[NeilP]

At no time during the season have I given up on Hamilton.

At no time of this season have I ever thought there is a better driver on the grid than Hamilton.

At no time of the season have I ever thought he is close to giving up the sport.

I like to think I am a reasonable and fair minded person, always open to discussion on points and I have always been willing to admit when I am wrong. I apply that to all aspects of my life of which sport is a very large part of it. When it comes to F1 my weakness is Red Bull because as is obviously evident I pretty much hate, despise and loathe the whole team.

I cannot believe the verbal diarrhea I am reading and listening to.  During the race commentary from Sky yesterday Croft referred to the battle between Hamilton and Verstappen as two great champions of F1 doing battle. The only thing he got right in that statement was the fact they have both won championships. I will fiercely argue that Verstappen is not fit to hold Hamilton's jock strap (I defer to Forza as to if he wears one!) as a driver. I am not going into details why.  I think that you guys are all knowledgeable and although you will have your independent views on the subject and fanhood bias frankly if you think different to that I will politely say you are an idiot and just agree to disagree. I accept you have that right, after all this is America the Banter.

Reading various posts on the subject of F1 around the internet is a microcosm of our world today. Stupid, inane and inaccurate and filled with fan biased views which it seems many people are ready to kill to ram down peoples throat. I know fans will be fans but really. Apparently Verstappen's Championships are down to the driver whilst Hamilton's championships are because of a dominant car. You get the gist of where I am going. I would hope we all know on here despite where we stand you need both to win at this level of racing. Yes a driver can make a big difference but without the car he is not winning Championships.

I do not want this to be all about my hatred of Red Bull. On the surface of it Verstappen absolutely deserves his Championship but that does come with the caveat of the fact nobody will probably ever know the truth about what Red Bull got away with in 2022. You all know my opinion of 2021, which with this new information about the season puts an even larger question mark/asterisk against the result. Hamilton was totally screwed out that Championship. No doubt about it.

The whole way F1 is being run is a disgrace. It is deceitful, unfair and incompetent. What will happen next season?  The punishment has not been announced as yet but we all know it will insignificant, it will not punish and take away the advantage Red Bull has gained on the field and furthermore I would bet we will never know the facts.  I wonder if anyone has thought about what their budget report for 2022 will say?

I want someone to go to court with this.  Do I think anyone will. No I do not.  If I am Mercedes or Ferrari (in particular) I spend what the heck I want next season and throw the gauntlet down to the FIA. Do I think they will? Again, no but they should.