Eddie Jordan’s bombshell that Hamilton was in the verge of signing over to Mercedes has left us all in a state of distraction. This distraction could not have come at a worse time.
Despite some teams now becoming more established as the front runners (McLaren and Ferrari) the season has not yet disappointed in being a mind blowing roller coaster ride that has left us on the edge of our seats. Any mistake (forced or unforced) is magnified now more than ever. We also have the likes of Perez and Raikkonen who are proving to be quite the conjurors of upsets and enthralment in equal measures.
I’m a huge fan of McLaren and as I discussed with a friend of mine (also a fellow McLaren fan) about how we felt about the possibility of Hamilton leaving. Both were in agreement that our loyalty would still be with McLaren, however we would be able empathise with the Schumacher fans that saw their hero make a comeback but that to with Mercedes.
All said and done, the amount of coverage behind a possible move has proven to be an unwelcome distraction from probably one of the best seasons I have ever watched.
I do hope Hamilton stays at McLaren but would not entirely blame him to make a switch to a team that has the ambition (and means) to go places. Whether they will succeed is a big if even if they do manage to secure one of the best drivers in F1. It’s funny that in 2009, a couple of F1 forums went with the headline that Hamilton was to switch to Brawn as an April fool’s joke:
Who’s laughing now…?
