F1 BLOG

The BBC is reporting that David Coulthard believes that by giving Hamilton a break into F1 before spending a year as a test driver could destroy his confidence and ruin his F1 career.

I’m not sure that I agree with Coulthard. While it is true that there will be a lot of pressure and attention on Hamilton at the age of 21 and with Alonso as a team mate I’m not convinced that this will by default ruin his career and crush the mans confidence.

Hamilton will also be in the spotlight, for better or worse simply because he is the first black driver in F1. Lewis is going to face alot of pressure and how he handles it could indeed make or break his career but I don’t think that pressure would be any less if he spent a year or two testing F1 first.

I’m looking forward to seeing how Lewis Hamilton performs next season and I think he may surprise a few people, David Coulthard included.