Lewis The Lip
And just like that, the media has turned on Lewis Hamilton. Here in the UK we often talk about the 'build 'em up to knock 'em down' mentality of the press, and now Hamilton is getting a taste of it. The F1 golden boy could do no wrong in his debut season – but now it's open season in 2007-08. In the last two weeks, Hamilton has driven like a disaster zone. And the press haven't held back in their criticism. Even so, the normally ice-cool kid from Stevenage has started to sound as if he's losing the plot.
"There's nothing you can do that can distract me," he ranted last week. "You can keep on giving me penalties, whatever you want. I'll keep battling away. There's nothing you can do to get me out of here."
Who 'you' was is not totally clear. What is clear is that Hamilton feels he's being punished for his errors, and punished unfairly. He's blaming someone, anyone, everyone but himself. And he's lashing out at the media, which is a mistake, as that's a battle he'll never win. Someone within the McLaren hierarchy needs to have a word – the last thing anyone wants to see is one of Britain's most charismatic sportsmen going big-time, falling out with TV reporters and alienating even his own fans.
Lewis – just focus on the driving, not the moaning. And be sure of one thing: there is nothing the British media and British F1 fans would love to see more than a Lewis Hamilton victory at Silverstone on Sunday. Go do it.
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