[wraymond]

There's no doubt about LH's driving ability, nay, supreme skill, on the track. Helped by a superb car and the backing of seemingly unlimited funds for the Mercedes team, his success is tremendous. His boss says, jokingly of course, they might have to sell the factory to keep him. To win that race by a margin of 25 seconds after falling to 3rd early on is exceptional by any standards.

However, the continued use of the event to publicise and further his immature political objectives is embarrassing and rather stupidly exposes him to public ridicule. It's a shame, and unnecessary in that he is mistaken in his belief that the underlying aims are the same as his own.