Lewis Hamilton’s latest troubles are attracting more attention than his teammmate’s sensational win in Canada.<\/p>\n
“Lewis HamilDUMM” (dumm\/stupid) read the headline in the German newspaper Bild, after more collisions and controversy in Montreal.<\/p>\n
“In many respects it is a shame because Button’s sensational victory in a frankly unforgettable grand prix should really take the headlines,” wrote David Coulthard in his latest Telegraph column.<\/p>\n
El Mundo newspaper after Canada described Button as the “gentleman de los circuitos”, while McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh said the last-lap win was among the greatest in F1 history.<\/p>\n
But typically with the media and its commentators, negativity is the better selling point, with greats including Niki Lauda, Sir Stirling Moss and Emerson Fittipaldi all criticising Hamilton after Canada.<\/p>\n
Agreed former McLaren driver John Watson to Talksport radio: “I don’t think he’s in a good place in himself at the minute.”<\/p>\n
And lead BBC commentator Martin Brundle added: “He’s collecting car damage when he needs to be finishing races.\u00a0 He has to come at his racing in a different way — it’s not working.”<\/p>\n
Button has also commented on his famous teammate’s troubles, but he rebuked Lauda who has called for the FIA to ban Hamilton in order to save lives.<\/p>\n
“I don’t agree with that,” the Montreal winner is quoted by the Mirror.\u00a0 “I think his driving style is aggressive and he always goes for gaps.”<\/p>\n
And a report in The National said Button added: “Lewis is in the headlines a lot, and a lot of it is because he is bloody good.”<\/p>\n
But Button also revealed that he spends no social time with his teammate, and Lauda agrees that part of Hamilton’s problem is his attitude.<\/p>\n
“He must calm down and spend less time trying to be a celebrity and a rock star,” the Austrian great wrote in a column for The Sun.<\/p>\n
“When times are tough as they are now and he is making mistakes he needs to refocus and concentrate solely on driving,” added Lauda.<\/p>\n
Coulthard agrees: “He does seem a bit distracted at present, certainly in contrast to his main rivals.”<\/p>\n
But the Scot rubbished Lauda’s claim that he is a threat to the other drivers’ safety, and a spokesman for Hamilton insisted: “While we respect Niki’s views, he is plain wrong in this instance.<\/p>\n
“Lewis was cleared by the stewards of causing any accidents on Sunday and has never come close to injuring or purposefully taking out another driver.”<\/p>\n
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