- 18 Jun 08, 16:52#49961
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James Allen must actually read forums... He has apologised for his Lewis loving and his comparisons to Senna. He even talks about some peoples resentment for Lewis.
http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type ... m&id=43004 James Allen Answers your Questions:
Here's the Question:
Have you noticed a small change in Lewis Hamilton’s attitude recently? His reply when asked by Louise about his qualifying lap of "Great car, great team....(long pause and smile) good driver," is I think very telling. At the beginning of his career he was keen to shift the focus off of himself and onto the team. Since you are at the grands prix have you noticed any change in him?
Seth Allen
Berkshire
And here is Allen's reply with:
Mmmm. Interesting one, Seth. It’s always a fine line between self confidence and arrogance. Yes, it is something that the British F1 media has started to pick up on.
The foreign press have felt that way for some time, but the British media have just started to remark negatively on this as well.
It was interesting that in Monaco he not only encouraged comparisons after the race between himself and Senna, but actually spoke of himself in comparison with Senna.
Again in Montreal, when speaking to Steve Rider, he reflected on the Monaco win by saying that he had learned the lesson of Senna’s crash while leading in 1988; don’t lose concentration.
I agree with Ed Gorman of The Times, that what people don’t like about Lewis is the sense of ‘entitlement’ – the notion that he was somehow born to be F1 champion, entitled to breeze straight into the best car in F1 and be praised for it. They resent that.
Many members of the public in Britain resent it too and of course the foreign media and Lewis’s rivals really resent it.
When Kubica took provisional pole in Montreal I’m told there was a huge cheer in the press room. When Lewis beat it, there was no cheer.
The only thing I would say is that at the Autosport Awards in December, Senna’s sister Viviane said publicly that Lewis reminded her of her brother, “not just as a driver but as a man.” That was a big thing to say and he’s obviously taken it to heart. It invited the comparisons.
I got criticised by some for evoking the spirit of Senna in my commentary during Monaco, but Senna’s influence is such a huge part of the Hamilton story and he does remind many of us who worked with Senna, of the great Brazilian.
Sorry if it bothers people, but like many old pros in the sport, I see that Hamilton has some qualities, which we have not seen since Senna.
Good on the man, what a ledge!
James Allen must actually read forums... He has apologised for his Lewis loving and his comparisons to Senna. He even talks about some peoples resentment for Lewis.
http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type ... m&id=43004 James Allen Answers your Questions:
Here's the Question:
Have you noticed a small change in Lewis Hamilton’s attitude recently? His reply when asked by Louise about his qualifying lap of "Great car, great team....(long pause and smile) good driver," is I think very telling. At the beginning of his career he was keen to shift the focus off of himself and onto the team. Since you are at the grands prix have you noticed any change in him?
Seth Allen
Berkshire
And here is Allen's reply with:
Mmmm. Interesting one, Seth. It’s always a fine line between self confidence and arrogance. Yes, it is something that the British F1 media has started to pick up on.
The foreign press have felt that way for some time, but the British media have just started to remark negatively on this as well.
It was interesting that in Monaco he not only encouraged comparisons after the race between himself and Senna, but actually spoke of himself in comparison with Senna.
Again in Montreal, when speaking to Steve Rider, he reflected on the Monaco win by saying that he had learned the lesson of Senna’s crash while leading in 1988; don’t lose concentration.
I agree with Ed Gorman of The Times, that what people don’t like about Lewis is the sense of ‘entitlement’ – the notion that he was somehow born to be F1 champion, entitled to breeze straight into the best car in F1 and be praised for it. They resent that.
Many members of the public in Britain resent it too and of course the foreign media and Lewis’s rivals really resent it.
When Kubica took provisional pole in Montreal I’m told there was a huge cheer in the press room. When Lewis beat it, there was no cheer.
The only thing I would say is that at the Autosport Awards in December, Senna’s sister Viviane said publicly that Lewis reminded her of her brother, “not just as a driver but as a man.” That was a big thing to say and he’s obviously taken it to heart. It invited the comparisons.
I got criticised by some for evoking the spirit of Senna in my commentary during Monaco, but Senna’s influence is such a huge part of the Hamilton story and he does remind many of us who worked with Senna, of the great Brazilian.
Sorry if it bothers people, but like many old pros in the sport, I see that Hamilton has some qualities, which we have not seen since Senna.
Good on the man, what a ledge!
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You would! (DD had a tongue face after he said it)
