Lewis Hamilton
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I suspect a few people may be jealous of his earning and lifestyle
A few people may not like him because he is black(ish)
Most, myself included, judge him purely on his public utterances and behaviour
The trgaedy is, it would be so simple to rectify the problems he is currently experiencing
A few people may not like him because he is black(ish)
Most, myself included, judge him purely on his public utterances and behaviour
The trgaedy is, it would be so simple to rectify the problems he is currently experiencing
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Originally Posted by Bada Bing!,Jun 23 2008, 06:26 PM
I like Button much more. He's a normal guy for the most part, and so is his dad. Hamilton is a mechanised ****wit, and his father is an attention seeking whore with a face i could punch until it looked like a f**king hamburger.
Button's Dad also damaged a supercar. An NSX in his case.
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Originally Posted by apkent,Jun 23 2008, 08:04 AM
You all seem to forget, with all the focussing on Mclaren tactics, he's still a young guy - given all the (IMO) unfair media coverage I'd probably want to speak out too. Whether he should have done is another matter, but he was right when he said people want to build you up then smash you down.........................appears that all the 'great' British public want is a failure.
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Originally Posted by Bada Bing!,Jun 23 2008, 07:26 PM
I like Button much more. He's a normal guy for the most part, and so is his dad. Hamilton is a mechanised ****wit, and his father is an attention seeking whore with a face i could punch until it looked like a f**king hamburger.
The most successful drivers do have that arrogant obnoxious nature that Hamilton has: Schumacher, Senna, Alonso - all exactly the same. It's somewhat ironic, and somewhat suspiscious that certain people on here should hold Hamilton up to a higher standard than everybody else. Finish second, oh he must be crap, it must all be a pro/anti Mclaren/Ferrari conspiracy (delete as the facts dictate), it can't possibly be because that was the best he could do. Finish first, and yes it must be all down to the car, not his ability. Nearly win the championship with identical machinery as two times champion Alonso, well clearly that's not on merit either, it's Ron Dennis' favouritism that's the reason.
Give it a rest. The guy is pretty damn good considering last year was his first year. You have to say that Alonso, Raikonnen, Kubica, Massa and Hamilton are all on a par in terms of talent. Yes ITV do tend to favour the one British driver, and yes it does get a bit tedious, but that's not his fault.
He's still pretty young. It's not that unlikely he could dominate the next 10 years in the way Micheal Schumacher did.
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Originally Posted by Dembo,Jun 23 2008, 08:40 PM
Button has the everyday bloke quality, which most don't. But then maybe that's why he'll never be that succcesful. I remember my Dad (who isn't an F1 fan) saying he thought Damon Hill would never be champion because he doesn't have winner in his nature, he was too nice.
The most successful drivers do have that arrogant obnoxious nature that Hamilton has: Schumacher, Senna, Alonso - all exactly the same. It's somewhat ironic, and somewhat suspiscious that certain people on here should hold Hamilton up to a higher standard than everybody else. Finish second, oh he must be crap, it must all be a pro/anti Mclaren/Ferrari conspiracy (delete as the facts dictate), it can't possibly be because that was the best he could do. Finish first, and yes it must be all down to the car, not his ability. Nearly win the championship with identical machinery as two times champion Alonso, well clearly that's not on merit either, it's Ron Dennis' favouritism that's the reason.
Give it a rest. The guy is pretty damn good considering last year was his first year. You have to say that Alonso, Raikonnen, Kubica, Massa and Hamilton are all on a par in terms of talent. Yes ITV do tend to favour the one British driver, and yes it does get a bit tedious, but that's not his fault.
He's still pretty young. It's not that unlikely he could dominate the next 10 years in the way Micheal Schumacher did.
The most successful drivers do have that arrogant obnoxious nature that Hamilton has: Schumacher, Senna, Alonso - all exactly the same. It's somewhat ironic, and somewhat suspiscious that certain people on here should hold Hamilton up to a higher standard than everybody else. Finish second, oh he must be crap, it must all be a pro/anti Mclaren/Ferrari conspiracy (delete as the facts dictate), it can't possibly be because that was the best he could do. Finish first, and yes it must be all down to the car, not his ability. Nearly win the championship with identical machinery as two times champion Alonso, well clearly that's not on merit either, it's Ron Dennis' favouritism that's the reason.
Give it a rest. The guy is pretty damn good considering last year was his first year. You have to say that Alonso, Raikonnen, Kubica, Massa and Hamilton are all on a par in terms of talent. Yes ITV do tend to favour the one British driver, and yes it does get a bit tedious, but that's not his fault.
He's still pretty young. It's not that unlikely he could dominate the next 10 years in the way Micheal Schumacher did.
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Originally Posted by Dembo,Jun 23 2008, 07:40 PM
It's not that unlikely he could dominate the next 10 years in the way Micheal Schumacher did.
he would need to win 7 out of 10 to do that
WILL NOT HAPPEN
will diarise this thread to come back and gloat
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Originally Posted by Dembo,Jun 23 2008, 08:40 PM
The most successful drivers do have that arrogant obnoxious nature that Hamilton has: Schumacher, Senna, Alonso - all exactly the same.
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Originally Posted by gaddafi,Jun 23 2008, 07:56 PM
not a chance
he would need to win 7 out of 10 to do that
WILL NOT HAPPEN
will diarise this thread to come back and gloat
he would need to win 7 out of 10 to do that
WILL NOT HAPPEN
will diarise this thread to come back and gloat
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I think Dembo's point though is the best drivers often are the most arrogant, schu, alonso (not so sure about him), senna, prost, had self belief to the point of arrogance - they learnt with maturity to suppress it, but only for public convenience, it was pretty obvious on track they were as arrogant as ever in reality though.
Hill, Kimi, and Hak were/are nice guys and perhaps the exception to the rule, and to be honest none of them compare to the drivers mentioned above.
Hill, Kimi, and Hak were/are nice guys and perhaps the exception to the rule, and to be honest none of them compare to the drivers mentioned above.