At the F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix that ended last weekend, there was a shot that broke the hearts of countless MayBen fans, that is, Red Bull Racing's little Verstappen completed the lap against Hamilton on lap 41. You should know that just 3 months ago, the two drivers still did not give in to each other, competing for the drivers' championship. In such a short period of time, Red Bull's car is still a strong contender for the championship, and the Mayben Team, which has dominated the F1 arena for the past 8 years, has completely fallen into the altar. At present, the W13B racing car of Mei Ben, not to mention the pace of Red Bull and Ferrari, even Haas, Alfa Romeo, which were once unobtrusive small teams, have shown a catch-up trend.
Although Hamilton has successfully completed the first four races of the season, from the driver's points currently obtained by the seven champions, 28 points can only temporarily rank seventh in the drivers' standings, as many as 58 points behind Leclerc at the top of the table. The lack of competitiveness of this W13B car driven by the seven champions is an indisputable fact. Hamilton is in a very struggling state in every game.
Constantly being bullied on the track, Hamilton, as the seven-time champion, gradually exhausted his self-confidence. In interviews with the media this season, Hamilton showed a state of helplessness and pessimism, and hamilton no longer has expectations for this season. Even Wolff, the leader of the Meiben team, directly admitted that at the current speed of the Meiben car, the possibility of defending the title is very small.
For Hamilton to be completed by Verstappen Jr. on the track, Red Bull boss Dr Marko, in a recent interview with the media, said directly: "Maybe he should retire last year." I believe that seeing Dr. Marko's evaluation of Hamilton's current situation, I have to say that Red Bull Racing has crushed Mei Ben Racing on the track, and now in the public opinion environment, it is also murderous!
As we all know, after last season's F1 race, Hamilton was rumored to retire after the "big decision" of race director Michael Massey, regrettably missing the feat of becoming the first 8-crowned driver in history. During the offseason, the news about the 7-time champions hating such a racing environment and the FIA's extreme disappointment was endless. However, with Hamilton officially appearing at the may-ben new season conference, the seven champions still chose to return to their beloved track. I want to use practical actions to regain the world championship that should be my own.
But what Hamilton did not expect was that when he returned to the track with full ambition, he was surprised to find that the car in his hand was no longer powerful, and now Hamilton was completely reduced to a background driver. Looking at his current situation, perhaps Hamilton would approve of Dr. Marko's sarcastic remark.