Lewis Hamilton

[anonymous-user]

BigBen said:

No one else apart from the two other teams (Williams and Toyota) that also had double deck diffusers.

By mid season the Brawn wasn't the best car, they had no money to develop it.

I remember it well how tense it got at the end because i put a £50 bet on Button winning the championship and won £2500.

[BigBen]

jsf said:

BigBen said:

No one else apart from the two other teams (Williams and Toyota) that also had double deck diffusers.

By mid season the Brawn wasn't the best car, they had no money to develop it.

I remember it well how tense it got at the end because i put a £50 bet on Button winning the championship and won £2500.

Yep considering the early dominance it was amazing how late in the season Button clinched the title. I was working for one of the teams at the moment and all the mechanics recounted being at winter testing and being on the phone to bookmakers after seeing the Brawns first few outings.......

[anonymous-user]

BigBen said:

Yep considering the early dominance it was amazing how late in the season Button clinched the title. I was working for one of the teams at the moment and all the mechanics recounted being at winter testing and being on the phone to bookmakers after seeing the Brawns first few outings.......

I placed my bet after the shakedown, you could see how good it was. Only time in my life i placed a bet.

[Kraken]

Good god, it really is like shooting fish in a barrel sometimes. ROFL.

For those of you with selective memories you might have forgotten that there were three teams with double diffuser shod cars at the start of the season...

[HTP99]

Kraken said:

Good god, it really is like shooting fish in a barrel sometimes. ROFL.

For those of you with selective memories you might have forgotten that there were three teams with double diffuser shod cars at the start of the season...

As mentioned over an hour ago.

Didn't Ross Brawn bring up the issue of the double diffuser loophole at some meeting and he was ignored?

[paulguitar]

Kraken said:

Good god, it really is like shooting fish in a barrel sometimes. ROFL.

For those of you with selective memories you might have forgotten that there were three teams with double diffuser shod cars at the start of the season...

The Brawn though was in a total league of its own. I still remember the absolute shock everyone was in at the start of that year. Jenson must have been pissing himself with excitement.''

[HighwayStar]

Kraken said:

Good god, it really is like shooting fish in a barrel sometimes. ROFL.

For those of you with selective memories you might have forgotten that there were three teams with double diffuser shod cars at the start of the season...

Brain nailed it though!!

[anonymous-user]

HTP99 said:

As mentioned over an hour ago.

Didn't Ross Brawn bring up the issue of the double diffuser loophole at some meeting and he was ignored?

yep.

[carl_w]

jsf said:

I placed my bet after the shakedown, you could see how good it was. Only time in my life i placed a bet.

I assumed they were running underweight in order to attract sponsors. That was me told when they pitched up at the first GP without any sponsors, then won the championship.

[AlexS]

paulguitar said:

Kraken said:

Good god, it really is like shooting fish in a barrel sometimes. ROFL.

For those of you with selective memories you might have forgotten that there were three teams with double diffuser shod cars at the start of the season...

The Brawn though was in a total league of its own. I still remember the absolute shock everyone was in at the start of that year. Jenson must have been pissing himself with excitement.''

The reason for the Brawn's performance wasn't the double diffuser but the outwash front wing and that didn't come about through a loophole but extensive use of multiple wind tunnels. The design of the front wing was so suited to the regulations that is still used now but is being reduced in effectiveness next year as it has also been found to be one of the primary causes with the difficulty in overtaking.

[Lucas Ayde]

swisstoni said:

Yes Hamilton would have won in the fastest car.
I think we can all agree on that one.

As it was, he managed to win in what wasn’t the fastest car for a good part of the season.
Ferrari weren’t able to press home their advantage when they had it due to a string of stunning weekends from Hamilton.

.. and some whopping mistakes from Vettel, plus Ferrari messing up their car upgrades later in the season.

Hamilton easily the best driver of the season though, given the emphatic manner he handled the second half near-flawlessly while under pressure to perform.

[TobyTR]

HighwayStar said:

37chevy said:

Brads67 said:

I've explained why I was under the impression. I'm not going into details about a friend but he left me under the impression that he was. Whether that was right or wrong is no odds to me. Someones choices are their own.
You're right about me not being stupid mind, regardless of what some may try and impress to deflect from their blinkered views.
And yes, some comments have been homophobic.

So you’re not going to tell us what gave him that impression....lol!

And what comments have been homophobic?

One person tells him Hamilton is gay and he’s under the impression everybody thinks it, common knowledge.
He’s not going to back up his homophobic comments claims... perhaps he thinks the PHers not believing Hamilton to be gay is homophobic as hating the thought as opposed to not caring whether he is.
Brad says he’s not bothered either way but came here and posts it anyway... maybe he was expecting to stir things up and surprised to get nothing. No real reaction at all.

He is though and most in the motorsport industry know this. I got told the same by a DTM driver. It's very political and doesn't help having Petronas as your main sponsor etc. Do I care and does it change my opinion of him? No, he's a great F1 driver and one of the best. Each to their own and all that.

[sparta6]

TobyTR said:

HighwayStar said:

37chevy said:

Brads67 said:

I've explained why I was under the impression. I'm not going into details about a friend but he left me under the impression that he was. Whether that was right or wrong is no odds to me. Someones choices are their own.
You're right about me not being stupid mind, regardless of what some may try and impress to deflect from their blinkered views.
And yes, some comments have been homophobic.

So you’re not going to tell us what gave him that impression....lol!

And what comments have been homophobic?

One person tells him Hamilton is gay and he’s under the impression everybody thinks it, common knowledge.
He’s not going to back up his homophobic comments claims... perhaps he thinks the PHers not believing Hamilton to be gay is homophobic as hating the thought as opposed to not caring whether he is.
Brad says he’s not bothered either way but came here and posts it anyway... maybe he was expecting to stir things up and surprised to get nothing. No real reaction at all.

He is though and most in the motorsport industry know this. I got told the same by a DTM driver. It's very political and doesn't help having Petronas as your main sponsor etc. Do I care and does it change my opinion of him? No, he's a great F1 driver and one of the best. Each to their own and all that.

Well the black community is generally very homophobic.

If Hamilton is gay it might explain why he would want to keep it hushed, or wait until he retires from F1.

This subject is all speculation ofcourse

[swisstoni]

Remarkable.

[HighwayStar]

sparta6 said:

TobyTR said:

HighwayStar said:

37chevy said:

Brads67 said:

I've explained why I was under the impression. I'm not going into details about a friend but he left me under the impression that he was. Whether that was right or wrong is no odds to me. Someones choices are their own.
You're right about me not being stupid mind, regardless of what some may try and impress to deflect from their blinkered views.
And yes, some comments have been homophobic.

So you’re not going to tell us what gave him that impression....lol!

And what comments have been homophobic?

One person tells him Hamilton is gay and he’s under the impression everybody thinks it, common knowledge.
He’s not going to back up his homophobic comments claims... perhaps he thinks the PHers not believing Hamilton to be gay is homophobic as hating the thought as opposed to not caring whether he is.
Brad says he’s not bothered either way but came here and posts it anyway... maybe he was expecting to stir things up and surprised to get nothing. No real reaction at all.

He is though and most in the motorsport industry know this. I got told the same by a DTM driver. It's very political and doesn't help having Petronas as your main sponsor etc. Do I care and does it change my opinion of him? No, he's a great F1 driver and one of the best. Each to their own and all that.

Well the black community is generally very homophobic.

If Hamilton is gay it might explain why he would want to keep it hushed, or wait until he retires from F1.

This subject is all speculation of course

Wow

[Deesee]

Hope you guys have got good lawyers!

[DS240]

Great driver, but don’t particularly like his persona/personality out of the car whatever.

But going along with the current conversation, I’ve had a conversation about it previously, and speculated that it wouldn’t be a surprise if he came out publicly at some point.

This is merely observational with that opinion formed. It makes no odds if he does or doesn’t / is or isn’t. It’s not meant to be a dig at him and my perception of him wouldn’t change one way or the other.

[HighwayStar]

DS240 said:

Great driver, but don’t particularly like his persona/personality out of the car whatever.

But going along with the current conversation, I’ve had a conversation about it previously, and speculated that it wouldn’t be a surprise if he came out publicly at some point.

This is merely observational with that opinion formed. It makes no odds if he does or doesn’t / is or isn’t. It’s not meant to be a dig at him and my perception of him wouldn’t change one way or the other.

Sensiblely put. If he does/is it will wind up a few even more.

[Brads67]

HighwayStar said:

Sensiblely put. If he does/is it will wind up a few even more.

Changed your tune ? How exactley does that differ with what I had already said that you commented on above.

[CoolHands]

What about his long relationship with Nicole sherzinger who wanted kids?