Comments on: Lewis Hamilton’s last-lap championship win voted best F1 race of the 2000s

By: AlanMcB

AlanMcB — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:21:52 +0000

Where is Silverstone 2003?
That was one of the best races I’ve ever seen.
Although Suzuka 2005 was that little bit better.

By: Joe Chick

Joe Chick — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:44:36 +0000

Absolutely, Lewis and Felipe would BOTH have been deserving champions given how close it was. In the end it went to Lewis and good for him. I’m sure it won’t be the last time that either of them will be in contention.

By: Joe Chick

Joe Chick — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:18:29 +0000

Good point, with Vettel taking the glory I’d forgotten about Lewis being on top form too.

By: qazuhb

qazuhb — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:00:29 +0000

This is the best F1 blog out there. Let’s keep it that way! The LH controversy has been already discussed to death. I just want to say one thing for the benefit of future arguments:
Don’t Feed The Trolls.

By: Mark Hitchcock

Mark Hitchcock — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:31:09 +0000

Jesus…you have an incredibly wrong impression about me Hughes and frankly I’m offended.
If anyone here is displaying the typical Daily Mail thing it’s you. They twist things out of perspective to get a reaction, slander people and just plain make things up to put across the impression they want.
I’m passionately ANTI-daily mail, a campaigner against parties like the BNP etc. I’m liberal, pro-immigration, pro-multiculturalism, and a campaigner and passionate advocate for human rights around the world, including in Britain.
Your snap judgement of me and the way you’ve chosen to express it in the most hateful way say a lot more about the problems in modern Britain than anything written about Hamilton in the tabloids.

If you’ve been a victim of racism then you should know better than most what it’s really like and should know that blaming the dislike for Hamilton on racism is just wrong and like I said, takes the focus off real racism that happens all over the world.
Do you think that accusing people who don’t like Hamilton of being racist is going to make people more or less likely to take racism seriously?….I’ll tell you the answer. It will make people less likely to take it seriously and do more damage than good.
It is precisely the sort of thing you’ve said here which fuels the ridiculous ideas of Daily Mail readers that minorities who complain about racism are being “touchy” or “can’t take a joke”.
If you really care about racism (like I do), don’t use it as a weapon in your arguments when it was never present.

By: bwells

bwells — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:21:47 +0000

While you guys battle your love/hate with Hamilton… which mind you takes up way too much of this blog… I just watched the 2003 Australian GP and how this race didn’t get short listed is beyond me.. I guess being the first race of the year there were no championship implications… but if you can, have a look at this beauty..
unpredictable start with cars on dry’s and inters.. lot’s of different leaders.. amazing battles with Kimi and Shumi… even Montoya getting into the action… Micheal ends up losing both barge boards and the Ferrari not being on the podium since Germany in 2001..
a thrilling race from start to finish!!

Let’s ease up on the Hamilton squabbles and concentrate on the racing…

By: Maciek

Maciek — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:10:13 +0000

How can you possibly know what M. Hitchcock’s personal experience with racism might be?

He’s not saying it’s not a problem in the UK, just that it’s less of a factor than other things in Hamilton’s case.

By: BNK Racing

BNK Racing — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:04:20 +0000

call me a new fan-boy/casual fan if u like…but a great race to me is the number/or significance of incidences in a race. so the incident of the last lap of brazil 08 made it a great race from my perspective. although i agree there were better races as a whole.
the belgian GP of 08 was a great race…until the stewards interfered with the result (an unfair ruling IMO)

In regards to the LH hate, it boils down to a number of factors as ppl stated above including race whether u like it or not. in reality, any rookie in any sport that has instant success using the best equipment will be hated by many and to be perceived as arrogant.

a lot of you diehard fans that have been following the sport for decades have a biased view on other teams, drivers, rookies etc whether you think so or not. that’s the territory that comes with following a sport for so long. its great to hear your opinions, facts and history for a casual fan such as myself, but i must keep in mind your inbred bias lol.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:17:09 +0000

It’s not like he cheated to get where he is. I don’t understand what it is a bout a supremely talented young man that seems to give some people a rash.

My sentiments exactly.

By: pSynrg

pSynrg — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:14:23 +0000

I agree that this one shouldn’t be last. Fantastic first win for Vettel. This one also sticks in my mind for Lewis’s charge from 15th to 7th with some of the most audacious driving I’ve ever seen.