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"

 

[cider_and_toast]

Is that a can of Red Bull in the car? Dum dum dum!

No. It's Nicole Sherzinger but I can see how you could get confused.

 

[Titch]

That is a seriously nice looking car. I want one.

 

[racecub]

Today Lewis joined an elite group, he is now one of only four racing drivers ever, to get pole five times at the same racetrack.
FANGIO SENNA SCHUMACHER HAMILTON

I guess he hadn't forgotten how to qualify last year after all.

 

[Brogan]

Slightly ironic considering it was China which stopped Hamilton becoming the first ever rookie WDC.

 

[Lewywo4]

That is a seriously nice looking car. I want one.

It's a brute Titch, but a beautiful one.

 

[Lewywo4]

Today Lewis joined an elite group, he is now one of only four racing drivers ever, to get pole five times at the same racetrack.
FANGIO SENNA SCHUMACHER HAMILTON

I guess he hadn't forgotten how to qualify last year after all.

racecub.....This is one statistic in which Lewis now is listed among the greats. Let's just hope that other categories in the future, will also see him in their company.

 

[teabagyokel]

I guess he hadn't forgotten how to qualify last year after all.

Just a simple FIA oversight of not holding all the qualifying sessions at Shanghai.

 

[racecub]

Just a simple FIA oversight of not holding all the qualifying sessions at Shanghai.

hmmmm,I'm think he has a few more poles than just Shanghai

 

[teabagyokel]

Not as many as his team-mate last year.

 

[olegg]

Not as many as his team-mate last year.

"his team-mate" now is very nervous

 

[racecub]

Not as many as his team-mate last year.

Nope, not as many as his team mate last year. Didn't do the team mate much good though. No good gettng pole if your car is then set up wrong for the race.

 

[teabagyokel]

That's not what happened. He was underperforming, consistently, in the last run in Q3. Which he did on Saturday as a matter of fact.

 

[downforce]

Nice statistic, but not really one to be considered among the greats I would say.

However by the end of the year he may well be solidly in that company, he could well be a triple world champion.

Should Mercedes maintain their dominance and he maintain his level over Rosberg he should also surpass Vettels win count and pole count by the end of the year as well.

He is 5 wins behind Vettel and 4 pole positions behind.
If he ends the year as a triple world champion with more poles and wins than Vettel he will certainly be at all time great status.

 

[Brogan]

An interesting way to measure it.

Surely having more poles and wins (assuming he does at some point this year) but two less WDCs says something?

 

[RasputinLives]

I don't begrudge Hamilton a third title. I just don't want to have to listen to all the media blah blah about him 'emulating his idol Ayrton Senna'. Bleurgh - puke!

 

[teabagyokel]

It's either Lewis emulating Ayrton or Nico emulating Keke. Suppose it could be Seb emulating Michael, for the outside bet.

Either way, there will be emulating.

 

[RasputinLives]

All will make me puke. Media waffle.

 

[Viscount]

Thought this was a late April Fool's article when someone showed it to me, but it seems many have taken offence to Hamilton's podium champagne spraying, with his 'trademark' (according to the 'reputable' Daily Mail) of spraying hostesses in the face with champagne:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ace-champagne-winning-Chinese-Grand-Prix.html

 

[Hamberg]

Feminists give women a bad name.

 

[RasputinLives]

I saw Lewis bear chested on the cover of Men's Health magazine in the supermarket yesterday so he's obviously in favour of topless modeling the swine!