Sorry to be a pain again, but.....

In Horse Racing, Red Rum won 3 Grand Nationals, and 30 years on we all say it was Red Rum that won the Grand National, his jockey doesn't get much of a mention.

Yet in Formula 1 the 'jockey' gets all the glory, the car/mechanics get none..

Aren't the 2 sports the same in that the jockey/driver is only has good as his horse/car??....Then why the difference when handing out the glory??

I was cheering like mad when Hamilton was overtaken for fifth and livid when he got back into fifth. The scene in my house was not dis-similar to the Ferrari garage.

Nothing to do whether I like Hamilton (has he now over-taken Federer as Switzerland's top sportsman?) or whether Hamilton is a great driver (although I'd like to see him try and break the 2 hour barrier to Brentford) or a lucky driver; I had money on Massa for the championship since day one and as they say "it matters more with money on it".

More skill???....I challenge you to ride a horse round Aintree, and then tell me its a walk in the park....

And don't give me the 'danger' rubbish....probably more people have died riding in horse races than in motor sport...

Tome you seem like a very jealous man, what do you want Hamilton to do work behind an office, he's very talented at a sport which offers allot of money to the drivers, and fair play to Hamilton I would move away England if I had to money this country is not a nice place to live in and if I was to save some money moving out then all the better for it.

to me you seem like a typical wigan cabbage,your crust is very thick and it's not sinking in is it?
anyway you have moved away from england,welching on the last year of your contract trent.

Let's not veer from the tracks you was the one who started the attacks stating Anthony Hamilton was a very wealthy man, proving you have VERY little knowledge on the Hamilton family or F1 in general so who’s more superior to talk about Hamilton the crusted pie or the mendacious Wire?

Really? That's quite suprising considering he is an average snooker player........

anthony hamilton is a very wealthy man,he is his sons manager,he also had enough money to put young lewis into the hands of ron dennis at a young age who then bankrolled his career path.
anthony hamilton the snooker player has a funny little beard and never wins any ranking titles.
the mendacious wire wins once again,oh and by the way i am the best driver in the world,not you or little lewis.

Well done Lewis Hamilton who, by finishing with most points after 16 races, is deservedly the F1 World Champion.

I feel a little sorry for Lewis reading some of the reaction to Sunday. When he 'goes for it' as he did in Japan he is all but crucified for his immaturity. But when he, and his team, go for the steady and cautious finish (considering his engine was in its second race) he is crucified for not taking the race by the scruff of the neck and winning in style. Yes, he was lucky on Sunday, but how much bad luck, and very dodgy decisions, has he been hit with during the previous 15 races.

Some points from reading the thread:-

If the McClaren is 'the best car' how do people explain Kovalainen, in an identical car, finishing the season in 7th place 45 points behind Lewis?

If Alonso is so good, how do people explain both Alonso and Hamilton finishing on 109 points in 2007 when driving identical cars.

If Massa and his Ferrari are so good, how come they didn't win the world title despite all the assistance that FIA and the stewards were able to give him throughout the season?

Hamilton has had it easier than most getting into F1, but having said that he has still had to come up with the goods as he has climbed through the ranks. Ron Dennis wouldn't have given him the car if he had been average in the lesser classes.

And whoever it was who mentioned Lewis's girlfriend only jumping around for the TV cameras, I take it you were in the McClaren pit to see what was going on when the director was focusing on the race!

F1 is the worst 'sport' on the planet.

Its even duller than watching a game of Union and thats saying something.

Its definitely not anywhere near that dull...