Longcol Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Now if he'd said dump rather than slum.............................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintor Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Said for a while now, Hamilton is playing with formula1, hes the best out there, and they need him for the media attention alone, amongst other things. When he packs in there's no personality's left, he knows it and can command virtually what he wants, and they give it him, hes become spoilt and more interested in his music and celebrity lifestyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 When you live in most exclusive area of Monaco and you think back about Stevenage it probably does seem like a slum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottiecass Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 20 hours ago, Lockdoctor said: What you say is correct. However Lewis Hamilton is most likely the F1 World Champion with the poorest parents in comparison to the other F1 World Champions. Lewis Hamilton has benefited from a Father, who wasn't a rich man but used his limited financial resources to fund his early Go Karting adventures in Stevenage. The UK have had many World Champions in many different sports and I believe quite a few of these World Champions had a start in life which was the same as Lewis Hamilton, but I have haven't heard any previous UK World Champion describing their first years of life as a slum existence. I have no criticism at all of your comment, I am just adding to the discussion. I hope that he's seen his dad right for the sacrifices he made to get him to F1 and shut up about being poor, he wouldn't know what poor is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Hes apologised for the comments, saying he used the wrong words... Quote "I definitely make mistakes quite often and particularly when you're up in front of a crowd trying to find the right words to express the long journey that you've had in life. I chose the wrong words. "But I didn't mean anything by it and those of you who know me know that I always mean love so God bless you. Have a great day." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-46610279 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockdoctor Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 58 minutes ago, lottiecass said: I hope that he's seen his dad right for the sacrifices he made to get him to F1 and shut up about being poor, he wouldn't know what poor is. I guess Lewis Hamilton has looked after his dad in financial terms. I also guess his dad was embarrassed by his son's comment at the awards event. 57 minutes ago, nikki-red said: Hes apologised for the comments, saying he used the wrong words... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-46610279 He used the thoughts he had in his own mind. The apology is meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey finn Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 On 12/18/2018 at 2:26 PM, Halibut said: I heard the leader of Stevenage Council on the radio talking about this. I'm going to adopt a charitable attitude and assume he didn't think it through. I'm sure a fulsome apology will go a fair way to put right the damage. Is there anything you won't apologise for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottiecass Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 1 hour ago, mickey finn said: Is there anything you won't apologise for. That's what liberal people do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cats Hat Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 On 18 December 2018 at 2:55 PM, Mister M said: Especially if his tax affairs as revealed by the Paradise Papers are taken into account., I don't think his tax affairs are any worse than any other super rich person. What I do have an issue with is Hamilton disappearing off to Monaco as soon as he got his first multimillion pound deal with McLaren. Call me old fashioned but I don't think any British sports figure should be considered for Sports Personality of the Year if they reside outside the UK for tax purposes. That aside, now Alonso has gone, he is the sole big personality left in Formula One and not only is he the best driver by quite a margin, but seems to be getting better each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockdoctor Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 47 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said: I don't think his tax affairs are any worse than any other super rich person. What I do have an issue with is Hamilton disappearing off to Monaco as soon as he got his first multimillion pound deal with McLaren. Call me old fashioned but I don't think any British sports figure should be considered for Sports Personality of the Year if they reside outside the UK for tax purposes. That aside, now Alonso has gone, he is the sole big personality left in Formula One and not only is he the best driver by quite a margin, but seems to be getting better each year. A sensible post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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