It was the dominant car for much of the last 5 seasons or so. Only really interrupted by Ferrari when they tried to cheat their way to the front again. This year the RB has been the faster car over most of the season, although its so close that some tracks favour one car over the other. I wont deny though, that Hamilton doesnt seem completely on top of his game this year. I dont think its the pressure.
Historically one of his great strengths has been that the more pressure he is under, the better he performs.
Cold be simply an age thing. Lose 1% of your magic and it is the difference between dominance and the to and fro battle we have now ?
Comes to everyone, in every sport in the end.
Im still undecided about the level of Max,s talent. He is undoubtedly fast, but theres more to talent than that. His arrogance trips him up and he may or may not grow out of that. My guess is that its in his genes and he wont.
I actually fear that he will badly hurt himself or someone else, because although he is good. Im not sure he is quite as good as he thinks he is.
I saw someone recently compare him to Gilles Villeneuve which pissed me right off. Villeneuve would never take an inch of track he hadnt earned or give an inch to someone they hadnt earned.
I doubt Max could ever understand that. He is more of a Schumacher type of driver, and I really dont mean that as a compliment.
Whatever the ins & outs, I think its going to right down to the wire this year.