THE world champion’s trophy sat on Michael Schumacher’s shelf for so long that the wood in its shadow was a different colour when he finally returned it.
That’s how the story goes and with one title under his belt and the foundations of a second already set, Sebastian Vettel – the new Schu – has ambitions to break the greatest record in Grand Prix racing: five successive championships.
Yesterday, as they prepared in the rain for Sunday’s Santander British Grand Prix, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton vowed to make sure it did not happen.
Battered as they are by his record start this season, both insist they can halt the charging Red Bull.
And they are determined to ensure the rot starts in Sunday’s race on the remodelled Silverstone, the grand old dame looking fresh and revitalised after a £27million makeover.
The McLaren duo had no time for talk that a 77-point lead means Vettel is already creating an era of domination to rival Schumacher’s between 2000 and 2004.
“I don’t think that will ever happen again, it’s a different time, the rules changing all the time,” said Hamilton.
“They are clearly a strong team but there are lots of strong teams and it even looks like people like Renault are getting stronger this year, Mercedes are there or thereabouts.
“You’ve even got Williams and with their updates over the next couple of years. You never know if they will be back up there.
“There was a lot more to it in Schumacher’s day but I won’t bother going into that.”
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/motorsport/2011/07/08/british-gp-2011-hamilton-button-warning-to-vettel-115875-23255513/#ixzz1RUD83DZw
That’s how the story goes and with one title under his belt and the foundations of a second already set, Sebastian Vettel – the new Schu – has ambitions to break the greatest record in Grand Prix racing: five successive championships.
Yesterday, as they prepared in the rain for Sunday’s Santander British Grand Prix, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton vowed to make sure it did not happen.
Battered as they are by his record start this season, both insist they can halt the charging Red Bull.
And they are determined to ensure the rot starts in Sunday’s race on the remodelled Silverstone, the grand old dame looking fresh and revitalised after a £27million makeover.
The McLaren duo had no time for talk that a 77-point lead means Vettel is already creating an era of domination to rival Schumacher’s between 2000 and 2004.
“I don’t think that will ever happen again, it’s a different time, the rules changing all the time,” said Hamilton.
“They are clearly a strong team but there are lots of strong teams and it even looks like people like Renault are getting stronger this year, Mercedes are there or thereabouts.
“You’ve even got Williams and with their updates over the next couple of years. You never know if they will be back up there.
“There was a lot more to it in Schumacher’s day but I won’t bother going into that.”
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/motorsport/2011/07/08/british-gp-2011-hamilton-button-warning-to-vettel-115875-23255513/#ixzz1RUD83DZw
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