A lot of people over the past few weeks have made comments on here along the lines of, ‘now that Lewis Hamilton has a rubbish car we’ll see that he’s not actually that good,’ yet his performance on Sunday put paid to that. Or at least it should have.
He dragged a dog of a car from 18th on the grid all the way up to third – yes, Jarno Trulli drove from 20th to third initially, but we know had a very quick, handy car – with a very determined and considered drive. But still people are saying he’s rubbish, and that he was just lucky.
Yet doesn’t luck always play a part in everyone’s races, to a certain extent? Look at Jenson – if Kubica hadn’t got taken out by Vettel, he’d have been all over Button before the end of the race (although I believe Jenson had enough in reserve to keep him there). But isn’t that luck?
They say the true mark of a great driver is to outperform the car, and Lewis certainly did that on the weekend, like Alonso did with his Renault last season.
Lewis also showed a great amount of respect for Button and Brawn too, which goes against the other accusations leveled at him that he’s spoilt and arrogant, saying this:
“I’ve got to say again how much respect and admiration I’ve got for Ross Brawn and all the men and women at Brawn GP.
“Jenson must have had a very worrying winter, and he certainly had a few tough years before that, so he really deserves this success. It must have been a brilliant feeling for him to be able to stand on the podium yesterday, waving to his team.
“I saw a photo of the podium on the internet this morning – he looked really, really happy. They’ve shown just what an incredible sport we have and just how unpredictable F1 can be – I just wish I could have been on the podium to share his celebrations on Sunday.”
So, in my eyes at least, Lewis has answered his critics. It’s also cool that he’s started swearing in interviews – ‘All I said was that for sure if someone did approach me, I wouldn’t tell them to ‘F’ off’ – maybe he’s about to find his rebel streak?
I’ll sit back now under my desk to await the anti-Lewis vitriol, although I am hoping to have a rather more intelligent dicussion about him than that. But I guess that’s up to you…
Lewis is a top driver, no doubt. Shame McLaren (like Ferrari and Renault) wasted there time and money on KERS. Worst thing, the stupid wings don’t help overtaking at all (c the Glock comment), ugly cars for nothing! Some must be mad with the FIA right now!
I think you got that just about right. I hope Lewis can be back at the top, and the Brawns stay competitive as well. Then I may forgive Bernie and the FIA for screwing with the rules over and over and over and…..
Lewis never deserved the arrogant tag or the “he got lucky” tag. I suspect those who said that originally would say it whatever he did on the track or said off it. From those who know him, not a bad word is said. And his performances on the track speak volumes for those who can take off their blinkers. I hope his car comes good in time for him to try to defend his well earned title.
Nice to see Button with a better chance this season, although last year it was fun to guess which lap would see him trudge dejectedly back to the pits!
Anyway he seems to take as much abuse as Hamilton – but for being a lazy playboy and a crap driver, all most likely completely unfair
Hamilton is hated only by those who see him as a serious threat to the throne of their idol F1 race drivers (esp. Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher).
This has been up for a whole two hours and only 5 comments (when i opened it), strange for a blog on Hamilton.
On a more relevant matter, Hamilton is a wonderful driver, aggressive, innovative, determined, and i ask anyone to keep ther feet as firmly on the ground as he has, despite the fact that after only 2 seasons, he’s top of the game, second after only one.
Oh and it’s a shame Button didn’t have such hearty congratulations for Lewis on winning his world title as Lewis had for him for his GP win.
Of course Hami is arrogant, nearly all of them are. If you want to be a winner, you must be arrogant to begin with. Otherwise you wouldn’t need to win at all. ‘Just cruisin’, boys. Hi mum!’ won’t do it.
Inside the car, that is. Outside, you can afford a different attitude. I think Hami is just very, very focused. Maybe a bad year will mellow him somewhat.
Well said Jamie Hibbard! Hamilton does get a lot of negativity but let’s be honest, a lot more people watch F1 now since he started driving I bet…
Come on GB!
Are we already starting to hate Button? …Knew I should have put money on it. (see earlier forum)
lewis is king
we will sing
finishes third
with a big silly grin!
15 places – come on!
, hamilton or button 4 drivers
all respect to the toyotas, as they did well
brawn 2 win constructors, ferrari 2 break down
where have the anit-hamilton brigade gone. If Ferrari have a bad car, their drivers never haul it up the grid like Lewis did on Sunday.
This could be a very exciting season…
There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance and I don’t think Hamilton has crossed it. The haters are mostly people envious or jealous of his achievements and ability and would most likely do anything to be in his shoes.
Not only has he kept his feet firmly on the ground but the way in which he and his whole family present themselves and behave is a breath of fresh air in this jade goody/hello magazine obsessed society the UK has gradually turned in too. It shows that if you are willing to pursue a dream with the dedication and energy it requires there’s still a chance you may fulfil it. And for the younger generation it is something positive compared to the usual “famous for being famous” brigade that haunts our TV’s and Newspapers.
Aye, what that man said.
More than likly MOST Hami-haters dont want to see a coloured guy in f1. Thats what im seeing anyway.
with all the damn retirments he would have been lucky if he reached 8th
Hey guys, how’s about having a racer of the day – a bit like man of the match? Could be a regular feature.
I F**KING HATE HAMILTON!!! …not really…just trying to balance this out a bit
Lucky? What sort of copout excuse is that? Was Jenson Button not ‘lucky’ with those two safety car outings (one held traffic for him whilst he went to refuel)? vettel was chasing him down like a rotweiler on crack before he binned it (even the best make mistakes) whilst Lewis drove perfectly. He didn’t make mistakes, he overtook nearly the entire grid, and that got him third. Trulli did the same, but not only was Trulli in a faster car than Hamilton, but he also cheated during the safety car too.
So face facts – Hamilton’s still good. His car isn’t.
hehe I can smell a button-backlash a-brewin’ ..seriousley, if Button wins another race in what is regarded as easily the fastest car on the grid I think Hamilton-hate will be put to one side for a while as ‘Button-bashing’ goes into full effect
Personally, I think Button is a very good driver (but not brilliant) but alot of people will resent the popularity surge he will receive from winning races (in what is obviousley the fastest car).
Hey, when is the next F1 game coming out!!
Before this goes any further, I’d just like to point out that I didn’t write this in any way to be anti-Button.
I think he’s also awesome, and was chuffed to bits for him on the weekend (as I was in 2006 when he won the Hungarian GP, from which I still have The Times front page).
@Jamie, noone could acuse you of baiting button-abuse..erm if that makes sense
It’s just a sad fact that alot of ignorant and fickle f1 ‘fans’ will now try to knock Jenson off his pedestal, now that he has stolen Lewis’ lime-light (at least temporarily). As for Lewis, I agree that he’s answered his critics, hence the general lack of negative comments here.
Both excellent drivers imo and I hope they both get the respect they deserve when they win.
yes of course he is not that good now we can see how good jenson button is now he has a decent car i think he is better than lewis hamilton.
Go Ferrari and JB
get that shit diffuser off and bring on the same as brawn e.t.c.
KERS would be great on that car but the problem is that i could fart sideways on it and the back would fly out. GET SOME BLOODY DOWNFORCE!!!
P.S. comment number 25… look at the bloody f1 driver TOP GEAR lap times and then u will see how good button is…
He’s not rubbish. Just annoying.
Maybe if he avoids hitting other cars for 5 races in a row, and don’t talk rubish everytime, we will get to respect him.
I like Button, good driver, but I have to admit Hamilton is the real thing when he focuses.
In the meantime, it’s great to see the Brawns doing what they are doing.
Its classic F1 the driver is only as good as the car he sits in after all the cars are set up to the drivers weight, height, blood group if he was breast fed as a baby or not.
I admit talent has alot to do with it but it is a component of the overall product for example if a team cant get suspension set up, engine managment, aerodynamics ect to within a knats cock of perfect no matter the talent of the driver the car will not perform and bearing in mind the cars are set up during qualifying and cant be altered before the race things like the weather, temperature of the track ect can also scupper thing.
I have been put off F1 to a certain extent because of the reliance of technology but still a fan when it does go right for a brit well done to jensen and lewis and best of luck with the rest of the season that also goes out to the teams as well because after all it is a team sport
As for whos best my alegence is still with mclaren
Lewis may well be all that good. He just hasn’t been all that good this race.
Vettel out
Kubica out
Rosberg with no tyres (he was overtaken by everyone)
Raikkonen out
Nakajima out
Massa out
Trulli out
Kovalainen out
Piquet out
OK, he had a rubbish car but managed to be quick enough though.
But I’d rather see how good he is when talking about sheds of pole positions and neat victories.
lewis did ok in austrailia but he needs to get first in malasya
i doubt he’ll come enywhere near first in malaysia. mclaren themselves are sayin tht malaysia requires much more downforce and tht makes it even more unlikely tht lewis will shine.
UNLESS IT RAINS OFCOURSE.
MOLLY IS FAT
Well done Jenson and Lewis…the future is bright!!
Talking about winners is easy, but I think youve got to hand it to Webber. He started so promisingly, and if Barrichello hadn’t have crashed into him, he could have done well. Oh well, never mind.
Vettel for the future?
Well said Jamie (both posts). The truth is many British fans love to hate our best sportsmen (interestingly not women). Hamilton, David Beckham, Amir Khan, Andrew Murray to name but a few. Whether you like him or not everybody should be able to see how well Hamilton performed and, yes he had a bit of luck, but so did most of those in the points. I would suggest those who continue to spout vitriol at him are not real F1 fans and we shouldn’t give them the pleasure of responding to them. That is after all what they’re wanting, a reaction.
I don’t like Alonso but I can readily acknowledge his ability. I loved Schumacher but could understand why he was hated. All those people who crtiticised Button for his last few seasons will presumably jump on the bandwagon, and then jump off again as soon as he doesn’t do well. Don’t try to understand them Jamie. Sympathise with them because I doubt they will enjoy the season as much as the rest of us.
I was proud of them both, im supporting the brits!
I do prefer hamilton tho, and i think you will find out how good a driver is when they have a rubbish car not a fast car.
37 comments and not a single “bash” comment. That performance by the drivers in question must have scattered the critics.
The new rule change really shows how good the actual teams are in F1. Basically everybody had to build a new car from scrap. Those who did it well are…well..dominating and those who didn’t are really struggling to stay on top. This makes the race really really interesting actually.
PATHETIC.
REALLY PATHETIC.
What is the author trying to prove?
That Hamilton is still………who.
last year, when Hamilton had the best car, why didn’t Jamie notice that some drivers had dodgy cars. And some of them happened to score well despite those dodgy cars.
Coming from 18th place to 3rd one is by no means a great thing.
HOWEVER
How many of the cars did he actually overtake?
Was Hamilton affected by somebody else’s driving. Was he battered as some other drivers.
Look. Safety car lottery. One safety car can change a lot. We had two of them.the last driver can be the first one within a couple of seconds if he happens to be in the right place at the right time. Pure luck.
How dodgy is Maclaren this year. I dont believe that the car which was the best one last year is the worst one this year. I’m sure it is just slightly worse than the fastest cars.
Saying that Trully’s Toyota was like a rocket and Hamilton’s car like a tractor is emotional and unprofessional exaggeration.
Hamilton’s car was much lighter than Kovalainen’s.
Who can explain why was that?
Let me explain you that.
What was speculated last year has become evident thanks to weight disclosure.
The Team’s strategy is Hamiton’s strategy. Kovalainen is just a part of that strategy.
Alonso did not accept that. That’s why he had to leave the team.
TO SUM UP
I’m not saying that Hamilton is a bad driver. He’s a good driver, as good as the rest. ( the only difference is that very few drivers are lucky enough to be given the fastest cars in their rookie season)
I can’t see why some people are trying to prove that he’s a driving God.
I suggest waiting to see how the season unfolds.
Then we will be able to asses his “worth”
Taking into account that there seems to more “equlity” this season,
I bet that he won’t make as many headlines as he did in 07 and 08.
Lewis was faster than the reigning double world champion in his first season.
He overtook more cars than anyone else on sunday.
His car IS a dog.
sleepy_hollow is right to say Lewis is a good driver.
As John Watson once said- “racing drivers can ve selfish, self centred even petulent but thats why teams employ them”
As for Kovalinen being part of Hamilton’s stategy Schumacher didnt win 7 championships on equal terms with his teammates. Does that make him any less a driver?
Fair enough that Alonso, as reigning champion, didn’t care for this sort of thing and left but you wouldnt call his manner during that season ‘professional’.
Is Piquet Jr on equal terms to him?
I’m not getting at Alonso- I respect him as a driver and i’m sure he would have been champion in 07 had Hamilton played a supporting role.
But he won’t make as many headlines because of the return of Jenson.
Who has the fastest car.
That’s what its all about isn’t it?
Best Grand Prix for ages.
Started with ‘The Chain’ ended with a Union Jack over the top step!
Nuff Said
Lewis is one hell of a driver with this triumph or not
although here he had abit of luck in my opinion with alotta ppl crashing out or retiring…but hey thats F1 for you rather than just being hamsters on a wheel, the weak deserve to fall out while the strong stand through it all =D
hamilton is ok of a driver.
sad that heiki did not get the chance to even start the race properly and personally i think that he would have kicked hamiltons a..
car may not be fastest but certainly not slowest either
land on your feet boys
good for jenson tough!!!
this season is going to show the true colors,
at least put everything in its right place-just like recession…
I think you may have read my mind with this article
Lewis once again has proven that he is a class act.
not here to join issues with anyone but this is just race one and there lots to come, if he is no good as some say, it will be obvious,but for now Button a brit says u are really good, Lewis , a brit says u are just damn brilliant endof
Great article, but I am afraid Lewis will always have to prove himself to some. If he won the next 16 races from the pit lane, it would still not be enough for his haters.
i think Hamilton is a very good driver, not the best on the grid.. because all the drivers have their strengths and weaknesses. but some of you are forgetting that Hamilton was mainly only able to get that many overtakes by blasting his KERS system down the straights against cars that weren’t equipped with it. all im trying to say with that is that his car isn’t as much of a dog as people say it is. plus the McLaren engine is one of the best on the grid.
and one thing i have to clear up.. Kubica would never have caught Button if he passed Vettle.. Button controlled the entire race from start to finish, did any of you wonder why Vettle was ALWAYS kept at a 4-5 second gap no matter how hard he pushed?
Jamie, don’t waste your words. The Hamilton-haters don’t pay attention to things like facts.
They’re just “haters” in the true hip-hop sense of the word, and nothing will ever change that. Unless maybe he ended up in a Ferrari seat one day, and even then I think they’d still keep talking trash.
Lewis is a great driver, period. If one cannot regonize this from his performance so far, they’re either blind or just plain stubborn or jealous. The argument for the latter is strengthened when I read people saying that they “just don’t like him” for some reason.
Sure luck plays into the career of any driver, but luck alone doesn’t put a #1 on the nose of your car.
The Prost fans were saying the same thing about Senna as the Hami-haters are saying now, but like Senna, I’m sure Lewis will go down in Formula 1 history as one of the greats, even is his career ended tomorrow.
He’s the current World Drivers Champion, he missed out on the title by one point in his rookie year, and still people question his greatness.
Silly, just silly.
oops, typo alert. that line should have read “…even if his career ended tomorrow.”
Lewis is a great driver and to think that he is only 24 years old.
For those who hated Lewis they are just scared that sooner or later he will break all the records Schumi has done.
He will be a threat to other drivers for a decade.
i think his consistency made him win. he was constantly pressurizing people in front of him and luckily he didnt screw up.
Lewis has definitely grown as a driver and as a man already, as he should. We can’t say he’s that plucky Brit kid anymore. It takes a man and a mature driver to react in such a manner.
In that race, Hammy reminded me of what Michael Schumacher did in his last race in Brazil. He came from the back and gained some points. Is Hammy a great in the making? Well, like it or not, he already is.
Two comments I need to make here:
To the people who said that the safety car periods (especially the first one) helped Button are on super crack laced with LSD. That first safety car blew Button’s 40+ second lead. If that first one hadn’t come out, the second one would have been a non issue. Kubica would have been trying to chase down Button from way over a minute behind. Pay attention.
Second point: To the person who said that Lewis’s drive from 18th to 3rd was “by no means a great thing” is incredibly ignorant of common sense.
So if Lewis had overtaken those last two cars ahead of him (well 3, since Trulli was still in the mix before his penalty) THEN that would be a great thing? Comments like that show just how silly the Hami-haters are. Nothing will change their minds about him. Certainly not facts or common sense.
Retired cars or not, do you know what kind of driving skill is involved in just making up the distance itself and time between a car in 18th to the leaders? And anyway, the world TV feed showed Lewis making some great passes on his way to the front, so stop your ignorant talk Hami-haters!
Go Brawn and go McLaren! It will be a perfect season if Lewis, Jenson, and Rubens are fighting for the WDC amongst themselves. I’d be happy if any of them won it. Any of those three would deserve the title way more than the rest.
ah well I’m not a true blood Hamilton fan also, neither a fan of Alonso. But not recognizing that both are champions is just retard-talk. End of story.
And someone here says that Kovalainen would kick Hamiltons a** ? Whishfull thinking bro. No matter how much I like Heikki: he’s no more than a mid-engined driver, like shall we say Giancarlo Fiscicella. Sometimes good, but most of the time very medicore. Granted: he had his stroke of bad luck last year.
The word ‘Hami-haters’ has been used so many times in the previous comments. Maybe it’s time to introduce a new concept – the ‘Hami-lovers’, namely those of you that are so in love with Lewis that you are unable to find any flaws.
Sure the guy is a very talented driver, but in my opinion his biggest accomplishment in Melbourne was keeping cool and staying out of trouble – and thereby creating his own luck. Buemi, Vettel and Trulli did an equally astonishing job (at least for most of the race) and deserves far more credit than any of you are giving them.
ive always supported Mclaren and Toyota in F1 and sundays GP was a fantastic day. Brawn have a mercedes engine and i will support them aswell – as im assuming most Ferrari fans will support toro rosso.
I am a huge fan of all the British drivers and to get 2 in the top three was brilliant.
Personally i think that Hamilton and both of the Toyota drivers drove awesome and it was a brilliant day to see so many of my favourite drivers do well.
And as an added bonus Ferrari got nothing!!
I think folk forget Hamilton stood out before he joined F1, or just choose not to believe it…
Very exciting driver to watch anyway, can’t wait till Sunday
Webber taken out, Heikki taken out, Heidfeld taken out, Massa reliability took him out, Piquet reliability took him out. Vettel taken out, Kubica taken out,Nakajima spun, Glock spun, Kimi spun and Trulli penalised. It took all of these things to happen to get Hamilton up to third. He only overtook physically the Force India’s and a Torro Rosso when he was on low fuel at the start. In a normal race with todays reliability taking out maybe four cars in a race typically he would only have finished 10th. He was also out performed all weekend by his said to be inferior teamate. Hardly a champions performance, Just lucky.
Hamilton was driving absolutely phenomenally and even without these incidents he would still have ended up with a very good position.
I once watched Hamilton race in the GP2 and he drove absolutely amazing, overtaking half the grid after he got a puncture on the first corner after Nelson Piquet JR spun him out. This was the season that he won the championship and he then made the transition to F1
Melbourne is not a real indicator. Just look at Minardi’s first season with Mark Webber. He scored 5th in 2002 in Melbourne and nothing that counts after that.
Hamilton’s fastest lap was slower than the 2 force india’s.
It was all down to his strategy, light first stint on softs than the med tyres.
Yup! some drivers were taken out, some had reliability problems, some crashed, some spun their cars, some penalised. Hamilton was lucky!! agree!
But dont forget, why did these things didn’t happen to hamilton on race day? because he was a great driver! keep his cool all along the race.
is this an april fools joke?
Hamilton switches to Brawn GP!
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/ en/headlines/news/detail/ 090401093727.shtml
Lewis is crafty,determined and composed. He’s not a favorite for me, but you have to respect his talent and racing attitude. The guy has some credentials. But he lacks sports-conduct.The fact that people dont like him is that being so used to one single team and driver winning every championship, and then in one season having all that turned around by an rookie has been intimidating for the more experienced drivers and fans. You really want to see sport conduct ( Vettel, Rubens, Webber)
Lets just hope that this year we get to see some new faces on the podium, people who really deserve it.
LOOOOOOLLLLLL!
Very Funny
Lewis switches to Brawn
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/ en/headlines/news/detail/ 090401093727.shtml
The thing is, it is the kinda thing i could see him doing!!!! I actually thought think it will be Norbert first.
how stupid can some people be? of course thats a bloody april fools joke! “shortly after midnight tonight” hhmmmm….. Lewis has a 5 year contract with mclaren! dont expect him switching any time soon
ohh man….. only in saturday i was wishin 4 lewis to end up in a respectable position… BUT 3RD PLACE!!!!! WOWWW!!! especially with that disturbingly slow mclaren . you’d have to say there was a certain element of luck but not entirely man, anyways, cant wait for sepang…. GO LEWIS!!!!
Well, I fully agree – Hamilton gave a good lesson “how to drive fast” and surprisingly no one is appreciating that (!?).
By the way, KERS is piece of… good idea but narrow-heads allow to use it only 7 sec per lap. Isn’t it bit stupid in terms of environmental approach of F1? If anyone wants to use KERS shall be greatly welcomed to drive on e-power all time…
not really rellevent to the topic in hand… but check this out, pure amazing!
Steve McQueen (in le Mans mode) Vs. Lewis Hamilton
http://www.tagheuer.com/t he-news/events/baselworld 2009-concours/?lang=en
Just to say I respect Jenson for sticking with Honda when the car was a bag of sh**. He obviously knew Ross Brawn could get him a winning car in the same way he did that for Michael Schumacher when at Ferarri.
Agreed. His and Rubens’ loyalty really should be commended – Saturday was a fair repayment and Sunday was great.
I remember nearing the last days of Jordan, EJ talking about the respect he had for his drivers sticking with the team and giving everything of themselves even though they weren’t beening rewarded on track.
“now that Lewis Hamilton has a rubbish car we’ll see that he’s not actually that good”
that is exactly what we saw – he was gifted at least 5 places at melbourne he should really have finished 8th at best – if it was half way through the season when teams dont have teething troubles he would have been nowhere
75 above-but it wasn’t half way through the season, it was the difficult first race, and ‘teething’ includes the driver getting used to a whole new car and having the maturity to stay out of trouble. Who was it that said to finish first first you’ve got to finish?
Hamilton is the world champion, he would of been in his first season if it had not been for silly little mistakes, but he has learnt from them, and improved and that was seeen by his amazing drive on sunday.
Button, when he first entered F1 was heralded as a future F1 world champion, and all the brits saw him as the golden boy, a replacement to the greatest driver never to have won a world championship, DC, but then didn’t like it when Hamilton turned up and took the lime light. However those who thought “I know I’ll suck up this this kid now.” have jumped back to Button.
Personally I respect those that always supported DC, Button and Hamilton, but loathe those who jump on the bandwagon of the leading brit driver.
Most of you like lews as a driver because you’re british. Come on, just admit it. Before him did you cheer up for Button in the rubbish honda? did you like him? no. now you do. that’s the think that slips. I’m romanian (yea, a rubbish country) and as we don’t have an f1 driver i think i have an “unobturated” opinion. lews is a spoiled little kid. he’s fast i’m not denying that but i just don’t like him.
Who was it that said to finish first first you’ve got to finish? piquet
im british and i dont like any british driver and never jump on the bandwagon for them
the best drivers are the drivers that can win in bad cars – the only person to do that in modern f1 is vettel – no one else
61 above, neglects to include a double WDC in his appraisal of Lewis’s race !!!
@jps – same here – I am British but I am not a fan of the British drivers, simply because there are other drivers on the grid I admire more/rate more highly. Nothing personal against Lewis or Jenson.
Fair enough if you are a British F1 fan who genuinely admires the talents of the British drivers above the others but I can’t stomach the blind patriotism of mainly casual British F1 fans who only flock to the sport whenever there is a British driver doing well…and then disappear into thin air when they fail.
you are sad b…
hamilton passed a few of the cars that crashed out so you cant blame that on luck. And F1 is about having crashes and engines failures it always happens. I dont like Jenson, he talks throught his teeth, makes him look like a snob.
for the record, I’m from California, so my reason for being a fan of Lewis is not nationalism.
My reason for backing him is because I can see the greatness in him, the greatness he’s shown so far and the greatness that is yet to come. And I have no problem with saying that he’s Senna 2.0
Senna is the king, but hell, Lewis has accomplished way more than even Senna did in the same amount of time.
The main problem with Hami-haters/Ferrari fans is that they love to play the victim. Every season they like to believe that they’re the underdogs taking on the world, acting as if Ferrari has never won a race or a championship.
Ferrari fans: does it really feel like a triumph for you when Ferrari wins? Like it hasn’t happened many many times before?
I just don’t see the appeal of rooting for Ferrari. “Whoo hoo, Ferrari won!” Again? Wow. Super. What an unbelievable accomplishment.
First of all, anyone who´s into F1 knows that Hamilton is a great driver. One of the best, if not the best. It´s just that it´s fun to mock him a bit. Just think about it, he makes about ten million a year, is dating a hot chick, looks good and is just a cool guy. He succeeds in his sport and last year became the youngest world champion of all time.
All this hating Hamilton-thing is really all about some humorous little envy. It´s just like back in the day when they used to throw them cream cakes into Bill Gates´ face. All in good humour. Though I agree some people take it all too far sometimes.
More than hating Lewis, I love to hate his dad. Why the hell does he have to stand there in the pits anyway?
Lewis is a big boy now, so i think he can survive without his dad babysitting.
Why wouldn´t daddy Anthony stay at home and sip cognac while watching the race on TV? Because that´s what Kimi´s dad does. Now that´s what a cool daddy does.
No.86 is the most ridiculous post I’ve ever read. Maybe he likes being at the race, no?
The best thing is lewis has now been stripped of his points for effectively lying. that is music to my ears. go trulli.
@88 agreed. puts Ferrari and McLaren back on a even field for Malaysia now. this weekend will be interesting.
86 Buttons, Piquet and Massas dad are there aswell, Its called being proud, i spose you wouldnt know about that!
Notice the haters have come now that lewis is doing bad, they couldnt stand it. I think they are people the same age as him and cant stand that they have done nothing with there lives!
Who would want to be a cheater and a liar who most people hate?
Re:92
7 time world champion Michael Schumacher?
@post 77
it really p*****s me off when all of the McLaren and Hamilton fans are now fans of Brawn and Button just because thay are winning if Brawn start losing then they will undoubtedly move back to McLaren. Ive always been a loyal Toyota and McLaren Fan since i started watching F1 which was admittedly only 3 years ago
At least Schumacher never lied.
94 where have you got this idea?
im hamilton fan was mclaren, im going off mclaren after the misleading incident but im not switching to any other team.
“Ferrari fans: does it really feel like a triumph for you when Ferrari wins? Like it hasn’t happened many many times before?”
McLaren isn’t short on wins isn’t it? If you are British and don’t admire everything in racing that’s British then you’re my men. I’m getting fed up with this F1 press who likes whoever is at the top.
I hate LH
Give LH a break and give Ryan his job back
So they bent the truth at work how many people can say they havnt
The only crime they commited was getting caught. Common FIA and F1 slap there wrists let them say sorry and lets go racing as a Ferrari fan I dont like seeing my team not on the top step. But I am so pleased for Brawn and Button they have dont an amazing job and long may the scraps with Toyota ReD Bull Williams and BMW they have ivested time and a lot of cash lets have more close racing just hope that ferrari will join in soon
I think that Lewis Hamilton is the best driver on the grid in a long time and he has done the best he can with the car that he has got so all of the people who put him down should remember that he is the world champion.