Comments on: Why Hamilton Should Do The Triathlon With Button

By: A Management Change At Team Hamilton » BlogF1

A Management Change At Team Hamilton » BlogF1 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:03:43 +0000

[...] on international television to compete with Jenson Button in a triathlon, only to have his father rescind the agreement hours [...]

By: Jenson Button To Compete In London Triathlon » BlogF1

Jenson Button To Compete In London Triathlon » BlogF1 — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:38:49 +0000

[...] Windsor Triathlon, finishing in 117th of the 1700 entrants. This led to Button suggesting that both Hamilton and himself should compete in same triathlon to see who is fitter, and the then-Honda driver even promised a sizable donation to [...]

By: Alberto Pazzini

Alberto Pazzini — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:32:04 +0000

Becken…..

No one would have said any crap that u suggested.

lewis is just afraid

By: casa de lana

casa de lana — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:00:21 +0000

Are drivers so fragile? does Lewis live in a cotton-wool lined box?
in that case maybe he shouldn’t travel in a car driven by his father

By: Becken

Becken — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:27:25 +0000

Oliver

These guys here are really funny.

I´m convinced that if Lewis has accepted and Anthony has said nothing about it: the same guys would say:

“Man, look what this guy is doing. He is on the middle of the season, fighting for the championship and will play this stupid triathlon against Jenson and will hurt himself. What a childish man! He needs a pro manager to focusing him.”

This is starting to be annoying…

By: Alberto Pazzini

Alberto Pazzini — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:11:52 +0000

Hamilton should have accepted the challenge and told his dad to move out of the way.
That too it was for charity. So it would have been nice.

Super challenge by Button.

Afraid Hamilton I think.

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:26:59 +0000

I'm loving the comments so far. To put Haplo's into context: The Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge.

By: zerogee

zerogee — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:52:52 +0000

Bloody hell, all Anthony had to say was that it would have to wait till the end of the season. Or, alternatively, Lewis should have to told him to get knotted.

If Lewis is old enough to race cars, f*** women and move to Switzerland, he’s old enough to decide if he can go into a triathlon.

Geeze…and I thought Jenson Button’s dad was a pain.

By: Pink Peril

Pink Peril — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:05:34 +0000

I agree. I mean how old is Lewis – 23 or 13?
Time to tell daddy dearest to butt out.

This was a great idea, and would be fun to watch. And if you prepare correctly – especially for people as fit as these guys – surely the chances of injury are minimal?

By: Haplo

Haplo — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:45:31 +0000

Lol… wonder what Webber will make out of this.

By: Felipe Leite

Felipe Leite — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:25:06 +0000

For God’s sake, they could arrange the duel to the off-season if the problem was “championship focus”. The way Anthony managed the situation, it sounded like one of those teenager things, like “I really wish I could go to the party, but my daddy didn’t let me ’cause I hadn’t eaten all my dinner”… Come on, grow up!

This one was worse than flying around in McLaren overalls during a “Battle Of Troy” play.

By: Max Mosley Talks About The Rules, Politely » BlogF1

Max Mosley Talks About The Rules, Politely » BlogF1 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:15:09 +0000

[...] sidepodcast: Why Hamilton Should Do The Triathlon With Button [...]

By: sidepodcast

sidepodcast — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:08:01 +0000

“was wondering what Hamilton would blame if he loses”

given his luck this week, he’d win it by a mile and then get DQ’d around tea-time

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:55:37 +0000

I agree Sidey – maybe they should arrange something for after the season if Lewis & his Pops are so worried about his Championship.

Or indeed, they could wait a few GPs until his championship challenge is over for this year anyway….;)

By: Arun

Arun — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:53:53 +0000

Hmm… was wondering what Hamilton would blame if he loses, probably
he didn’t had a bad time driving his Mercedes to the event?
Mclaran drivers’ body not aerodynamic enough to win the event??
Would be hilarious!!

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:45:47 +0000

or perhaps fall off his bike & hurt himself…remember JPM?

Now now, that was a tennis injury!

He could have really scored some PR points with this one.

Most certainly, especially with Reebok, as Sidey pointed out.

anthony’s out of depth and he’ll bring his son down with him

I’m starting to think you might be right on this one. Lewis’s PR is just one bad move after another, and while it isn’t always down to Anthony, I feel he needs to let his son go a little and let him control his own affairs more.

By: sidepodcast

sidepodcast — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:00:15 +0000

you’d have thought, given the recent tie-in with reebok…

ahh, what’s the point? anthony’s out of depth and he’ll bring his son down with him eventually.

By: donwatters

donwatters — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:58:14 +0000

Probably the worst that could happen would be he’d be eaten by a shark or perhaps fall off his bike & hurt himself…remember JPM? But the real point here is by backing out, even though it was done by his father/manager, Lewis looks foolish and not much of a competitor. Too bad. He could have really scored some PR points with this one.