Comments on: Journalist gives Hamilton a grilling

By: Bernie

Bernie — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:23:44 +0000

It’s obvious to me that Hamilton was once again guilty of the sort of tactic that people came to hate Schumacher for. You have to win at all costs. Hamilton’s hysterical reaction illustrates this. The only real difference is that Schumacher didn’t then miscalculate his braking points at crucial moments like Hamilton.

By: Ivan

Ivan — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:40:10 +0000

Sounds like the woman lost it, but this is another example of Hamilton not playing nicely. His mirrors vibrate and so he can’t see clearly, what? Come again? From the images I saw the way Hamilton maneuvered would have made it difficult for Raikkonnen to guess his intentions. Is he coming in, is he staying out?

By: Loki

Loki — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:49:18 +0000

In a way, this kind of shows a positive side to Kimi’s enthralling press conferences, he doesn’t really give much for the reporters to bite on, and just brushes everything off.

Hamilton, as would most, is clearly annoyed by the line of questioning but ended it the correct way. At least the joke about indicators made me laugh . . . the first positive emotion I’ve had about the lad all season.

By: Clive

Clive — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:48:39 +0000

See what happens when rules are open to interpretation? Keith’s comment score goes up!

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:38:00 +0000

Form how the exchange of words is written all I can say is good on you Lewis. Seems like he was level headed enough, come to expect it really. Pity it is not like the 1970′s or 1980′s where a driver might have …. well …. maybe not, after all there probably wasn’t too many female journalists in those days. The male journalists would surely have got a bunch of fives shoved down their throats.

By: M Smith

M Smith — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:05:23 +0000

This was an example of victimisation, a sorry excuse for a story.

But because we are discussing it right here, the journalist has accomplished her objective…

By: vidsplease

vidsplease — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:33:31 +0000

Is the video of the press conference up anywhere?

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:12:08 +0000

Something that no one will ever be able to establish with any certainty. Ferrari would have pounced on it if they thought they had a realistic chance of making an issue out of it.

They did not.

Journalists are just human beings – sometimes an idea gets into their heads and it just wont go. A belief is a belief.

Hamilton may have done it deliberately, McLaren too, but no definite answers here for sure.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:48:35 +0000

A possible plant from Renault? The journalist is married to Renault’s Denis Chevrier.

By: Nikos Darzentas

Nikos Darzentas — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:09:28 +0000

the fact that the Iceman didn’t react is a sign that nothing happened? the guy is on another planet mentally, doesn’t give a damn

from what I saw, Lewis accelerated hard on the way out of the pits to be at the wrong place (braking zone) at the wrong time (when Kimi was there)… he can apologise again if he wants but I think there was something there

I don’t really mind in this instance, but I always have at the back of my mind everyone’s comments regarding Schumi’s questionable driving tactics… well, if you thought that was over, get ready for Lewis’ driving

as for the journalist, maybe she was out of line as a professional in an official press conference, although Lewis didn’t do much better