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[texasmr2]

I find Lewis's demeanor, character and non-whining attitude to be very refreshing. I never get upset when he win's because I think he is a true sportsman. If he win's the WDC I'll party in tribute just as if it was a Ferrari driver, to me he has alot of the quality's Senna did in a racecar.

[AKR]

I honestly dont understand why A LOT of people hate Hamilton?? He's not arrogant and he doesnt act like his s*** dont stink. But whenever someone is succesful, there will always be a pack of haters behind them.

They hate him because of the fact that he managed what he did in his first season. The way that he was built up by the media, you know?

Me? I hate the way people rave on about him. I will not deny that he has immense talent, but it's not like he's the first to have that and he certainly won't be the last. And all the greats are thrown out for this apparent worship of him. I like the guy, think he does deserve a title, but I do not like the people who follow him blindly.

Yes, I forgot to include about how they rave about him, and he is a tad bit overrated but at least he's not an asshole, which was my point. But I totally aree with you.

The same can be said for SOME Ferrari fans as well, cough*AKR*cough. I dont have anything against Ferrari, they are a wonderful team, but some fans are sooo arrogant it is just annoying. And if you're reading this AKR I have nothing against your opinion and Ferrari, its just that if you presesnted your opinion in a A LOT less arrogant manner and with equal footing I will find your comments easier, understandable, and A LOT less aggrivating to read.

Your point has been taken and is valid but I love being European and arrogant. *LOL*. Hey at least I don't deny it.

[deMuRe]

Just to be straight, I've had an attraction to McLaren ever since I saw their F1 car on a stand at the 1994 Birmingham Motor Show, and I really took to them after reading a book about the team called "Teamwork" in about 1998.

I had to laugh last Saturday when the ITV news covered the McLaren grid penalty by posing the question "has the boy wonder lost his winning ways?" I mean really . Most of the people posting on this website could do a more accurate race write-up that most of the tabloid journos.

I think there's alot of new fans who have started to watch F1 in recent years who largely divide into either Spanish Alonso fans, British and other Hamilton fans and worldwide Ferrari fans who simply haven't yet seen enough racing to make a balanced judgement on what a particular scenario means. It's probably just a matter of time for them and if F1's popular I can't really complain.

Looking at how the press have portrayed Alonso, the pictures they show of him on their websites and the style of their journalism it seems Bernie has chosen his new Heroes and Villains of the pitlane...

The needle goes back to the start of the record and we all sing along like before...