racecub
Champion Elect
The two young men are Ayrton Senna and Lewis Hamilton. I watched the Senna movie with friends on the eve of the Australian GP and was struck afresh by the similarities between the two, and also by the differences.
Taking the similarities first, as they are probably the more obvious; both outrageously talented, both with the same driving style, both fast, both aggressive, both out and out racers, both with unbelievable car control, both sensitive and passionate young men with total belief in their ability, both incur the wrath of peers and ‘experts’ and both dealt with harshly by the powers that be. Both also dislike greatly the political nature of racing in F1.
Ayrton’s destiny was not to completely fulfil that huge potential. Had he not died who knows how many more championships he’d have won. I believe he’d have had ’94, ’95, and ’96 at least, probably two or three more.
And Lewis? What is his destiny? Will it be fulfilled or not? I think the answer lies in the differences between Lewis and Ayrton , how those differences affect Lewis and how Lewis deals with the situations he finds himself.
So.......the differences.....
Ayrton was born of an almost aristocratic Brazilian family. He was very rich, well educated and used to moving in privileged circles. He was confident in all social situations he found himself in. He was articulate, charismatic and could hold audiences spellbound with his eloquence in several different languages. Despite this, he would not hesitate to tell someone to ‘fuck off’ if he felt they deserved it. He was not afraid to challenge the ruling powers and would not be put down. This young man is completely confident that the decisions he makes are the right ones. He is steadfast in his beliefs and answerable to no-one but himself and his god.
Lewis was born of a working class family in Stevenage where he attended the local comprehensive school. He suffered some racial abuse and bullying and learnt karate to defend himself. He is not multilingual and sometimes finds expressing himself in his first language difficult, especially when emotional, often giving the wrong impression and not getting his point across. He is not at ease in all social settings and not confident to hold his own when challenged about something he has done or said. He is the first black driver in what has traditionally been a rich white man's sport. This young man falters if the decisions he makes are challenged. He tries to please too many and looses his way.
And there we have it. Two very similar and very different young men . Fate deprived us of seeing one of them achieve all he could have done . Will the other one overcome the difficulties he faces or not.......
For me, both young men arouse great respect and also sadness.
Just my thoughts...don’t be too hard on me
Taking the similarities first, as they are probably the more obvious; both outrageously talented, both with the same driving style, both fast, both aggressive, both out and out racers, both with unbelievable car control, both sensitive and passionate young men with total belief in their ability, both incur the wrath of peers and ‘experts’ and both dealt with harshly by the powers that be. Both also dislike greatly the political nature of racing in F1.
Ayrton’s destiny was not to completely fulfil that huge potential. Had he not died who knows how many more championships he’d have won. I believe he’d have had ’94, ’95, and ’96 at least, probably two or three more.
And Lewis? What is his destiny? Will it be fulfilled or not? I think the answer lies in the differences between Lewis and Ayrton , how those differences affect Lewis and how Lewis deals with the situations he finds himself.
So.......the differences.....
Ayrton was born of an almost aristocratic Brazilian family. He was very rich, well educated and used to moving in privileged circles. He was confident in all social situations he found himself in. He was articulate, charismatic and could hold audiences spellbound with his eloquence in several different languages. Despite this, he would not hesitate to tell someone to ‘fuck off’ if he felt they deserved it. He was not afraid to challenge the ruling powers and would not be put down. This young man is completely confident that the decisions he makes are the right ones. He is steadfast in his beliefs and answerable to no-one but himself and his god.
Lewis was born of a working class family in Stevenage where he attended the local comprehensive school. He suffered some racial abuse and bullying and learnt karate to defend himself. He is not multilingual and sometimes finds expressing himself in his first language difficult, especially when emotional, often giving the wrong impression and not getting his point across. He is not at ease in all social settings and not confident to hold his own when challenged about something he has done or said. He is the first black driver in what has traditionally been a rich white man's sport. This young man falters if the decisions he makes are challenged. He tries to please too many and looses his way.
And there we have it. Two very similar and very different young men . Fate deprived us of seeing one of them achieve all he could have done . Will the other one overcome the difficulties he faces or not.......
For me, both young men arouse great respect and also sadness.
Just my thoughts...don’t be too hard on me
for starting this nonsense. Ive never understood the logic behind it and i don't think i ever will
