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Oh dear.

Who was to blame? Alonso? Hamilton? Ron?

It's absolutely incredible. I tend to side with Alonso, but that's because I have some irrational dislike of Hamilton. Or maybe it's not so irrational. Every race that goes by he does something that confirms my feelings towards him.

I'd love to know what you think, I know you've all got an opinion - everyone does!!

McLaren sucks Forza Ferrari !!! that's all .

What does he do exactly?
he is young, British, ambitious, extraordinarily talented by any calcualtion, and damn good at what he does.
No other racing driver has ever performed in this way in their very first Grnd Prix championship.

Alonso on the other hand, has a huge Latin chip on his shoulder, because the so-called rookie driver is outmanoevring him in every way. Maybe he's not as good as he thinks he is, nor is he as deserving of the adulation and priority his Ego seems to dictate. He is already making mutterings about leaving. if I were Dennis, I'd tell him to put his money where his mouth is, put up, or shut up.

You make some good points about Alonso, he's definitely acting a bit childish at the moment and he's not one of my favourites by a long shot.

You're also right about Hamilton, he is all of those things, and I think he's probably going to win the championship this year. But there's something about him that gets on my nerves, and has done since I first saw him. It seems to me that the image he portrays to the media - calm, collected, friendly, etc - is completely different to how he is on track. We've all seen the aggression, the determination, the fire that he has. And then he gets out of the car and he's all diplomatic and spouting PR speak.

It's just a bit false. At least Alonso says what he's thinking. It may not be good, it may not be fair, but it's honest emotion and that's something F1 is sorely lacking at the moment.

I don't know how much you know about hamilton, and I am not trying to be divisive or argumentative here, it's just to build a more complete picture.
His father worked morning noon and night to fund and field his son's ambitions. Hamilton Jr. showed an incredible ability from a very young age, to perform well with anything on 4 wheels. he appeared as a youngster on a programme called Blue Peter, a topical factual newsy programme for children (I'm sorry, i don't know if you're British, so I can't automatically assume you know this programme) and raced a remote controlled car aound a track against one of the presenters. he was unusually determined and focussed and naturally, won...
His younger brother suffers from cerebral palsy, and he donates a goodly quantity of his earnings to funding this charity.
His father now runs a successful business based on IT and business computing, and has built himself up from an underground train driver, to running a company with a respectable turnover.
hamilton's diplomacy and tact is inherited from his father. He knows that for a young man like his son, new on the circuit and blasting points off everyone, to be rude, forthright and outspoken wiould be tantamount to professional suicide. if you watch his father before and after a race, he too, seems to be restrained and thoughtful about his phraseology...
I guess in a way, Young Hamilton can't win, if you'll excuse me saying...
He's tried hard to toe the line, and yet still do his job come hell or high water, and people think it comes across as false, and, as you put it, "spouting PR speak". But what's a young guy like him to do?
Give him elbow room. See how he does in this championship. If he makes it to top driver, in a top team, and his attitude then changes markedly, I'll defer to your appraisal. But if (as I suspect) he turns out to be genuinely polite and considerate, tactful and cautious (a rare thing amongst our sportspeople nowadays!) then maybe it won't be such a bad thing....

Is this ok?

I am British, and I know his history - it's pretty hard to miss it with the constant press coverage.

What you've said makes perfect sense but it wouldn't be Formula 1 if people didn't disagree over their favourite drivers

Ah, a fellow-ess Brit! How refreshing!

Tea?