Formula One – Hamilton or Massa Who could be the Next World Champion?
This year’s Formula One World Championship has been a very different story from the one we witnessed last year when the leading car constructors and some drivers were involved in a dark spy saga which ended in a multi-million dollar fine and the point-withdraw from the Mercedes team. Nevertheless, there were and still are many expectations in regards to the vehicles and the strategies Ferrari and Mercedes laid on the table as well as the remaining contenders that also play a very important role in the current championship.
As the championship comes closer and closer to an end and the defending champion, Ferrari’s driver, Kimi Räikkönen gets further away from repeating a consecutive title win there is now a new battle taking place at the world rankings, as the Brazilian Felipe Massa and the Britton Lewis Hamilton have become the two drivers who have the best chances to achieve this year’s championship. Massa’s present situation is one that we will remember for a long time as things seem to favour him every day that goes by.
A good example is the recent Grand Prix which took place in Belgium where Hamilton was stripped down of the triumph and it was given to Massa therefore he achieved ten points while Hamilton only six. Due to this situation, the gap between the drivers has shorten even more and now only two points separate them and it is clear this adds more pressure to the current issue. Furthermore let us not forget there are only five races remaining including this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix in Monza.
The 23-year-old Britton Hamilton has stated that he trusts his racing skills and his vehicle’s power as he is sure he can win the next race. Now, if we take a look at the statistics from last year’s race we find Fernando Alonso – who at the time drove for McLaren in first place followed by ex teammate Hamilton and Räikkönen from Ferrari in third place. But this year the story has not yet been written and there are high possibilities Räikkönen will be one of the leading figures along side with Massa. Also, let’s not forget BMW-Sauber driver Robert Kubica who is having his best after winning the Canadian Grand Prix and presently being in the third position in the general standings.
Massa’s and Hamilton’s professional careers have had very different approaches and both drivers have come to where they are today by travelling completely different paths, but it seems their previous choices have made them meet each in this year’ race for the title and only one will be the champion. It is a real task to say whether one is better than the other; we could say Massa is a more experienced driver than Hamilton but Hamilton’s determination has no match. On the other hand, Italy will be the place where either Massa will surpass his rival or where Hamilton will consolidate his current leading position.
The Italian Grand Prix will take place in the afternoon of Sunday September 14th at the Monza circuit and within a couple of hours we will learn who the best driver turns out to be.
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