Comments on: Video: Pressure on Lewis Hamilton after error in French Grand Prix

By: George

George — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:07:19 +0000

scottmcm – Less MOANING in the Mansell-Prost-Senna-Piquet era? Really? My word… did you sleep through it? I posted the other day about rose-tinted spectacles… and here is another example!

By: Snoopy

Snoopy — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:23:39 +0000

Hamilton think that media are harsh? He should read newspapers about Kimi from last year. italian media was hanging him, finnish media and fans said that he is 0 and world media said that ferrari will fired him.
And what Kimi did? ” what newspapers write about me after races make me laught” The he went and won WCC.
That is the way handdle the pressure and media. I know a lot of people do not like Kimi’s way talk but in some case it is better be quiet that tell everything.
Blaiming FIA do not do any good for Lewis, thats for sure. Blaiming media do not do any good either. Its like put oil to fire. Lewis should understand allready that F1 is cruel world and only strongest ones survive.

By: f1freak

f1freak — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:02:50 +0000

cant wait what will happen at silverstone……..ferrari will be the team to beat no doubt..they way they r going in practice sessions..hope ferrari dont suck it up…all pressure on hamilton…he just needs to keep cool forget abt press and just needs to grt some points…hope his dad is helping him and not just playing on his money……

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:56:18 +0000

roger that, Michael K, my words were unclear, but that’s exactly what I meant -

By: Michael K

Michael K — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:49:24 +0000

“1) a key point made above – previous generations of drivers would have in no way put up with Lewis’ driving – they would NOT have been so “nice” about it – I can’t find the articles to cite, but there were grumblings among drivers about this last year -”

I think what most people here think (me at least) about here isn’t that people grumble to the press and such, it’s more of a case that certain drivers from the past would have slapped Lewis for the red-light situation. I already mentioned Senna as I’m 110% sure that he would’ve gotten out the car like a volcano erupting and then slapped Lewis around a little…
Also Schumi has had his share of going after people, as in Spa against DC, but I doubt he would’ve gotten more physical than a gentle push.
Piquet would’ve probably lost it as well.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:11:25 +0000

hate to jump in again in such knowledgeable company, but:

1) a key point made above – previous generations of drivers would have in no way put up with Lewis’ driving – they would NOT have been so “nice” about it – I can’t find the articles to cite, but there were grumblings among drivers about this last year –

2) “real racing” – Trulli/Kovalainen duel last Sunday – but it’s hard not to agree w/ “DG”, I don’t get to see enough of that –

3) we are discussing the Lewis thing because it’s the hottest current topic in one of the most popular sports in the world – no one was crying about “focusing” on Hamilton LAST YEAR (well, ok, Alonso, but I meant fans)

4) I think those who are focusing on the team are on the right track – this guy has obviously had too much smoke blown up his butt, they obviously are not able to shift direction and STOP doing that with him, he IS being mismanaged, and at a point in life and career where it could all still come right for him. It certainly WON’T get corrected if the team doesn’t do a better job in managing DURING races (although they know what I don’t know about what actually happened in all these little problems), and if they don’t (or no longer can) tell him his attitude and demeanor is NFG, period.

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:23:49 +0000

Fair enough, DG – I got your general point about the racing in motor sport primarily being in F1 (though sometimes F1 can deliver). It was just that the brawl thing was so strikingly bizarre that I forgot to comment on the rest of your comment. Sorry.

By: DG

DG — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:46:28 +0000

Sorry Alianora, I didn’t quite say what I meant – that proper high tension, wheel to wheel, nose to tail racing just is not around as much in F1 as in the other motorsports, and its so tense that the whole team, sponsors and mechanics are on edge. Not sitting around on little stools looking thoroughly bored.
Another example for you is the last GT Race in Adria, where you could see the second drivers pacing the pits waiting for a chance to continue the race on track.
F1 has become so image concious that its lost the reason for being here!

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:17:31 +0000

Whatever would possess two pit crews to have a brawl at work?!? I know GP2 isn’t F1, but that still strikes me as absolutely stupid…

By: DG

DG — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:04:37 +0000

@Scottman – I agree, although there is still a lot of bitching and agro in BTCC, and in the last round of GP2, two pit crews were having a punch-up in the pit lane!
Real racing isn’t dead, it just isn’t in F1…