's no such thing as the different eras had different demands of the drivers.
Lewis would have been crap in the 1950s. He needs to be in a good head space, but that would have been incredibly challenging when his friends and rivals were dying every year, let alone whether he'd have had the stones to out-brake people as reliably, knowing he might kill someone, die himself or lose a leg or two.
I don't know whether the intelligence of modern drivers would translate well to when motor racing saw regular deaths and unplanned amputations.
Aldas thanks for the video buddy. I just want to add a small personal note about RACE and F1 with regard to Lewis Hamilton. like at 5:04 when you said the obvious fact that since 1950 we've only had 1 person of color race in F1! Well guys ive been watching F1 since 1997/98. I went to my first f1 race in 2002 at age 12 as a prep school graduation present to Silverstone. We were pitlane VIP guests. I'll never forget meeting, Jenson Button, Trulli, and Alonso (when he was test driver for Reno). The world of F1 amazed me... i was mesmerized walking through the pits, the garage, motorhomes etc.... but as is so often the case being in Europe for me and my family- something just felt odd, out of place... like i could never ever dream of aspiring to such a career like it was a world we didn't belong in. I subsequently stopped watching f1 for a few years after that and decided it wasn't a world we would ever be accepted in.
Years later in 2007 i was in university studying in Montreal, Quebec. I was there @ circuit Gille-Villeneuve... This time i was a broke college student so i wasn't a pitlane VIP but payed for a $60 GE ticket on the grass. I was just out to have a good time i didn't realise how important that day would become. I don't want to write a whole novella here so to cut a long story short when the race was over and everyone around the track was talking about the huge milestone that had just been broken "the tiger woods of motor racing had just been born" I thought back to years ago when i was introduced to the world of f1- and i CRIED.
This is something that most ethnically European or white F1 fans will take for granted and will even get annoyed when Lewis's race and his F1 career are mentioned like it shouldn't be a big deal.... but it is. I understand we all live life from different perspectives. What many of you will never understand is what it means for so many black and F1 fans of color to see some one who looks like them up on that podium (for the first time... now its boring lol 😂)..... I cried that day in Montreal 2007, because as black people we know how hard it is most of the time to climb the ladder of any industry, sport, profession with all the antagonism you suffer from under handed comments and racism. I cried because it gave me hope. even when things are dark other people have been able to overcome. thats why lewis has the "still i rise" tatoo on his back. thats the meaning of it. STILL I RISE.
And now when i look back at that 12 year old kid that thought this was a impossible world he could never be part of just because he didn't see anyone who looked like him in the sport that sometimes we have to rise above- to be our own trailblazers. and how silly i was to think it was impossible. because nothing is impossible. ❤️ Thanks for this video Aldas mate. I really appreciated the memories... forever in my heart. ❤️
mans really wrote an essay
@@jundies171 sorry man. it was just up in my feels... i just had to get it out. it was a good video. well done aldas
@@TheDiasporaMedia i was just joking mate dont think im being hostile please
Wonderful and obviously heartfelt post, P.M. Thank you for speaking up for so many of us motor racing fans of color. I've been an F1 fan since the mid-60s and for so many years never considered that a black man would ascend to the rarified world of Grand Prix racing. I rooted for Wendell Scott, who was the first and, for decades, the only black NASCAR driver (and the only person of color to actually win a race in NASCAR's premiere category, back in 1963) and Willy T. Ribbs who became a regular winner in the SCCA Trans-Am road racing series, competed in IMSA for Dan Gurney's AAR factory Toyota GT and prototype campaigns and qualified for the 1991 Indy 500, as well as running in the CART IndyCar races. RIbbs won the British Racing & Sports Car CLub (BRSCC) Star of Tomorrow championship when he was 18 in 1977 and later parlayed his experience into an invitation from Bernie Ecclestone for a test drive of a Brabham BT55-Turbo BMW at Estoril, Portugal in 1985, making him the first black man (and the only one until Lewis Hamilton) ever to drive an F1 car.
In 2006 I started watching broadcasts of the GP2 series and was wondering why the cameras so often were showing a black man in the pits; soon I learned his name was Anthony Hamilton and that he managed his son, one of the drivers (!). I latched onto him and was delighted to realize that the young Hamilton was not just a participant, but was a major contender, eventually going on to win the title. Talk about an impossible dream! I have been a fan of Lewis ever since, through thick and thin.
So more power to you, P.M.!
Thank you so much for sharing that! My wife and I read it, loved it! I think if we started writing a reply worthy of your write we too would be writing a long write. So instead we say, love to you and your family from Canada.
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Hamilton is the only F1 driver that won a race every year
True definition of a F1 driver
@Panos - Sim Racer bruh I'm not trying to defame senna but he had the best car most of the time, hell mostly all great drivers had a front row car, also don't ignore the wins that Hamilton got between 2009 and 2012 sometimes in the worst car
@Panos - Sim Racer and the competition is more empty than ever
@Panos - Sim Racer ever seen the 09 mclaren.
Now talk your crap again :D
@Panos - Sim Racer 07, 08, 10 & 12 were not the best cars clown :D
@Panos - Sim Racer senna the only driver to die in tamburello
I wanted Lewis so much to win in 2007. Imagine a Rookie Champion
Hamilton was insane, his debut made me a fan forever
Isn't Farina in 1950 technically the best rookie season ever, since it was his first season and he became world champion, if you think about it
Noah Kempen lmao
I KNEW some one would say that anddd, you can't technically be a rookie if everyone is a rookie in 1950 ;)
@@Aldas001 alright I'll give you that
@@Aldas001 So, in a mental institution you can't be cuckoo just because everybody is cuckoo? :D
Things were different back then, Farina got his first GP win 1937
Sad small-minded people will always try to put down Lewis’s achievements. Just a wait a few years until he’s retired and they’ll switch their tone.
Nah no they won't. When you're black you always get hate thrown at you when you succeed in life.
When you see how Lewis started you realise there is nobody better placed to be where he is today, the man is a legend, he is heads above his piers.
I wasn't a fan of F1 until that season! He was making headlines and I decided to start watching to see what it was all about. I obviously knew a lot of drivers especially from the 90s era. But I never watched it. But it was Hamilton that made me fall in love with the sport! I am so proud of that dude
as a hamilton fan my advice to his haters if you think he has no talent watch this season
Corona season ?
peter lamprou of 2007
What season?
Gavin Alavi 2007
A better idea, watch his GP2 career. Since all GP2 cars are equal, it obliterates the "He only wins because he gets the best cars!" argument.
He should have won the title that season
Still mad to think a ROOKIE could've been world champion
@@Aldas001 maybe if Ayrton , Schumacher or others top drivers... were on their rookie seasons in the best car on the grid i think they been done the same job or even won the championship...i don't think in the history of f1 was another rookie driver to start the season with the best team...it was very lucky that Ron Dennis liked him...
No
@@robertgym611 In 1993, Damon Hill started as a rookie with the dominant Williams team that year but was in third place at the end of the season behind teammate Prost and Mclaren's Ayrton Senna. Hill wasn't really ever a "top driver" IMO but I just mentioned him because of the sweet ride he had as a rookie.
@@robertgym611 he was there on merit. Just like a lot of the rookies we see today.....
It was a statement that Lewis raced with man who defeated 7time champ to become worthy 7time champ
Btw in my eyes both Fernando and lewis are at equal level
And i believe Fernando entratains most on and off track
and max is the next Fernando
@@angadvirk7309 or maybe he is even better looking at his performance he might become next Senna
@@BarelyA1ivepls don't put Max in the same sentence as Senna. Max is nowhere near
See how many people in this vid are simply not happy to admit that Lewis is a GOAT. Amazing that some people can’t handle that.
People always pointing fingers at ‘Alonso is better’ and ‘Lewis always has best car’ and ‘Alonso and Max are with Schumacher as best’.
Lewis has 7 WDC’s - beat a top of his career Alonso and shamed him so much he never got over it. You people won’t accept it. Never.
I love how he has 7 WDC and Alonso nothing since Lewis arrived.
You know that Alonso was the person that made spygate happen? It was Alonso ring a bitch. Oh, he also paid all of his side of the garage a bonus to favour him.
@@wiscious I am not Alonso fan but since u mention it. All I will say is George beat Lewis in 2022 so George is g.o.a.t? See it doesn't work like that mate!!
Great vid. Hamilton did have the greatest rookie season in history. Over the years, there have been some incredible debuts: Senna, Bellof, Alesi, even Emerson Fittipaldi. Hamilton had the ability to race with the lions straight out of the gate. Bravo, Sir Lewis!!
From race 1 corner 1 everyone knew he was super talented. Because he’s in a good car people think he’s not as good as he is. Trust me the car improves because of his feedback amongst the other things.
Don't understand how this is even debatable
Amazingly. no one seems to remember Lewis having a big enough lead to almost pit twice without losing 1st place in 2007 Chinese GP. His tires should have lasted longer, but Lewis sats something was wrong with them and wanted to pit; the team continually refuse to let him pit. 8 laps later, having spun out twice and losing a 20+ second lead, he's finally allowed to come in. HE WASNT GOING TOO FAST, HE WAS RUNNING ON CORDS: look at his rear tire when his car was sitting in the gravel. It infuriates me the world blamed Lewis and totally forgets about this fact. And magically, there's no full race replay of the race that would have made him the first, black, rookie world champion... BS
I've just come across this video and was going to say the same thing. I remember watching this race. He complained about the tyres for ages but the team kept telling him to stay out. The commentators kept mentioning the state of the tyres as he was going round. It's also why I laugh at people complaining about modern day Lewis always on the radio complaining about the tyres. He's just making sure everything is ok and wouldn't surprise me if he has slight PTSD from 2007 when it comes to tyre wear
That’s pure insanity. I can’t imagine how frustrated he would’ve been at the leadership at McLaren.
How come people think it's about his skin color. Who gives a shit whether someone's black or white
lynx Obviously some people do. I believe they are called racists.
Just one of the many things McLaren did during that season that stopped themselves winning a championship...
Kudos for including 'race' while discussion lewis's meteoric rise. Many vloggers steer well clear of such topics. You have my respect.
This vid is no doubt in response to the 'younger' viewers who think Max's hype is the truth. Thanks Aldas.
Ps. Lewis was actually overfueled during quali for many of the opening rounds. It wasn't until Canada after the debacle of monaco and through the insistence of the FIA - was he given equal opportunity to grab pole. The rest is history.
its so rarely mentioned even though i believe it is the underlying reason he gets so much hate. if he was white nobody would question him being one of the greatest ever
@@finellershaw295 This right here is a fact, the world has been racist as hell that we accept the less overt racism as normal. Like no blacks in NASCAR, Ice hockey and F1. The moment someone black appears, the usually hidden racism comes out.
@@finellershaw295 nonsense. By that logic if Vettel wasn't German people wouldn't question his success when at Red Bull. Maybe there's some of what you say, but to brush every critic as racist is a lie.
@@Alto53 No, i think you are mistaken in what i mean. I think fundamentally people dont consider him as the goat because they dont like him as a person. And not liking him as a person ties into what i originally said
@@finellershaw295 why should people consider him to be the GOAT? I don't even know if I do and I'm a fan.
Really love Hamilton's early hemelts, reminds me of Senna
Senna was Lewis' hero. His yellow helmets were a tribute to Ayrton.
Then you don't like early Hamilton's helmets. What you really like are Ayrton Senna's helmets
@@cosmin751 Originally his helmets were so his dad could recognize him, but I think he kept yellow as a tribute to Ayrton later on.
I’m a card carrying member of the MV33 fan club, but this video speaks facts. Such an impressive rookie season.
I consider Lewis Hamilton as getting the taste for racing when he was 7 in 1992 doing Radio-controlled car races as seen in BBC blue peter clip, the concentration at 7 in the clip is astounding, he doesnt care about the cameras or being on tv , he is just focused to win.
I suggest anyone who hasnt seen the clip watch it.
And thanks
Aldas for a great Video. Subbed now
5:35 Both Lewis and Alonso look so goofy with short hair haha the good ol' days
Lewis is my role model, somebody I hope to become one day. As I wish to be racing driver for any GT discipline. As a black man like him, we both feel the struggle of racism. He showed me that I can become great no matter skin color.
That’s fantastic 🙂
Good luck to you! I wish you much success!
bad role model ngl, dont be fake bitch like lewis is
Salute to his dad working 3 jobs to keep him in carting! Amazing support
I remember watching the 2007 season. The most exciting season I have ever watched. I was so thrilled to see a rookie doing so well in his debut year that even though Kimi was my favorite I wanted Lewis to win.
Hamilton is a competitive beast!!! I love his attitude on track and he obviously backs it up with his unbelievable talent ....
McLaren bottled it in China smh, till this day I still don't get why they kept Lewis out when his tyres are clearly worn out 🤦🏽♂️
They were a lot worse than Ferrari are now.
Alonso questioning McLaren giving a drive to a rookie..🤣🤣🤣
I don't think it is even up for debate, who else was 1 point away from the championship as a rookie? No one.
Awesome video! One thing you didnt capture was China. You said his tyres were badly worn but what you didnt say was that he was wanting to come in to the pits for ages and it was the team that forced him to stay out!
Hamilton has won 6 World Championships but still is massively underrated and does not get the respect from some which he deserves. Maybe if people start to judge him on the basis of what he does on the track rather than off it he'll get the respect he deserves
i dont judge him on what does off the track because its his life, he isnt a criminal and needs to be stopped, he is a human being who deserves to run his life whatever he feels like.
He's not underrated. He's just overhated.
what does he do off track?
Who cares that’s his life
Because he has had a more consistently dominant car than even Schumacher ever had.
He is the new senna, a whole different league, he is in a league of his own. If Ron Denis didn’t gave that opportunity we would never be able to see this amazing racing driver
Fantastic compilation, well researched, put together and narrated. Fantastic!! And I fully agree with you, this was the greatest F1 rookie season so far. 9 podiums in the first 9 races? That must have put immense pressure on everyone in the team, and all the other drivers.
I've been looking for this subject. People don't realize LH almost win a championship as a rookie that often. It's crazy to think about.
Looking back , this is tragic, that he came second. For a rookie season though is absolutely amazing. I agree.
Also glad that Kimi got one, because he deserved it.
I would love to see Kimi at the front again but for him, "It is a hobby." LOL I love that.
I wish I could find a hobby that is that boring. lol
So true Kimi was an excellent driver and deserved to win a world championship in a Ferrari, also it doesn't hurt that winning that year was a fitting retribution for spygate. So many great drivers are somewhat forgotten since they were never crowned world champion. I just hope Leclerc eventually gets the same opportunity, his sportsmanship and talent are amazing and he reminds me of a younger Kimi.
Also a hobby that pays so well. Hard to not envy a driver who can earn an amount of money that buys a lifetime of security in just a few seasons when so young.
Yet, the Hamilton haters claim... "its just the car".... absolute clowns the lot of them.
I got like #44
@@justincredible5414 nice
@Християн Димов yeah that’s why he beat Alonso and lapped nearly the whole field in Britain 2008..
@Християн Димов cry
@@f3p back then it wasnt just the car true. But you cant argue that last year he had anything of a fight, a teammate who is nowhere to be seen and garbage competition. Last year (especially) yes, it was the car and the team only.
Superb video mate, really good job!
As a Hamilton fan China and Brazil still both make me want to cry. Especially China shouldn't have happened all he had to do was get a few points 😭
Funny, those moments bring me great joy. That and Malaysia 2016... What a beautiful sound that was
Thomas Evanko you hater just joules of his success.
Kimi winning championship with one point gave me joy
I watched a clip of it the other day, hadn't seen it in years. McLaren kept him out on very old tyres for no reason at all. There's a solid 5 mins of MARTIN Brundle saying that he has no idea why they're keeping Lewis out.
Alonso must have had a clause in his contract that said if Hamilton were in a position to win the championship the team must step in and prevent that
This video is a masterpiece, congratulations on this work keep it up!
Your video will make LEWIS HAMILTON's haters cry 😁😁😁
Awesome recap. Very well delivered. Gives a vivid sense of the unique talent Hamilton is.
i saw the whole thing!
let me tell you, in real time, lewis was literally the most ridiculous talent gp2 had ever seen, he wrote off the field because he outclassed them so.
he was already supposed to be in f1 by then honestly but mclaren were doing the very popular raikkonen and montoya pairing.
his actual rookie season, his car control was next level you had to watch him in free practice sessions honestly, absolutely incredible the things he was getting away with as a rookie, he was fucking drifting an f1 car in monaco at some point.
could not finish any other position but 2nd place until the championship got to canada, interestingly i think it was martin brundle, he interviewed him sometime before monaco and asked him where he thought he would get his first victory, lewis was hoping to get it in monaco lol, interviewer said his best bet was probably canada but that monaco would indeed be a good place to get a maiden victory, but he expected fernando to have more track knowledge which he did in the end.
but, hamilton's first win did come at canada as predicted, probably could have won the season just without the gaff at the chinese grand prix, but hey, here was a rookie challenging for the world title, running as the favourite for a time, we had indeed just witnessed something very special.
also that 2007 japanese grand prix, that is must watch television.
Thanks once again for your great content. It’s great entertainment during this dark period.
One of the greatest autosports success stories of all time and it is still being written.
Great video! Fun, informative, moves along comfortably. Awesome job!
This is what i'm looking for. Great, Aldas!
For me Hamilton is the greatest f1 driver of all time
TheRainMaster Deimis nice joke
@@assyrianchristianmarvin1738 not a joke
I agree
TheRainMaster Deimis but he couldn’t beat raikkonen in a slower car in 2007 😅
@@matthewashley4276 i like hiw you chose not to see that his rear tyres were on the metal rim AND his gearbox broke
I doubt there will be another one like him soon. Now chasing the GOAT status for the 7th World Championship
Max probably. But if Red Bull doesn't continue giving him a good car he will not be breaking records unfortunately. The car still matters in F1 and F1 fans should apply that standard to every driver, not just Hamilton.
@@tyga6408 What you think about max now? Most dominant f1 season by a single driver ever
13:44 for anyone wondering, Hamilton was told to let Alonso pass on track because McLaren was alternating starting drivers for quali and this was Alonso's turn, but Lewis was let in first by his engineers and at first it was thought to be a mistake and Lewis would let Alonso pass but he didn't. Don't really agree with Lewis' reasoning that this wasn't a good enough reason to let Alonso pass if this had already been agreed upon and was fair and Alonso and his crew would understandably be very frustrated. However, Fernando claiming that he went as soon as he had been counted down isn't true, the ten count finished right before the lollipop was raised and once everyone noticed that he hadn't moved the engineers started in the radio telling Alonso to go, as did everyone else around the car. Here is Marc Priestley who was a part of the right rear wheel crew on that very pitstop recounting what happened: ua-cam.com/video/xlOa24FRSeA/v-deo.html the whole video is actually worth a watch!
I like the new editing style, keep it up!
So the 2 times Hamilton finished 2nd in the championship were by a combined 6 points total (1 in rookie season & 5 to teammate Rosberg) and the major contributing factors were mechanical not human (gearbox issue in rookie season & Malaysia in 2016) and he’s a 6 time world champ which could easily be 8 time world champ in 13yrs in the sport if it weren’t for those 2 mechanic issues.
Tom Brady is regarded as the goat. 6 Super Bowl championships with 9 appearances in almost 20 in the sport. Hamilton is hands down The Goat... yeah that’s right, I said (sorry to all you Michael fans).
Great video as always Aldas! Keep up the great work!
He also races clean and doesn't have defacto #1 status
You may hate him or love him but He is the GOAT...GREATEST
Thank you for this Great Video..
Your work in Truly Timeless
Love the new format and style, great pace and enthusiasm!
Yea he is one of the best f1 content creators even though he may not be the biggest.
Hamilton was favoured because he was clearly faster than Fernando and that’s how an F1 team should be ran, so let’s stop making excuses for Fernando!
He wasn't favoured at all. No one, absolutely noone expected him to get the seat or even imagined he'd challenge alonso. This includes alonso himself and Dennis. The speed was so apparent that alonso requested he be banned for the first in season test and began hiding his telemetry from him.
Their relationship wasn't as bad as it seemed, they never once crashed into eachother.
Bahamuttiamat I don’t think he was initially favoured by the team but once he gained momentum in the championship and alonso’s attitude got worse I think he got the advantage, although there might’ve been some british bias as well, certainly in the media
@McLovin G The British media definitely favoured him but that wasn't reflected in the team. Teams want the best and fastest driver possible. I don't understand how favouring a driving is beneficial to their performance. Lewis wasn't given advantageous equipment or strategies. In fact, he was given sub-optimal strategies for the first couple races.
The way I see it is this; Alonso had sign for mclaren in 05 for the 07 season. At that time, lewis wasn't even in gp2 and wasn't even on the radar for the second seat. Juan's sudden retirement changed all that. No one, absolutely no one expected lewis to challenge alonso, so he was never contractually number 2. It was further complicated because not only was he not liability which many feared, he was on par and sometimes faster than fernando. Both drivers played their respective media and waged mental warfare, but they never crossed the line on track. Hungary and spa aside, they never collided - which is unheard of. Ultimately, I believe both drivers hold each-other in extremely high regard.
I actually think it's simpler than that. Alonso was favoured early in the season with lower fuel in qualifying etc.
(And who can blame then? Why wouldn't McLaren want to back their two-time world champion?)
But then Hungary happened and Alonso tried to blackmail Ron Dennis. From then on, the team may have consciously, or subconsciously, favoured Hamilton.
(And, frankly, who can blame them? Why would anyone want to help someone who tried to blackmail them?)
To be fair, Lewis was at a strategic disadvantage for most of the first half of the season, so even if Mclaren favoured him after Monaco, it's not like Fernando didn't get the same treatment. Lewis even gave Alonso the win in Malaysia by blocking the Ferrari's for the entire race.
Great video bud, some fantastic moments
Jacques Villeneuve won 4 races his rookie season and pushed Damon until the season finale for the championship to be decided. Had it not been for the oil leak at the first race of the season that year he would have won his first F1 race before having to settle for 2nd. JV also had 3 poles, 6 fastest laps, and 10 podiums which includes the 4 wins. I think that is very impressive.
Yeah, Jack is really forgotten here.
Really awesome video! U should do more like this
first race, first lap, first corner, legendary! :)
Excellent video!
At ~0:20, I would also praise _Jacques Villeneuve_ for his rookie season.
When people are upset at Hamilton winning race after race each year, I would hope that it’s not that they dislike him as a person or driver. Because he really is one of (if not) the greatest F1 drivers of all time, and has deserved each win. He encompasses everything it means to be a legendary race driver. But yeah, it would be nice to see other drivers win races on occasion, haha.
I agree with you. We need to see more consistent competition from other teams (Its been 6 years now since the start of the hybrid era) and closest rivals Ferrari and Red bull need to step up their efforts. They really need to give the Mercs and Lewis a run for their money in order to make F1 more entertaining again. I think this could one of the reasons there is so much resentment towards Lewis.
Yeah, but it’s just annoying to hear ‘GET IN THERE LEWIS’ after almost every race
we are upset cause noone can beat mercedes. We want seasons like 2012
Haha the name is Anthony White and you like Hamilton... quite ironic lol. Not saying all Hamilton haters are racist, of course not, just some are!
I have to give it to HAM too, as he also faced a bit of racial adversity off the track! Great video man! Stay safe & healthy to all my F1 family
You make the point really well, and I definitely think people often dismiss Hamilton simply because of the car he drove, but realistically, for any rookie to come into the top team and pull a season like that off, you have to give them the respect they deserve.
I remember hearing about it so much as a nascar fan, when i started watching F1, i joined as a LH44 fan lol My dad had said rookies dont deserve to win the championship at that time, crazy
great to see storytime videos by you amazing thanks for making my day 21 minutes less boring
12:58 ok, this is really disgusting
the spanish hated hamilton for embarrassing their golden boy alonso. and i get it, i would probably dislike the rookie too. but what those people did there crossed the line. there's never a reason to bring skin colour into it. hope they were banned for life
haha they just dumb, bet hamilton find it funny
@@filipesantos9373 people like you are the problem..Trying to defend your people I see.
@@elishashedrach8023 haha no u trippin, blacks n whites on my family. im d problem? lmao shut up
@@elishashedrach8023 dat shit just dumb, it hurts nobody
So long butnit felt so short. I terrific job. Thank you.
excellently referenced and crafted video. nice work
Amazing video!!!!
Someone in these comments said that it’s good he didn’t win that year and as someone who remembers celebrating his very first championship I couldn’t agree more. The reason he is the man and the driver he is today is because of the way he dealt with that first season. Had he won, I don’t think his career would’ve panned out the way it has since it gave him a new determination to win knowing he’d gotten so close already.
EPIC piece, well done!
Your video is well put together. Awesome job.
A really good, even-handed, review of that 2007 reason 👍🏼