Now that's only speculation.

Lewis showed no where near the level of dissapointment we've seen him display at France or Turkey, judging from that alone I say he's just okay... though he knows he could've been faster, it hasn't given him a huge disadvantage. Especially if a wet race is expected.

Yeah, he was much more within track limits. I guess pole was too risky, with Webber presumably light (and maybe Kimi too) he just wanted to be on the green for two, so to speak.

I haven't seen this Edward Gorman article discussed yet, and I found this bit surprising:

It has also emerged that Anthony and, to a lesser extent, Lewis do not get on with key players at McLaren, among them Ron Dennis, the team principal, and Matt Bishop, the new head of communications. These broken relationships are going to be the source of increasing tension in the months and years ahead.

Have I missed something?

I can see the ravens are already cycling, and the guy is still kicking. Give it a rest boys...wait for the race tomorrow!

Are the Times a reliable source?

I doubt it's true, especially if Lewis is committed to driving for McLaren for the rest of his career.

Maybe Lewis and his dad are trying to blackmail nr 1 status from them?

I did see a suggestion a month or more ago that Anthony and Ron weren't getting on 100%, but then I saw them together and they looked very friendly. Gorman's article was quite strongly spun against the Hamiltons I thought, "trophy girlfriend" and various other little digs, so maybe Anthony has been a bit sharp with Gorman at some point recently. I'd be amazed if Ron and Lewis have fallen out. Also although Ron and Anthony are both personalities who can be a bit inclined to crush others underfoot when the need arises, I rather thought they had a lot of respect for each other. So I don't believe it, on the basis of Gorman's unattributed mention, but I'll be watching for clues. Hopefully, it's just not true.

Don't nobody mess with da homeboy!

Generally, yes, less so for motor racing writing, the real heavyweight authors are at the other qualities. Can't remember Gorman's record as a reporter though.

it is a high pressure environment, anyways 4th isnt a disaster, the fact that people think it is indicates how stupidly hard it is to overtake in f1, and how anything less than perfect is a abomination.

on the plus side the red bulls have been poor off the start, and he has a chance to jump kimi, he could end up 2nd, and even first if heikki has a bad start...

ofcourse equaly likely he stays 4th/3rd or 5th if he gets a bad start, plus the normal risk of collision.

we dunno whats gonna happen, but thats why we go racing

i read in the uk paper lewis saying he is going to get acing lessons from will smith apparently they are meeting up soon
i think you can bet ur house he will have a cameo role in a hollywood film soon

playboy lewis also be in the news of the world soon with some scandel or another thats for sure (maybe dropping his current GF and she reveals all that he has a little willy or something that sells papers )

hehee

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68902

"Heikki did a fantastic job today and deserves to be on pole position," he said. "Fourth isn't bad - I'm quite happy with it to be honest. The weather will be up and down but I'm looking forward to the race."


Judging from that I say it's looking good for Lewis, a certain podium if everything goes well. I doubt he'll pass Raikkonen at the start simply because he isn't on the racing line, but he's a good starter so I think he'll be on Kimi's tail, maybe even pass him if it's wet. A McLaren 1-2 is a very likely prospect imo.

Lewis' career is most likely going the David Beckham route...

New Manager for Hamilton? (to be taken with a pinch of salt as the source is Marca)

http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/splitte...n_08070802.html



It's in German by the way so you'll have to get your Google Translation onto it

Interesting. Google translator thinks it says:
But that seems just so modest to me.

Thanks for your romantic translation, Buttoneer, German is too dominant and harsh-sounding language to me

I found this story on crash.net too, apparently it's based on Anthony seen talking to Julian Jakobi at Silverstone, but Anthony has denied it's about him taking over. Who knows, maybe Jakobi was just asking if he could, pleeeese

His new mag is out.



(In case anyone wants to try their hand they can do so here but remember to host the result yourself as this site will not)

Something I didn't understand, what was he thinking?
He could have stayed behind Alonso after he lapped Kimi. If he just wanted to lap Alonso he could have done so in the last lap as he was way quicker than him.
Well now if he loses the WDC by one point you could say that it was his fault.

this is silly, really.

Racing for a win, and having the pyschological triumphing of lapping a fierce competitor like Alonso was something he could not pass up.

It is still too early to start to think WDC, with 6 drivers having realistic chances.

1 point is not worth the risk of slowing down like that and losing concentration or getting involved in someone else's mess.

I guess he isnt stupid enough to risk crashing with a KR who would try unlap ...

Actually I wonder why he had to interefere the battle of KR and FA in the first place... propably the prospect of lapping all HK KR and FA was too sweet to lift throttle

Oh dear God.

well in the closing stages RB was very fast on the full rains and it was not clear if RB was going to stop so that might have made LH feel like he could not lose the time.

Since they're not on the same lap he isn't allowed to interfere with the Alonso-Räikkönen battle the way you are suggesting.

yes, a penalty could have been received even if he was 1 lap up and not down on them. be sure kimi would have gived it ALL to pass him and hamilton would have looked really dumb had a crash occurred
however, i think it never crossed his mind.

You must be the person in your avatar, say one thing: "I believe in morals and being ethical, you must keep integrity above everything." while expecting Lewis to do the exact opposite.

http://forums.autosport.com/showthread.php...434#post3213434

heikki isen't the same of last season... he drive worse on wet and on dry and he can't do nothing... maybe he stay bad in mclaren but he can fight neither aganist lewis nor aganist others drivers, we can see the overtake of kubica on him: it's the same way of lewis' overtake... he can't defend his position...
a great, heartbraking disappointement...

maybe dennis should think about substitute... vettel, rosberg, kubica, or massa if there will be the couple alonso-raikkonen...

I'm going to address Hamilton's strengths and foibles.

His main strength is being fast. He is fast in the rain, too. But he seems to do less well when coming from behind: if he starts in the midfield he becomes error prone. Perhaps that is because he is sensitive to pressure.

This as a racing driver.

On the more psychological aspect - still as a racing driver, but more generally - he seems to me to believe in words. By this I mean that he believes himself when he says something patently improbable. This is a very big foible. He can loose contact with things and revert to creating enemies and injustices to justify his own weaknesses.

Be that as it may, I was extremely impressed by his driving in Donington. In 'intermediates' he was about as fast as Barrichello in 'extreme wets'. Barrichello being known as a very fast wet driver, I really think this means something.

,.-

Next GP God Hamilton -> Hero to Zero.

Hamilton is at second year in f1, he will mature himself but his words are an encouragement for his team... lewis know ferrari is faster than mclaren, but he want inspire his crew to victory and it's not easy... this imo...



sure??? :-D

From Planet-F1.com:

Lewis Hamilton stood on the balcony of Goodwood House and vowed to bring the title "home for all of us."

The McLaren driver was part of the F1 contingent attending this past weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed, where he put on a demonstration run in last year's McLaren MP4-22 for the thousands of fans attending the annual event.

And the show also gave Hamilton the chance to address his fans, who gathered below the balcony to hear him promise to do his best to become the first Brit since Damon Hill in 1996 to win the World title. "I'm not going to build up your hopes but just to let you know that I'm working as hard as I can to bring the Championship home for all of us - keep your fingers crossed," he said.

So now he's comparing himself to The Royal Family and Julius Caesar? Does this man's arrogance know no bounds?

Royle Family more like

He's got charisma and he actually acknowledges the support from the fans he's getting. Good on him.

RSNS, I think your a couple of years too early with that post ;) .

Obi

Holy shit! Did Marcas journos have holidays then?

Lewis versus Learjet

I hope this doesn't mean he thinks he's Superman.

Autosport has the story up here for those who can bear to read about him.

Gotta love seeing Lil Lewis posing as the business man

http://theessentialist.blogspot.com/2008/0...ets-ad-not.html


I thank God for giving us Lewis. I am enjoying following a F1 driver again.

In the post-Senna era... Michael was too boring, and Alonso belongs to the Spaniards.

But Lewis.... he is here for all of us

A weak sneer at Bombardier from back in March, which didn't even get any comments on its own site. Scraping the barrel, aren't you?

Do you know what colour sneakers Lewis likes best?
What did Lewis have for breakfast on the Sunday of the British GP?
Can you tell me how I can join the Lewis fawning fan-child club, and do I get an autographed photo of Lewis for my bed table?
Does anyone know where I can get a pair of Lewis brand jam jams?



All kidding aside I support proven drivers, guys that can get the job done when it really counts, guys like Alonso, Kimi, Jacques, Mika, Senna, Prost, and even M Schumacher (Hamilton has me seeing Schumacher in a whole new light). Drivers that place driving above stardom, guys that let their world championship driving do the talking. Guys that are not vainglorious blowhards that manage to collapse when it is time to shine. If Hamilton can get his house in order and win a championship without telling us all about how great and Senna like it will be before hand, he will become eligible for consideration as a I driver I might support. not worried cuz I don’t see Lewis winning a WDC in the new millennia

Alonso in a Ferrari will put an end to Lewis’s chances of ever winning a WDC so Lewis better make hay this season while Ferrari are uncharacteristically underachieving.

...and Senna (I saw myself driving around the track as I mysteriously floated above the car) fit that mold?

A Learjet? Even Albers raced against an F-16!

On foot?

Yes, he was on foot. Beat it by quite a distance too.

Tbh that picture is a little freaky. That's really LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS of attention for Alonso there. I wonder what Alonso himself would do if he looked at that... hide under his bed, and only sneak out once in a while to check if any crazy fans or haters would be around?

Like Kellogs Cornflakes?

Real in-depth analysis from you, that is.

Basically, I have no problem with that. A guy who was partly responsible for a 100, 000 000 fee for his employer has earned his fifteen minutes hard and well.

Then that obviously shows Lewis up for the no-hoper he is.