Lewis Hamilton... Arrogant?
 

This is not my personal opinion - yet.

However it is being discussed around the web (itv-f1.com) and other commentary that Lewis Hamilton has developed a bit of attitude this year.

I'm finding now the more that I read his comments or in the press, I can understand why.
Perhaps it's a lack of people skills? Or just really focused on the race..
But you cannot answer people like this and expect it to be taken warmly.

Q: (Anne Giuntini - L’Equipe) Sorry to disturb you, Lewis, but is it what you call a small incident involving Kimi being a victim? Is it smaller than a mistake that would annoy only you?
LH: That’s what I just said, didn’t I?


From ITV James Allen: Thoughts?

The man spent $400,000 on a "LEW 1S" license plate. Yes. He is a twat.

i really dont know what to think. Look for example at LH on top gear - very bright and charming guy. But than this and even more of ths. For ex when he was asked abut his pole in Montreal he said sth like 'great car, great driver' or this 'touched by Senna' bullshit etc.. He is great driver and he shows that he is self confident which is what a great driver have to be but than again compare his behaviour to Kubica's. How humble, level-headed but still very confident he is

Mr. Smiley face better clean up his act and smack those stars out the back of his head or else he's going to lose a hell of alot of supporters.

I just want to see the silver cars in front of those red cars . . . I think most F1 drivers have an attitude issue.

But that's what i think is the main appeal of Lewis Hamilton...hes a nice chap, well, supposedly at the moment. If he turns out to be a Naomi-esque diva then he loses his appeal. A great driver yes, but that would put him in the same boat as Alonso.

All I know is that compared to all the other drivers when they are on camera, Lewis doesn't act like a fucking robot when he wins races or comes up in 2nd/3rd on the podium. Kimi, Kubica, Massa, it's like they've had their balls chopped off.

The way Lewis acted when he won the Monoco grand prix is how you're supposed to act when you win an F1 race.

Had Kimi or the other's won it, they would have just gotten out of the car, walked to the podium and done a slight wave to the crowd barely smiling.

I could care less if he's showing off some of attitude to resporters. As long as he keeps exuming personality during races and racing well, I'll be satisfied.

And +1 for seeing silver on front of red. I thought the 10 position penalty is BS.

Any team run by the likes of Ron Dennis, any governing body run by the likes of Max Mosely should be shunned by anybody with any scruples.

i think that doing what he does (racing in F1) its one of those things you have to be arrogant in order to do well,

Most driver becomes cocky when they taste success. Lewis was very humble last year, then boom. After the instant success in the super fast Mclaren, out comes the cock.

Schumi was cocky during his early years, needless to say, Alonso, JV. The Finns seems to be the more humble bunch.

I think Schumacher became less arrogant after people started beating him. By the time he switched to crush mode, he was very nice off the track. Like in all sports, you have to be mean and nasty on the field, but off it, if you're still a bad character, then you're bad.

i wouldn't say arrogant, but he can seem a bit over confident sometimes. as with the press, we all know how frustrating the press can be so it's only natural that a human being snaps once in a while, demonizing an upcoming star makes for a very good story.

he's also young and tasting great success really early, so i think it's natural that he develops a bit of an ego. but then again f1 drivers do tend to have big egos, it comes with the territory i guess.

Here's an entry from LH's diary:

Note to self. This means STOP!

http://www.bigfoto.com/sites/galery/.../red_light.jpg

"I have to apologise to the team because I didn't do a great job"

After qualifying.

* * *

I don't think so, with comments like that. He has always thank the Team and always "seem" to put team before himself.

In terms of the comment about the Great Driver, seems to be taken out of context in the sense that he could have said it half-kidding.

But yeah, personally I don't think he is arrogant yet, but I do agree with everyone that anyone like him in Formula 1, must have certain degree of ego to get there.

I think he's getting caught up in his own hype... and unfortunately as soon as he goes on a downward trend the media will undoubtably turn on him... that to me will be his real "arrogance" test. But i think he is a little concieted which is understandable his impact in F1!

But if he ever compares himself blatantly to Senna, for me he will be over the line instantly.

Think about tt... would you get cocky if you were in his shoes?

And for the record, i don't like him (my personal opinion)... i prefer the old school and honesty of Coulthard (yes i'm Scottish too). :thumbup:

I think you are reading this wrong. My own translation would be "Sorry, if I were to get the turn correctly, Kimi will not have the fastest time"

I mean, why on earth would you apologize to the team in public for 3rd place. You could have easily walk to the team and say, hey, I screw up the turn, sorry.

That was a rumour. He said in Thursday press conference that he did not. why would anyone pay that much for a license plate? unless you're the sultan of dubai.

^Try again. You would be surprise at how many rich ppl pay hundreds of thousands to get a nice plate.

http://wot.motortrend.com/6257402/mi...tly/index.html

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/07...-paid-for.html

hamilton has a few words of his own

http://www.f1update.com/fullstory/vi...e_media_image/

LOL! :mrgreen:

All i can say is:
we can all say what we want.. but at the end of the day his doing what we can never do!

on another not. I think his fed up with all the FIA bullshit that FIA do to him.. like the last race... getting a drive through .. that was just sick and was sooo favorable to Ferrari... also the race for 3rd spot.. McLaren getting nudged by the Toyota. .... Ferrari's exhaust hanging lose ??? why wasn't that called in to be taken care of.. im sure if i was behind that Ferrari i would back right off, cause the last thing i want is a exhaust in my forehead.! I bet if it was McLaren, they would of started a whole investigation and then stopped the race and then burnt the cars... so im fed up... just like Hamilton.

Anyways.

what?
crash in to the world champion(Kimi) while pit is closed? :laugh:

if you want to look at it that way... i know who's bank account is bigger between you and him. :)

Spot on!

Lewis is a different matter though, I think he is getting arrogant but then he is one of the best drivers in the world so probably deserves to be arrogant.

If you want to talk about arrogant, remember Senna? He is looked upon as a God by some people (not me by the way, I thought he was the man who Schumi learnt to cheat from, which then spoiled an otherwise brilliant career). He thought he had a God given right to win (Senna, not Schumi) and would simply drive through anyone in his way (e.g. Prost).

Lewis does not seem to be like that at all. I just hope he leaves McLaren and joins Ferrari at some point! Unlikely I know, but I can dream.;-)

Then I suppose he's there for the money...

OMG. I thought I was the only one that had that kind of blasphemy in my mind! I completely agree with you.:thumbup:

A lot of people in the world deserve to be arrogant. The question is, do they have to be? Is there a need for? Does it add value to what he/she is doing?

It's not about we'll ever be him, but we actually contribute to his fame by discussing him, turning on the TV, or read news on him. It is the same way you criticize a car when you test drive it. Can you build a car yourself? Without audience, he's just a racer with no value.

There are a few top drivers in the Formula one line up, each deserve to be arrogant, but for me, I would rather support the one that is not.

(I do have to say I enjoy Clarkson being so arrogant on TV, it gives value to Topgear)

^Well said. It seems Hamilton thrives on notoreity. Not the first, won't be the last. However, I don't think that's helpful.

Paraphrasing Ronspeak: Lewis Hamilton makes history... the press only writes about it

^And yet to win a WDC.

Senna was he best F-1 driver of all times, hands down. :-P

But yeah, I think Lewis is not only young and inexperienced regarding his attitude towards the press but also seems to have some lack of people skills to some degree, making him come across as an a-hole/arrogant person that some people/press are trying to portray of him. All in all he just seems to be an honest guy, and speaks his mind no matter what, without thinking too much what's he's going to say. I don't personally think he is arrogant. But I do think he's got a long way to go and only life will teach him how to be a more humble and patient man.

I'm sure Lewis will get there, hopefully not by his own mistakes alone, but also by being smarter and learning from other bright drivers' mistakes as well. Well at least that is what I hope for him. He's a good chap!

The guy thinks he IS Senna reincarnated. He Compares himself to Senna, Has Similar helmet colours and style. Believe me, he would change his name to Senna if he thought he would get away with it.
Like an earlier quote. He IS a Twat!

^^^ go watch nascar man ... seriously.. its his idol... he wants to be like senna.. not senna.. he wants to be better then him.

Donate a buck before you get to bitchy with paying members there old chap ;)

Why would i have to pay before i can voice my opinion.. cause you pay doesn't mean your all high and mighty.

Actually I don't pay, I just kept sending suck-up PM's till management finally gave in. ;)

oh snap and score !! lol

hey.. they're DONATIONS :P

and he's got nicole :love::whip::drool:

http://estb.msn.com/i/BF/5AF1B93BFE2...EAEDCFC983.jpg

if i had her by my side i would have the biggest ego ever

^Pussy power

I wonder how much they have to pay her to be with him and pose for the cameras! :devil:
Just kidding! :mrgreen:

naomi, nicole....whos next i wonder

Well it's BS if you don't think Lewis caused an avoidable accident in Canada. I wondered about the penalty and read the Sporting Regulations. Guess what, the penalty for causing an avoidable accident is a 10 place grid penalty at the next race.

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And +1 for seeing silver on front of red. I thought the 10 position penalty is BS.

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Well it's BS if you don't think Lewis caused an avoidable accident in Canada. I wondered about the penalty and read the Sporting Regulations. Guess what, the penalty for causing an avoidable accident is a 10 place grid penalty at the next race.


It always baffles me how the slightest infringment by a Ferrari driver has everyone up in arms (usually with Ron 'I'm not a crook' Dennis shouting the loudest) but when its the McLarens its a different story. Could it be the Schumi effect?

it's amazing how quickly he dumped his "pre-F1" girl

i hear this alot, my opinion is that it is extremely difficult to get across your personality through a camera lens in an interview, and the lewis on tv is probably nothing like the lewis in real life

^And TV is not real life? Journalists are not real people? It's not like he's in a sopa opera.

Give the boy some slack.....hes doing what most of us could only dream of at a tender age, and hes doing it very well. I am sure that he will b champion one day, and repeat that success (lets just hope hes in a red car or a blue and white lol).
He may seem arrogant at times but he is still growing up.....hes (hopefully) learning from silly mistakes (re: Canada) and his ego has surely taken a blow so far this season.

people(mostly British) were saying same thing for Jensen Button, and he only scored one win when everybody were out of race:-P

^ya know, hamilton already have more than one win, so comparing them two...dunno