Anybody else fed-up of Lewis Hamilton hype.

[oldman100]

Is it just me or is anybody else fed-up of the Lewis Hamilton hype, blimey I'm sick to the back teeth of Martin & James harping on about the wonder Brit, it's totally put me off the kid.

I'm fed up of the biased commentary assuming everybody wants Lewis to win every Grand Prix, well I don't and quite honestly I hope he doesn't win a race this season, unlikely I know but all the same, come on Alonso.

Now that's off me chest I feel a eck of a lot better.

I'm switching to RTL coverage to take a break from it all.

[KevD]

Yeah, I agree. Listening yesterday, you would think that Lewis Hamilton is the only driver. Anytime the host broadcaster showed anything other than Hamilton, the commentators seemed shocked, despite there being some quite good battles for position, not just Hamiltom 7 seconds off Alonso and rarely threatning him

I wish the kid all the best and hope he gets his first win soon, and I wouldnt let the hype stop me from wanting that, afterall he didnt create the hype!

[thfccambs]

Prefer that to all the Jenson Button hype we've had for the last 4 years.
At least Lewis Hamilton looks like he can become a world champion.

JB won the Hungarian GP and you would of thought he had become WC.

[KevD]

Originally Posted by hunts1uk

JB won the Hungarian GP and you would of thought he had become WC.

That won the Bafta for best Sports Coverage on TV in 2006

So in a year with the Cricket in Australia, Commonwealth Games, All the Tennis & Golf Majors and the World Cup, the best Coverage went to the F1 for the race Button won. Wonder what would have won had Button not won the race

[LFC_SL]

That's hilarious Kev

Yes, the Hamilton PR machine is in overdrive. Is it hype? Only time tells - but at the moment he's finished on the podium for every debut race this season and is record breaking

But there is OTT coverage everywhere in the British press; Beckham, football, over-hyped Spidey 3, Beckham and Hamilton

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by KevD

Wonder what would have won had Button not won the race

Paula radcliffe taking a dump whilst running a marathon?

[bekko]

Originally Posted by hunts1uk

Prefer that to all the Jenson Button hype we've had for the last 4 years.
At least Lewis Hamilton looks like he can become a world champion.

JB won the Hungarian GP and you would of thought he had become WC.

I couldnt of put it better saved my typing it all out lol.

[Matt_C]

Personally I'm not, no....

The chap is a truly incredible driver, especially for his age and level of expirience.... No-one harked and moaned about the Alonso-hype when he came on the scene, nor Kimi, nor Montoya... I'll allow Jenson as he was over hyped, but I think Hamilton is a superb driver...

I was actually gutted for him that he didn't win yesterday, and I hope he gets a win soon as he is doing everything right!

5 races, 5 podiums, first ever season in F1? Who else has ever done that? In like the last 10 years?!?!?!

That is some achievment! Even Alonso and Kimi didn't do that!

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by Matt_C

Personally I'm not, no....

The chap is a truly incredible driver, especially for his age and level of expirience.... No-one harked and moaned about the Alonso-hype when he came on the scene, nor Kimi, nor Montoya... I'll allow Jenson as he was over hyped, but I think Hamilton is a superb driver...

I was actually gutted for him that he didn't win yesterday, and I hope he gets a win soon as he is doing everything right!

5 races, 5 podiums, first ever season in F1? Who else has ever done that? In like the last 10 years?!?!?!

That is some achievment! Even Alonso and Kimi didn't do that!

Haven't seen anyone say he's not an excellent driver mate,stick him in a Toyota and see if he's still up there.

Also Alonso was far from in the best car the last 2 season.

5 races, 5 podiums, first ever season in F1? Who else has ever done that? In like the last 10 years?!?!?!

That is some achievment! Even Alonso and Kimi didn't do that

Alonso started in a Minardi for god sake.Kimi a Sauber hardly the same.

[danaldinho7]

it's no different from watching Man Utd on Sky, there seems to be a natural bias to them aswell...especially with Andy Gray

[Woodywizz]

Undoubtedly, in his debut year, Hamilton has a great car and a great team to accompany it. However, let's not be too hard on him - he is - after all - level on points with the double World Champion, who is driving the same car with same team. He is a talent no doubt, let's applaud it rather than be derisory.

[Graham27]

Totally, utterly, sick to the back teeth of the hype. Coming round to Lewis though

I didn't warm to him initially. I didn't like his comments about "tricking" Massa and a few of his remarks since have been a little thoughtless IMO, such as saying he could have been half a second (!) quicker in Quali, and commenting about "backing off" from Alonso.

The more I think about it, the more I think rather than being arrogant, it's just total self-belief and maybe a little naiivety.

He did try and clear up his remarks about Massa, but if he thinks Alonso was there for the taking had in not been for team, erm, tactics, he needs to wake up and smell their "patners" Nescafe!

I think he's just slowly learning that he's playing with the big boys now, and needs to be a little more respectful. I suppose he's risen through the ranks as "driver most likely to..." but he's at the top now, and it's crowded there.

He speaks very like Tiger did when he first burst onto the scene, and we all know how that worked out. People thought Tiger was arrogant but he was just incredibly confident and sure of himself. Even if he wasn't quite as good as he thought he was. Or his father thought he was, which is another parallel. Boy, didn't Lewis' old boy look narked after the race ?

I think the main problem is just the usual, typical British press. If we have anyone who's in any way decent at anything, they're a national hero until they screw up, then they're forgotten. I mean, look at Beckham. You're a hero, nah you're not, ok you are again. Bloody papers are picking the team. It bothers me and I'm a Scot

The TV coverage seems to be aimed at the casual fan who's tuning in just to see Hamilton, rather than the race. I appreciate that TV, like anything else, is a business, and that they're trying to get new punters. Fair enough, but they're alienating their core customer by not being impartial, and by not giving us coverage of the rest of the field. I've closely followed Ant's career but had it not been for a drive-through we woudn't have seen him at all.

The final straw was a feature with Hakkinen. Great ! What did they ask him about ?

I do like Lewis, but I'm hating this years coverage.

*Oops, sorry for rambling/ranting *

[Epicurus]

No i'm not fed up of the hype, but yes it can be a ltitle tiresome at times, kind of like the ridiculous hype that always surrounded Tim Henman at Wimbledon, or Jenson Button.

But unlike either of those, Hamilton really does have the ability to be a champion, he's cool as cucumber, extremely capable, and has his head screwed on properly, unlike Jenson Button who got caught up in the high life, just like David Coulthard.

So I'll tell you what really annoys me, it's Alonso. When he was the new kid on the block he seemed like a nice guy. When he won his first Championship he couldn't have been more happy or friendly. Now look what happens when someone steals his limelight and puts in better performances in the same car. He treats Hamilton with such disdain, virtually refusing to talk about him when asked by the press, and even worse displaying signs of a complete lack of working relationship between the two. Latest example was Sunday, Hamilton goes to hug Alonso and congratulate him, Alonso is totally uninterested and shrugs him off.

Seriously what a selfish, ignorant, bad sportsman he is.

[ash]

How many years has Alonso been in F1?

And has Hamilton raced @ Monaco before i.e. before F1/

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by ash

How many years has Alonso been in F1?

And has Hamilton raced @ Monaco before i.e. before F1/

Alonso made his debut in 2001 for Minadi,moved to Renault as test driver 2002,made debut in 2003 after Flavio dropped Button and stuck FA in with Trulli.
Hamilton raced there twice before (not F1) and won both.

Suppose you could really only say FA had been racing in F1 since 2003,Minardi hardly counts as racing.
Only finished 9 out of 17 races.11th being highest position i think.