While I’m not a Mclaren fan (Mercedes doesn’t do it for me) and there’s something a little bit arrogant about Alonso, I found myself rooting for the rookie Lewis Hamilton. It’s always nice when the underdog goes up against the odds and does something special. Remember Greece in Portugal for the Euro 2004? Well, all was going well until this weekend. There was all sorts of rumors and stories being thrown around. The thing is even after all the controversy this weekend, I wasn’t much phased. Hamilton disregarded team orders, Alonso slapped him down for it. Ok a bit childish, whatever. The thing that rubbed me the wrong way however was Lewis’s reaction over the radio to Ron Dennis. I honestly don’t know how much you can believe what the Sunday Mirror says (usually fuck all to be honest) but they claim that this was the radio conversation between Ron and Lewis:

Hamilton:

"Don't ever f---ing do that to me again."

Dennis:

"Don't f---ing talk to me like that."

Hamilton:

"You can go and f---ing swivel."

Not exactly words from the nice guy persona that he’s come to display on TV etc. The only backup that this was indeed said however was what Alonso had to say about it all:

"I suppose the team will look at it. It is the first time Hamilton, or any driver, speaks like that to his boss. I have never seen it. "

Well, while most people will say that shit like this is bad for F1, I say bring it on. It’s fun for the viewers to watch shit like this happen. It gets people talking, maybe about the wrong thing but hopefully that will lead to other aspects of the sport. I do think that Lewis has grown far too big for his own shoes. I mean seriously kid, you’ve come into the sport and been handed the best car out there, that was developed by the world champion two years running, who beat a Ferrari with Schui in it for both years. You don’t burn bridges that quickly, before the first season is done. Newsflash, you might not win the fucking championship yet.