@@DB-qc9br "again" - it's the first time. And yes he did, whilst in a DRS train on a hard to pass track. Also he is now 37 years old so of course he isn't the same as when he was 23 in 2008.
@Awake Now Verstappen is definitely a once in a generation talent but Lewis remains well ahead. We will have to see in 10 years how they compare to each other after each having had a full career.
Singapore pole laps just seem to bring out the best in drivers. 2015 = Vettel 2016 = Rosberg 2017 = Vettel 2018 = Hamilton 2019 = Leclerc Vettel's two poles and this lap are the standouts for me.
Just came back after the Spanish GP and him overtaking Sainz afterr being 6 seconds down and even getting away by 3 seconds but the problem with the car... And all that after the inchident at first lap was amazing... its not over
Its weird saying that a 7 time world champion, the winningest driver and the highest pole setter in Formula 1 history is underrated. I'm a Schumi head but in my opinion Lewis is the greatest driver ever in F1. Even if you don't agree you can't deny he is one of the greats.
@@troll7589 in Hamilton rookie season btw. Alonso has no leg on Hamilton. The guy talking about Alonso is just trolling lol. Alonso is 40 and washed up. After Hamilton it will be Max, Leclerc, Russell era
Lewis Hamilton doesn’t get the recognition and credit he deserves. He is one of the greatest of all time, yet people still talk down on him saying he’s lucky, etc. You don’t be a 7 times 🏆 because of luck? Put some respect on his name. He came from 0 and pave his way to the top. Salute!
I get where u're coming from. I guess the gray area people don't like is the fact that the silver arrow has outpaced every other car on the grid. We saw an increase in pace when.. the pink Mercedes were out (Perez and stroll somehow are now top 3-4).. Bottas very competitive ofc until he chokes.. then u have Russell who proved himself in one race... Is Hamilton the best of all time? Maybe.. prob.. I just wish Benz had a better competitor in it's constructors and in turn more competition than max and red bull by itself
@@MDgp5dl some of those clowns are ex F1 drivers or even present ones. Alonso Never gives him recognition,but then he was a two times F1 champion, out raced by a rookie Black guy. Sour grapes I think.
This guy is one of the best ever, simple as that. People can hate him all they want but they will never take his success away from him. A total legend and an inspiration for lots out there
Lewis as a Rookie isn't talked about much these days......but he came into F1 like he was always there....the way he started with Podiums from Race 1 and then just kept making History.... Look at how much we appreciate a rookie like Piastri for even finishing P4 these days....coz F1 is tough....my point is....I don't think we'll ever see a Rookie like Ham was again....💯🐐💜
That drive in Silverstone was a masterclass. For me that and Kimis drive in Suzuka 2005 are simply the two greatest individual performances of modern F1 and nothing else comes even close. Absolute gem in the history of this sport.
Let's not forget to appreciate one of the greatest drives of all time - Great Britain 2008 -P4 on start after disappointing quali. - Claimed P1 just on Lap 5 - Intermediate on full rain - Lapped entire racing field up to 4th place(rival Kimi) - 68 seconds ahead of P2 Nick F1 largest margin of victory since 15 years
@@georgestone8099 yea true haha, but just a glimpse of it..the results are amazing.. 😅 insane driving skills..just look for british gp 2008 and u can find highlights of it in detail..
@@pollux_id2557 theres too many factors between eras for the GOAT, but he was the greatest of the era he dominated. I'm now thinking with new 2022 regulations its gonna be verstappens era, unless perez pulls a funny (which im totally hoping for)
There is so many moments of Hamilton Brilliance that lots are missed out on this list. Remember this has 10 moments of Brilliance and whether you think others drivers should be in there than I see why you say that because so many great drivers that can be picked from his career.
Yeah I totally agree with you guys, Lewis has so many more than 10 outstanding feats among his deeds...That is exactly why I think there were soo many great moments from him more deserving than some of tre entries here... Like you also said man, Italy 2018 and Hungary 2019 were more deserving than some of the entries here
I'm a new fan of formula one and I'm not the biggest fan of Lewis, but this video gave me so much insight from his carrer and I am taking back everything I have said from him. I looking forward for him to become the greatest ever, I think he'll do it, and I'm happy I am watching formula one during these historic times.
It is obvious you are a new F1 fan, saying that his statistics make him the greatest ever. Thats not how F1 works. Well, statistically he is, but he is not solely Responsible for it. Different car different stats, different team mate different stats, more competition from other teams different stats. It means many variables have influence on the stats. This is to differentiate to non-team sports like tennis or snooker, where the player is 100% responsible for succes. Please note the difference. I dont intend to downgrade his skill though :)
I still remember watching the 2018 Singapore GP. Everyone was expecting Hamilton around P5 and I thought the battle for pole would be between Verstappen and Vettel. As I Verstappen fan myself I was watching it with such excitement since it looked like he could finally grab his first pole. But then that one lap, everyone was just stunned by it. It was a magical lap by Hamilton. I remember watching it and not being able to believe it. How did he accomplish that? It was truly a moment of magic by Hamilton.
@@theblacktrainboy373 yeah if you compare hamilton and bottas average gap and russel and bottas gap, you see that hamilton is still very very very far away
People can't except someone who's too dominant because it makes the sport 'boring,' and it does, same as when Schumacher was in his period of greatness
Hamilton has had some of the best drives, ever. And it’s not just when there were difficult circumstances for everyone in the track, it’s the fact that when it was hard for everyone, he drove well and then drove better. Silverstone 2008 is in my mind the greatest wet drive of all time. To think if there was a few more laps he would have lapped the whole field, even 2nd place. Still, what an unprecedented drive for only your 2nd year in F1.
"Of all time" so funny...as if you have watched all the wet races in history. May I ask since when you watch F1? Watch spain 1996, I think that one was more impressive
@@pokkaizemma2326 You could make a case for Hamilton's one being better because he was less experienced. Schumacher had around 5 years of experience whereas Hamilton had 1. Not to mention Hamilton was on inters and every other title contender was spinning around. But I'm not saying Britain 2008 was better than Spain 19996 though. I was just saying there is case for Britain 2008. For me, the greatest wet weather drive of all time is either Clark at Belgium 1963 or Stewart at Nürburgring 1968.
@Aruna Swaminathan then also add that the Ferrari in 1996 was terrible, far worse than the Mclaren in 2008 compared to their respective grid. Your examples were before my time. You must have an respectable age to claim that, or you just watched an replay. Btw, I think the majority of the Hamilton fans here are quite young.
@@pokkaizemma2326 cry into a cup and drink your tears. it's obvious you just don't want to give Hamilton any credit and that you don't rate him. you're so pained. i can't imagine the pain you felt watching this video
@Wayne such a smart and useful reply. Any intelligent comment to make next time? I didnt say anything against hamilton, fool. I do respect his skills and achievements and he belongs to the list of greatest drivers. I just say you cant claim that a certain drive in the wet is the best ever when you obviously havent seen all wet races. Its not that hard to understand. Next time think before commenting, butthurt Hamilton fanboy.
@@rorypinkney3169 that was his first ever f1 race and he jumped alonso. It is race very well mentioning but I think turkey 2020 or Japan 2007 should have been on here instead
Lewis Hamilton is the reason I started watching F1. I saw him interviewed on Top Gear and The Daily Show. I started to watch the sport because I didn't even know who he was. His story intrigued me.
@@awakenow007 Because Max Verstappen has always won on just pure skills and not because Redbull treats their second driver as a walking dish towel whose only job is to bend to their will and ensure everything they do is to give Max the upper hand. If you are going to make such calls, at least have the decency to accept that Max wouldn't be the champion he is if Redbull didn't get him there by doing every underhanded thing possible to make him so while breaking the will of the "second" driver a.k.a door mat. It's ridiculous how delusional you Redbull/Max fans are.
@@awakenow007 yh lets just ignore the fact he got his first championship handed to him. last year he was the one with the superior car. He is not skilled, he just drives aggressively.
It’s still unbelievable when you think about it.....on the podium the first 9 (NINE)races of his rookie season. And it wasn’t with the fastest car that season. Today, if a driver gets 9th or 10th place in his rookie season, it would be breaking news. LH achievements is just mind blowing. Sometimes a wish he can get a little braggadocio and tell people, “Y’all must have forgot”😀😃
The mclaren was literally the best car of the 2007 season though. Like, what are you smoking? The mclaren was better than the ferrari, AND they were spying on ferrari. They would've won the constructors, but they got disqualified due to the whole spying on ferrari debacle. It was the best car of the season. no real contest. These days drivers aren't put into a championship winning car in their rookie season, they spend a few seasons at a lower/midfield team before maybe just maybe being given a chance at a race winning seat. It's unfair to compare such things.
@@machspeed20 Indeed but that's what the point is. Seasons Lewis drove well enough to be champion at McLaren but was denied by poor cars and strategy calls. Lewis drove like a master in 2009. Everyone remembers the Spygate incident from Australia 2009 but forgets Lewis pulled a terrible car that never made Q2 to 3rd on track at the end. Or that he had the second most points in the second half of the season despite the awful car. Lewis has transcended the cards dealt him many, many times.
@@Allyphant2909 and people say Lewis has never been unlucky. The man has driven well enough to be champion every year he’s been in the sport. Yet he’s been let down by poor strategy and held back by less than perfect cars. Yes there have been years where he’s been out driven by his teammate but every other year he very well could have and maybe should have been champion
@@jacobwashburn9672 yeah . People don't realize how garbage was that the 2009 McLaren was . If merc had a better car then 2013 maybe but seb was super dominating
They have always said it's the CAR, Truth be told 68 seconds in the RAIN, LH is just different. - Claimed P1 just on Lap 5 - Intermediate on full rain - Lapped the entire racing field up to 4th place(rival Kimi) - 68 seconds ahead of P2 Nick...THATS LEGENDARY.
Respect for your honesty. I'm a fan of his racing ability, as for his fashion, celebrity status etc., I couldn't care less, but having watched F1 for almost 50 years, he's the greatest driver I've seen, and I've seen and admired Schumacher, Lauda, Hunt, Mansell, Senna, Prost, Stewart, Alonso, Vettel and so on.
@@robthornton6288 Wow, I appreciate the opinion of older generation like you, not only are you a seasoned fan of F1 for decades, you have admired so many legends of the sports and you are able to compared these athletes of different generations without bias; also being civil about your opinion of LH lifestyle outside of his career is commendable. Thank you Sir
I don’t know what’s wrong with me but every time I watch Lewis Hamilton do anything I cry. Haha, I love him so much that his name alone, brings tears to my eyes. I think I’m in love. Lol.
Hello.. thanks so much for your love and support all through the times.. it's been a wonderful feeling for my beautiful fan's around the world. though I rarely comment here on my TH-cam pages I was attracted by the emotions in your comment. I'll like we to get a look along and stay in touch 🥰, Tell me where are you from?
@@gavinmcguffey Lewis 8 time world champion no one is like him max is a child in the game of f1 from a expert on f1 it is not like. Nascar. Driving only left 🤣😂🤣
The strange thing about his McLaren career is that during their time together Jensen Button scored more points. That's not to say that Jensen was *better* than Lewis, not even Jensen thinks that, but it's a sign of the inconsistency that Lewis has worked to eradicate since.
@@kevinjohnbetts Jenson only scored 15 more pts overall, but Lewis was only inconsistent in 2011. If his McLaren wasn't more unreliable and he didn't have many unlucky races that other drivers crashed into him when in some of them he was gonna win the race (like crashes with Grosjean, Maldonado, Webber, Button, Hulkenberg) he should've basically beat button by around 100pts and won one of those championships between 2010 to 2012. Even if in his last race Hulkenberg didn't end his race, he would've still scored more points.
@@ParhamAz Maybe, but Jensen was in the same car and had his own share of ill-fortune (the 2011 World Championship could have been his with a little more luck). Again I don't believe Jensen was/is better than Lewis but they were closer than anyone expected when Jensen joined McLaren even if it's arguable that Lewis should have scored more points. I would add that Lewis has had the accusation of inconsistency levelled at him by Nico Rosberg, maybe others if memory serves but I'm not going to Google dozens of pages just to make that point. Hamilton himself acknowledges that his time at McLaren was troubled, that he was capable of putting in the fast laps but not always the full races. Worth remembering that Jensen was 10 years into his F1 career when he joined McLaren whereas Lewis was only 3 years in and that experience gap probably showed, Just my opinion of course. Btw I am a big fan of Lewis but Jensen has a special place in my heart, largely because I stopped watching F1 around the same time that Jensen's career started tailing off. The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix is a personal favourite for all those reasons. I wonder if Lewis will be motivated enough to try for three more F1 World Championships and whether that record could be matched. Who knows? 🙂
@@sirmounted8499 no man we should be Grateful For mercedes car man Russel A man who drives Its For the First time almost wij lewis is just lucky with his car
9 straight podiums to start your career, and didn’t even know where to go after he finished outside the podium, he’s brilliant even when he doesn’t have the fastest car...
If you want to give that credit to someone , be it Alonso . Vettel & Hamilton had better cars in 2010-12 . Alonso lead them many times in a tractor . ie why many racing pundits place Alonso together with Hamilton even if the no of titles are far less .
still. it's pointless. you are just desperately trying to find reasons to devalue his achievements. that has nothing to do with a constructive discussion. that's just frustration
@@ml8022 Okay, now how about the evidence that they are more legendary than Lewis? Without that, this is nothing more than the list of drivers that you personally think are more legendary. Basically, without facts to back up your claim, all you can actually do is give a worthless opinion, or worse, simply lie.
Maturing is realizing that his car plays a huge role in his success, just as it does with every other driver. Hamilton would be nothing without Mercedes, just like Schumacher would be nothing without Ferrari, or Vettel without Red Bull. All the front-runners are around equal in terms of actual driving skill, it just depends on whether or not they have the car to take advantage of that skill.
@@robot3759 "Hamilton would be nothing without Mercedes" - 2007, lost by 1 point, also because of his team's tactics and problems. 2008 - Won the championship in Mclaren. 2009 - Drove a tractor and led it to podiums, and when it got better in terms of pace, won the very first race with it, until he DNF'd due to technical issues and season was over. 2011 - The only non RedBull pole and it was by Hamilton. So, he is very much a WDC without mercedes. In the same car, over his career he has beaten 3 WDCs - Alonso (finished equal on points, but outqualified him), Button (Out qualified and out raced him over the cumulative of 3 seasons), Rosberg (also out qualified and out raced him over 3 seasons). Schumacher never had such team mates. Neither did Vettel. They never had a challenge in the fastest car. Hamilton had, and came out on top. By far the best wet weather driver of his generation, no one even comes close. Wet weather negates the superiority of the car and demands higher skill from the driver. Its hard to say, but even Vettel in a Ferrari (even when his Ferrari was better ) couldn't beat Hamilton.
@@rfhsgaming1938 Oh don't get me wrong, Hamilton is no doubt one of the greatest drivers of the late 2000s and 2010s, but there's no doubt in my mind that he would not be a x7 WDC without Mercedes. Mercedes won the constructors most if not every year after the hybrid engine change, and almost all of those years as well their drivers won WDC. Sure, he could definitely win a couple, but no way 7, especially with most of them being in a row. Even just looking at him now, without a incredibly superior car he's been floating around 5-7th place, only claiming a podium in Bahrain because both Red Bulls DNF'ed. Not bad by any means, but not podiuming every race he didn't DNF like in years past. You could argue that it's just he's getting old like Alonso, Vettel, and Raikkonen and can't keep up anymore, but it wouldn't explain his extremely dominant performances just a year earlier.
His performance in Brazil 2021 belongs somewhere on this list. In Quali, he snatched P1. Got sent to P20 by the stewards. Fought his way up to P5 in the Sprint. Then was set back to P10 for the start of the race. During the race, Max was doing what he could to keep Lewis behind, but Lewis proved to us all that you can beat him up and he still won't back down. He then went on to win in Qatar and Jeddah to break even with Max for the grand finale. No one can deny that Lewis could have won his 8th title had it not been for the questionable decision-making during the safety car period. I also believe his team missed the opportunity of putting him on fresh rubber so that he could put up a better fight against Max in the final lap. Lewis has rewritten the history books in such a powerful way. He had great cars and teams to help him get there. On the other hand, you need a great driver to drive a great car. If you were to put me in those great cars, I may just damage the car and hurt other drivers around me. Lewis isn't infallible, but he is far from ordinary. I don't root for just one driver in particular. It is amazing to see Max win. Watching Leclerc fly through the streets of Monaco is exhilerating. Carlos Sainz becoming a race-winner. Checo fighting from last to first. Russell is fitting in at Mercedes. I root for all of them.
@@barsoktay2119 Well, when DRS exists, what do you want him to do? Close the wing and make risky moves to prove a point? He was faster, entered into DRS zones in the right moments, overtook in the right moments, had blistering pace even though the Redbull was pretty equal and won the race even though Max made some questionable moves. Pretty legendary I'd say.
We as F1 fans are so so lucky to witness Lewis's glory and career. Not just any career, but the most successful one. I'm not a fan of him but I agree the fact he's the greatest of all time.
@@awakenow007 I mean look what happens when Max gets the best car , your argument for "it's just the car " isn't valid. You can't win a championship without one of the best cars
@@amartyagupta9242 i told you only because it stopped raining at the right time. The guy has been lucky all season. The only time his car had troubles was when Russell was driving it.
He did brill joining mclaren in 2007 and then led the team into one of the greatest success stories ever, like Schumacher did with joining the struggling ferrari after leaving the championship winning bennetton. Then he joined mercedes, built the team up from the grounds, laid the essential foundations, and another success story. Also as a person he made sure to focus on racing and keep politics where it belongs, outside the race track. His lifestyle has been the crowining of his great personality that beats even ones like Michael Jordan. A true inspiration for generations to come.
@Vini Chenzo in 2008 and 2018 he had the second best car not the best and he still won, he's the only one who win in every year even 2009 where Mclaren was nowhere, yeah sure man it's the car...
@@vitoblazic2824 The Best driver on the grid, is always hired by the builders of the best car on the grid. It was so for Schumacher, for Senna, for Prost, etc. Hamilton's is no different. That's how F1 works. People don't say it was the car when it comes to these others.
@Vini Chenzo Mercedes wasn't the best car in 2017 and 2018. Ferrari was. Ferrari was dominant in first half of those seasons, and less dominant but still more powerful than Mercedes in the second half of those seasons. Yet, Lewis won both seasons. Also in 2008, McLaren wasn't the best car. Yet he won.
@Vini Chenzo Helmut Marko about Ferrari in 2017 "They had the fastest car"... 2018: Ferrari led the championship until Vettel started making all those mistakes.
I dunno how Lewis doesn’t get his credit because he’s clearly the greatest f1 driver of all time. If you don’t like him that’s ok. I don’t like Schumacher but I can’t deny he’s one of the best ever
Much of Mercedes’ success has coincided with that of mercurial driver Lewis Hamilton. In terms of race wins, he is by far the most successful member to have donned the Silver Arrows overalls. It is, therefore, surprising that when asked about their favourite driver, the engineering staff at the team did not take the name of the 36-year-old. The Brackley Brothers - Andrew Shovlin, James Vowles, Ron Meadows, and Simon Cole - were present on F1’s podcast called Beyond the Grid. They have had a long haul at the team, having been present since it was BAR, then Honda, then Brawn GP, and finally, Mercedes.For them, German legend Michael Schumacher is the best driver they have worked with. “Michael Schumacher, but mainly because I was in the awe of him before he arrived and when he left the team, I was even more in the awe of him just because of how he behaved and treated all the team members,” said Ron Meadows. “Is Lewis listening? Does he listen to your podcast?” Simon Cole asked with a little chuckle. “I would say Michael Schumacher, not just because it’s sort of the common theme, but because he was genuinely impressive when we worked with him.” Chief strategist Vowles had a similar opinion. He spoke about how Schumacher completely changed his initial perception of him. “I would go with Michael because I had a perception that was entirely wrong of him before he joined,” he said.“I thought he was arrogant, I thought he was cold because that’s the impression you got. It took me just minutes before I realized that’s not true.“ And his greatness really shone in that period where we were with him and we learned a lot from him. ”It is tough to leave out Jenson Button as far as engineer Shovlin is concerned. They duo formed an impressive partnership that saw Button win the world championship in 2009. For Shovlin, it was tough to look beyond Button. “I can’t leave Jenson out, can I? I saw, as an engineer, I was learning on-the-job very much with him and just a lot of happy memories and funny moments.”
I had the privilege of watching one of those displays live. Hockenheim 2008. It was special. All those overtakes were right in front of me. As for the list, Turkey 2020 deserves to be up there. One of his more under-rated laps was Canada in 2017. He also produced the most dominant weekend in F1 history in 2015 at Monza. Those two I hold in very high esteem as well having witnessed them at the track
@@joemannari4545 Oh yeah, the way he's powered through in pressure situations and kept his cool, you can't do justice to those moments in a short video
Thank you for this look back. Well curated and enjoyable to watch. Whilst watching this I was reminded of Lewis' brilliance and just how many times he has proven to be the most complete driver.
I have in mind the 2019 German Grand Prix pole position lap. He was sick for the entire week-end (did not delivered a great race though), but man that lap was awesome. Also the 2020 Turkey masterclass, making his inters last for 50+ laps to claim the world championship, a truly genius drive.
He is by very far margin, the greatest of all time. He has shown things time and again, no mere mortal is able to show. He is now more mature, skilled and knowledgeable than ever. He is aging, but in the best way the great ones age.
I have watched F1 since 1969, and I have seen all the Greats since that time. But to me, Lewis is the GOAT. His qualifying, his race craft, his race brain, his wet weather driving. He has everything that makes a great driver great. And his driving is entertaining. Full throttle and no backing down at all. Also this video needs to be at least 60 minutes to show all of Lewis's great drives.
Even if you post a Top 50 it will never complete the number of moments of sheer brilliance in Lewis Hamilton's career. Just amazing! Hope he never stops...
People argue it's the car not him winning all the GP's and World Championship titles. Well, maybe the car did, to some degree, BUT, you have to be able to operate the best car, it's not operating on it's own. Maybe the car was allways technically more advanced then the other ones on the grid, so be it. But as a driver, you have to be able to squeeze out the last bit of tenth, hundreds and even thousands of a second, and that's exactly what he did over the last years. He deserves far more respect for what he achieved!
Also, look at Lewis’s instincts during races, his tire management, his overtaking and his patience! All things human error champion doesn’t have! Yes he drove a well engineered car for many years but so did his teammates! How come they didn’t do the things Lewis did? How come they couldn’t drive in the wet like Lewis? Same ‘magical Mercedes’, yet no one can answer that! Lewis drove next to THREE WDC without fear and beat or equal them in the same car! Can Max beat a WDC teammate? We will never know!
Turkey 2020 proved it, car not suited to track, but Hamilton just about the only driver not to spin, takes the win whilst the best his team-mate can do in the same car is 14th!
Not only is this guy a genius and arguably the best F1 driver in history but he is also the most charismatic and wholesome one together with Ricciardo.
Before that really. If you watched him in the ladder series you knew a storm was coming.... I remember watching him in formula Renault at Donington and wondering how this kid could be half a lap ahead of the rest of the field.
@@cdname47 I remember him since his winning Euroseries F3 season with ASM, smashing the field with 15 victories of 20 races. A.Sutil. L. Di Grassi, S. Vettel, L. Duval. J.Rossiter, P.Di Resta, F.Perera among others that year
Honorable Mention: 1) Hungary 2009: Winning the race with perhaps his uncompetitive car he ever drive in f1 2) Japan 2007 3) Canada 2012 4) USA 2007 5) Turkey 2020
Isn't it something that if we were asked to give our top ten moments - qually and race - there would be a very long list when added together! And the crazy thing is, he's actually under-rated by those who don't really understand F1. 🤷
Agreed, you can’t compare drivers from different generations. It’s impossible. You have to look at there generation and it’s clear Schumacher and Lewis are the best of there’s. oh yea and don’t forget the incredible stats they both have
@@mil0_259 Michael was a cheat though. I'll admit he was as fast as anyone but he'll always have that cloud. Lewis is respected across the paddock, he races properly
Don’t particularly like him but man what a driver. Best in our generation without doubt, top 3 with Senna & Schumacher for me. Few have challenged him, not many succeeded- yes Mercedes have the best car & engine but some of the drives he’s done not many could do, if any. Massive respect to Lewis 👏🏻
@@ayrtonvennkeane9315 it is moments of brilliance dude. It doesn’t have to be wins and dont need a quick car It can just be a quick start or a cheeky overtake or something like that. Just doesn’t matter.
@@paramshah2145 are you a dumdum. Magnussen was lightning fast, and was defenitely worthy of a much better car, but obviously he got stuck at Haas. You really think that they would put his P9 on top moments of Magnussen brilliance? The car simply isn't capable of competing, and so you cannot compare that to Lewis, who has had dominant, or atleast competetive cars his whole career.
Like him or not, you gotta accept he is the greatest of this generation, and statistically the greatest of all time. Happy birthday LH44
statistically is a strong word
He is.. the greatest of this generation.
Statistics isn't everything. But yes he is one of the goats
Hamilton ruined F1
I can’t wait for him to leave
@@louise7289 statistically is the right word
Love him or hate him
But you can’t deny that Lewis is one of the best F1 drivers ever.
@Luiz Eduardo Kemerich Be quiet please
@Luiz Eduardo Kemerich omae wa mou shinderu... Maybe... 😂
@Luiz Eduardo Kemerich you think someone can win 7 world championships by fluke?
I love him i can't hate him ;)
the best*
68 seconds ahead of 2nd place, lapping all but 3 of the cars, legendary.
Max just lapped him again
@@DB-qc9br who?
@@DB-qc9br "again" - it's the first time. And yes he did, whilst in a DRS train on a hard to pass track. Also he is now 37 years old so of course he isn't the same as when he was 23 in 2008.
@@Finlay_Mitchell funny thing is this DB guy is clearly a Lewis hater yet still returns to rewatch this video LOL
@@DB-qc9br who is max? Edit: oh yes, the racist's son-in-law
By far the greatest rookie ever in the history of any sport. Was 1point away from winning the 2007 WDC.
That was an amazing season for him and one that his doubters quickly forget.
could have easily won, thanks to mclaren
not of any sport and overrated because better car company not skills. Verstappen is better
@@awakenow007 don’t forgot to save some tears for the rest of us
@Awake Now Verstappen is definitely a once in a generation talent but Lewis remains well ahead. We will have to see in 10 years how they compare to each other after each having had a full career.
68 seconds ahead of P2, insane!!!!
Lapped everyone till P4
The win on 3 tyres is still my fave.
1 more second for nice number 😏
At home too 🏡
@@thedeamonmeteor69420 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Unfortunately, there are many who still doubt his intelligence and skills as a Champion and F1-driver.
Thank you for reminding them.
No one takes them seriously though. They don't take themselves seriously either.
@VibeCheck Have a cry while you being broke ..he chasing millions ..what are you doing ?? Haha
@O D N and so is comment you can’t contain your toxicity
Like the best 3 Schumacher was getting 5 races like that every season from 96 till 2002
@VibeCheck you do realise most champions play mind games with their opponents not just hamilton
man this Singapore Pole lap was stunning, out of this planet
similar to senna monaco lap ,
'A championship winning lap' -Paul DiResta
Championship winning lap
Singapore pole laps just seem to bring out the best in drivers.
2015 = Vettel
2016 = Rosberg
2017 = Vettel
2018 = Hamilton
2019 = Leclerc
Vettel's two poles and this lap are the standouts for me.
oNLy tHE cAr AnYOne WoULd dO tHe SAmE
seeing lewis struggle in 2022 this video gives me hope
the GOAT will pull through
Schumacher gonna drive again? Thats great news
@@erikdejong9728 he cant, he is a vegetable
Just came back after the Spanish GP and him overtaking Sainz afterr being 6 seconds down and even getting away by 3 seconds but the problem with the car... And all that after the inchident at first lap was amazing... its not over
@@fakewasstole7773 hamilton still has a lot of fight left in him
with all the reliability issues of other teams you never know what could happen
Yes he will few more races and we will see him at the top again.
Its weird saying that a 7 time world champion, the winningest driver and the highest pole setter in Formula 1 history is underrated. I'm a Schumi head but in my opinion Lewis is the greatest driver ever in F1. Even if you don't agree you can't deny he is one of the greats.
Alonso is the greatest of all time. Lewis and Schumi are a close second. I think Max Verstappen will be one of the greats in the future
@@TonyF1MMA Alonso got whopped by Hamilton when they were teammates though....
@@TonyF1MMA alonso got beat by a rookie how is he better then lewis
@@troll7589 in Hamilton rookie season btw. Alonso has no leg on Hamilton. The guy talking about Alonso is just trolling lol. Alonso is 40 and washed up. After Hamilton it will be Max, Leclerc, Russell era
@@tinashesibenge912 please don't say he's washed up after qatar. Gotta respect hamilton though. What a beast!
Lewis Hamilton doesn’t get the recognition and credit he deserves. He is one of the greatest of all time, yet people still talk down on him saying he’s lucky, etc. You don’t be a 7 times 🏆 because of luck? Put some respect on his name. He came from 0 and pave his way to the top. Salute!
Exactly !! Those haters r overshadowding his brilliant moments in F1 . And there are clowns who barely know anything about F1 and they comment .
I get where u're coming from. I guess the gray area people don't like is the fact that the silver arrow has outpaced every other car on the grid.
We saw an increase in pace when.. the pink Mercedes were out (Perez and stroll somehow are now top 3-4)..
Bottas very competitive ofc until he chokes.. then u have Russell who proved himself in one race...
Is Hamilton the best of all time? Maybe.. prob.. I just wish Benz had a better competitor in it's constructors and in turn more competition than max and red bull by itself
@@pizzapozz7733 i wonder how close mercedes and ferarri would have been if vettel won 2019 championship
@@MDgp5dl some of those clowns are ex F1 drivers or even present ones. Alonso Never gives him recognition,but then he was a two times F1 champion, out raced by a rookie Black guy. Sour grapes I think.
@@MDgp5dl I am in a roundabout way agreeing with you
This guy is one of the best ever, simple as that. People can hate him all they want but they will never take his success away from him. A total legend and an inspiration for lots out there
lance armstrong thought so too...
Definately up there with schumi prost lauda sir Jackie Stewart
Sir Jim Clark and of course Ayrton senna da silva
@@master-de-la-turbo3394 what do you mean
Just as a driver
Lewis as a Rookie isn't talked about much these days......but he came into F1 like he was always there....the way he started with Podiums from Race 1 and then just kept making History....
Look at how much we appreciate a rookie like Piastri for even finishing P4 these days....coz F1 is tough....my point is....I don't think we'll ever see a Rookie like Ham was again....💯🐐💜
Not a Hamilton fan, but he's one of best that ever raced in that sport.
Yeap, that mercedes is unstoppable
@@alexxandros168 oh, i didn't see that he won on 2008 with mercedes too.
@@alexxandros168 Mercedes don’t give you excellent tire management and consistency. Also not a Hamilton fan.
Some people are funny
In other news, water is wet.
That drive in Silverstone was a masterclass. For me that and Kimis drive in Suzuka 2005 are simply the two greatest individual performances of modern F1 and nothing else comes even close. Absolute gem in the history of this sport.
Almost 18 min of Hamilton’s brilliance and the video is still criminally short
Turkey 2020
Fuji 2007
China 2011
Monza 2018
All of you are right
No, it's way too long.
Let's not forget to appreciate one of the greatest drives of all time - Great Britain 2008
-P4 on start after disappointing quali.
- Claimed P1 just on Lap 5
- Intermediate on full rain
- Lapped entire racing field up to 4th place(rival Kimi)
- 68 seconds ahead of P2 Nick
F1 largest margin of victory since 15 years
...they didn't forget GB 2008. It was the number one lewis hamilton moment on the list bro!
That was number 1 in the video..
@@georgestone8099 yea true haha, but just a glimpse of it..the results are amazing.. 😅 insane driving skills..just look for british gp 2008 and u can find highlights of it in detail..
@@kimidaddy I agree its easily one of the greatest drives ever. And people say Lewis isn't one of the greatest smh. :(
@@pollux_id2557 theres too many factors between eras for the GOAT, but he was the greatest of the era he dominated. I'm now thinking with new 2022 regulations its gonna be verstappens era, unless perez pulls a funny (which im totally hoping for)
I feel like Lewis is that kid who tells his friend he didn't study at all for the test but gets a higher score than his friend who studied so hard
BINGO !!!!!
@@ml8022 ,He is still a BLACKMAN ,WHO EVER YOU ARE !!!
@@ml8022 no one is black , it's just the fact that brown people are called black because the opposite of white is black
@@ml8022 Nutcase
@@ml8022 that’s cuz he’s mixed
Turkey 2020 deserved much more to be here than Monaco 2019, or the move on Kimi in Monza 2007 more than Hungary 2013 IMO
There is so many moments of Hamilton Brilliance that lots are missed out on this list. Remember this has 10 moments of Brilliance and whether you think others drivers should be in there than I see why you say that because so many great drivers that can be picked from his career.
This real great Racer just have much nore then 10 brilliant races !
@JB 02 exactly !!!!
Yeah I totally agree with you guys, Lewis has so many more than 10 outstanding feats among his deeds...That is exactly why I think there were soo many great moments from him more deserving than some of tre entries here... Like you also said man, Italy 2018 and Hungary 2019 were more deserving than some of the entries here
@Lucas Tavares which is one of the several reasons why we love this sport so much
'Nelson Piquet Jr leading by a perfectly timed pit stop'
Renault really did like 'perfectly timed pit stops' in 2008 didn't they haha
😂😂
iirc, Briatore got the idea from that race itself
😂
To be fair, it was the strategy of this race that gave Renault the idea of doing Crashgate, in Singapore, later on.
@@MattZan150 and it was Piquet's idea supposedly
I was at Silverstone 2008, and that win still gets me every time. It was utterly ridiculous, he was in a class of his own.
did he visibly look faster than the rest?
Kinda surprised Turkey 2020 wasn't on the list. It was an incredible drive, to win the race and win his 7th title.
Yes
Me to
Corrrecto
Word, even if it’s “too soon”. But if it isn’t there, I’m looking for Singapore.
Turkey absence is puzzling
I'm a new fan of formula one and I'm not the biggest fan of Lewis, but this video gave me so much insight from his carrer and I am taking back everything I have said from him. I looking forward for him to become the greatest ever, I think he'll do it, and I'm happy I am watching formula one during these historic times.
He already has become the greatest ever
we need mor fans like you
he doesn't have many more if any more records to take
Lemme guess, you used to say something along the lines of "its just the car"?
It is obvious you are a new F1 fan, saying that his statistics make him the greatest ever. Thats not how F1 works. Well, statistically he is, but he is not solely Responsible for it. Different car different stats, different team mate different stats, more competition from other teams different stats. It means many variables have influence on the stats. This is to differentiate to non-team sports like tennis or snooker, where the player is 100% responsible for succes.
Please note the difference.
I dont intend to downgrade his skill though :)
I still remember watching the 2018 Singapore GP. Everyone was expecting Hamilton around P5 and I thought the battle for pole would be between Verstappen and Vettel. As I Verstappen fan myself I was watching it with such excitement since it looked like he could finally grab his first pole. But then that one lap, everyone was just stunned by it. It was a magical lap by Hamilton. I remember watching it and not being able to believe it. How did he accomplish that? It was truly a moment of magic by Hamilton.
Max will need counseling once Lewis is done. LOL
@@jimmyduggans7215 Lol😂
@@jimmyduggans7215 Well, this aged very badly.
@@damienkeijzer2954 did it tho?
@@damienkeijzer2954 You sure about that
Because of lewis Hamilton i started watching F1 and now i am fan of F1, truly we are living in F1 GOAT era.
No way they left out Turkey 2020. Should've been there more than some on this list
Just goes to show how accomplished he is, haha
There are way too many to choose from! 😑
Honestly i think it should have replaced Styrian GP quali
Yes!
@@paramshah2145 1.2 seconds mate
"That's what you hired me for"
So much respect for lewis 🤙🏻
Hello fan thanks for your love and
support what's your name and where are you from? I hope you're not disappointed about my last Race in Singapore 🇸🇬?
"F1 uploading a Top 10 about Lewis Hamilton"
Nico: *iS lEwIs HaMiLtOn'S cArEeR oVeR??!*
@Luiz Eduardo Kemerich not really he replaces bottas you mean
@@theblacktrainboy373 yeah if you compare hamilton and bottas average gap and russel and bottas gap, you see that hamilton is still very very very far away
Nico really salty
@Luiz Eduardo Kemerich looks like u want hamilton to leave so bad. why is that
@Luiz Eduardo Kemerich actually I am a fan of George Russell and I want to see him and Lewis race on the same team
People just need to accept they're living in a time where we have potentially the best driver in f1 history.
As a fan of Max, there is no better driver he could face but Hamilton.
@@flycker22 congrats on the win
@@flycker22 congrats!
@@flycker22 totally agree
People can't except someone who's too dominant because it makes the sport 'boring,' and it does, same as when Schumacher was in his period of greatness
Idea: how many tables were broken during this season😂
prolly none
@@zuhan3833 😂 thanks
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*Is the table’s career over?*
@@rickstrolled970 😂 your comment is better😂
The fact that bottas confirmed it makes it better😂
Hamilton has had some of the best drives, ever. And it’s not just when there were difficult circumstances for everyone in the track, it’s the fact that when it was hard for everyone, he drove well and then drove better. Silverstone 2008 is in my mind the greatest wet drive of all time. To think if there was a few more laps he would have lapped the whole field, even 2nd place. Still, what an unprecedented drive for only your 2nd year in F1.
"Of all time" so funny...as if you have watched all the wet races in history. May I ask since when you watch F1?
Watch spain 1996, I think that one was more impressive
@@pokkaizemma2326 You could make a case for Hamilton's one being better because he was less experienced. Schumacher had around 5 years of experience whereas Hamilton had 1. Not to mention Hamilton was on inters and every other title contender was spinning around. But I'm not saying Britain 2008 was better than Spain 19996 though. I was just saying there is case for Britain 2008. For me, the greatest wet weather drive of all time is either Clark at Belgium 1963 or Stewart at Nürburgring 1968.
@Aruna Swaminathan then also add that the Ferrari in 1996 was terrible, far worse than the Mclaren in 2008 compared to their respective grid.
Your examples were before my time. You must have an respectable age to claim that, or you just watched an replay.
Btw, I think the majority of the Hamilton fans here are quite young.
@@pokkaizemma2326 cry into a cup and drink your tears. it's obvious you just don't want to give Hamilton any credit and that you don't rate him. you're so pained. i can't imagine the pain you felt watching this video
@Wayne such a smart and useful reply. Any intelligent comment to make next time? I didnt say anything against hamilton, fool. I do respect his skills and achievements and he belongs to the list of greatest drivers.
I just say you cant claim that a certain drive in the wet is the best ever when you obviously havent seen all wet races.
Its not that hard to understand.
Next time think before commenting, butthurt Hamilton fanboy.
There are so many moments, 10 will never be enough.
Truth!💯
Yeah, If finishing on the podium in the best car in Australia 2007 is a great moment
@@rorypinkney3169 that was his first ever f1 race and he jumped alonso. It is race very well mentioning but I think turkey 2020 or Japan 2007 should have been on here instead
yeah true when you have dominant car for 14 seasons.. 10 moment cant be enough
@@sumitblogs15 haha
I'm glad to be on this Earth in the age of Lewis Hamilton. I grew up watching him, I saw him from the grandstands 2 times, hope to see him more.
Lewis Hamilton is the reason I started watching F1. I saw him interviewed on Top Gear and The Daily Show. I started to watch the sport because I didn't even know who he was. His story intrigued me.
The way he drives in the rain put him clearly among the best in history.
How are you doing
Thank you
@@lewishamilton8412 the only thing larger than your forehead is the gap between you and second place in 2008 British gp
@@f3p sthu
@@azariahmarie4209 what?
They couldn’t even put turkey 2020 in there just tells you how great this guy is
I was thinking the same, i was waiting for that one...
We need an updated version in here of him dominating in the wet, when the so called wet master max is busy binning it. Turkey, Styria
Lewis Hamilton...the stuff of dreams. Tears to eyes, goosebumps.
It’s so disappointing how disrespect he gets when he is one of the best/greatest drivers!
The stuff of dreams. I keep thinking about how many drivers he's raced. He's a champion.
overrated because better car company not skills. Verstappen is better
@@awakenow007 Because Max Verstappen has always won on just pure skills and not because Redbull treats their second driver as a walking dish towel whose only job is to bend to their will and ensure everything they do is to give Max the upper hand. If you are going to make such calls, at least have the decency to accept that Max wouldn't be the champion he is if Redbull didn't get him there by doing every underhanded thing possible to make him so while breaking the will of the "second" driver a.k.a door mat. It's ridiculous how delusional you Redbull/Max fans are.
@@awakenow007 yh lets just ignore the fact he got his first championship handed to him. last year he was the one with the superior car. He is not skilled, he just drives aggressively.
When it rains, Lewis wins. It’s like a law of nature.
Germany *cough* Germany 2019 *cough*
@@nolifenerd2750 We don't speak of that in the fanboy club anymore
Remember the crane?
Not this time
@@nolifenerd2750 The dude was literally sick so that's a pass imo.
It’s still unbelievable when you think about it.....on the podium the first 9 (NINE)races of his rookie season. And it wasn’t with the fastest car that season. Today, if a driver gets 9th or 10th place in his rookie season, it would be breaking news. LH achievements is just mind blowing. Sometimes a wish he can get a little braggadocio and tell people, “Y’all must have forgot”😀😃
The mclaren was literally the best car of the 2007 season though. Like, what are you smoking?
The mclaren was better than the ferrari, AND they were spying on ferrari. They would've won the constructors, but they got disqualified due to the whole spying on ferrari debacle. It was the best car of the season. no real contest.
These days drivers aren't put into a championship winning car in their rookie season, they spend a few seasons at a lower/midfield team before maybe just maybe being given a chance at a race winning seat. It's unfair to compare such things.
Why did you put NINE in caps?
@@doghat1619 they would've won constructors without spygat
@@Dustiercobra204 Exactly.😂🤣😂
@@phillipanjorin3567 I put spygat but you know what I mean lol
"a poor strategy call from mclaren" ain't that story of his life
2007, 2009, 2010, 2012... he could have eleven titles by now.
@@Allyphant2909 2009 was not possible, car was to bad, wasn't near redbull (caught up to brawn atleast but it was way way to late to even challenge).
@@machspeed20 Indeed but that's what the point is. Seasons Lewis drove well enough to be champion at McLaren but was denied by poor cars and strategy calls.
Lewis drove like a master in 2009. Everyone remembers the Spygate incident from Australia 2009 but forgets Lewis pulled a terrible car that never made Q2 to 3rd on track at the end.
Or that he had the second most points in the second half of the season despite the awful car.
Lewis has transcended the cards dealt him many, many times.
@@Allyphant2909 and people say Lewis has never been unlucky. The man has driven well enough to be champion every year he’s been in the sport. Yet he’s been let down by poor strategy and held back by less than perfect cars. Yes there have been years where he’s been out driven by his teammate but every other year he very well could have and maybe should have been champion
@@jacobwashburn9672 yeah . People don't realize how garbage was that the 2009 McLaren was .
If merc had a better car then 2013 maybe but seb was super dominating
They have always said it's the CAR, Truth be told 68 seconds in the RAIN, LH is just different.
- Claimed P1 just on Lap 5
- Intermediate on full rain
- Lapped the entire racing field up to 4th place(rival Kimi)
- 68 seconds ahead of P2 Nick...THATS LEGENDARY.
Never forget: when we watch Lewis drive now, we're watching one of the all-time greats at his absolute peak. It's a genuine privilege to watch.
For real. Now i know why my dad loved to watch Shumi
@@LittleLightIsaOnce because Schumi was a great person and not a arrogant crybaby
@@senjmeister If you are looking for an arrogant crybaby maybe you should call Max.
@@senjmeister Schumacher got disqualified from the championship for ramming his rival off the track
No as we saw in bahrain anyone can jump in that car and be at the front
Not a fan (Even remotely), But I had goosebumps watching that. Serious Respect for this man, Sir Lewis Hamilton !
Respect for your honesty. I'm a fan of his racing ability, as for his fashion, celebrity status etc., I couldn't care less, but having watched F1 for almost 50 years, he's the greatest driver I've seen, and I've seen and admired Schumacher, Lauda, Hunt, Mansell, Senna, Prost, Stewart, Alonso, Vettel and so on.
@@robthornton6288 vettel 2013 was like Hamilton 2020. If you couldn’t pass him within the first corner, you’d have no chance
@@robthornton6288 Wow, I appreciate the opinion of older generation like you, not only are you a seasoned fan of F1 for decades, you have admired so many legends of the sports and you are able to compared these athletes of different generations without bias; also being civil about your opinion of LH lifestyle outside of his career is commendable.
Thank you Sir
Man, I'm a huge fan
You must be a fan otherwise you wouldn't be here watching and commenting. I mean, think about it
Happy Birthday Lewis Hamilton.
Bruh....for reals
Yh for reals
@@jerichosotardodo8808 I'm just wishing someone happy birthday. What wrong with that
@@kushalg4279 he don't said nothing wrong'--'
@@kushalg4279 nope. Nothing wrong bruh
I don’t know what’s wrong with me but every time I watch Lewis Hamilton do anything I cry. Haha, I love him so much that his name alone, brings tears to my eyes. I think I’m in love. Lol.
He's the very best
MAX MAX MAX SUPER MAX MAX MAX
Hello.. thanks so much for your love and support all through the times.. it's been a wonderful feeling for my beautiful fan's around the world. though I rarely comment here on my TH-cam pages I was attracted by the emotions in your comment. I'll like we to get a look along and stay in touch 🥰,
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@@gavinmcguffey Lewis 8 time world champion no one is like him max is a child in the game of f1 from a expert on f1 it is not like. Nascar. Driving only left 🤣😂🤣
This man's Mclaren career is really something to behold...His merc career is just a champion's career
The strange thing about his McLaren career is that during their time together Jensen Button scored more points. That's not to say that Jensen was *better* than Lewis, not even Jensen thinks that, but it's a sign of the inconsistency that Lewis has worked to eradicate since.
Even my grandmother could win a race in that Merc.
@@leonardolupini3484 Against other grandmothers maybe. 😉
@@kevinjohnbetts Jenson only scored 15 more pts overall, but Lewis was only inconsistent in 2011. If his McLaren wasn't more unreliable and he didn't have many unlucky races that other drivers crashed into him when in some of them he was gonna win the race (like crashes with Grosjean, Maldonado, Webber, Button, Hulkenberg) he should've basically beat button by around 100pts and won one of those championships between 2010 to 2012. Even if in his last race Hulkenberg didn't end his race, he would've still scored more points.
@@ParhamAz Maybe, but Jensen was in the same car and had his own share of ill-fortune (the 2011 World Championship could have been his with a little more luck). Again I don't believe Jensen was/is better than Lewis but they were closer than anyone expected when Jensen joined McLaren even if it's arguable that Lewis should have scored more points. I would add that Lewis has had the accusation of inconsistency levelled at him by Nico Rosberg, maybe others if memory serves but I'm not going to Google dozens of pages just to make that point. Hamilton himself acknowledges that his time at McLaren was troubled, that he was capable of putting in the fast laps but not always the full races. Worth remembering that Jensen was 10 years into his F1 career when he joined McLaren whereas Lewis was only 3 years in and that experience gap probably showed, Just my opinion of course.
Btw I am a big fan of Lewis but Jensen has a special place in my heart, largely because I stopped watching F1 around the same time that Jensen's career started tailing off. The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix is a personal favourite for all those reasons. I wonder if Lewis will be motivated enough to try for three more F1 World Championships and whether that record could be matched. Who knows? 🙂
Conditions turn really bad
Lewis: This is freaking awesome 😂😂
@@Valentin_Lingenfox LOL
His eyes lit up! We can only wish to love something as much as the GOAT loves racing
Lewis Hamilton deserves all the respect he can get 😤
Tru
very true
t to da r to da u to da e
*trueeeee*
Idk why people hate the Lewis fans
@@mohammed_the_train_spotter ikr
This is what you get with a team as creative like Mercedes and a driver as masterful as Lewis. Pure racing brilliance, hand in hand
And the best is yet to come mate 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
We should all be incredibly grateful that we are able to witness Lewis Hamilton's greatness
Don't worry, people will be grateful of his achievements when he leaves and will probably beg for him to come back.
@@sirmounted8499 no man we should be Grateful For mercedes car man Russel A man who drives Its For the First time almost wij lewis is just lucky with his car
@@sirmounted8499 we should be grateful that we have Verstappen otherwise it would be Every race merc 1-2
@@horsefighterushush1008 🤦
@@y_fam_goeglyd What explain me
I don’t know anything about this sport but this video has me shaking. You have to admire greatness man.
This list should definitely be updated after that monstreous drive in Brazil 2021
facts!
It’s also missing Turkey 2020!
@@joncoles3480 Definitely! I think he is the best driver in the rain.
And then his horrible last lap in Abu Dhabi.
@@iamperplexed4695 the fact that people like you have freedom of speech is truly horrible
I don't care if he was driving a Mercedes W11 with a Ferrari 2019 engine, 68s ahead of P2 is unheard of. It's impossible. But he made it possible.
That McLaren was competitive, but it was not dominant. The Ferrari F2008 was faster on some circuits.
When your a rookie leading the championship and your teammate is the guy who beat Schumi
9 straight podiums to start your career, and didn’t even know where to go after he finished outside the podium, he’s brilliant even when he doesn’t have the fastest car...
Baaad driver
@@Holeindalip are you crazy !!
Mclaren were a better team those days .. He was having a better car back then .
Anyhow he is a great champion .
If you want to give that credit to someone , be it Alonso . Vettel & Hamilton had better cars in 2010-12 . Alonso lead them many times in a tractor . ie why many racing pundits place Alonso together with Hamilton even if the no of titles are far less .
@@ananthu8534 the mclaren was equal machinery to the ferraris, not like it was a far superior machine....
i dont know how anyone can watch this and not be impressed. what a freakin legend
I can name at least 10 drivers who are more legend then he is
@@ml8022 what would be the point of that? besides, i doubt that you can name 10 drivers that are on this level. maybe 3 or 4.
still. it's pointless. you are just desperately trying to find reasons to devalue his achievements. that has nothing to do with a constructive discussion. that's just frustration
@@twentytwoedits2442 Steward, Moss, Fangio, Senna, Prost, Schumacher, Lauda, Mansell, Surtees, Brabham
@@ml8022 Okay, now how about the evidence that they are more legendary than Lewis? Without that, this is nothing more than the list of drivers that you personally think are more legendary. Basically, without facts to back up your claim, all you can actually do is give a worthless opinion, or worse, simply lie.
Maturing is realizing Hamilton is the best driver and that it isnt just his car
Maturing is realizing that his car plays a huge role in his success, just as it does with every other driver. Hamilton would be nothing without Mercedes, just like Schumacher would be nothing without Ferrari, or Vettel without Red Bull. All the front-runners are around equal in terms of actual driving skill, it just depends on whether or not they have the car to take advantage of that skill.
@@robot3759 "Hamilton would be nothing without Mercedes" -
2007, lost by 1 point, also because of his team's tactics and problems.
2008 - Won the championship in Mclaren.
2009 - Drove a tractor and led it to podiums, and when it got better in terms of pace, won the very first race with it, until he DNF'd due to technical issues and season was over.
2011 - The only non RedBull pole and it was by Hamilton.
So, he is very much a WDC without mercedes.
In the same car, over his career he has beaten 3 WDCs - Alonso (finished equal on points, but outqualified him), Button (Out qualified and out raced him over the cumulative of 3 seasons), Rosberg (also out qualified and out raced him over 3 seasons).
Schumacher never had such team mates. Neither did Vettel. They never had a challenge in the fastest car. Hamilton had, and came out on top.
By far the best wet weather driver of his generation, no one even comes close. Wet weather negates the superiority of the car and demands higher skill from the driver.
Its hard to say, but even Vettel in a Ferrari (even when his Ferrari was better ) couldn't beat Hamilton.
@@rfhsgaming1938 Oh don't get me wrong, Hamilton is no doubt one of the greatest drivers of the late 2000s and 2010s, but there's no doubt in my mind that he would not be a x7 WDC without Mercedes. Mercedes won the constructors most if not every year after the hybrid engine change, and almost all of those years as well their drivers won WDC. Sure, he could definitely win a couple, but no way 7, especially with most of them being in a row.
Even just looking at him now, without a incredibly superior car he's been floating around 5-7th place, only claiming a podium in Bahrain because both Red Bulls DNF'ed. Not bad by any means, but not podiuming every race he didn't DNF like in years past. You could argue that it's just he's getting old like Alonso, Vettel, and Raikkonen and can't keep up anymore, but it wouldn't explain his extremely dominant performances just a year earlier.
This got old quickly. Enjoy sitting behind Gasly
@@raviencrafttv4375 hahahaha, of course bud
His performance in Brazil 2021 belongs somewhere on this list. In Quali, he snatched P1. Got sent to P20 by the stewards. Fought his way up to P5 in the Sprint. Then was set back to P10 for the start of the race. During the race, Max was doing what he could to keep Lewis behind, but Lewis proved to us all that you can beat him up and he still won't back down.
He then went on to win in Qatar and Jeddah to break even with Max for the grand finale. No one can deny that Lewis could have won his 8th title had it not been for the questionable decision-making during the safety car period. I also believe his team missed the opportunity of putting him on fresh rubber so that he could put up a better fight against Max in the final lap.
Lewis has rewritten the history books in such a powerful way. He had great cars and teams to help him get there. On the other hand, you need a great driver to drive a great car. If you were to put me in those great cars, I may just damage the car and hurt other drivers around me. Lewis isn't infallible, but he is far from ordinary.
I don't root for just one driver in particular. It is amazing to see Max win. Watching Leclerc fly through the streets of Monaco is exhilerating. Carlos Sainz becoming a race-winner. Checo fighting from last to first. Russell is fitting in at Mercedes. I root for all of them.
Literally all DRS overtakes and straight line speed.
@@barsoktay2119 Well, when DRS exists, what do you want him to do? Close the wing and make risky moves to prove a point? He was faster, entered into DRS zones in the right moments, overtook in the right moments, had blistering pace even though the Redbull was pretty equal and won the race even though Max made some questionable moves. Pretty legendary I'd say.
It's the privilege of a lifetime to watch the talent this man has come alive on a track.
We as F1 fans are so so lucky to witness Lewis's glory and career. Not just any career, but the most successful one. I'm not a fan of him but I agree the fact he's the greatest of all time.
Yes i agree on his comment.
When you realize that they should be a top 20, you understand what a legend he is...
Truth!💯 They missed out a lot of F1 races and his junior category races too. He was awesome even in GP2!
@@Valentin_Lingenfox and here people we have a person who has a skull emptied than a perfect vacuum
@@raffayrafiq5531 who are you talking to? Your picture in your mirror
@@raffayrafiq5531 i only say my honest opinion and not simp for a baka
@@raffayrafiq5531 btw your writing is on point. Kappa
Not only is he a brilliant driver, he’s an incredible CLASS act. Bravo, Lewis Hamilton! 🏁 🏎🥰
overrated because better car company not skills. Verstappen is better
@@awakenow007 ok plastic F1 fanboy
@@awakenow007 I mean look what happens when Max gets the best car , your argument for "it's just the car " isn't valid. You can't win a championship without one of the best cars
And that’s why he’s a 7 time world champion
So far...
Because cheat 😂
@@userk_yt8966 cry more
@@userk_yt8966 How did he cheat??? and unlike Schumacher he doesn't purposely crash into people to win
@@userk_yt8966 troll
How come Turkey 2020 isn't here? He did 50 laps on inters. That was amazing
No it wasn't...the track dried up and the inters became slicks. So nothing amazing about it kid
@@ml8022 well I mean, the track wasn’t that dry, even when it was it was an ice rink. Was pretty special
@@ml8022 nobody was as consistent, lewis didn't make mistakes. His tires were almost gone, and he still won by a pretty large margin
@@ml8022 Nobody knew that how long can inters go but he still went 50 laps on it.
@@amartyagupta9242 i told you only because it stopped raining at the right time. The guy has been lucky all season. The only time his car had troubles was when Russell was driving it.
Truly one of the best. That wet driving is out of this world.
After watching him race in rain...he's a goat..he let's the momentum and power of the car do the work..immense driving skills..
He did brill joining mclaren in 2007 and then led the team into one of the greatest success stories ever, like Schumacher did with joining the struggling ferrari after leaving the championship winning bennetton. Then he joined mercedes, built the team up from the grounds, laid the essential foundations, and another success story. Also as a person he made sure to focus on racing and keep politics where it belongs, outside the race track. His lifestyle has been the crowining of his great personality that beats even ones like Michael Jordan. A true inspiration for generations to come.
This video is a slap in the face of all his haters who say: "'Its because of the car'"'
I mean he is an amazing driver but people would lie if they said that it wasnt beacuse of his car.
@Vini Chenzo in 2008 and 2018 he had the second best car not the best and he still won, he's the only one who win in every year even 2009 where Mclaren was nowhere, yeah sure man it's the car...
@@vitoblazic2824 The Best driver on the grid, is always hired by the builders of the best car on the grid. It was so for Schumacher, for Senna, for Prost, etc. Hamilton's is no different. That's how F1 works.
People don't say it was the car when it comes to these others.
@Vini Chenzo Mercedes wasn't the best car in 2017 and 2018. Ferrari was. Ferrari was dominant in first half of those seasons, and less dominant but still more powerful than Mercedes in the second half of those seasons. Yet, Lewis won both seasons.
Also in 2008, McLaren wasn't the best car. Yet he won.
@Vini Chenzo Helmut Marko about Ferrari in 2017 "They had the fastest car"... 2018: Ferrari led the championship until Vettel started making all those mistakes.
I dunno how Lewis doesn’t get his credit because he’s clearly the greatest f1 driver of all time. If you don’t like him that’s ok. I don’t like Schumacher but I can’t deny he’s one of the best ever
I was a Hakkinen fan back then but Micheal is one of the greatest drivers!
Much of Mercedes’ success has coincided with that of mercurial driver Lewis Hamilton. In terms of race wins, he is by far the most successful member to have donned the Silver Arrows overalls.
It is, therefore, surprising that when asked about their favourite driver, the engineering staff at the team did not take the name of the 36-year-old.
The Brackley Brothers - Andrew Shovlin, James Vowles, Ron Meadows, and Simon Cole - were present on F1’s podcast called Beyond the Grid. They have had a long haul at the team, having been present since it was BAR, then Honda, then Brawn GP, and finally, Mercedes.For them, German legend Michael Schumacher is the best driver they have worked with.
“Michael Schumacher, but mainly because I was in the awe of him before he arrived and when he left the team, I was even more in the awe of him just because of how he behaved and treated all the team members,” said Ron Meadows.
“Is Lewis listening? Does he listen to your podcast?” Simon Cole asked with a little chuckle.
“I would say Michael Schumacher, not just because it’s sort of the common theme, but because he was genuinely impressive when we worked with him.”
Chief strategist Vowles had a similar opinion. He spoke about how Schumacher completely changed his initial perception of him.
“I would go with Michael because I had a perception that was entirely wrong of him before he joined,” he said.“I thought he was arrogant, I thought he was cold because that’s the impression you got. It took me just minutes before I realized that’s not true.“ And his greatness really shone in that period where we were with him and we learned a lot from him.
”It is tough to leave out Jenson Button as far as engineer Shovlin is concerned. They duo formed an impressive partnership that saw Button win the world championship in 2009. For Shovlin, it was tough to look beyond Button.
“I can’t leave Jenson out, can I? I saw, as an engineer, I was learning on-the-job very much with him and just a lot of happy memories and funny moments.”
yes. Lewis, Michael and Seb. True GOATS
Michael is so clear of Hamilton. But yea, Hamilton is definitely top 3 of all time can’t deny that👍
Roses are red
Lewis is happy
But most importantly
"IS THAT GLOCK GOING SLOWLY!?"
Lol
In another universe Is ThAt HaMiLtoN gOiNG SlowLy
underrated comment
Wish it rhymed....
@@jacobhanekamp2534 slowly importantly ? Does that rhyme
Credit to whoever wrote the script for this video.
I had the privilege of watching one of those displays live. Hockenheim 2008. It was special. All those overtakes were right in front of me.
As for the list, Turkey 2020 deserves to be up there. One of his more under-rated laps was Canada in 2017. He also produced the most dominant weekend in F1 history in 2015 at Monza. Those two I hold in very high esteem as well having witnessed them at the track
He's a genius and nobody can take that away from him... the best of this generation and the G.O.A.T
You can't just keep it at 10 with Lewis, he could fill an entire movie length video with all his greatest moments.
Nah haha
True. I assume this was a birthday tribute for him. They should have done a top 36.
@@redhotbeast254 Oh dude 36 moments for his 36st Bday is an excellent idea. They should hire you 😁
Really, while obviously there are great moments, as shown here, I would say that the what makes Hamilton one of the greatest is his consistency
@@joemannari4545 Oh yeah, the way he's powered through in pressure situations and kept his cool, you can't do justice to those moments in a short video
I may not be a fan, but this guy deserves every bit of respect for what he has achieved through sheer grit, determination and talent.
Why aren't you a fan, might I ask? Just solely curiosity
he doesn't have a Michael Schumacher trying to beat him every week....So it's a bit easier for Lewis.... he's definitely the man to beat in F 1
Thank you for this look back. Well curated and enjoyable to watch. Whilst watching this I was reminded of Lewis' brilliance and just how many times he has proven to be the most complete driver.
This dude is ana absolute machine! Unstoppable! and Every time hes thrown in mid race, they are always behind. Just more proof at how amazing he is!
That "Hey man" in the 2018 Germany GP terrified me. He didn't need to say another word. "Hey man" captured it all. What a legend.
Criticaster in 2008: this man is not going to win WDC'S.
Lewis: im gonna end this mans whole Carreer
That criticaster was a 2013 fernando alonso
I have in mind the 2019 German Grand Prix pole position lap. He was sick for the entire week-end (did not delivered a great race though), but man that lap was awesome. Also the 2020 Turkey masterclass, making his inters last for 50+ laps to claim the world championship, a truly genius drive.
He is by very far margin, the greatest of all time. He has shown things time and again, no mere mortal is able to show. He is now more mature, skilled and knowledgeable than ever. He is aging, but in the best way the great ones age.
First race...First corner.... *overtakes double world champion around the outside* 💯😎🌟 *44*
100 poles today.
GOAT. No debate.
AHAHAHAHAH
Senna
Schumacher
Fangio
Alonso
Hakkinen
Mansell...... for me he is not even in the 10 best drivers in history
@@linomascipinto3629 lol stay mad
@@linomascipinto3629 lol guess who has most poles wins titles everything
@@naheelsiddiqui8437 its not about the titles or anything its about the drivers raw talent smh
@@FBD3 if he didn’t have talent he wouldn’t have got this much achievements
I have watched F1 since 1969, and I have seen all the Greats since that time. But to me, Lewis is the GOAT. His qualifying, his race craft, his race brain, his wet weather driving. He has everything that makes a great driver great. And his driving is entertaining. Full throttle and no backing down at all. Also this video needs to be at least 60 minutes to show all of Lewis's great drives.
@Yuri DeKhed Right, a Lewis hater had to come along.
@Yuri DeKhed when did he cheat tho lol
One can only come back to these beautiful moments in such difficult times Mercedes are facing
I'm no Hamilton fan, but there is no doubt he is one phenomenal driver! I still remember the 2008 British GP - my favourite of his wins!
4:00 Nelson Piquet Jr., Renault, 2008, leading after a perfectly timed pit stop
Boy that was foreshadowing
i see what they did there
Even if you post a Top 50 it will never complete the number of moments of sheer brilliance in Lewis Hamilton's career. Just amazing! Hope he never stops...
People argue it's the car not him winning all the GP's and World Championship titles.
Well, maybe the car did, to some degree, BUT, you have to be able to operate the best car, it's not operating on it's own.
Maybe the car was allways technically more advanced then the other ones on the grid, so be it.
But as a driver, you have to be able to squeeze out the last bit of tenth, hundreds and even thousands of a second, and that's exactly what he did over the last years.
He deserves far more respect for what he achieved!
Also, look at Lewis’s instincts during races, his tire management, his overtaking and his patience! All things human error champion doesn’t have! Yes he drove a well engineered car for many years but so did his teammates! How come they didn’t do the things Lewis did? How come they couldn’t drive in the wet like Lewis? Same ‘magical Mercedes’, yet no one can answer that! Lewis drove next to THREE WDC without fear and beat or equal them in the same car! Can Max beat a WDC teammate? We will never know!
It's 2021 and i believe Redbull crew still confuse how Lewis got an extreme pace in Singapore Qualifying...
People keep saying "it's the car". Yeah, nah. It's not. Sir Lewis Hamilton really is that great.
We think..
the car dosent makes the driver if the driver has the talented he will push the car to his limits
Absolutely, especially considering his McLaren days. That drive at Silverstone was incredible
Hamilton is a well talented racer still plenty to offer
Turkey 2020 proved it, car not suited to track, but Hamilton just about the only driver not to spin, takes the win whilst the best his team-mate can do in the same car is 14th!
Vodafone logo’s are red
Bottas’s helmets are blue
When F1 uploads in the off season
I’ll give it a view
facts
Oky manz flowing
Not only is this guy a genius and arguably the best F1 driver in history but he is also the most charismatic and wholesome one together with Ricciardo.
Hamilton is one of the only F1 champions with no children.
12:39 kimi smiling for 0.0001 seconds
Anyone who saw this guys first season knew he was gonna be a star. And if they didn’t, they didn’t know what they were looking at.
Before that really. If you watched him in the ladder series you knew a storm was coming....
I remember watching him in formula Renault at Donington and wondering how this kid could be half a lap ahead of the rest of the field.
@@cdname47 I remember him since his winning Euroseries F3 season with ASM, smashing the field with 15 victories of 20 races.
A.Sutil. L. Di Grassi, S. Vettel, L. Duval. J.Rossiter, P.Di Resta, F.Perera among others that year
His first season attracted me to F1.
Honorable Mention:
1) Hungary 2009: Winning the race with perhaps his uncompetitive car he ever drive in f1
2) Japan 2007
3) Canada 2012
4) USA 2007
5) Turkey 2020
Definitely USA 2007.
WHAT A DRIVE.
Uk 2020 was pretty cool too, winning with a puncture
@@callumcjham4478 he made Alonso angry after that 😂
He has the big nerves to go that fast at Hangar straight. That's just mighty
Isn't it something that if we were asked to give our top ten moments - qually and race - there would be a very long list when added together! And the crazy thing is, he's actually under-rated by those who don't really understand F1. 🤷
This video needs to be remade, as a Top 50
This man knows no limits istg he’s so impressive
Schumacher and hamilton cannot be compared as their cars were really different, f1 is about man and machine. but both r the greatest f1 has ever seen
Agreed, you can’t compare drivers from different generations. It’s impossible. You have to look at there generation and it’s clear Schumacher and Lewis are the best of there’s. oh yea and don’t forget the incredible stats they both have
@@mil0_259 Michael was a cheat though. I'll admit he was as fast as anyone but he'll always have that cloud. Lewis is respected across the paddock, he races properly
Senna is easily up there as well
@@BongoBaggins micheal was a genius of f1. like senna have big big ego
Don’t particularly like him but man what a driver. Best in our generation without doubt, top 3 with Senna & Schumacher for me. Few have challenged him, not many succeeded- yes Mercedes have the best car & engine but some of the drives he’s done not many could do, if any. Massive respect to Lewis 👏🏻
Brazil 2021, another master piece by sir Lewis Hamilton
Top 10 moments of magnussen: 5 minutes long
Top 10 moments of Hamilton: 18 minutes
This man’s class speakes for itself
Fun fact for you: magnussen: 6 season, 0 best car.
Hamilton: 14 season, 9 best car.
Has Magnussen ever being in a quick car ? Nope
@@ayrtonvennkeane9315 it is moments of brilliance dude.
It doesn’t have to be wins and dont need a quick car
It can just be a quick start or a cheeky overtake or something like that.
Just doesn’t matter.
@@paramshah2145 are you a dumdum. Magnussen was lightning fast, and was defenitely worthy of a much better car, but obviously he got stuck at Haas. You really think that they would put his P9 on top moments of Magnussen brilliance? The car simply isn't capable of competing, and so you cannot compare that to Lewis, who has had dominant, or atleast competetive cars his whole career.
@@Bendzsu Not in 2008