Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Semi SPOILER: Another take on Hamilton

[ken rentiers (rentiers]

Sounds like a plot from 'Sex In The City'. Lots of Machiavellian  
sheet-rattling, but nothing happening out on the street. Can we get  
Sarah Jessica Parker and Paris Hilton to play Flag Pole Girls?

",,and now The Turkish Grand Prix! Starring Lewis Hamilton as The Man  
Who Came To Winner!
	With Flavio "Big Lumber" Briatore and his  sizzling Pit Babes!!!
		Bernie Ecclestone plays Louie The Leprechaun and  his hilarious Pot  
O' Gold!
			Special Guest Appearance by Juan Pablo Montoya - Oh wait... that's  
Watkins Glen!"

ken


On Aug 11, 2007, at 3:29 AM, Tom Reynolds wrote:

> > From the site whose URL I posted previously (with the pictures of  
> > the Hungarian G.P.) comes this post on Hamilton vs Alonso, Ron  
> > Dennis, and etc.
>
> "I'd almost agree with that except that Ron Dennis deserves  
> Hamilton. Hamilton is essentially a creation of Dennis, he's been  
> nurtured by McClaren since he was, what 11 years old. He gets  
> dropped into a top car with total access to the telemetry of the  
> best active racing driver in the world, and how does Hamilton repay  
> his mentor? By defying team orders, insulting his mentor with  
> profanity over the radio (that's why RD threw off his headset  
> during the pit delay, not frustration with FA) and then protesting  
> the qualification results to the stewards resulting in a  
> disqualification of the team from Constructor's points.
>
> To me, this is like the Frankenstein monster attacking its creator.  
> RD thought he was getting some driver he had molded and could  
> control and instead he's caught in a huge bind. He's probably going  
> to lose Alonso and not be able to attract another top driver. And  
> without FA to set up the car, we'll see the real Hamilton.
>
> To me the ideal outcome is FA wins the WDC and takes the 1 Nose  
> Cone back to Renault and Ferrari squeak out the Constructor's  
> Championship by less than the margin of points that McClaren lost  
> at Hungary.
>
> Like I said, I've never seen anything in sports like this. If  
> you're not familiar with F1, you really can't appreciate how low  
> Hamilton is."
>
> Didn't know that about the swearing, did know about Hamilton's  
> fracturing of the team rules initially leading to Alonso's  
> "retribution" but then Hamilton squealing, apparently, to the  
> Stewards which resulted in no Constructor's points for McLaren in  
> that race and Alonso being put back grid spots in the race.   
> Interesting take, sure there's "more to come".
> Tom Reynolds
> Tulsa, OK
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