Watching the Monaco Grand Prix with some friends yesterday, we decided to have a sweepstake to predict how many times the words “Lews Hamilton” would be said during the pre-race buildup. The results are:

“Lewis Hamilton” -23
“Lewis” - 20
“Hamilton” - 15

There were also lots of “he”s, “him”s and various other non-named references.

In the British press today, McLaren have had to defend their position whereby Hamilton was instructed to stop racing Alonso after the 2nd pit stop. McLaren have been pursuing this policy for years (I remember it being discussed re. David Coulthard & Mika Hakkinen), but when it impacts on Lewis Hamilton (also known as “The Only British Driver Worth Talking About”), then it’s suddenly a story?

Reality check needed I think.

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