Comments on: “Lewis Hamilton: The Full Story” (Mark Hughes, 2007)

By: uk

uk — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:26:18 +0000

Godness, how high Lewis is fliying wiht so little wings, I´m affraid, sooner or latter, he is going to crash severely the ground of reality.

By: Sri

Sri — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:29:17 +0000

To blame or not to. To flame or not to. Lewis, a fast rookie, who spilled over a lead of 17 points, going into the last 2 races remaining of the 2007 championship. He deserves acclaim. He won 4 races in his rookie year. I do not blame him for trying to make a quick buck or two. Most of the people would do that. Let’s be honest. He’s doing what most of us would have done. Well on a personal note, i wouldn’t, but that doesn’t matter. It’s about Lewis. He is only human. Let him be.

The British media, however, they deserve a stick. Well deserved and after coverage of year 2007, well earned. All the publications carried a picture of Hamilton in tears, after Interlagos was over. Well, will be offending, if i were to wish to see a picture of the champion. Also, spy-gate. The coverage was very very pro McLaren, not even neutral. Not by any means. Yes, i would say, the media, they deserve a stick. They have truly let us (global fans of the sport) down. I would like to remind them, if i had the opportunity that there is TV audience outside of the UK too.

Hamilton, hmm can’t really fault him for trying to make a buck. Well, its about his life and is his life. So let it rest people. However, if someone were to say, his behaviour is suspect, i’d rather hear it. With that, i might, well, i will agree. What with Hungary, that Spa rant about Alonso blocking(See what he does when he starts from pole, a schumi-like chop), Fuji safety car incident, Interlagos tyres fiasco. The guy did not own upto any of his mistakes. After all that is what makes us human. Which may have endeared him to his fellow colleagues(other F1 drivers) too. Some of whom have spoken about him on record and not very favorably.

Anyways, let’s wish Lewis well, with his biography, sorry, biographies. Also, let’s(lewis’s fans) hope for his sake, next year’s Macca isn’t a damp squid. We all remember what happened to a certain Mr. Button, don’t we?

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:02:51 +0000

I think it’s partly because of poor coverage of F1 generally and poor media relations on the part of many F1 drivers. There aren’t any really good biographies of Mika Hakkinen or Jacques Villeneuve, or even Damon Hill.

But I’m sure there are people who can tell us why it’s all Lewis Hamilton’s fault.

By: Journeyer

Journeyer — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:27:27 +0000

Mega rant! It’s more of the media’s fault than Lewis’. Anything to make a buck. But it still doesn’t absolve Lewis.

Anyone thought that maybe FA doesn’t have a bio in English because the people who speak and write English (i.e. the media) tend to be more interested in Lewis than Fernando?

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:54:09 +0000

Wow Carlos!

That rant was AWESOME!!!

I know how you feel.

By: alan

alan — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:26:35 +0000

sorry too hear that the bio about Lewis upsets you Carlos – I like Lewis on the track – but these books for people who havent won yet are an attempt to get money when the product is new and fresh in the public’s mind.
That there is not a bio on Alonso a proven double world champion is something that maybe Keith with his contacts can maybe redress? – or have a go yourself by way of translation – after this year it would be good to hear his point of view

By: oliver

oliver — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:33:11 +0000

Oh! Carlos.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:20:18 +0000

I think it’s worth remembering many of the Hamilton books will have been commissioned when it looked very much like he was going to win the championship.

And of course if there was a book about Alonso in English I would definitely review it.

By: carlos

carlos — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:44:34 +0000

Keith, yes, I am spaniard, I live in Spain, and yes, there is spanish biographies about Alonso, “Alonso, a star”, “Alonso, the fight”,”Alonso, the prince”, “Alonso, the champion”, cover in “F1 official guide, 2005 season”… but these books were published when he got a title, not before.
Is not there books about Alonso in UK? I do think it is a good indicative about the real interest of UK on f1, nothing about a spanish double champion, a lot about a british driver on his first year.
I can not understand the need to read about a young man who has won nothing, maybe all the people deserves his own book, but so much books about a person, again, winner of nothing…

I do understand you are not the publisher of these books, and you have to write about all what happens in f1 world, these books included, but all this it seems to me as an absurd feedback without end, just people, writers, publishers, trying to get some money repeating the same words about Hamilton on a story already well known for everybody. What is the new about him in these books? All the world outside UK, is irritated about the treatment as f1 prince given to Hamilton, does not he need to win the crown before?

I want not to talk about the though in Spain, about Hamilton has not won anything, but he has impeded Alonso to win his 3rd championship, LH 109 with well known help, FA 109 without help and with Hungaroring…

I want to forget, but each time I see a british f1 page, just I find Smiley Hamilton telling how much good his behaviour has been toward Evil Moaner Alonso.

Well, maybe I am irritable today, Hamilton is still a skillfull driver, and I want to forget all about this year.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:48:35 +0000

Carlos, would I be right to assume that you live in Spain? If so, are there any Spanish biographies of Fernando Alonso?

I don’t think there’s any in English and Alonso is credited with helping make F1 much more popular in Spain.