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this race did show what I think is one of the main reasons folks tend to dislike Hamilton
You're all just jealous you can't rock an orange jump suit and granny glasses :)
I think most the drivers sound like tedious pricks when we hear then complaining on the radio but we do get to hear Hamilton whine that little bit more. Max, Seb, Charles have all had there fair share of tantrums.
Only Kimi, Alonso and maybe now Norris seem to be able to complain about how shit something is without being too annoying. Too his credit i can't recall DR doing it much whilst clearly struggling with the car.
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Hah! The guy can wear whatever he likes, I hold no opinions on that side of a driver's life!
I think it's more that Hamilton (all IMO) seems to be pretty whiny and directing the fault at the team (on the flip side, he does give the team credit when all goes well so there's that), but I guess it's more the tone than anything. Max and Seb seem to get more angry which is probably not as grating to listen to (IMO), though Vettel's is usually directed at race control & blue flags. Disagree on Charles though, he seems to take blame for anything he can think of! The "why did we do this guys" remarks are really just a distraction from the racing and should surely be a post-race discussion behind closed doors. Anyway, just my thoughts and I'm not a driver/strategist so my opinions are not worth much here!
Part of me does miss Alonso's stint at McLaren Honda, there were some excellent (and not constructive) complaints in those days!
mmccarthy
Yeah, I mean Mercedes weren't exactly on top form so the 2 against 1 wasn't as effective as I thought it would be. Personally I've never found Red Bull to be too unlikeable, but Horner is a champion shit-stirrer and Marko should probably just not say anything as there's rarely anything interesting or constructive that comes out of that mouth. So it's not exactly difficult to see why they're disliked. Though I'd honestly rather put up with Horner than Wolff.
Probably easy for Vettel to be leading on overtakes given the qualifying woes this season!
Also, this race did show what I think is one of the main reasons folks tend to dislike Hamilton, when things don't go his way he's pretty horrible to listen to on the radio. Definitely feels like he's more likely than others to air some dirty laundry in public.
Also, also, did enjoy Bottas' radio comms after the final stop, when told that he would not be going for fastest lap, "So... why did we stop?". Has definitely replaced Barrichello in my mind as the ultimate second driver. Looks like the announcement to Alfa will come in the next day or so, seriously looking forward to Russell v Hamilton next year if so. Wouldn't be surprised if it ends up not to dissimilar to 2007.