The British press and Lewis Hamilton

I returned home from work today and opened Google Reader to check on the latest feeds. I noticed a feed from BBC F1 titled “Hamilton sets benchmark in Brazil”.

I then opened the article to see how much slower Filipe Massa was and wonder of wonders, the headline had changed to “Massa edges title rival Hamilton”.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7702197.stm

Conspiracy theory: BBC had fixed Massa’s Ferrari to run slower, but he still managed to run fastest! BBC should be thoroughly investigated for this report. It seems to me that BBC had prepared the report well in advanced and hit the publish button even before the practice session was over.

Seriously, what’s wrong with the British press? I had earlier blogged about BBC’s biased F1 coverage. This latest ‘incident’ just provides additional material to show just how biased the British press is, including the supposedly unbiased BBC. FWIW, I have never found them to be unbiased in any of their reporting, not just F1. Balanced? May be. Unbiased? Never!

Lewis Hamilton is the most arrogant driver on track. He says he is similar to the great Senna. How much more arrogant & cocky can he get? I wish him the worst luck this weekend in Brazil. I hope his car breaks down. I do not want to see him finish the race.

I am not being racist or anything — it’s got nothing to do with his color (I hardly notice his color, being a ‘colored’ person myself) . I just don’t like him.

Massa deserves the title this season. He has been the best driver on track. If not for Ferrari’s multiple mistakes this season, Massa would have been crowned champion by now. If not for Ferrari’s dismal performance in the wet this season, he’d be level with Hamilton now, may be even ahead. It’s the new management at Ferrari that should be blamed if Massa is unable to win the title in Brazil.

BBC’s biased F1 coverage

"Vettel beats Hamilton to set pace" screams the BBC Motorsport’s headline for Friday Free Practice 1 (FP1) for the European Grand Prix at Valencia, Spain. Even though the headline is not factually incorrect, Vettel actually beat Filipe Massa to set pace, because Massa finished second and Hamilton finished third. But the BBC had to have Hamilton, the British driver, in the headline. Biased coverage, anyone?

If there is one driver in Formula 1 who irritates me more than Fernando Alonso, it is Lewis Hamilton. Fernando Alonso is a saint compared to Hamilton. Give me the same McLaren (and time to learn how to drive a F1 car) and I’ll beat Hamilton to pulp on any track. Seriously!

Update: BBC has changed the headline to an ‘unbiased’ version: "Vettel fastest as Hamilton spins". But they retain Hamilton’s name in the headline.