Bernie: Hamilton deserves more praise
Eurosport - Wed, 05 Nov 18:04:00 2008
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has called for Lewis Hamilton to be given better recognition for his achievement in becoming the youngest ever world champion.
Hamilton won the drivers championship by a single point from Brazilian Felipe Massa following a dramatic Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos last Sunday but the Briton is seen in some quarters as arrogant, something Ecclestone feels is unwarranted.
"Hamilton is a young man doing his best and I get upset with people who say he is an arrogant bastard and all this nonsense. Lewis has achieved an awful lot," Ecclestone told The Times.
Ecclestone opined that "there are so many people out there that want him to lose, so he has to make sure he delivers."
"I think he comes over as a bit over-confident but don't forget they said the same about (former champion) Michael (Schumacher)," he added.
"He has to be careful what he says and how he presents himself," warned Ecclestone, who told the Daily Express that if Hamilton handles himself well then "things will open up commercially" meaning that he could ultimately become as feted in his sport as Tiger Woods is in golf.
"There could be a Tiger Woods effect," Ecclestone acknowledged.
Hamilton has meanwhile praised the role of his father Anthony in helping him become world champion.
Anthony Hamilton introduced his son to karting aged eight and played a variety as Lewis' passion for motorsport developed once his fathe had sown the initial seed.
"He's been an inspiration," said Hamilton.
Jokingly, Hamilton added that "he's a dad, a pain" on occasion.
"But he has done all the work to get me where I am, made all the sacrifices from the beginning, and even now he is still doing that."
British lawmakers on Tuesday praised Hamilton's achievement - although one, Liberal Democrat Bob Russell, MP for the southern town of Colchester, criticised his tax exile status.
Hamilton last year decided to move to Switzerland, a move which Accountancy Age magazine has estimated could save him an estimated six million dollars a year.
A House of Commons motion tabled by Labour MP for Leicester, Keith Vaz, congratulated Hamilton and lauded him as "an excellent role model and inspiration for all young people to aspire to".
Russell, however, tabled his own motion to add the words: "but regrets that his patriotism to the country which nurtured him, and made his success possible, is to live abroad as a tax exile."
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you perfect scum bags, some of you. .
You are boring, rude and IF you do have intelligence, it is soooo misdirected.
It's a given: Bernie is a shady dodgy rascal
Are any of you aware that the SPANISH MOTORRACING BODY ITSELF has lodged a complaint about its own FI sopporters. . ?
And let's be specific ok . .Hamilton is not black. He is mixed-race.
A person is judged by the content of their ability, not the colour of skin.
Hamilton has proved beyond a doubt 2 things:
He is the best racing driver in the world today.
The Spaniards were indeed judging him by his skin colour and not his ability.
Cancel Barcelona (which is a very nice circuit) and Valencia - just to teach a lesson.
hello my little f1 bum chums it marnio here from peru.
mr hamiltons son say he stay with mclaren men for life. that nice for him but what do mclaren men say? you see mclaren is now german owned. the parent company is the mercedes benz which is the german. the engine is the german engine. everything about the team is the german. mr hamiltons son now the swiss gentleman he eat much cheese and sings in the morning at mountains. mr hamiltons father is also now the swiss man. in fact there nothing british about this team at all. even the man who tidy up the garage after the race has moved to switzerland with his mother. switzerland is owned by the german. my friends the whole team is GERMAN - and guess what - so is mr glock. now you see why the time stand still for mr glock on the last lap. like he in the time warp. not even the people abducted by the alien lose the amount of time he lost on that last lap. IT IS THE DISGRACE
hello my little f1 bum chums it marnio here from peru.
mr hamiltons son say he stay with mclaren men for life. that nice for him but what do mclaren men say? you see mclaren is now german owned. the parent company is the mercedes benz which is the german. the engine is the german engine. everything about the team is the german. mr hamiltons son now the swiss gentleman he eat much cheese and sings in the morning at mountains. mr hamiltons father is also now the swiss man. in fact there nothing british about this team at all. even the man who tidy up the garage after the race has moved to switzerland with his mother. switzerland is owned by the german. my friends the whole team is GERMAN - and guess what - so is mr glock. now you see why the time stand still for mr glock on the last lap. like he in the time warp. not even the people abducted by the alien lose the amount of time he lost on that last lap. IT IS THE DISGRACE
Lewis Hamilton is a true F1 legend in the making, he has been consistently brillant from his early karting days onwards to his F1 drive. Ron Dennis backed him from an early age and a wise investment it will turn out to be. The saying is the cream always rises to the top. In the future he may not have it so easy as Seb Vettel & Robert Kubica also look very talented and will one day get the machinary to challange as will Alonso. I for one am pleased to see a British world champion driving for a British team good luck to both Lewis and Maclaren in 2009.
ollieboyyy
what is wrong with you, get over it
watch the WHOLE season before you start saying things like that. DRIVE A FORMULA 1 CAR WHEN IT IS RAINING and we'll see how much time you lose on the last lap!!!
okay it came down to 1 point in the end, but LH got points taken off him wrongly.
ollieboyyy, you really must be hurting. get over it. and move on.
OK I ADMIT I CHEATED!!! SLOWED DOWN MORE THAN I SHOULD,,,BUT IT WAS ONLY CAUSE HAMMY HAD NO OTHER MATES ON THE CIRCUIT,,FELT SORRY FOR HIM,,THOUGH 18 SECS IN 1 LAP DOES TAKE THE PISS A BIT..PLEASE FORGIVE ME..
KIND REGARDS
TEAM O GLOCK
lmao at the muppet of a M.P who critised lewis for being a tax exile? @#$% if i cud save 6 million dollars a year instead of giving it to that idiot gordon brown to prop up another greedy bank then i wud.get real m8...well done lewis!! pstttttt buy us a beer m8 lol
PLEASE ignore the 'nasties' they only do it to get in the limelight - hmmm lime - there's a thought !!!!
People I am sure that is not the real donald_donaldson14. Dont reply to him
well done lewis, may next year be even better for you, your a fantastic driver, i for one will support you throughout your carreer,
donald_donaldson14 (POST 50) - STREWTH! what a vicious, spiteful, evil individual - makes the Devil look like a saint
Bernie is a fickle individual, one minute he's with bouncing around with Ferrari & FIA, and now he is hovering around Hamilton - - perhaps he sniffs the money that will be rolling HAMILTON's way as World Champion.
INCIDENTLY - Hamilton is more marketable the Kimmi (That is coming from Kimmi's OWN Manager)
and as ALREADY stated on this FORUM, Beckham, Coulthard, Jenson, Paul McCartney, Richard Branson, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Michael Caine are ALL TAX EXILES, so when those weazal critics get to the Top 40% income bracket, lets see What they will do in the same position with their hard-earned cash
ALSO - Beckham plays for Milan IN ITALY, his Wife lives in LA, USA - yet HE PLAYS FOR ENGLAND, and has in the PAST Openly criticised the Tax System.
hhahaha the british madia again, they haven't published the question about McLaren-Glock conspiracy, where Bernie said it was possible .. you are all fake and a bunch of cheaters. Liverpools late penalty, what a disgrace for the football and what the brits said about, as long as we've got the point, it was fine .. boooboobobooboobobob
well i'd just like to say well done to lewis and mclaren, its been a hard season........... oh and how funny was it to see massa's fat dad crying haha
My advice is to completely ignore all the nasties - HE is just waiting for your response!
Moor don't be taken in - we have a nasty impersonator in our midst - it's not the REAL Donald speaking.
RESPONSE TO: donald_donaldson14..."sorry girls but we don't appreciate a title holder resembling a glistening nugget of burnished coal"
REPSONSE
Whilst you may think the above venomous remark is amusing, you probably would not find it so comical if you or a loved one, suffered a terrible accident, in a car or house fire resulting in you or yours...."resembling a glistening nugget of burnished coal" and the pain that came with it!
-----WHAT YOU PUT OUT, YOU GET BACK! "BE WARNED!" - then every time you or loved one look in the mirror, you will remember what you said.
You know full well that Hamilton does not look like that - BUT YOU COULD! - If you don't believe me, visit the "BURNS UNIT"
DONALD: Don't say 'WE' when you are speaking for yourself you arrogant pr#ck. What has his skin colour gat to do with anything, racist scumbag.
-- INVALID _!.,!
sorry girls but we don't appreciate a title holder resembling a glistening nugget of burnished coal
quickly running off to SWISS banks with winners check
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