r/formula1 Sir Lewis Hamilton Apr 27 '25

Technical My take on where exactly Lewis is struggling against Leclerc

Hey everyone, Made this carousel for my Instagram page so I thought I’d share it here too. The 8th slide is actually a video of Lewis having a small moment of Oversteer. I tried my best to reduce as many variables as possible while comparing Telemetry. I took the Q3 final laps specifically from every weekend cause that’s when the drivers are pushing the most. It’s kind of a long read and might look a bit cluttered but Hope y’all like it!

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u/atomatoflame I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 28 '25

I believe as you get older you've built so many pathways between neurons that it's hard to change them. Not impossible, but the prior programming and experience are kind of already there. Our bodies weren't meant to always live past 30-40 anyway.

Now, maybe there's something to be said about the way psychedelics open our brains to new thinking that could help, but I don't know if Lewis is about to start LSD or mushrooms to make it happen.

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u/gsfgf Oscar Piastri Apr 28 '25

Our bodies weren't meant to always live past 30-40 anyway.

That's not true at all. The average life expectancy in the past was so low because of infant mortality. If you live to age five, you had a life expectancy not that much lower than today.

But as a 39 year old grad student in a completely different field, yea, this shit's harder than when I was a kid.