Comments on: Lewis Hamilton loses Sports Personality of the Year Award for a second year http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/12/14/lewis-hamilton-loses-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-for-a-second-year/ F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog with F1 news, pictures, video, comment and analysis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Harvs http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/12/14/lewis-hamilton-loses-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-for-a-second-year/comment-page-1/#comment-311456 Harvs Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:33:47 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=14255#comment-311456 A fellow NZer! i'm not alone at the bottom of the world! A fellow NZer! i’m not alone at the bottom of the world!

]]> By: Keith Collantine http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/12/14/lewis-hamilton-loses-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-for-a-second-year/comment-page-4/#comment-229273 Keith Collantine Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:22:39 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=14255#comment-229273 OK so the general feeling is the 'loser' thing was a bit harsh. Duly noted. A few people have brought up tax exile stuff. I think it's garbage, but it is something the mainstream media brings up a lot. I was also disappointed to see one Scottish newspaper peddling that rubbish about Glock slowing down as being a reason not to vote for Hamilton. Only some completely ignorant of motor racing could think Glock did that deliberately. As for Hamilton's personality, I think it comes across in a very mixed way. Stuff like the Top Gear interview he did last year was great - because it was just him talking. I think some things he says get taken the wrong way - intentionally or not - like the 'monkeys' quote last year. That's the peril of living in the public eye. But the kind of manufactured image of him we get through stuff like <a href="/2008/12/14/fias-2008-gala-review-video-is-heavy-on-the-hamilton-senna-references/" rel="nofollow">that FIA Gala video</a> is less likeable. OK so the general feeling is the ‘loser’ thing was a bit harsh. Duly noted.

A few people have brought up tax exile stuff. I think it’s garbage, but it is something the mainstream media brings up a lot. I was also disappointed to see one Scottish newspaper peddling that rubbish about Glock slowing down as being a reason not to vote for Hamilton. Only some completely ignorant of motor racing could think Glock did that deliberately.

As for Hamilton’s personality, I think it comes across in a very mixed way. Stuff like the Top Gear interview he did last year was great – because it was just him talking. I think some things he says get taken the wrong way – intentionally or not – like the ‘monkeys’ quote last year. That’s the peril of living in the public eye. But the kind of manufactured image of him we get through stuff like that FIA Gala video is less likeable.

]]> By: Alejandro http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/12/14/lewis-hamilton-loses-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-for-a-second-year/comment-page-4/#comment-229260 Alejandro Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:41:00 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=14255#comment-229260 @ S Hughes, I totally forgot that bit, my bad! :D That being said, are you saying that if his personality is mildly higher than his charisma then Lewis+Hamilton is a very small number aproximating zero? You are making my head hurt now.... :D @ S Hughes, I totally forgot that bit, my bad! :D
That being said, are you saying that if his personality is mildly higher than his charisma then Lewis+Hamilton is a very small number aproximating zero?
You are making my head hurt now…. :D

]]> By: PJA http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/12/14/lewis-hamilton-loses-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-for-a-second-year/comment-page-4/#comment-229254 PJA Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:31:51 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=14255#comment-229254 Given the success of the British Olympic team this year Hamilton was only ever going to win if the Olympic vote was split as they had 7 of the 10 finalists, I managed to guess the final three of Hoy, Hamilton and Addlington, but wasn’t sure what the final order would be. Given the success of the British Olympic team this year Hamilton was only ever going to win if the Olympic vote was split as they had 7 of the 10 finalists, I managed to guess the final three of Hoy, Hamilton and Addlington, but wasn’t sure what the final order would be.

]]> By: S Hughes http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/12/14/lewis-hamilton-loses-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-for-a-second-year/comment-page-4/#comment-229177 S Hughes Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:32:03 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=14255#comment-229177 Alejandro, Lewis + Hamilton = charisma/personality to the power of 1,000,000. Remember and learn! Alejandro, Lewis + Hamilton = charisma/personality to the power of 1,000,000. Remember and learn!

]]> By: S Hughes http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/12/14/lewis-hamilton-loses-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-for-a-second-year/comment-page-4/#comment-229176 S Hughes Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:30:43 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=14255#comment-229176 Terry Fabulous, yeah they're all jealous! Terry Fabulous, yeah they’re all jealous!

]]> By: Terry Fabulous http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/12/14/lewis-hamilton-loses-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-for-a-second-year/comment-page-4/#comment-229151 Terry Fabulous Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:44:35 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=14255#comment-229151 I'm serious folks No man dating a pussycat doll has ever won Sports Personality of the year... Coincidence OR NOT!!!! I’m serious folks

No man dating a pussycat doll has ever won Sports Personality of the year…

Coincidence OR NOT!!!!

]]> By: Alejandro http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/12/14/lewis-hamilton-loses-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-for-a-second-year/comment-page-4/#comment-229149 Alejandro Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:13:48 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=14255#comment-229149 @ S Hughes, of course it's my opinion, what else can it be? unless you have a formula to define charisma... ;) @ S Hughes, of course it’s my opinion, what else can it be? unless you have a formula to define charisma… ;)

]]> By: beneboy http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/12/14/lewis-hamilton-loses-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-for-a-second-year/comment-page-4/#comment-229144 beneboy Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:47:59 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=14255#comment-229144 Ever noticed that the press often fail to mention that their companies owners & many of their highly paid staff are also non-domiciled residents or tax exiles ? A recent BBC website debate was full of comments about Lewis being a rich kid who left the country when he made it in F1, unfortunately there were also many thinly disguised racist comments on there too. I'm not a big Lewis fan but I don't get some of the more extreme Lewis Bashing, he's a very good driver and could be a great one some day. Ever noticed that the press often fail to mention that their companies owners & many of their highly paid staff are also non-domiciled residents or tax exiles ?

A recent BBC website debate was full of comments about Lewis being a rich kid who left the country when he made it in F1, unfortunately there were also many thinly disguised racist comments on there too.

I’m not a big Lewis fan but I don’t get some of the more extreme Lewis Bashing, he’s a very good driver and could be a great one some day.

]]> By: S Hughes http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/12/14/lewis-hamilton-loses-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-for-a-second-year/comment-page-4/#comment-229137 S Hughes Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:00:14 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=14255#comment-229137 Alejandro, that's your opinion. I find Lewis has oodles of charisma. Alejandro, that’s your opinion. I find Lewis has oodles of charisma.

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