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Well on the tabloids, i.e. Daily Mail, its a Miss World Contenders, and she was born in Germany. Think her name was Vivanne, or did I just make that up ?
HAHAHAH did anyone see tht ITVf1 monaco fashion show segment before the race?
DC and Button were well funny.
AS for 2009! BRUNDLE IS GOING TO THE BBC
Seems he is the only one.
HAHAHAH did anyone see tht ITVf1 monaco fashion show segment before the race?
DC and Button were well funny.
AS for 2009! BRUNDLE IS GOING TO THE BBC
Seems he is the only one.
Linkeh?
To be honest, I think you're all silly to dislike a man because there's a media hype built up around him. You should take your frustration out on the media and not the one that they are making such fuss about.
This is true. But there is something else about him I don't like but I can't put my finger on. I think it's that he schmoozes too much and it grates a little. In terms of British drivers, I much prefer DC as he says what he thinks (and looks great in a cape)
there is something isnt there, too goody goody?
To be honest, I think you're all silly to dislike a man because there's a media hype built up around him. You should take your frustration out on the media and not the one that they are making such fuss about.
This is true. But there is something else about him I don't like but I can't put my finger on. I think it's that he schmoozes too much and it grates a little. In terms of British drivers, I much prefer DC as he says what he thinks (and looks great in a cape
there is something isnt there, too goody goody?
I still see him as someone who tries hard to look good, but does not always act accordingly. For me, good guys (even in F1):
- don't criticize their team publicly even if team is not performing
- don't pretend to be smarter than team strategists while still being rookies
- don't drop team strategy and do their own "magic" (as good guys are team players)
- don't try making themselves look good by publicly saying things like "I was asked to do everything to make him feel at home" - they just do it
- don't publish their biography at the beginning of career - makes them look greedy and insulting for their fans
- don't use F* word over the radio, specially not to a man they own everything
- don't attract such a sick public attention (including people like James Allen)
Now... to be honest, many good drivers are same more or less. Senna, Prost, MS, FA... were/are all a far cry from nice, modest guys. But most of them have proved themselves first. I mean, really, people - biography after *almost* winning championship? What is next? Sutil's biography after almost finishing 4th in Monaco..?
Maybe that comes with the job, and every next generation is more sharky than previous. Or maybe he was/still is mismanaged by people who are supposed to manage him. But I still prefer guys who really look and act like nice dudes - Heiki, anyone?
I've always said that James Allen is unfairly criticized by people on this board. OK the constant mentioning of hamilton being the reincarnation of Senna is annoying and not a grand prix has gone without him mentioning Schumacher in some way but I'd rather have a man with a bit of passion for the sport than someone who just calls the action. Murray Walker constantly made blunders in his commentary yet no one called for him to be killed. Allen probably should go back to pit lane reporting but I find him a bearable commentator
I've always said that James Allen is unfairly criticized by people on this board. OK the constant mentioning of hamilton being the reincarnation of Senna is annoying and not a grand prix has gone without him mentioning Schumacher in some way but I'd rather have a man with a bit of passion for the sport than someone who just calls the action. Murray Walker constantly made blunders in his commentary yet no one called for him to be killed. Allen probably should go back to pit lane reporting but I find him a bearable commentator
Walker made errors, yes, but he was always impartial, even when it came to speaking about his favourite drivers and fellow Britons. Allen, however, is completely blinkered. Personally, I was cursing at the television yesterday. Had Allen been in my front room, I'd have punched him.
But Heikki is the perfect team player. Fast enough to give Hamilton a real push all the time and therefore quite capable of winning races, but just lacking that miracle ingredient X which defines a champion.
I'm wondering if he thinks anyone other than Lewis and Kimi (of the current field) have this 'miracle ingredient X'...
Don't know is anyone's made this point in this thread yet, but if James Allen's analysis was any good he would not have compared Hamilton's drive to Senna, but to Schumacher instead. It was much more of a Schumacher-style performance - driving fast at the right time to execute the pit strategy - but that didn't fit the narrative.
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