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[scotty]

Yeah, referring to traffic at Monaco.

[Gilles 27]

that's unlucky for him ent it

[EwanM]

Yeah, referring to traffic at Monaco.

Jezzzz

[7UpJordan]

Yes I think he did, but the thing which made that whole thing worse, was remember in France earlier in the year:

"I can win from the back, If I do I will be a legend" etc etc. He got egg on his face then, and I thought he would have learned his lesson then,
But no, he came out with that outside pass remark.
I hope he has learned his lesson.

Oh yeah, I remember when he had that interview with Steve Rider (thank goodness we don't see him stalking Hamilton anymore) saying along the lines of "somebody told me there's more glory when you win from the back and I'm going to do that blah blah blah.". Well I really don't think it was John Watson who told him that, because he certainly didn't brag about coming from the back at Detroit 1982 and Long Beach the following year.

[scotty]

Yeah, referring to traffic at Monaco.

Jezzzz

He must've forgotten that some of the backmarkers were racing in F1 before he even hit puberty... Anyway, he ended up paying for that show of disrespect to them cause they didn't make his life as easy as they did Alonso's. It's one thing being confident and knowing you're a good driver, but why say these sorts of things in the first place?

[Gilles 27]

It's a real shame because I think I'd find him quite personable if it wasn't for these random outbursts of sh*te

[7UpJordan]

Yeah, referring to traffic at Monaco.

Jezzzz

He must've forgotten that some of the backmarkers were racing in F1 before he even hit puberty... Anyway, he ended up paying for that show of disrespect to them cause they didn't make his life as easy as they did Alonso's. It's one thing being confident and knowing you're a good driver, but why say these sorts of things in the first place?

Waving his fist at Fisichella and co whilst battling for position was just ridiculous, imagine if he was driving against the REAL mobile chicane drivers from the 80's and 90's like Deletraz, Rosset, Grouillard, Alliot, Arnoux, De Cesaris (on a few occasions), he'd probably end up colliding with one of them.

[csrracer]

Hamilton listens too much to his PR men/Dad.
I think deep down he's not anywhere near as arrogant as what is perceived. And I uphold that he is a driver with loads of talent. He needs to drop this image though - as though almost he is a Hollywood A lister. He is struggling atm because he wants to criticise but feels constrained that he can't

I think you have it backwards, I don't think Anthony does anything to curb Lewis's statements to the press and if he does he's doing a really bad job of it, to me that's the biggest problem Lewis has with his image. I expect all fast drivers to be arrogant, but for the sake of their own image they need to learn how to talk to the press. I would say that even the majority of Hamilton haters agree that he's a fast driver and makes F1 exciting, but he's hated for his off track Image.

[scotty]

It's a real shame because I think I'd find him quite personable if it wasn't for these random outbursts of sh*te

Agreed, i remember being quite glad at the start of 2007 that there was a new British guy coming in who seemed like a good driver... ah well. It's good to have your own personal heroes and villans, makes watching the sport more interesting!

[Denthúl]

Hah, i remember that, the fact that it happened that soon after it was said amused me twas a shame Raikkonen didn't go on to win, but ah well, life goes on.

Think Hamilton learnt from that though. I can't remember him making any of those sort of comments since...

Yes I think he did, but the thing which made that whole thing worse, was remember in France earlier in the year:

"I can win from the back, If I do I will be a legend" etc etc. He got egg on his face then, and I thought he would have learned his lesson then,
But no, he came out with that outside pass remark.
I hope he has learned his lesson.

For me, that one wasn't so bad, it was the ones ridiculing his opponents - 'no one can pass me round the outside', 'i don't want to be stuck with the monkeys at the back' etc etc

I remember that comment. My opinion of him changed dramatically after that.

[Ineluke]

Hamilton listens too much to his PR men/Dad.
I think deep down he's not anywhere near as arrogant as what is perceived. And I uphold that he is a driver with loads of talent. He needs to drop this image though - as though almost he is a Hollywood A lister. He is struggling atm because he wants to criticise but feels constrained that he can't

I think you have it backwards, I don't think Anthony does anything to curb Lewis's statements to the press and if he does he's doing a really bad job of it, to me that's the biggest problem Lewis has with his image. I expect all fast drivers to be arrogant, but for the sake of their own image they need to learn how to talk to the press. I would say that even the majority of Hamilton haters agree that he's a fast driver and makes F1 exciting, but he's hated for his off track Image.

What is his off track image,i would really like to know what's so bad about his off track image.

Is it drugs,no.
Is it his playboy image,no Jenson button held that crown for years.
Is it his partying image, no.
Is it his confidence image,probably,is their a law against being confident?
Is it his dad wanting to manage him so other so called agents don't take liberty's with his money deal,..can you blame his dad for wanting his son to get the best possible deal.

Show me one off track bad thing that lewis has done away from F1.

When has lewis been in the paper for anything he has done away from f1 in a negative light.

His statements to the press, what statements are you talking about.

Has he swore at the press or has he attacked the press,please explain what he has done wrong to the press.

Oh, you are going to say he is arrogan, is he? Perhaps he knows what the press are like and makes sure he keeps them at arms length.

Michael Schumacher was a arrgoant pig sometimes but know one complains about him.

He was arrogant from the time he enter F1 to the time he left,what do you think about him.

[Ineluke]

Hah, i remember that, the fact that it happened that soon after it was said amused me twas a shame Raikkonen didn't go on to win, but ah well, life goes on.

Think Hamilton learnt from that though. I can't remember him making any of those sort of comments since...

Yes I think he did, but the thing which made that whole thing worse, was remember in France earlier in the year:

"I can win from the back, If I do I will be a legend" etc etc. He got egg on his face then, and I thought he would have learned his lesson then,
But no, he came out with that outside pass remark.
I hope he has learned his lesson.

For me, that one wasn't so bad, it was the ones ridiculing his opponents - 'no one can pass me round the outside', 'i don't want to be stuck with the monkeys at the back' etc etc

I remember that comment. My opinion of him changed dramatically after that.

Wow, lets lock him up for a bit of bravo,lol, i guess all other F1 drivers are perfect and have never spoken the odd bit of bravo.

Nit picking comes to mind.If you didn't like because of that then you really never liked him in the first place,at least be honest.

[7UpJordan]

I remember that comment. My opinion of him changed dramatically after that.

For me I thought he was starting to do stupid stuff last year, but was happy to see him winning (or Bourdais scoring points) when Williams were having crap weekends with the FW30, but it's only recently I've gone off him after lie-gate, moaning, the pussycat doll, generally being arrogant etc.

[emma]

Michael Schumacher was a arrgoant pig sometimes but know one complains about him.

I just wanted to point out that this is not entirely true - I think MS was arrogant and I did, and still do, complain about it

[Gilles 27]

What is his off track image,i would really like to know what's so bad about his off track image.

Is it drugs,no.
Is it his playboy image,no Jenson button held that crown for years.
Is it his partying image, no.
Is it his confidence image,probably,is their a law against being confident?
Is it his dad wanting to manage him so other so called agents don't take liberty's with his money deal,..can you blame his dad for wanting his son to get the best possible deal.

Show me one off track bad thing that lewis has done away from F1.

When has lewis been in the paper for anything he has done away from f1 in a negative light.

His statements to the press, what statements are you talking about.

Has he swore at the press or has he attacked the press,please explain what he has done wrong to the press.

Oh, you are going to say he is arrogan, is he? Perhaps he knows what the press are like and makes sure he keeps them at arms length.

Michael Schumacher was a arrgoant pig sometimes but know one complains about him.

He was arrogant from the time he enter F1 to the time he left,what do you think about him.

I would like Hamilton a lot more if did drugs, drank, smoked, swore and womanised. At least he wouldn't be some PR robot. Which he is and what's more, he's quite bad at it. He keeps coming out with stuff that's just plain disrespectful. Michael Schumacher was never disrespectful. In fact, he wasn't arrogant. Even his former rivals don't say that he was arrogant. He was very, very confident in his own ability but then he was one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport so he had every right to be.

If you think that Hamilton's attitudes towards other drivers are the same as thing as Schumacher's supposed arrogance then you clearly haven't been paying very close attention to the world of F1 over the least few years. You must be getting your information from the back page of the metro or something...