He's gone down in my estimation.
Given the doubt over whether he's really got what it takes, i.e. he has failed to prove he can beat the best in a straight fight, this feels very cowardly to me and lacks pride.
If it was me, I'd want to prove the doubters wrong, then retire. That's a much stronger character in my book. This makes him look weak and casts even more doubt over his abilities in my opinion. It virtually guarantees his page in the F1 history book will always have a footnote about the circumstances. I would not be able to tolerate that.
Mind you, if he knows he hasn't got it in him, then why prove that by continuing!
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