Current Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE

A place to put all the posts from all the other threads primarily but love him or hate him, and even for the indifferent amongst us this is the place to discuss the marmite that is Lewis Hamilton, to learn a thing or two about his rise, talk about those controversial, genius or mad moments and something that i am bemused by, the recent articles that suggest something quite different to my perception of what's going on. Any experiences of meeting LH?

Brundle had to write a Lewis Hamilton article recently and in my tweets (which were probably ignored) I asked him to talk about LH the driver not LH the personality. It seems that you can't have one without the other.

So as a starter for ten, here is a fairly recent LH article. Posts should not be limited to this link but it can get some discussion going. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/13755883.stm

The only banned topic as it is clearly ridiculous involves these four things "Glock" "2008" "Brazil" "conspiracy"

 

[Rutherford]

Billy Smith's comments under the article are hilarious.

 

[Titch]

Maybe Hamilton should stop thinking he's God Alightly, and keep his mouth shut. OR put his money where his mouth is and go Indy racing.

 

[vintly]

I think Hamilton should acquire a serious whisky habit, start crashing regularly, verbally abuse his employers and get someone famous pregnant. He's becoming quite a bore.

 

[Tuscan1969]

I would love them all to have to do f1 f2 sports cars and indy for various teams as it used to be in the 50s and 60s : that would sort out the wheat from the chaff

 

[F1Brits_90]

Lewis Hamilton with that outstanding pole lap yesterday moves onto 65. record is Schumacher 68. in theory Lewis can equal the record at silverstone. but with Azerbaijan Austria Britain Hungary Belgium & Italy. when do think Lewis will break the record for most poles

ive got a feeling for him to do it in ferrari & Schumacher backyard

 

[teabagyokel]

Well, Mercedes will be pole in Baku, Spa and Monza.
Ferrari will be pole in Budapest.

So Spielberg and Silverstone - that's your battleground.

 

[Rutherford]

Lewis Hamilton and I have the same number of pole positions as Ayrton and Bruno Senna combined.

 

[gethinceri]

^ I had to take my time with that, nice one Rutherford

 

[olegg]

Pole: 65 vs 62
Hamilton - 65
vs
Alonso - 22
Kovalainen -1
Button - 8
Rosberg - 30
Bottas - 1

Win: 56 vs 72
Hamilton - 56
vs
Alonso - 32
Kovalainen -1
Button - 15
Rosberg - 23
Bottas - 1

Lewis still has some work to do

 

[Lewywo4]

Lewis has joined a pretty exclusive club, with his recent win at Canada. Joining Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, and Alan Prost in having won 6 or more times at a single Grand Prix.

 

[teabagyokel]

Ile-Notre-Dame becomes the first circuit at which two different drivers have won six or more times too - Schumacher and Hamilton.

 

[Rutherford]

Pathetic request by Hamilton to want Bottas to back up Vettel and he talks about Ferrari having a clear No. 2...

 

[teabagyokel]

I'm hardly shocked that Hamilton wants to win a title. Anyone who assumes that he would not use a bit of gamesmanship ought to have a rewatch of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from last year.

 

[RasputinLives]

Come on Lewis! Not turning up for F1 Live in London!?!? Are you Shitting me?? Who the frick is your advisor??? Everyone was there. Everyone. This is your public! This wasn't some corporate event, this is the first time in decades F1 has done anything like this. You didn't even have to drive. You could have just walked out on stage, waved and said something nice. You would have been cheered and your name chanted and everyone would have loved you.

Now you're going to have to deal with all the criticism about not being there that will just make you sulky and put you off your game.

I just Don't get it. I just Don't. In Rome? maybe I get it but it's London! London.

*takes deep breath*

 

[RasputinLives]

Even fricking Claire Williams made it and she looks like her waters are about to break at any minute!

 

[Titch]

I did say he's currently lurking in his own black hole.

 

[RasputinLives]

I really Don't get it. I just Don't. People's champ always talking about being closer to the fans (and makes an effort too) but doesn't turn up for the one big event.

I hope he turns on the telly and see's all those little kids looking at Vettel doing doughnuts in Trafalgar Square and kicks himself.

Sorry. I'm just in disbelief. "He wants to have his rest and concentrate on his title challenger" dick move.

 

[teabagyokel]

Difficult to believe really; does he want to make Dan Ricciardo more popular than he?

He's a top bloke.

 

[Hamberg]

You don't seem upset enough about the situation RasputinLives so I thought I'd show you what he posted on Instagram

 

[Rutherford]

He loves his fans so much, he's probably busy making love to one (or maybe a few) of them. #Blessed

He's probably tired of going up the inside of Rosberg... I think it was a bit too much in Austria.