Cheeky Lewis Hamilton has somehow persuaded Ron Dennis to let him keep some of his F1 trophies. McLaren would normally keep any silverware won by its drivers, but Lewis managed to catch Ron a good day, clearly.
Speaking at the recent Mercedes Stars & Cars event in Stuttgart, Lewis said: “They (McLaren) do keep all the trophies and I’m respectful of that. But I made a deal with Ron that I would get to keep the ones from my first podium finish, my first win, my first Monaco win and my first championship, so I’m happy with that.”
What Lewis doesn’t know is that Ron will secretly swap the real trophies for replicas. Shhhh, don’t tell anyone.
There are some industries having an undoubted negative impact on the environment, so why is Prince Albert of Monaco making lots of noise about Formula One improving its green credentials? The answer is simple. When you are a UN Environment Programme Champion of the Earth and you have big, bad F1 cars polluting your tiny nation state and pumping lots of money into your economy every year, you come off looking like a bit of a hypocrite. The Prince said:
“Formula One will have to come to alternative energies in the near future. If they are going to have to maintain some level of credibility, then they will have to keep up with ongoing trends.”
The 50-year-old said the aim should be for F1 cars to run entirely on alternative fuels.
Slip into a deep bath filled with bubbles of nostalgia…
Enjoy this terrific footage, shot on Super 8, of the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix. Watch out for a star turn by Graham Hill, possibly the most debonair sportsman in the history of debonair sportsmen.
FAVOURITE MOMENT: 2min 53sec into the video, check out the amazing level of track safety.
Lewis Hamilton sucked up paid tribute to McLaren after his Monaco GP win by presenting each McLaren staff member with a special red commemorative victory T-shirt. He also gave a speech to the staff at the team’s Woking factory:
“So I wanted to personally thank each and every one of you, because I’m very conscious that it’s not only the race team – in other words the guys who go to the races – who make our wins possible, but also the hundreds of you back here at the McLaren Technology Centre, working every bit as hard as your colleagues in the race team. So thank you. Thank you so much.”
“Thanks God, you’re almost as awesome as me. See you in Montreal…”Â
Lewis Hamilton didn’t win the Monaco Grand Prix on his own. He was helped out by God (and of course the wonderful team of mechanics at Vodafone McLaren - mustn’t upset the sponsors). Speaking to the Mirror this week, Lil’ Lewis said:
“God was with me. I needed everyone’s support and I had that in the race.”
Three crashes for the price of one YouTube video - we spoil you, we really do. Fernando Alonso just about got away with his wall scrape, but no such luck for DC and Bourdais, who were both forced to retire - Bourdais might have hit the wall anyway, but he stood no chance of avoiding the Red Bull, not with such poor track grip and visibility.
