Current Lewis Hamilton

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"

 

[Fenderman]

That is assuming that Maldonado would have made a clean pass later on. Since we will never know that, the outcome of the Lewis/Kimi battle is irrelevant. Still, that is only my opinion. Each to one's own.

 

[Brogan]

Lewis Hamilton robbed of victory by pit-lane fiasco

Lewis Hamilton refused to blame his McLaren team after he was denied a victory in Valencia when his pit crew made a basic error.

 

[Fenderman]

I thought I felt some Deja Vu. I thought I felt some De ... hang on ...

 

[F1ang-o]

Frickin Groundhogs.

 

[Lewywo4]

I cant believe that if thats correct!! they defend Button's poor driving to the hilt and when lewis tries to recover from yet another of their ptstop errors they have the audacity to call him reckless?? When eveyone else can see what Maldonado did? And did they say this before lewis and Maldonado went to the stewards? Nothing like backing your driver up is there.Unbelievable!!

Mclaren want to retain Lewis, and that could be the easiest way to lose him, by using that word reckless in any of his actions on the track, which I find it hard to believe that anybody at Mclaren would be that ....stupid!

racecub, as you can well imagine, I like many was very disappointed with that disastrous pitstop, and watching Lewis being passed by Alonso who had pitted at the same lap time, which gave me a sense of dread.

 

[Josh]

They didn't actually say he was reckless, that was the poster mixing things up.

 

[Fenderman]

lewymp4 re. the "reckless" comment - We've stomped that one out already and to racecub 's satisfaction, I believe.

 

[F1ang-o]

lewymp4
This emanated from a post I quoted from Riskitall
See post 279 on The European GP PQ& R discussion.

 

[racecub]

Yes. I realise it was a mix up of posts and Mclaren didnt say that. Cant say Im particular;y chuffed with Mclaren though.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

How would Hamilton know that Raikonen's tyres wouldn't fall apart in his dirty air? So why concede?

 

[Porceliamone]

I'm a bit late to this but Hamilton was desperately unlucky there. Shocking driving by Maldonado. Hamilton had every right to defend his position and make the driver behind work for it. Echos of the enthralling GP2 Race earlier in the day where Calado held of a rampant Leimer and Razia for several laps as his tyres faded. Finally he succombed on the last lap, but at least they kept it on the track and didn't demolition-derby style drive into each other. 20 seconds retrospective is a joke of a punishment.

 

[Senna's_right_foot]

Lewis Hamilton: Valencia clash with Pastor Maldonado won't change approach

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100790

 

[racecub]

Good on you lewis!!

 

[KekeTheKing]

As if being punted out wasn't enough, a Spanish marshal had an extra swipe at Hamilton with Maldonado's wing. Talk about adding insult to injury!

And before anybody goes nuts, I do believe it was an accident.

 

[F1ang-o]

No retaliation from Lewis.....

 

[gethinceri]

He looked so dejected, poor love.

 

[F1ang-o]

Maybe he should have waited till the next/final lap....& put that front wing........but that's not Lewis......

 

[racecub]

Lewis fights fair..its a shame they all dont!!

 

[Brogan]

I like how he puts the wheel back on - as if he's going to be penalised for not doing so

 

[Viscount]

If Hamilton had started his F1 career at a backmarker or midfield team as per the norm, do people think he would have stood out that much from the rest of the grid? Furthermore, if after his first season in a midfield team he joined McLaren in 2008 & won the title (never being teammates with Alonso), do people think he would still be as highly regarded/hated as he is?