[Opinion] Mercedes has become extremely unlikeable this season, and I don't know what to feel about it.
[Opinion] Mercedes has become extremely unlikeable this season, and I don't know what to feel about it.
I am not really one to hate on teams or drivers for no reason, as I hold massive respect for each and every one of them. I love the sport, so I feel like having some hatred for a part of it is not really useful. But I have to say, from the baviour of Toto, to comments of Hamilton and on track behaviour of Russell, they have become very annoying in my eyes and seeing them lose has become more fun to watch than seeing them win. That's obviously just my subjective view of things, but I just feel like them being on top for 6 years and being in the sport for a pretty long time, they would understand that domination is not easy. Instead, they act like sore losers, dismissing their competitors, shitting on the car (and in the same way, the engineers), and overall being extremely unlikeable. I am not even tifosi, but after shit Toto has said during Las Vegas, I am holding my hopes up that ferrari cleans the floor with them in Abu Dhabi and gets that p2.
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Tbh I hated them and their better-than-thou attitude to corporate culture, self-improvement, blame-free, blah blah blah, all while they were the dominant team. Then in 2022 they don't even drop down the pecking order that far, and it's like every man for themselves like they're all Chicken fucking Little while Lewis is moaning about how undriveable the second or third fastest car on the grid is.
Totally agree, gracious in defeat only when they win or get a good result, all things considered. I guess that is what you get by dominating the sport for almost a decade. People were so quick to consider Lewis the GOAT, I can't help but notice the lack of competitiveness from him, even with a inferior car.
"This is getting manipulated, man!"
I think that's taking it a bit too far. There's no denying that Lewis cruised to some of his titles because the car was leagues ahead of the rest, but he still has extremely competitive races even in a car that's drifting between second and fourth best. And I'm saying that as not the biggest Lewis fan out there.
He is/was very good, just not the best, in my opinion.