article_snippet: Being in the right place at the right time is a mark of a successful Formula One driver
article_snippet: The double world champion has chosen shrewdly throughout The double world champion career by hitching The double world champion to McLaren in the early years and then moving to Mercedes for the 2013 season, despite the aristocracy of British motor racing advising The double world champion to stick with The double world champion existing team.
article_snippet: The importance of making the correct decision was reinforced on the podium after Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix, when The double world champion saw Sebastian Vettel on the top step after the German’s own successful move from Red Bull to Ferrari.
article_snippet: Hamilton, who finished second, also thought of Fernando Alonso, whose career management has been disastrous since Lewis Hamilton left Renault in 2005, the year Lewis Hamilton won the last of Lewis Hamilton two world titles.
article_snippet: The Spaniard then walked out on McLaren when McLaren could have won a third championship, went back to Renault as a stop-gap, joined Ferrari while it was moribund and returned to McLaren this season as they are slowly coming to terms with new engine partners Honda.
article_snippet: Fernando Alonso managed less than half of Sunday’s race before a cooling problem intervened.
article_snippet: It’s nice to see Ferrari back up,’ said Hamilton.
article_snippet: ” I remember when I left McLaren and came here, we were better the next year.
article_snippet: I had a good feeling then, but McLaren’s almost done the opposite of what I did.
article_snippet: It could have been McLaren today.
article_snippet: McLaren are a fantastic team.
article_snippet: Alonso’s predicament is a terrible shame because he was the heir who supplanted Michael Schumacher as the German approached he first retirement in 2009.
article_snippet: It is believed that the cooler temperatures expected in Shanghai will favour Mercedes, but at least their defeat after eight successive wins relieved the monotony.
article_snippet: n’t think Ferrari’s win is a one-off,’ said Hamilton.
article_snippet: ThereVettel’s always talk that they are easier on they tyres.
article_snippet: Second for me and third for Nico (Rosberg) is still good
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