Hamilton: Maybe it's because I'm black

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

Calm down .
Mia's poking you in the ribs to get a rise out of you .
Relax .

To a certain degree she's right .
It might be a common term in the paddock , but it took Lewis to let this little secret out .

It's a jab in the ribs of the backmarker to call them monkeys , and one that , for whatever reason wasn't seen as fit to air in public . If it was as common as Coulthard said , then it was a pretty good secret , as it must have been around for some time .

Quite apart from the racist overtones that were also mooted at the time , I think the team collectively must have cringed because it was clear that they joke about the monkeys quite often in the McLaren camp , showing disdain and disrespect for the low end of the pack .
That's no way to make friends you might need if you're running through lapped traffic .

Essentially , they were learning that Lewis shoots himself in the foot quite often , and that they are in charge of cleaning up the mess .

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This!

But as most know, there´s moore to it.

Mansell thinks Hamilton should speak less and learn from Jenson.

Well, he could be right.

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Originally Posted by Mia 01

Mansell thinks Hamilton should speak less and learn from Jenson.

Well, he could be right.

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Mansell is not Mansell sans le tache!!!

Nigel is sensible, at least as much of most posters here. Theres a couple now, WDC :s : advices.

But I suppose Lewis have better ones among his friends.

And, If he wont lissen he will never get another WDC, Seb and Fernando will take them all.

I think most of the sensible F1 follower know this.

Mia, you should listen to NM´s piece of advice too

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Originally Posted by Mia 01

Mansell thinks Hamilton should speak less and learn from Jenson.

Well, he could be right.

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I doubt NM would be too happy if he had to save fuel in the dying laps of his home race, to be honest. Didn't have those issues in his day but ****ing hell it's a ridiculous notion having to save fuel like Lewis had.

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Originally Posted by The Black Knight

I doubt NM would be too happy if he had to save fuel in the dying laps of his home race, to be honest. Didn't have those issues in his day but ****ing hell it's a ridiculous notion having to save fuel like Lewis had.

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Perhaps, but Mansell is completely on the ball when he says that Lewis needs to grow up and shut up.

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Originally Posted by Mia 01

Mansell thinks Hamilton should speak less and learn from Jenson.

Well, he could be right.

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I doubt NM would be too happy if he had to save fuel in the dying laps of his home race, to be honest. Didn't have those issues in his day but ****ing hell it's a ridiculous notion having to save fuel like Lewis had.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Perhaps, but Mansell is completely on the ball when he says that Lewis needs to grow up and shut up.

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I think this has been discussed ad nauseum already, but I'm quite happy that Lewis speaks his mind. He is passionate and one of the best drivers in the sport in quite a long time. I don't believe drivers should be ridiculed for speaking their mind and expressing their emotions. If you don't agree with that - fair enough.