After likening Lewis Hamilton's behaviour to Jesus, Jacques Villeneuve has warned that the four times Formula 1 World Champion may become unbeatable after his unexpected victory at the German Grand Prix at the expense of Ferrari archrival Sebastian Vettel.
Hamilton appeared out of sorts most of the weekend at Hockenheim. Nevertheless, on Sunday he delivered when he converted 14th on the grid to a famous victory on Mercedes home soil.
Villeneuve pointed out, "The effect could be similar to Singapore last year. Lewis completely down, depressed, [thinks] everybody hates him and so on. That was his attitude, even before the race. His comments were completely down."
"He's given these 25 points. This is what happened in Singapore, if I remember well, from then on he was unbeatable. He had this mindset for three or four races and no one could beat him."
"Maybe that's what we will get now. It was costly [for Vettel]. And it may push Lewis into a very positive state of mind," added the 1997 F1 World Champion.
In Germany late in the race after Vettel's crash, with Hamilton in the lead, Mercedes ordered Valtteri Bottas to hold station in second place when the Finn looked good to scrap for the victory. This did not please certain elements in the paddock and a large swathe of fans too.
But Villeneuve did not see an issue with the team orders, "Why should people be upset? Teams are trying to win the championship. They will do whatever it takes."
"You are obliged to have the two cars with exactly the same sponsors. If you were allowed to have the two cars completely different, then you could not impose team orders. It's that simple. But there is no way you can ban them when the stakes are so high," insisted Villeneuve.
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