[matthewb0051]

I'm sure you can guess I don't like Hammy. And I really hate hearing the announcers pander to him.

Not sure what Mercedes considered after the blatant disregard for team instructions in Abu Dhabi but once Nico retired that was the end of all considerations of any sort of punishment. My take is that they tolerate quite a bit of antics from LH simply because he wins. He did the same sort at McLaren, blaming team for everything. Think back to Austria last year, he was a total a$$ about the strategy even went so far as to say the team just cost him the race. Then oops, he was able to catch Nico. Which BTW, Nico's driving was no different than Hammy's in Abu Dhabi, but look at the outcry over Nico's whereas Hammy's was considered 'strategy'. Sheer pandering.

So yes, I would love to see some real fight at the front amongst 4 or 5 drivers. I think he would implode. Goodness knows he can barely work the clutch at the start...