Hamilton in the wet

jason · Post by **jason** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:54 pm

I was just gonna post the same thing... Senna was his hero, helmet colours etc. And yes, I'd go too...

...and if I was going I think I'd happily tell people of my reverence for him.

Not sure that's 'charm offensive'

mac · Post by **mac** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:16 pm

At the start of the season, in an interview with Antony Hamilton, it was stated that the yellow helmet was so he could spot his son in the crowd of karts.

Mac

Post by **campbell** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:29 pm

mac wrote:At the start of the season, in an interview with Antony Hamilton, it was stated that the yellow helmet was so he could spot his son in the crowd of karts.

Mac

What, there are karts mixing it out there with the F1 cars? Ah, that explains a few things then

caleebra · Post by **caleebra** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:09 pm

Hah, I remember earlier in the season he was battering on about being too young to remember Senna!

tuscan_thunder · Post by **tuscan_thunder** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:48 am

mac wrote:At the start of the season, in an interview with Antony Hamilton, it was stated that the yellow helmet was so he could spot his son in the crowd of karts.

Mac

that is correct.

However, Lewis is on record as saying Senna WAS his biggest influence/hero. The visit is post-race too, so if he wins the championship or not he'll go - if it was beforehand, I'd see it as more of a publicity stunt.

tuscan_thunder · Post by **tuscan_thunder** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:56 am

Another point - how many people here, if they were in Sao Paulo with time to spare, WOULDN'T go to the Senna memorial?

mac · Post by **mac** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:22 am

I'd go.

I'm just not sure if a racing driver should involve himself in spin (pun intended)

Would much prefer if he just stuck to doing his talking in the car like Kimi rather than courting the press at every turn.

Mac

ryallm · Post by **ryallm** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:27 am

mac wrote:I'd go.

I'm just not sure if a racing driver should involve himself in spin (pun intended)

Would much prefer if he just stuck to doing his talking in the car like Kimi rather than courting the press at every turn.

Mac

Agreed. One of the things I really like about Kimi is that he doesn't give a monkeys about image and the media. Remember the classic from Schumacher's last race? When asked on live TV why he wasn't at the front of the grid with all the other drivers for Schumacher's farewell presentation Kimi cooly replied "I was taking a sh*t"

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Mark