"Lewis is an extremely talented individual and I tell you what, most of us would not have been able to come back from what he has had to face this year.
"I think in Korea, he showed just how much of a champion he is, not just as a racing driver but as an individual.
"Let's face it, he's had a tough year, he's faced a lot of criticism and yet still he comes back fighting and can produce results that he did last week.
"He's an incredible man and an inspiration to so many people."
I know Anthony Hamilton is ickle Lewis's Dad, but this made me want to blow chunks.
Basically this year Lewis Hamilton has driven poorly by his standards, received justified criticism for his bad judgement on the track, not given up and got a decent result in Korea. I'm not sure exactly who Lewis is meant to be inspiring with what he himself describes as his worst season ever. If you ask me there are 21 other drivers who have dealt with not being in the fastest car on the grid better than Hamilton has this season.
Is Anthony Hamilton's defence of his son simply an example of him closing ranks in the face of a steady stream of deserved criticism? Is his description of Lewis as an "incredible man" even justified given the poor way he has conducted himself during the last few years? Anthony Hamilton's comments might even help to reinforce Lewis's inflated view of himself . It is clear he views himself as better than the drivers around him. He never takes proper responsibility for his own failings, and continually vows never to change the way he drives despite getting up everyone's noses with his careless and dangerous accidents. The way Lewis talks it seems like he feels entitled to win title after title, and this attitude sticks out like a sore thumb, even the ultra competitive world of Formula One.
I think if Anthony Hamilton really wanted to help his son gain some credibility as a racing driver he would not indulge in such questionable hagiography. Is it any surprise that he chose a driver like Paul Di Resta to manage after Lewis? Di Resta has taken criticism this season and knuckled down without moaning at the stewards and asking if he was being punished because he is Scottish. It must be a refreshing change for him.
"I think in Korea, he showed just how much of a champion he is, not just as a racing driver but as an individual.
"Let's face it, he's had a tough year, he's faced a lot of criticism and yet still he comes back fighting and can produce results that he did last week.
"He's an incredible man and an inspiration to so many people."
I know Anthony Hamilton is ickle Lewis's Dad, but this made me want to blow chunks.
Basically this year Lewis Hamilton has driven poorly by his standards, received justified criticism for his bad judgement on the track, not given up and got a decent result in Korea. I'm not sure exactly who Lewis is meant to be inspiring with what he himself describes as his worst season ever. If you ask me there are 21 other drivers who have dealt with not being in the fastest car on the grid better than Hamilton has this season.
Is Anthony Hamilton's defence of his son simply an example of him closing ranks in the face of a steady stream of deserved criticism? Is his description of Lewis as an "incredible man" even justified given the poor way he has conducted himself during the last few years? Anthony Hamilton's comments might even help to reinforce Lewis's inflated view of himself . It is clear he views himself as better than the drivers around him. He never takes proper responsibility for his own failings, and continually vows never to change the way he drives despite getting up everyone's noses with his careless and dangerous accidents. The way Lewis talks it seems like he feels entitled to win title after title, and this attitude sticks out like a sore thumb, even the ultra competitive world of Formula One.
I think if Anthony Hamilton really wanted to help his son gain some credibility as a racing driver he would not indulge in such questionable hagiography. Is it any surprise that he chose a driver like Paul Di Resta to manage after Lewis? Di Resta has taken criticism this season and knuckled down without moaning at the stewards and asking if he was being punished because he is Scottish. It must be a refreshing change for him.
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