Does the fact that there are so many Hamilton haters make him one of the best ever?

Question

Okay that might sound weird, but I mean okay, I'm an avid Hamilton fan and I think he will be the best F1 Driver ever, but only drivers who are some of the best (Senna, Hakkinen, Schumacher etc) have a large group of haters... it's what comes with being one of the best, so doesn't the fact that there are so many people saying he's c**p ironically make him great?

I mean cmon there's not that many people who hate umm Sutil but atm he isn't one of the best...

Just a thought... I seriously just love Hamilton...

Answer 1

Well every driver's got both love and hate from the fans, it's just Hamilton's profile that got him so much more of it.

Answer 2

BEST's are never hated and as u said if lewis is the best he may not be hated...you are writing some wiered thing...talking about sutil...hes a brilliant driver and you cannot compare him to hamilton...who's got an extremely amazing car and an equally amazing and experienced team...Force India not an bad team either but surely not as good as McLaren...if u wanna write kudos to hami then why dont you replace sutil with raikkonen...and i dont know wht are u speaking but i dont think so senna,haikknen and msc had so many haters(may be 1-2 out of 10!!!)....

still i agree that hamilton is a good driver in the grid but some times you britons go so crazy about him that you start to overrate him...well i wont blame it on u as you have got an british to cheer in f-1 after so many years(aftr he failiur of J.button and coulthard...who shined at some point but then u knw...)...still i would cheer for hamilton than cheering for...kovalaienen,alonso,massa or some body else in the grid...ya but the condition is KIMI is not in the championship season!!

Answer 3

I agree why would you hate someone you don't give a d**n? Lewis is the best among the current drivers. And I believe he is hated because he is cared.

Answer 4

1st I don't think there is a large group of Mika Hakkinen haters.

But certainly he created history, JV created history too in 96, but he's not considered one of the greatest because he disappeared. So, if Lewis is to stay for long - he has all the chances to become one of the greatest.

Now, he certainly made history with almost every move from last year.

I think that if he's to listen a bit to Jackie Stewart's comments, he has the chances to beat Schumacher. Right now he's way too much motivated and agressive at times.

Also Sutil doesn't hate Lewis, they are best friends:)

In 5 yrs time with McLaren, he will be a legend.

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

Well gee.  I don't hate Stewart, Clark, Lauda or Prost.  Guess your theory falls flat.

People have very good reasons to hate Hamilton, Schu, or Senna.  They earned the hate from their unsportsmanlike conduct.

Answer 7

I love hamilton too! hes my favourite driver.

I know what you mean! My friends all hate him cause they say its not fair that a rookie gets one of the best cars.

But when you see how much talent hes got, you understand.

Some of the drivers lower down the field would be no better if they had his car.

Answer 8

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I haven't seen LH cheat yet gromit.

He's being hyped and swiped that's all....

No, he isn't one of the best ever. That mantle has to be earned.

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Answer 9

If Hamilton wasn't overhyped there would be a lot fewer haters. I'm not saying he will not be like Senna because I honestly don't know, nobody knows. But how can you already crown him he has yet to win a single WC, let him do history by himself don't write it before he has even started.

Peace.

EDIT: When a driver is not penalized whatever cheating he might have done is just your opinion. Just like people accuse Senna and Schumi of being cheaters, Villeneuve said Hamilton chopped his starts and got away with moves that would have given others a black flag. You can always come up with accusations like that but in the end if the FIA doesn't take action no official cheating has taken place.