It seems even the quickest driver on the planet isn't quick enough to escape Spanish crims.

http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/69887

Always these Spaniards

well deserved of course, remember he's spain enemy number 2

I suspect Fernando, the only Spaniard who can get near Hamilton for pace, and no doubt an excellent get away driver.

Not his IPOD! how will he ever afford a new one?

They'll probably give it back when they find out what's on it...

I think you're right. Apparently it was full of "The Complete Collection of Ron Dennis 'Motivational' Speeches, 1980-2008".

Thought it was Margret Thatcher.

no, it was this guy

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=dSlov1WiNVc

Now if Kimi got robbed I wouldn't be surprised if half the board became an angry mob, booked flights to Valencia and after arriving start brandishing pitchforks and torches in a blind rage.

Easily confused . Both have a massive ego. Both have the "reds" as their opposition. Both are prone to saying bizarre things.

Will Martin Whitmarsh be Ron's Geoffrey Howe I wonder...

i think your perceived number of kimi and lewis fans is somewhat mixed.

Hahhah, n1

Having your stuff stolen is no fun, even if you're rich enough to replace it. I feel for Lewis.

They still don't really like him in Spain it seems

This thread is a complete waste of valuable internet space

I'd even deepen in your statement

It's a newsworthy event affecting the man leading the world championship.

It's far more valuable than the endless 'who is better: alonso v hamilton', 'who are the greatest five drivers' rubbish, or for that matter, one line contributions slagging off the subject of a thread.

Delete your post and give back the bandwidth used.

So Hamilton spends his freetime with his girlfriend and no less than three - rather slow - bodyguards.

He's clearly living the dream.

Yeah, that's quite amazing isn't it. That kind of protection can't be cheap.
Still, it's only a report and those are often wide of the mark.
The Mirror last year had a story about Lewis going to the movies with a 'mystery girl.'
It splashed a photo of Lewis, the girl, and two other guys.
It described the girl as the secret love, one of the guys as a 'close friend' of Lewis, and the other as a bodyguard.
Turns out the girl was married to one of the guys, and the other was just a mate, albeit a burly one.

Lets get real here, if your girlfriend was Nicole Scherzinger, i dont think having your bags stolen would have much of an impact on you.

Of course, i would still play the sorrow card, "Oh Nicole, im so upset, please show me your pussy cat doll to make things better"

What if the iPod makes it to the press and there isn't a single pussylolcats tune on it?

In all seriousness, losing your music collection is a massive pain in the arse, especially for someone like Lewis who is busy all the time.

Which is why you should always have it backed up on your computer

I wonder if that went too, along with his McLaren emails?

Seriously. To lose a WDC is a bigger pain and he was partying the same night he chocked it last year. I bet his fans are much more affected than him about the "terrible" lost of a couple of songs.

P.S.: Have you ever heard about the word "back up copy"?

Would we not have heard more about it if his laptop got taken as well? as surely his laptop would hold sensitive team data?

Yes, I'd be fascinated to know what was on an F1 driver's laptop.

You can tell you wanted attention by your tabloidish headline. Lewis hasn't commented on the issue.

Sorry, I don't follow. What do you mean?

I think the "busy all the time" includes 'not able to sync it back to a new device' :-P

Really, if you're going to try and get in a dig about 2007, at least use the right word ;)

Chocked: To fit with or secure by a chock: The plane's wheels were chocked and chained down.

I didn't see chocks beneath his wheels but that may have explained his car stopping suddenly in the early laps...

'chocked': How Lewis would have found his car if this robbery had happened in Liverpool.

Haha ;)
There's a road through one of the Cwm valleys in South Wales with a set of traffic lights - people I've worked with in the past have been told specifically NOT to stop at them even if they're red, or you're liable to get mugged and your wheels whisked away rather quickly

I read somewhere that it was Lewis' Flying Fairy Kick that made the perps run-off and drop the bags.

must be a pain man, imagine loosing your luggage at the airport - that's annoying enough! but having your personal belongings stolen just sucks me thinks,

Yea its never nice to get your stuff stolen, no matter what it is

Cwm means valley in Welsh, that's sort of like saying Rio Grande river or ATM Machine.

All those things bother the shit out of me. Not enough to steal from a car at a red light, but I can't blame them.

Ask Alonso, he likes to tell people about what's on his.

I thought it was the other way around. The black guy robs the white guy Well according Dave Chapelle anyways.


Looks like hamidon aint so gangstar after all


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Must have happened in some parallel universe!

Besides the racist attitudes (Spanish Olympic Team anyone?) the seeming abundence of thiefs is yet another reason to not visit Spain.

I never quite understood that. You'd figure ONE person on the team would have stood up and said, 'heh, maybe this won't go over well.' Guess not. :\ As for the thread, it sucks getting stuff replaced. It doesn't matter who you are.

Is it already in ebay?

Carnival?

Yeah we just don't understand.

sorry, what about Carnival? I suppose you could mention a million things. I was just commenting on the previous post.

Yeah, I know. Airline lost my bag on a short vacation trip to New York City. Besides have to remember and itemize everything in the bag for reimbursement I had to spend time out of my vacation shopping in NYC to get basics like razor, toothbrush, clothing etc.

I don't put expensive electronics (like cameras) in my checked bags. It's hard to deal with oppotunistic thieves like that who just wait for the fleeting opportunity to grab and run.