ALWAYS BE EATING HIS DUST…

IT IS open season on Lewis Hamilton now. Those who have always resented his talent and success are taking lumps out of him now he is stuck with a defective car. Helmut Marko, adviser to Red Bull, who won the drivers’ championship last year after a wilful mistake made by race director Michael Masi, sneered that maybe Hamilton wishes he had given up then. Nico Rosberg (one championship, 23 wins, 57 podiums, 30 poles) highlights George Russell’s superior record in the same car.

Ralf Schumacher (no championships, six wins, 27 podiums, six poles) does the same. These people are pygmies compared to Hamilton (seven championships, 103 wins, 183 podiums, 103 poles). ‘Working on my masterpiece, I’ll be the one to decide when it’s finished,’ he shot back this week. He is out of contention this season, but who knows what awaits? When the achievements of his detractors are footnotes, Hamilton will be remembered as the greatest driver ever.