"Snack Brown you are legendary": Fans react to McLaren boss claiming Lewis Hamilton should be an 8-time F1 champion

Ferrari star Lewis Hamilton equaled Michael Schumacher's championship record after winning the 2020 title. The Briton was involved in a tight battle with Max Verstappen for the 2021 title when the controversial safety car call at Abu Dhabi changed things around. McLaren CEO Zak Brown recently came out and claimed that Hamilton should already be an eight-time champion.

Lewis Hamilton has had multiple close calls with the title during his career, including the 2007 season, where he lost by a point, 2010, when it was a four-driver battle to the title at the last race, 2016 battle with Nico Rosberg, and the 2021 title battle with Max Verstappen.

However, only the 2021 title ended with controversy as a late safety car was deployed by the stewards at Abu Dhabi, and it was restarted with one lap to go. While the incident happened four years ago, it's still being debated among the fans.

Amid this, McLaren CEO Zak Brown was questioned whether Hamilton has still got it to win the eighth title. The McLaren Boss responded,

“He actually should have been already.”

Fans took to the social media platform X and reacted to Brown's statement about Lewis Hamilton's eighth title.

“Snack Brown you are legendary,” commented a user Another commented, “Zak is not wrong. I would think apart from Red bull most of the team principles think the same as Zak on AD21. It's just a shame they aren't/weren't to speak up freely against the decision to the current FIA regime without the fear of the consequences.” “Zak just earned my respect,” wrote a user on X

Some fans suggested that AD21 continues to be a topic of debate among the fans.

“'He shouldve had it already’ is the most politely traumatized way of saying 2021 still lives rent free,” commented a user Another wrote, “the only time I’m agreeing with this man.”

Some fans detailed the other seasons where Lewis Hamilton lost the title by a small gap, including the 2007 season where the Briton beached his car into the pitlane entry gravel at the Chinese GP.

“Yeah, if he hadn't got buried in the gravel in China in 2007, he would have 8 WDC trophies,” comments a fan

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Former F1 team owner gives John Elkann advice following his “talk less” comments about Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc

Ferrari President John Elkann came out after the 2025 Brazilian GP and suggested at a social event as he said, “We have drivers who need to focus on driving and talk less.” The same led to an almighty stir in the paddock with various pundits and entities from the sport commenting on it.

Amid the, Former F1 team owner Gian Carlo Minardi shared some advice for Elkaan following the comments, as he said,

“A team president must be a good family man. Criticism is made internally, never externally. We need management like a family man, not like a court. We need to be less critical externally and much more critical internally.” (Via Pit Talk podcast)

Rumors of Lewis Hamilton and Fred Vasseur leaving the Scuderia have been circling the paddock since the Canadian GP this year, and pop up every once in a while.

Edited by Pranay Bhagi