Inevitable for the british grand prix wasn't it. Lewis's classic F1 is on the bbc now. The bad news is that like Vettel's choices it is effectively his own career highlights. 2008 Monaco Grand Prix 2007 Canadian Grand Prix 2007 Japanese Grand Prix 2011 Chinese Grand Prix 2008 British Grand prix. I cant link to this one but it is on the blog page. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2011/07/lewis_hamilton_-_classic_f1_20.html And of course lastly you have last years race as always. Great choices if your a hamilton fan, but im not.
Cheers, Caesar. I wonder if it says anything about the mindset of drivers like Hamilton and Vettel, whose favourite races are their own career highlights, compared with the likes of Alonso and (I think) Rosberg, who seem to have a wider appreciation of the sport's history?
Maybe Vettel misunderstood what they were asking him. He is german after all, english isn't his first language. Maybe he thought it was races that he'd been involved in.
oh, imagine if he went on top gear not completely understanding what they were saying to him. that would be epic.
Interesting how his "classic racess" are all races that he won previously. I didnt expect another driver to pick more selfish choices after most drivers chose ones from the past. In nthe case of Hamilton, I half expected his choices to be Senna, Senna, Senna, Senna and Senna.
This blog demonstrates my one and only gripe with the BBC's F1 coverage. It really annoys me the way Andrew Benson seems to use up his space on the site just drooling over Hamilton and Alonso. You'd think they were sleeping with him, judging by some of it.
He can pick which ever race he wants. It clearly says Lewis Hamilton Classic F1 Races if you don't like it go complain to Andrew Benson.
It is like Vettel's blinkered, self-regarding view of his own career. Quite telling. Not even a look in for the person who he has latched on to in a feeble attempt to model himself on. Incidentally I was watching a trailer for the Senna film the other day, and it contains a clip of him saying that if you do not go for a gap then you are no longer a racing driver (or words to that effect). Senna always was full of it, but it seems Hamilton really has been paying attention. Maybe those exact words were swimming through his mind as he eyed Maldonado or Button or Webber or Massa or whoever. "I so AM a racing driver!".
I can see why Vettel did it as he was the first person to do this classic races, but everyone else since has done what they wanted...
As much as I would prefer to see races that haven't been shown before, unfortunately the 'Classic F1 Races' by the BBC can't be original every time. I also understand that it is possible that the 'criteria' for choosing a race is not necessarily explained to each driver that is invited to choose a selection. Therefore, I don't see why it's worth judging a driver on it. I can see why it might annoy someone when the same races are shown or when a driver picks his own races, however I don't think it's worth getting all hot and bothered about the choices. In all honesty, there are things worth caring about in this world and the picks of 'Classic F1 Races' chosen by the BBC, Lewis Hamilton, other drivers of anyone else are not high on my list.
With respect, Westy, we could all post on a thread saying, "I have better things to worry about than this thread," but if you're going to make an effort to post then it's usual to express an opinion on the topic. I'm not sure what other criteria a driver needs for choosing their "Classic F1 Races" than "choose your classic F1 races." What they choose can be quite revealing and is surely worth a discussion, no?
I'm sorry you feel that I have been dismissive of the thread by not expressing an opinion Genj, but surely expressing my stance on a subject (enthusiastic or not) is expressing an opinion? It just seems to me that people have forgotten that the BBC don't have to offer these highlights to the public, nor do the drivers have to choose races on any set criteria other than the fact that they should be 'classic' as the title of the feature suggests. At no point has the beeb said 'we asked this episodes driver to choose his favourite races in the entire history of F1'. The title itself is open to interpretation as to whether it is read as 'your classic F1 races' to mean that they are your career highlights or whether they are your highlights as a viewer. Considering the demands on current drivers, this piece for the BBC is probably a very tiny part of the massive PR stuff that they have to do throughout a GP weekend (especially for Lewis seeing as it's the British GP). It's 5 minutes out of his day and I imagine that he probably didn't sit down and contemplate the meaning of 'Lewis Hamilton's Classic F1' and whether it should be interpreted this way or the other. That is why I find no reason in making assumptions about the driver based on their choices.
Well it all goes down to HOW they ask the drivers what their classic races are. Some people on the comments on the BBC page said the questions they ask can mean two things, they need to be more specific. We all thought Vettel was being selfish with his choices at the start of the season, but thats because he was the only driver to chose. The questions could of meant 'what are YOUR classic GP's' or 'what are your FAVOURITE Gp's in F1 history'
ha, a fat old and out of shape man against a super fit youngster, I doubt Vettel would have to do anything Clarkson would probably collapse of a heart attack trying to keep up with Vettel dancing aound him. As to Hamilton, maybe it was the way the question was asked "what do you consider your classic races", Rosberg was around F1 from a young age, notice some of his are of his dad.
Lewis's classic f1 choices brings back some good memories for me especially the 2007 season, i honestly believe we watched the greatest debutant in f1 history that year, not only did he finish above a 2xwdc who at the time was the reining wdc and had just defeated statistically f1's greatest, Lewis then sets another record being the only rookie to record 9 consecutive podiums in a debutant year. Tbh i think Lewis's choice's maybe a stealth attack on Alonso his main nemesis in 07, as the clips show him more than any other driver in a negative way with crashes and and mistakes, and i felt Lewis could have gone back further than 2007, and for someone who says that Senna was his idle he would have had plenty of material to choose a classic from Senna race, so i will choose a classic from the past on behalf of Lewis featuring his hero. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqO04xIPihY&feature=related
obviously Lewis prefers races that he won rather than classic races. He probably also thinks that what we would prefer too