- 09 Nov 08, 19:27#80046
A few little facts about Lewis and the last race that may be of interest.
The last race strategy- by Ron Dennis
“All weekend we said to Lewis, ‘don’t question what we ask you to do, just do it’. We’ve guided his career, he’s not going to challenge us. We determined his pace throughout the race, so at the end he was saying, ‘hey, what’s happening?’ “
Lewis on driving slowly
“ It wasn’t as hard as I thought. I felt comfortable there. You are fighting it the whole time. I wanted to catch Kimi, I knew I had more speed in me, but it was a great experience to be able to do that and one that I will hopefully be able to use in the future. I play squash, any game and I push and push, I never play for second. So it was a new experience to be able to do that. It’s a great strength to have"
Lewis’ mindset- Dr, Aki Hinsta (The teams head of human performance)
Those who knew him form an early age understood that here was a young man with an almost ethereal belief in himself and his own ability. The problem for outsiders is Hamilton’s profound self-belief can come across as arrogance.
Lewis himself speaking to the press
“It saddens me sometimes that people get a different opinion of me. It’s ok because I’m young and I’ll be here hopefully, for some time, because it might be a slow process. But I will do everything I can to win them over and show them that I am a true person, a normal person with good values and morals.”
The last race strategy- by Ron Dennis
“All weekend we said to Lewis, ‘don’t question what we ask you to do, just do it’. We’ve guided his career, he’s not going to challenge us. We determined his pace throughout the race, so at the end he was saying, ‘hey, what’s happening?’ “
Lewis on driving slowly
“ It wasn’t as hard as I thought. I felt comfortable there. You are fighting it the whole time. I wanted to catch Kimi, I knew I had more speed in me, but it was a great experience to be able to do that and one that I will hopefully be able to use in the future. I play squash, any game and I push and push, I never play for second. So it was a new experience to be able to do that. It’s a great strength to have"
Lewis’ mindset- Dr, Aki Hinsta (The teams head of human performance)
Those who knew him form an early age understood that here was a young man with an almost ethereal belief in himself and his own ability. The problem for outsiders is Hamilton’s profound self-belief can come across as arrogance.
Lewis himself speaking to the press
“It saddens me sometimes that people get a different opinion of me. It’s ok because I’m young and I’ll be here hopefully, for some time, because it might be a slow process. But I will do everything I can to win them over and show them that I am a true person, a normal person with good values and morals.”
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Abe Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abe Lincoln
Abe Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abe Lincoln
