Jul 6, 2007 3:15:26 PM
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British F1 Grand Prix
Well, the weekend immediately after the French GP, we now have the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. 
Great, but the media hype surrounding Lewis Hamilton is now in overdrive 
He's become a total sensation here and a genuine superstar. 
He has even been photographed at a Charity Dinner 2 nights back with Thandie Newton. I wonder whether they exchanged mobile phone numbers?? 
But I think she's too old for him anyway - he can surely do better than that! 
He's only 22 and I'm sure there are plenty of really hot 20 year olds out there for him!
So, coming back to the race, it seems to me that Lewis, Felipe and Kimi will be fighting for the podium, with Fernando again taking 4th place. 
How must Fernando be feeling this season? He moved amid so much fanfare to McLaren expecting to be treated like a king. Instead some previously unknown kid is stealing all the limelight from him and is now even stealing his kingdom from under his nose! Fernando has a big ego so I can imagine only one emotion - he must be absolutely seething with fury!! 
He is the twice World Champion and he is being made to look second best at McLaren. 
At least Kimi has realised that he not only has to perform for Ferrari (as he did by winning in Magny Cours) but that he needs to start handling the media a little better.
He can't carry on with his "I don't give a damn" attitude or his F1 career may end up being short-lived. A time comes when you need to deliver and when you consistently don't deliver, you can't just stonewall the media. You need to explain your failures. 
Felipe has always been fine on that score. He has a lot of charm and handles himself very well with the F1 press.
It just seems like we only really care about these 4 drivers now. Okay, so Kubica and Heidfeld have both driven well for BMW Sauber (and Kubica has done so well coming back so soon after his terrible crash) but they have not really threatened to win a race. They have come quite close only.
The other teams may as well be in another formula. Renault, Williams, Toyota and Red Bull still have a lot of work to do. Spyker and Toro Rosso still cannot be regarded as serious teams although Super Aguri, amongst the minnows, has really done well considering they only entered F1 in 2006. Honda are still directionless not knowing whether to expect the changes they make each race to improve or ruin their competitiveness. 
Frankly few people seem to care about their fate. 
I wish we had had a slightly longer break between races. Back to back is too often. 2 weeks is a sensible interval between races. It's nice to build up a bigger appetite/thirst for watching the action.
Silverstone will probably be the same: dire facilities at an ageing track that desperately needs investment. As with so many things in the UK, it's falling apart and it's an embarrassment. 
I'm wondering which of those 3 drivers will win. Lewis may have been quickest in 1st practice today but it's still early days yet. I just think Felipe will win unless Lewis does something even more remarkable than he has already done this debut season.
Also, why is the race on at 1pm when the Mens Singles Final at Wimbledon is on at 2pm? Which fool didn't check the calendar?
Gosh! And the Tour de France gets underway this weekend in London. It's all happening in the UK folks!
Let's hope the weather doesn't spoil things. It's only been raining here every single day for the past 2 months!!!
Roll on Sunday!
Great, but the media hype surrounding Lewis Hamilton is now in overdrive He's become a total sensation here and a genuine superstar. He has even been photographed at a Charity Dinner 2 nights back with Thandie Newton. I wonder whether they exchanged mobile phone numbers?? But I think she's too old for him anyway - he can surely do better than that! He's only 22 and I'm sure there are plenty of really hot 20 year olds out there for him!
So, coming back to the race, it seems to me that Lewis, Felipe and Kimi will be fighting for the podium, with Fernando again taking 4th place.
How must Fernando be feeling this season? He moved amid so much fanfare to McLaren expecting to be treated like a king. Instead some previously unknown kid is stealing all the limelight from him and is now even stealing his kingdom from under his nose! Fernando has a big ego so I can imagine only one emotion - he must be absolutely seething with fury!! He is the twice World Champion and he is being made to look second best at McLaren.
At least Kimi has realised that he not only has to perform for Ferrari (as he did by winning in Magny Cours) but that he needs to start handling the media a little better.
He can't carry on with his "I don't give a damn" attitude or his F1 career may end up being short-lived. A time comes when you need to deliver and when you consistently don't deliver, you can't just stonewall the media. You need to explain your failures.
Felipe has always been fine on that score. He has a lot of charm and handles himself very well with the F1 press.
It just seems like we only really care about these 4 drivers now. Okay, so Kubica and Heidfeld have both driven well for BMW Sauber (and Kubica has done so well coming back so soon after his terrible crash) but they have not really threatened to win a race. They have come quite close only.
The other teams may as well be in another formula.
Renault, Williams, Toyota and Red Bull still have a lot of work to do. Spyker and Toro Rosso still cannot be regarded as serious teams although Super Aguri, amongst the minnows, has really done well considering they only entered F1 in 2006. Honda are still directionless not knowing whether to expect the changes they make each race to improve or ruin their competitiveness. Frankly few people seem to care about their fate.
I wish we had had a slightly longer break between races. Back to back is too often. 2 weeks is a sensible interval between races. It's nice to build up a bigger appetite/thirst for watching the action.
Silverstone will probably be the same: dire facilities at an ageing track that desperately needs investment.
As with so many things in the UK, it's falling apart and it's an embarrassment.
I'm wondering which of those 3 drivers will win. Lewis may have been quickest in 1st practice today but it's still early days yet. I just think Felipe will win unless Lewis does something even more remarkable than he has already done this debut season.
Also, why is the race on at 1pm when the Mens Singles Final at Wimbledon is on at 2pm? Which fool didn't check the calendar?
Gosh! And the Tour de France gets underway this weekend in London. It's all happening in the UK folks!
Let's hope the weather doesn't spoil things. It's only been raining here every single day for the past 2 months!!!
Roll on Sunday!
