F1 Fanatic

kernsie,
Yes, I’m anti-Hamilton. Because I think he’s petulant, childish, arrogant, etc. and because I avaluate people like that, including drivers (why? just because).

About the issue of personal responsability (when you talk about the people that surround LH and influence his choices), Trix has already brilliantly explained this, much better than I can ever do, but I’m still going to recommend you a book, about these issues. It was written by a Spanish filosopher called Fernando Savater (don’t worry, no relation, just an homonymous).

The book is called “Ética para Amador” (“Ethics for Amador” although in some countries has the name “Ethics for a young man”). It was written by Savater for his 15 year old child, Amador, and talks about ethics, freedom of choice and the personal responsability for our actions that freedom carries. It was written for a 15 year old “young man”, but it’s also meant for adults, anyone with at least 14,15.
It’s a good book, I recommend.

Well I’m glad we’re all coming to some form agreement as I can conclude from our (Kearnsie, LL Jehto and my little self) posts on this thread that there is definitely something off with Hamilton and that there is an immense gap between the guy who started in F1, thirsty and concentrated, and the one we have now (I think LL, aside from his honest and open anti-Hamilton claim, has nailed it with the adjective “childish”). Unfortunately, things should go in reverse order when one matures: you should kick off a bit child-like, too eager and making mistakes because of this, then grow up, finally properly develop in wisdow and with experience (it’s been said a few times before: HAM 2011 is VET 2010).

I’m not a F1 fan with a particular driver/team love. I tend to be a real rookie girl. I stand up for the newbies, follow them up and speak with a certain je-ne-sais-quoi of tenderness about them. Hamilton & Vettel are beyond their rookie years by now so I’m quite neutral about both of them although I will admit that these two guys scored very high as “rookies I’ll always have a soft spot for” when they first entered the arena.
Moreover, I will also admit I’m still surprised Hamilton has made such odd choices lately. I really expected him to already be a two if not three time WDC winner by now whereas I was not as enthusiastic about Da Finger Boy(really, who saw Red Bull coming?). Oh, how things change when the future unfolds into the present.

I might be cheeky and a bit of a tease most of the time, but I’m quite hopeful and good at heart so I’m hoping that Hamilton finds his way back into the proper F1 Champ’ mode. Or that he finds that firy passion wherever it may be (if he wants to go into Indycar, fine by me, as long as he doesn’t regret leaving F1 months/years/decades later when lying in bed alone at night).
As for Vettel, may he not follow Hamilton’s example and keep building up the Champion career he so badly desires to achieve.
However, may the other teams give him and Red Bull Racing some serious chasing and headaches to get to that Major Champion title. I want more action, period. (Kamui, I’m counting on you for some serious disco moves on the track in the seasons to come!)

PS: LL, thank you for the kind compliment about my previous post. You’re always very nice when it comes to recognising the efforts done by other F1F forum posters and that’s a lovely human quality.

I think this topic raises an excellent discussion point, Sato. So it’s a shame it’s been interpreted by some posters solely as an opportunity to have a go. But anyway. I’ve often thought his engineer sounds too robotic, too Mclarenish (yeah that’s a word) and PR conscious. For a driver some may describe as fiery, perhaps ‘passionate’ or ‘aggressive’, on this basis it’s not an ideal marriage. On the radio it often sounds as if Lewis is trying to get his emotions across, and indeed wanting at least some sign of emotion in return during his moments of frustration. I appreciate Mclaren and the engineer are probably just being professional and controlled about it; however, in those sorts of situations, someone with a bit of charm, character or drive in their register might help him.