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Is anything Lewis Hamilton's fault?Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
This is just a ridiculous statement. Hamilton choked catastrophically, ultimately he was the one driving the car and threw away a 17 point lead in two races, both through his own driving errors.
Who knows... It says charity in the articles...Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Maybe it was arranged prior to Lewis and his party at a bowling alley. From all the crap we have heard from Lewis over the years, you just never know.
As I've said before, McLaren have taken a lot of crap from Lewis over the years.
Would Flavio, Frank or Todt have kept him around after he has humiliated the team and himself time and again??
I really find it humorous that he can whine so much about having a ****ty car and yet moves to a team where he says he is unlikely to win a race next season.
I hope he does better in Mercedes, but I think he won't. Lewis is digging his own grave, I don't think he has experienced the real world or life for that matter. He has been pampered for so long, he has lost touch with how the world works.
Sometimes I really do think he is a candidate for Asperger's syndrome or some other form of high functioning autism. He just doesn't seem to think straight...
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As an almost 50something social media is a daily part of my work life and when used well it is a great means of communicating with customers and friends alike. In these days of PR "management" it's refreshing to see drivers using Twitter to connect with their fans without their comments being pre-approved.
No doubt Lewis will be rather more circumspect from now on, but too often we complain about drivers not showing their personalities for fear of upsetting team & sponsors. We can't have it both ways.
As for the Hamilton/McLaren relationship, it's a fact (according to Nigel Roebuck) that some in the team have tired of much of his behaviour. That's perhaps inevitable given the length of time they've been together and the frustrations of missed opportunities, but even so it's rather sad if the relationship ends on a sour note. Clearly a good time for a divorce, but these last few races will be a bit like staying in the marital home after the partners have decided to split!
Correct. It was inexperience, poor team decisions and just very unfortunate. Not cheated though either as someone said earlier.
Would you show up to a farewell party for a colleague you didn't like?Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
You're a fan of Hamilton and see him in a positive light which is completely understandable. I do the same thing with Ferrari. Other people do not. I don't think it's beyond the realm of possibility to think that some members of the McLaren team don't like Hamilton. Throw in the fact that they'd already committed to another event and it's not hard to see why Hamilton's farewell didn't eventuate.
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Originally Posted by donKey jote
I must say first , that your dedication to your favourite driver is truly admirable .Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
I must also , though , ask when you will accept that your favourite driver has some serious character flaws that polarize opinion ?
To be fair here , we should notice that the perceived "snub" was the result of the team members having previously signed up for not only another engagement , but one that was for charity .
The issue was not the snub of the Lewis party , but rather that Hamilton clearly , with 16 bowling lanes booked , hadn't been told of the charity event . If the full team wasn't there , it shows that Lewis is definitely no longer a member .
Sure , I look at Lewis from my armchair , as do most of us here , if not all , but I am not at all surprised that he is getting the cold shoulder from the team that gave him so much .
The article mentions that , within the team , Button is universally liked .
That's some contrast .
He's a great driver . He really is .
But , it seems , like his "on screen" personna implies , to some of us anyway , he's also a twit .
As a fan of Lewis , it is not surprising you see a "huge sense of relief" for Lewis and a burn for Mac .
The way I see it is that the Mac team are experiencing that relief , not Lewis .
He , along with being a fast driver , was also a huge liability , to the extent he burdened the team with a layer of handlers to keep him in line .
Even that didn't work , though , and he tweeted telemetry , a cardinal sin in the paddock .
Lewis had 16 lanes of belief that nothing was going on that night , when there are roughly 1000 team members around that might have kept him in the loop .
I would suggest that those he believes are with him , simply , aren't .
Maybe they were good friends with Dave Ryan .
I think so as well. McLaren, I think don't want to win anything with Lewis anymore. My feeling is that they want this season to be over and can't wait to try to win next year with Jenson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bagwan
He doesn't seem very relieved for me IMO. He wanted to say goodbye with victories and now they seem not very likely, although things may change. He might be relieved, but only because he knew that some people in the team do not like them - and they were obviously important. I think that he is insulted that the emotional support of the team went to Jenson. Well, McLaren now will have Jenson as a top driver, so I doubt that they are too unhappy.