lewis hamilton leaves uk

[saxowebby]

sais he wants a normal life, and its hard to try and keep everyone happy, so hes leaving the uk

[SNewham]

link or it's not true...

[jaybiss]

he said earlier on sky sports news earlier hes happy he has another year living his dream...

[saxowebby]

itv news on now

[David]

He wouldn't leave after a year.

[Luke]

Obviously just rubbish, why through your dummy in after one year?

[Graeme]

he's leavin the uk 2 live in switzerland but he is defo not quiting f1

[saxowebby]

i probably heard it wrong, but channel 3 or 103

[Graeme]

click me (http://http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7068001.stm) :P

[saxowebby]

my bad. only leaving uk.

lol, im a deffo

[Wayne]

thought he quit formula one thank goodness he hasn't.

[bridgesvtr90]

fair play leaving the U.K

[b0t13]

yea the UK is a shithole. well done lewy!

[bridgesvtr90]

he could have gone somewhere sunny atleast

[Wayne]

it's going to be cold in switzerland that's where most of the snow is for skiing at least it will be peaceful for him.

[KamRacing]

funny that all the other F1 drivers move there for the tax breaks.

Oh but no.. Lewis must be there for peace and tranquility:homme:

[Dave86]

He's a spoilt git i say. If you can't deal with the fame or the attention then you shouldnt have gone for it in the first place. Fair enough it might get a bit of a pain getting bothered all over....but these are the people who watch the f1 and support him. Good riddance!

[chrisni1986]

hes highly over rated and has been from the start.... cant say im fond of the guy...

[joemcevoy]

F1 is an over rated and dieing sport.

[Scattle]

F1 is an over rated and dieing sport.

Disagree, thourhgt it was dying a few seasons back, but its much better, on the other hand at least Hamilton is leaing F1.

[lesz42]

hes highly over rated and has been from the start.... cant say im fond of the guy...




yeah, only coming second in your first season, thats crap tbh,

[Hanuman]

He's a spoilt git i say. If you can't deal with the fame or the attention then you shouldnt have gone for it in the first place. Fair enough it might get a bit of a pain getting bothered all over....but these are the people who watch the f1 and support him. Good riddance!

completely dissagree there,
hows he spoilt. hes paid like every other person, he can get what he wants like every other person hows that spoilt?

he went in it to be a proffesional racer, some people go in it for the sport mate not for the fame, nothing wrong with not wanting the limelight theres lots of famous people who shy away from the limelight, nothing wrong with not wanting a camera in ur face every time u leave your house, chase you in your car everywhere, have u actually seen what the papperazzi do these days? they dont just take one photo a day you know.

and moving away, apart from family what the hell is in the uk that you would want to stay for? high taxes? busy? immigrants taking over everywhere?weather?

fair play to him i say, cant see how people say they dontl ike him? unless i miss something, he races...... he hardly ever speaks out when he did it was justified against alonso, (which he didnt say anything to bad liek mostpeople could have)

fair play to the lad hes good hes brittish hes good for the sport at least we dont have a brittish alonso!

[AdamW]

Bye bye

[DanA]

tbh just let him live his life, not many f1 drivers live in there own country why should he have to.

[Raz]

tbh just let him live his life, not many f1 drivers live in there own country why should he have to.
Its because most English people think....we are England, we have to be different, we are the best at everything (i know people that think that)

As soon as a very good talent comes into a sport and are from the UK, everyone is there to critisize him/her, and if they make the slightest mistake, BOOM the comments start rallying.

Leave him to his own business and let him concentrate on being the best driver he can possibly be, and success he will have.


1000 post!!! woop woop!!

[lesz42]

tbh, we dont like winners, can not handle the concept of winning something!

like saying that Jenson button needs a good car to win, and in the same sentence, say that lewis is only winning, due to a good car.

[chrisni1986]

hes got talent im not denying that but look at the car hes in for his first season... dont say that hasnt helped ALOT.. take ralph schumacher a few seasons ago.. was in a good car winning gp's and barrichello aswell was up there when in the ferrari... also villenuve when he was with williams winning the world championship.. all now in lower class cars and hardly get a mention.. are they not all as good if not better than hamilton?? i think not.. car has a MASSIVE part to play in the sport and some rookie drivers havent been as fortunate as hamilton to be in a no1 team in their first season..

[Raz]

hes highly over rated and has been from the start.... cant say im fond of the guy...

hes got talent im not denying that but look at the car hes in for his first season... dont say that hasnt helped ALOT.. take ralph schumacher a few seasons ago.. was in a good car winning gp's and barrichello aswell was up there when in the ferrari... also villenuve when he was with williams winning the world championship.. all now in lower class cars and hardly get a mention.. are they not all as good if not better than hamilton?? i think not.. car has a MASSIVE part to play in the sport and some rookie drivers havent been as fortunate as hamilton to be in a no1 team in their first season..

Sorry mate, but ur going in circles to me

[CampDavid]

This is one of the reasons I dislike him. If you're moving to Switzerland for tax reasons, then say so. Don't pretend it's for peace and quiet etc. It's to save £10m a year in tax.

[Raz]

This is one of the reasons I dislike him. If you're moving to Switzerland for tax reasons, then say so. Don't pretend it's for peace and quiet etc. It's to save £10m a year in tax.
only lewis can tell us this buddy....dont just assume cos all the great potential move away from here, that they are leaving for tax reasons. i.e Andy Murray etc etc

[Scattle]

Hes done very well considering it was his first here, and with all the pressure of it, maybe he just needs a break, has had a lot of attention.

[Raz]

Hes done very well considering it was his first here, and with all the pressure of it, maybe he just needs a break, has had a lot of attention.
agree totally mate....its not his fault he got picked by Ron Dennis is it? Not his fault that he approached Ron Dennis. Its not his fault that he is a very very good driver

[CampDavid]

only lewis can tell us this buddy....dont just assume cos all the great potential move away from here, that they are leaving for tax reasons. i.e Andy Murray etc etc

It's pretty offencive actually that he SAYS he's moving because of the British public. I'd guess that the attention isn't that bad, and I'm really sorry, but if you're going to get paid crazy cash for being in the public eye, you kind of have to put up with it.

Fact is, he's moving to Switzerland as it'll save him 10m quid a year or more, not because of kids at petrol stations. I might actually still respect him a little bit if he'd admit the obvious, were I an F1 driver I'd probably be off right away. Lying and blaming the fans though is low

[Raz]

It's pretty offencive actually that he SAYS he's moving because of the British public. I'd guess that the attention isn't that bad, and I'm really sorry, but if you're going to get paid crazy cash for being in the public eye, you kind of have to put up with it.

Fact is, he's moving to Switzerland as it'll save him 10m quid a year or more, not because of kids at petrol stations. I might actually still respect him a little bit if he'd admit the obvious, were I an F1 driver I'd probably be off right away. Lying and blaming the fans though is low
yes...U might go....it was his first season, he didnt predict he was going to do this well, if he did, he might of left the counrty straight away...not everyone is physic

[CampDavid]

yes...U might go....it was his first season, he didnt predict he was going to do this well, if he did, he might of left the counrty straight away...not everyone is physic

Missing the point by miles. I'm not botehred that he's going, it pisses me off that he's blaming his fans and lying

[Raz]

It's pretty offencive actually that he SAYS he's moving because of the British public. I'd guess that the attention isn't that bad, and I'm really sorry, but if you're going to get paid crazy cash for being in the public eye, you kind of have to put up with it.

Fact is, he's moving to Switzerland as it'll save him 10m quid a year or more, not because of kids at petrol stations. I might actually still respect him a little bit if he'd admit the obvious, were I an F1 driver I'd probably be off right away. Lying and blaming the fans though is low

Missing the point by miles. I'm not botehred that he's going, it pisses me off that he's blaming his fans and lying

How am i missing the point?

And how do YOU know he is lying? becuase he wants to live normally, you slate him for noit putting up with the attension

[AdamW]

Why swizterland? Why not somewhere else?

As Campo is saying its seems a bit sussed that he chose there due to the tax relief....

[GrantW]

It's to save £10m a year in tax.

Can you really blame him? lol!

[Raz]

Where does Lewis ever say he was going Switzerland for the tax?

Maybe he wants to be different instead of going Monte Carlo or Spain or whatever

[AdamW]

He is going for the culture obviously where if you get caught speeding in a car you will get raped...please...he is young and loves the money...Its what i would do aswell

[Raz]

He is going for the culture obviously where if you get caught speeding in a car you will get raped...please...he is young and loves the money...Its what i would do aswell
yea people would, but CampDavid said if he was an f1 driver, he would of left the country, but as i said,Lewis could not predict he was going to be this successful.

[Danr]

TBH his "people" would have told him to say it's for peace and not for tax breaks. He's probabley had hours of media training etc.

[CampDavid]

Where does Lewis ever say he was going Switzerland for the tax?

Maybe he wants to be different instead of going Monte Carlo or Spain or whatever

OK, so you're trying to tell me that, as an F1 driver, he's leaving the UK due to the attention he gets?

Right

He spends no time here, same as he'll spend no time wherever he chooses to live. He goes to 19 or so races a year, all over the world, spending about a week at each. That's 19 weeks of the year. Add to that testing, call it 8 weeks. Now training over the winter? 4 weeks. aThen sponsorship/personal endorsment stuf, another 8 weeks say, you get roughly 39 weeks of the year taken up. 13 weeks left then. Lets chuck in a couple of decent holiday breaks and we're down to about 2 months. That'll be about the free time he'll have to spend in the UK outside personal commitments. Do you stay and give Mr Brown 40% of what you earn (and another 10% in NI) or do you do what every F1 driver for the last 20 years has done and fuck off to a tax haven?

I'm not saying he should stay, or should feel bad about moving there, but blaming the fans, saying that he'd stay if they left him alone? How stupid does he think people are.

Say your going because of the tax issue, don't make the kids who ask for autographs feel bad by lying

[Raz]

TBH his "people" would have told him to say it's for peace and not for tax breaks. He's probabley had hours of media training etc.
tbh, i dont think he would have.....if anything, he listens to his dad, and dad only....anyone watch the documentary on Lewis?

Lewis Hamilton: Billion Doller Man

[Gabbastard]

LOL @ Moving for the peace and quiet. Classic.

Sean Connery left scotland cos he was fed up getting asked for autographs :homo:

[Raz]

OK, so you're trying to tell me that, as an F1 driver, he's leaving the UK due to the attention he gets?

Right

He spends no time here, same as he'll spend no time wherever he chooses to live. He goes to 19 or so races a year, all over the world, spending about a week at each. That's 19 weeks of the year. Add to that testing, call it 8 weeks. Now training over the winter? 4 weeks. aThen sponsorship/personal endorsment stuf, another 8 weeks say, you get roughly 39 weeks of the year taken up. 13 weeks left then. Lets chuck in a couple of decent holiday breaks and we're down to about 2 months. That'll be about the free time he'll have to spend in the UK outside personal commitments. Do you stay and give Mr Brown 40% of what you earn (and another 10% in NI) or do you do what every F1 driver for the last 20 years has done and fuck off to a tax haven?

I'm not saying he should stay, or should feel bad about moving there, but blaming the fans, saying that he'd stay if they left him alone? How stupid does he think people are.

Say your going because of the tax issue, don't make the kids who ask for autographs feel bad by lying
his family are getting harrassed everyday, people wanting something to do with Lewis etc.

I can see where your coming from, but, do you not think for one minute he is different from everyone else? in all honesty? he seems different in everything he does.....IMO

[AdamW]

Being part of famous is the media attention....its only going to get worse

[KamRacing]

Missing the point by miles. I'm not botehred that he's going, it pisses me off that he's blaming his fans and lying

spot on,

out of all the places you can go to get away from everything he just happened to pick a tax haven where other F1 drivers have gone.

doesn't rub with me.

if he said I going to move their because I don't want the thieving labour party to nick all my money. I'd applaud

[CampDavid]

tbh, i dont think he would have.....if anything, he listens to his dad, and dad only....anyone watch the documentary on Lewis?

Lewis Hamilton: Billion Doller Man

1. Yes, he does listen to his "people", he is HUGELY managed, more so than any other driver

2. That documentry was pap and featured nothing of any value. Radio 1 DJs taklking (bollocks) about cornering lines?

[Raz]

I have nothing else to say....ive said my opinion, as you have yours, and i dont think no matter how much we carry on chatting/debating, we not going to change our opinions :y:

have to admit, i do like these disscusions :y:

[josh1989]

stay in the country you aint as popular as rossi (i know a whole different sport but still)yet he literally had to leave italy becuase he couldn't sleep in his house due to fans and press outisde 24hours a day hahaha

[Wayne]

good luck to hamilton in switzerland, hope he wins formula one next year.

[Scattle]

I reckon he will come back better and hopefully deal with the pressure better.

[Emma_ZS]

He is going to Switzerland and guess what . . . . . IT IS TAX FREE

[Graeme]

so what if he is going to be tax free??

if i had his money i would prob do the same as our country just rapes up on tax