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Originally Posted by abm89
I would argue Lewis being George's teammate is irrelevant to pressure if he is starting the season with the team. You can't think "oh man going against one of the GOATs" That's how you end up like Bottas. Lewis is just another driver George has to beat at the end of the day. If anything, that stand-in in Bahrain was his biggest test yet. A live audtion for the seat in a world championship round. If he failed to deliver in any way, he would likely not be up for discussion when it comes to the 2022 seat. Bottas would likely keep it, or they would look at poaching Lando, IMO.
Nico vs Lewis was personal. It's my opinion to never draw any conclusions from that battle because personal beef is something no one outside of the team has insight into. Objectively, Nico is possibly the best teammate Lewis ever had based on pure pace and competitiveness. Nico was never lapped by his teammate with a fully functional car (ahem, looking at you Bottas). I think he will go down as the most underrated WDC ever.
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I will simply agree to disagree. I don't know if you ever competed any sports beyond high school. I played against some of the best ball players of my time. I faced many professional pitchers and went two for three off Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven. I out hit and out fielded many that went to the pros. It still wasn't enough to get me their and the most pressure I had was to keep my position from some young hopeful or veteran that wanted my position or theirs back. The biggest battle is with your teammates the other pressure is about how one stacks up against the rest. If I am wrong why is it the media always focus on how the teammates stack up against each other.
I will agree that Bottas has not got his due being paired with Massa and then Hamilton. He deserves a seat next year.