Hamilton Maturity Admirable.

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, F1, AGP. (C)

    Mystifying. Mercedes decision to pit Lewis Hamilton for fresh rubber during a late Safety Car at last weekend's Monaco GP. Costing him almost certain victory, handing it to team mate Nico Rosberg, they inadvertently gave Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel a helping hand in the championship by way of inheriting second place with Hamilton relegated to third. Mercedes claim they misinterpreted the gap behind Hamilton with no GPS available at Monte Carlo, plus wanted to cover Vettel in case Ferrari pitted him for fresh rubber. If so, would Vettel have been able to overtake both Mercedes' around the tight confines of Monaco anyway?
    The impressive element of the whole scenario was the way Lewis Hamilton conducted himself post race. Although clearly disappointed, his mature response was nothing short of exemplary. As he so clearly pointed out, to react negatively is not befitting of the current F1 world champion. Stating that he aspires to be team leader, he and his team win and lose together. Vowing to come back stronger in the next race, there's a lot to learn for all racers of all ages from Hamilton's classy behaviour. The happiest driver on the Monaco podium however, seemed to be Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
    Imagine if Hamilton narrowly loses the championship to Rosberg by virtue of the points squandered at Monaco though. Ouch....

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