Schumacher was massively talented and he cheated blatantly. Not worthy of my admiration. The same could be said of the sainted Senna, who was even more talented IMO.
One can't really 'like' someone one doesn't know but I have more respect for Hamilton than either.
Hamilton attracts a lot of outright hatred. None of the reasons usually given make any sense at all -
- he's a hypocrite (supports environmental causes while driving a F1 car)
- he's untalented and only wins because he has the best car/he was given every possible opportunity by Mclaren from birth
- he's a bad loser
- he's a tax avoider because he lives in Monaco
and that's about it.
I don't recall Button or Damon Hill getting anything like it even though they too had their critics. Perhaps Hamilton is just too different.
|
