Me

Is it because he's black?

Iridium

"Me" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Is it because he's black?
>

I think it's because he's young, a rookie, and doing quite well...

But then, you knew that already you pathetic trolling waste of air.

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Dan

Yaris

It's because he's really really GOOD you moron.

Mike G

"Me" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Is it because he's black?

No. It's probably because he's the most talented and sucessful rookie 'ever'
in F1.
Mike.

Mike Fleming

In article <f3cafa$gnv$1@registered.motzarella.org>, "Me"
<me@privacy.net> writes:

> Is it because he's black?

There was a similar amount of hype about Jenson Button. The difference
between Button and Hamilton has nothing to do with the colour of their
skons, it's their ability.

Personally, I think the expectation is ratcheting up far beyond what
it should be. He's almost being expected to win the WDC - while I
wouldn't totally discount it as a possibility, to have it put up as
his target may result in serious disappointment if and when he doesn't
win it.

--
Mike Fleming

Ar

On Sun, 27 May 2007 21:34:50 +0100, Mike Fleming scribed:

> There was a similar amount of hype about Jenson Button. The difference
> between Button and Hamilton has nothing to do with the colour of their
> skons, it's their ability.

Surely the difference is that Hamilton lucked into a fast car straight
away, but Button didn't.

John Briggs

Ar wrote:
>
> Surely the difference is that Hamilton lucked into a fast car straight
> away, but Button didn't.

Are you sure it was luck?
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John Briggs

T C

John Briggs john.briggs4@ntlworld.com said:
> Ar wrote:
> >
> > Surely the difference is that Hamilton lucked into a fast car straight
> > away, but Button didn't.
>
> Are you sure it was luck?
>
It was a bit lucky. The timing of McLaren's resurgence.

I thought that Alonso was a nut case when he decided to dump Renault last year
for McLaren. What a difference between Renault and McLaren this year!

Of course Hamilton has been groomed by them for a long time.

John Briggs

T C wrote:
> John Briggs john.briggs4@ntlworld.com said:
>> Ar wrote:
>>>
>>> Surely the difference is that Hamilton lucked into a fast car
>>> straight away, but Button didn't.
>>
>> Are you sure it was luck?
>>
> It was a bit lucky. The timing of McLaren's resurgence.
>
> I thought that Alonso was a nut case when he decided to dump Renault
> last year for McLaren. What a difference between Renault and McLaren
> this year!
>
> Of course Hamilton has been groomed by them for a long time.

Something like 10 years. And, if anything, his entry into F1 has been
delayed to wait for the McLaren resurgence.
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John Briggs

Jay McFall

But, then Kimi lucked into a fast car and.... there is more to it than
lucking into a fast car, look how he pushes, how he looks out for the team
by cutting off Massa and seeing that McLaren stays in the lead. He's smart

> Surely the difference is that Hamilton lucked into a fast car straight
> away, but Button didn't.

Jellyneck

On Sun, 27 May 2007 16:09:14 +0000 (UTC), "Me" <me@privacy.net> wrote:

>Is it because he's black?

That and he's good.

Scott Speed got a lot of hype last year because he was American. If he
had been as good as Lewis the pub would be the same as it is for
Lewis.

T C

Jellyneck jellyneck@strangers.with.candy said:
> On Sun, 27 May 2007 16:09:14 +0000 (UTC), "Me" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> >Is it because he's black?
>
> That and he's good.
>
> Scott Speed got a lot of hype last year because he was American. If he
> had been as good as Lewis the pub would be the same as it is for
> Lewis.
>
>
>
Scott Speed managed to receive about as much hype in the USA last year as
Canadian Osella driver Alan Berg did in Canada back in 1986.

Not worth jumping up about.

Mark Jones

On Sun, 27 May 2007 16:09:14 +0000 (UTC), "Me" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>Is it because he's black?

It's because he's British.


Okay, and, really fast. His qualifying run was pretty awesome.

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- Jones

T C

Mark Jones Mark@Jones.co.nz said:
> On Sun, 27 May 2007 16:09:14 +0000 (UTC), "Me" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> >Is it because he's black?
>
> It's because he's British.
>
>
So is Eddie Izzard, and he plays a great charlatan on "The Riches".

Mike Fleming

In article <8youngrmg38l.umw8mgvhf8o2.dlg@40tude.net>, Ar <Ar@::1.t>
writes:

> On Sun, 27 May 2007 21:34:50 +0100, Mike Fleming scribed:
>
> > There was a similar amount of hype about Jenson Button. The difference
> > between Button and Hamilton has nothing to do with the colour of their
> > skons, it's their ability.
>
> Surely the difference is that Hamilton lucked into a fast car straight
> away, but Button didn't.

Ralfie managed three podiums that year in the same car. Button's best
result was 4th. Hamilton also won the GP2 championship in a car which
was the same speed as the other cars on the grid. The absence of
footsteps on the path to Button's door seems about the same as that to
Fisi's.

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Mike Fleming