Son of a Beesting 0 Posted November 24, 2006 Well done 8) http://www.lewishamilton.com/ http://www.mclaren.com/mediaroom/inform ... milton.php Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan S 0 Posted November 24, 2006 Excellent news. Hope he does better than Rosberg did this season... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged Junkie 0 Posted November 24, 2006 Ummm think they would of been better to see how he went over the winter testing, then decided...he might be crap ;-) but lets hope him and Alonso gets a decent car from McLaren then see if they can take on Kimi in the Ferrari And am a McLaren fan! Good luck to him Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Beesting 0 Posted November 24, 2006 Ummm think they would of been better to see how he went over the winter testing, then decided...he might be crap ;-) but lets hope him and Alonso gets a decent car from McLaren then see if they can take on Kimi in the Ferrari And am a McLaren fan! Good luck to him He has been testing with Mclaren for a while now. He is Ron Dennis protege (sp) He is only 21 as well, lucky boy :twisted: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan S 0 Posted November 24, 2006 ^^^ Yep - I think he's had plenty of time in the car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jez 0 Posted November 24, 2006 Yeah he was in this morning for the formal announcement we weren't invited though cos we're cars scum to the F1 team. He seems like an alright guy too, eats in the staff cantine with everyone else unlike that raikkennennenen fella. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corozin 0 Posted November 24, 2006 Be interesting to see if he can cut it with the big boys. Personally I'm not sure he really has got the magic required... more a "David Coulthard" than a "Nigel Mansell" I think... but I may be proved wrong. I wish him luck. If he's not immediately quick at McLaren his F1 career will be fecked pretty quickly... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcstudent 0 Posted November 24, 2006 I'd love to see him beat Alonso now and again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jez 0 Posted November 25, 2006 ... more a "David Coulthard" than a "Nigel Mansell" I think... but I may be proved wrong. ... I take it you didn't see him overtake two cars at the same time on a corner at silverstone this year then? :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Beesting 0 Posted November 25, 2006 I take it you didn't see him overtake two cars at the same time on a corner at silverstone this year then? :wink: Yeah that was one excellent bit of racing, but that was just bit in a brilliant season by him. He is top driver and once he has got his teeth into racing in F1 I think he is our best hope for the next UK F1 Champ. 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJ 0 Posted November 26, 2006 He's great in GP2, ane hope he still shines in F1. I really miss the Senna days :-( He was the best! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonedef 9 Posted November 26, 2006 I noticed a news story this morning, David Coulthard slagging him off already. I say good luck to the guy and well done McLaren for giving him the chance. Why do we have such a negative attitude in this country? It's no wonder we have so much trouble in sports at world level, nobody is ever simply encouraged to get out there, compete and do their best, it's always the big build up followed by the even bigger knock down. People give Jenson Button a hard time yet he's won and he's a regular on the podium. Put in perspective, he's in the top hand full of the top 20 or so drivers on the planet and journalists still manage to encourage us as a country to say he's no good??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corozin 0 Posted November 26, 2006 People have already forgotten that Jensen Button absolutely pounded everyone he raced in before he got to F1. Tremendous prior success in lower formulae is no guarantee of anything, as generally these are the best circuit drivers in the world. I'm not saying Hamilton won't be a success, but being champion is something else altogether... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites