Lewis Hamilton Ready to Challenge
April 1, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
Filed under Racing
World champion Lewis Hamilton had a tough time in the first Formula One race at the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne, finishing third in a car that appears to be fighting the track and its driver. Malaysia is the next racing venue that Formula One racers will be heading to in a few days and if the first race is any indication, it could be even tougher for the current world champion to compete on an even race-track with Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello and Brawn’s amazingly fast Formula One cars.
Lewis Hamilton just warming up?
Hamilton battled through the race, showing the spirit and drive that makes him a world champion, but kept losing ground to the Brawn cars, no matter how well he drove. Starting 18th on the grid Hamilton fought through the race, narrowing avoiding trouble when Sebastian Vettel and Robert Kubica collided, and was happy to capture six points despite his cars problems with competing.
Give the world champion and his crew a few races to get the car back up to speed, and for him to get an idea of how he has to drive to compete, and he’ll be back strong and competing for the world championship again.
The Australian Grand Prix was an excellent learning lesson for Hamilton, he had to come from behind to reach third, along with a little bad luck for other drivers and good luck for him, but showed patience in hanging in and keeping his car in one piece and on the road. Give him time, probably by the third Grand Prix we’ll see him starting to pick up speed and momentum, and start to close the point’s gap on the fast-running Brawn offerings.
By the time the Grand Prix of China comes around expect the Formula One point’s race to be a lot closer and Brawn’s race team to be sweating a little more then they are at the moment. Hamilton will certainly not give up, despite his car’s problems competing, and its not uncommon for him to come from sixth or seventh in a race, so coming from behind in the Formula One point’s race, is just the kind of challenge the British love.
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