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Originally Posted by shoei
You know, Schumacher kinda responsible for Hamilton, lol. Think it was 2012? Schumacher kept stalling on decision if he was gonna continue to race or retire again - Mercedes/Petronas had no choice and snagged Hamilton lol.
Why isn't Hamilton more loved by F1 fans though? Even in a recent fan poll that F1 put out, Hamilton came in 8th or 9th in that poll.
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So true. Lauda combined with that delay put Lewis in that seat and the rest is history.
As far as popularity, the stance Sir Lewis made in the areas of racial equality have made quite a few people upset. Including a few here. That combined with the winning puts him in a bad place for certain fans. The number of people hoping for his downfall is legion.
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