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Emotion and melancholy, in the tenderness of Mick Schumacher who gives Hamilton his father’s helmet; in Lewis’s shame, dominating joy, on Victory Day 91. Like Schumi and no one else, at Schumi’s home, Nurburgring, Germany. “Watching Michael’s dominance on television for so long, I don’t think anyone, and I especially, could have thought to get anywhere near his records.”
The scene also emanated a bewilderment from old Cavallino fans because that red and black helmet was worn by Schumacher at the end of the race. Mercedes driver. A team with which he won nothing. The choice, however, hides a history dictated by mixed feelings: on the one hand, the family of the German champion wanted to offer Hamilton an original and unique “piece”; on the other, he could not separate himself from the helmets of that triumphal cycle at Ferrari. Hence the choice of the Mercedes helmet. Who cares? The symbol is still precious, it marks a memorable conjunction between two champions, two worlds, two eras that statistics force us to compare, although comparisons, in a sport dominated by technology, are always complicated.
Two champions, two good examples. Working as a duty and a privilege, the determination you need to improve every day, avoiding giving excessive importance to your talent. Leaders, brave captains, in particular ways. Schumi dedicated entirely to “his” Ferrari; Hamilton seemingly more distracted from anything else, connected to the style of a generation that communicates continuously and quickly. Not only that: they both come from families that are far from prosperous; They both treated a small kart like the flying carpet that would allow a very powerful dream to take off. Driven by a hunger that only poverty provides, like a seal, a bent ear from the notebook.
Eifel GP, Hamilton equals Schumacher’s 91 wins
Schumi was 37 years old the day of his 91st triumph (China, 2006); He is 35 Hamilton. The numbers offer more matches. Michael won 19 GP with Benetton and 72 with Ferrari; Lewis had 21 wins with McLaren before 70 with Mercedes. Two teams to build a glorious double path.
Perfect and decisive machines. To what extent we will never know, since it is impossible to measure the strength of the opponents. Rather, two people who are not easy to decipher. Michael seemed like a fast-growing man, a precocious adult, devoted to family; Lewis looks like a child dealing with the first part of an adventure destined for new chapters. More attentive to what is happening around him, ready to fight, to warn. But it is only an appearance, a bad direction. Hamilton, flaunting his ideas, hides the most authentic and dark sides of his existence. Just as Schumacher, flaunting his confidence, concealed the complexities of a sentient soul. Something that we understood late, with painful regret.
October 12, 2020 (change October 12, 2020 | 07:05)
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