{"id":4103,"date":"2010-04-03T07:23:29","date_gmt":"2010-04-03T11:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=4103"},"modified":"2010-04-03T07:23:29","modified_gmt":"2010-04-03T11:23:29","slug":"hamiltons-flaws-are-mclarens-fault-whitmarsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/hamiltons-flaws-are-mclarens-fault-whitmarsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton’s flaws are McLaren’s fault – Whitmarsh"},"content":{"rendered":"
Some of the flaws in Lewis Hamilton’s race-driver character are McLaren’s fault, team boss Martin Whitmarsh has admitted.<\/span><\/h5>\n

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In the wake of the 2008 world champion’s controversial Melbourne weekend, where he had a brush with police and then criticised his race strategy two days later, Whitmarsh said the 25-year-old’s development as a driver was a “pretty artificial existence”.<\/p>\n

“We hooked up with him at 12 and looked after him,” he is quoted as saying by the Telegraph.\u00a0 “Most of his decisions were taken for him — in his life, in his career, in everything.<\/p>\n

“How could you become the most balanced human being when your life had just glided along?\u00a0 It wasn’t until a year ago that, bang, real-life problems hit him,” said Whitmarsh, referring to the lie-gate scandal and Hamilton’s struggles with the 2009 car.<\/p>\n

Whitmarsh said McLaren has learned from the Hamilton example in that an absolutely perfect preparation for F1 might not be the best option.<\/p>\n

“With Oliver Rowland, one of the kids who’s now with us, we have taken him out of the top karting team and into another team, so he can experience a bit of adversity,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We didn’t do that with Lewis — he had all the best equipment right through.\u00a0 I think what we have learned is to give them a taste of disappointment,” said Whitmarsh.<\/p>\n

“That was perhaps a chink in the (Hamilton) armour,” he added.\u00a0 “The one thing you miss in all that is that you don’t necessarily equip someone to make life decisions.”<\/p>\n

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