Our sister site, Chicken Dinner, thinks Lewis will win on Sunday. We disagree, but we’re not going to kick off or anything
The betting experts over at Chicken Dinner list 11 reasons why they think Lewis will win this weekend. Their evidence is compelling, even if we disagree (we say lewis will finish second; and judging from the above photo, taken today at Silverstone, the McLaren star agrees with us): read the story
Grid Crasher previews this weekend’s race at Silverstone
1. It will rain on Sunday afternoon That’s what the expert weather folks say, and who are we to doubt them. A wet GP is an unpredictable GP - but that’s not going to stop us from making another nine rash predictions…
Lewis Hamilton has been voted Formula 1’s number one playboy of all time, in a poll conducted by Nuts TV. Lil’ Lewis as been seen out on the town recently with psycho supermodel Naomi Campbell, talent vacuum Dannii Minogue, Miss World runner-up Vivian Burkhardt and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger.
We find it hard to believe that Hamilton’s Playboy skills are a match for great swordsmen in F1 history, such as James Hunt and Eddie Irvine.
Reebok’s newest brand ambassador meets virtual match
Lil’ Lewis was called upon to jump through several high-tech hoops in Amsterdam yesterday, where he was unveiled as a new brand ambassador for Reebok. He stood next to a holgram image of himself, although we have no idea why. Why the hell not?
The sportswear giant is paying Hamilton £10m in a five-year deal. For that, Lewis has to make 10 personal appearances a year. However, Reebok can’t use any imagery of Hamilton in his McLaren racing gear - they’d have to pay a lot more cash to the F1 team for that right. Instead, they are paying for his “personality” and “individualism”, a spokeswoman said.
More pics of Real Lewis vs Virtual Lewis right this way…
McLaren driver wants to stay with team and live happily ever after
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he wants to stay at McLaren until he quits F1. In an interview with German publication Auto Motor und Sport, the British driver said “My plan is to stay with McLaren for the rest of my career”.
Lewis is contracted to McLaren until 2012, but he said he’d feel “lucky” to sign another contract that would tie him to the team until he hangs up his racing gloves and overalls.
He also compared being at McLaren to being part of “a big family”, and said that the team - especially Ron Dennis, who he has known for 13 years - helps to take much of the pressure of his shoulders.
We have to stop typing now…no, we’re not crying - that’s from chopping oinions, honestly.
Here’s Lewis showing off his MC skills at the recent Mandela birthday gig in London.
The man spent 27 years in prison, for this? You think the organisers might have booked someone better than the f**king Sugababes. Come on people, this is Nelson Mandela, not Noel Edmonds. Talk about disrespect.
BONUS VIDEO of Lewis at Silverstone last week, talking about Mandela, as well his chances at the forthcoming British GP…
Miss Grenada, aka Vivian Burkhardt, has ripped into Lewis Hamilton, after discovering that he had two-timed her with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger.
“His life away from the track is far from glamorous,” Burkhardt told the News of the Screws. “Despite his huge wealth, I hate his lifestyle and feel sorry for him. There he is in Switzerland, where he has no friends, no family, just this amazing four-bedroom flat in the richest part of the city - but it’s simply big and empty.”
Lewis lurks in background at Nelson Mandela’s birthday bash
We told you last week about Lewis Hamilton taking his Pussycat Doll WAG to Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday dinner in London. Now here’s a pic of Lewis on stage at the event, albeit lurking on the sidelines. You can tell from the way the celebs are arranged, that Lewis is still some way from the top of fame’s fickle pecking order, behind Will Smith (Hollywood A-lister) and even Annie Lennox (self-righteous pop star, wearing her best humanitarian face).
Still, Lewis was clearly impressed by his encounter Mandela: “When I met him it was like walking in to see the king,” he said. “To be in front of God. He’s such a genuine guy. I’m sure he’s met millions of people in his life but he had so much patience with me. I was left speechless. I’ve never been speechless before.”
Lewis Hamilton was involved in another crash, this time before the start of one of the world’s largest yacht races - at least this time it wasn’t his fault.
Hamilton was aboard the Open 60 Hugo Boss, with Olympic medallist Ben Ainslie (pictured with Lewis, above) and round the world yachtsman Alex Thomson on the Round the Island Race off the Isle of Wight, when it collided with the yacht Farr 45 Atomic. The Hugo Boss yacht was then disqualified.
“I am gutted because it is a beautiful boat and I have been to the front and the bow has been snapped off,” Lewis said, after the incident. “This is the first time I have been on a sailing boat. It is very technical and the cool thing is it has a lot in common with Formula One. It is very complex and I was very fortunate they allowed me to drive it for 30-40 minutes but surprisingly I did a pretty good job.”
Things seem to be going well between Lewis Hamilton and new girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger. The pair attended a birthday dinner party for Nelson Mandela in Hyde Park on Wednesday. Both wore black from head to toe - did they know something about Nelson that the other guests didn’t?
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