Is Lewis Hamilton the next Schumacher?

Lewis Hamilton - Lewis Hamilton with another trophy!!
@ram_cv (16513)
India
June 18, 2007 9:13pm CST
The phenomenal success that rookie driver Lewis Hamilton is having in his first season in Formula 1 is having tongues wagging. Do you think he is the next Michael Schumacher of the Formula 1?Cheers! Ram
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@abinesh (38)
• India
1 Jul 07
no ram, there cant be... there s only one schumacher, like there s only one sun ,ane moon , one superstar (rajni kanth if u know him)... its difficult to have "the schumacher attitude" ... maybe he has got the talent... but how many drivers talk to the track ppl and give thm some happiness after all the work they had done for the race .... i ve seen only those getting into their cabin fustraed and slamming the door... also how many ppl get their fist season with mclaren... schumacher started with the benetton (coect me if i am wrong) and he raised ferrari from the floor...thats schumi for you all....
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
1 Jul 07
Yes you are right that Schumi started from Benetton and made his way up with Ferrari. Hamilton is lucky on that account to start with McLaren. But even given that his performance has been nothing short of phenomenal considering this to be his first season. The thing that impresses me most is his mentality. Cheers! Ram
@aswinpai (186)
• India
30 Jun 07
well it will be not correct right now to compare schumi and Hamilton as he is only in his first season. shumi came into ferrari from Benetton after winning the championship with them. Benetton was not a big racing team compared to Ferrari but schumi still won the championship there. hamilton already has a very good car right in his first season. but 'm very impressed by the way he's keeping his cool in tight spots and alsi his driving is very aggressive. if he is as consistent as he is now he can surly emulate schumi.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
1 Jul 07
You are right Hamilton has a great car to start off with, but it is his mentality that is mind blowing. Most rookies are awed by the occassion and commit some mistakes. Hamilton just seems to be made of different material. Cheers! Ram
@jayarajgr (816)
• India
25 Apr 08
Hamilton won only 4 races in his first season. Almost all 4 races were won, because of technical failures from Ferrari or due to errors by Ferrari drivers. The fact is, McLaren was a very good car last year, and Lewis was benefited by such a good car. Any F1 driver, in such good machine would ve done the same job. Remember that he did not had a single mechanical failure in 2007. Few times he had to retire, but were all his faults. He is not going to be anywhere near Schumacher or even Raikkonen. At least not now.
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• Oxford, England
7 Jul 08
Never in the 'reign of Sam', is Lewis Hamilton in the same league as Michael Schumacher. If Hamilton thinks that he is ... then I think that is pretty dangerous.
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