The Observer
The rapid rise of Lewis Hamilton has given many people a new motorsport hero. Damien Smith has one, too, but he found his on children's television...
I've got a new motorsport hero - and no, it's not Lewis Hamilton.
Of course, I'm as excited as anyone by the 'Tewin terrier' (I just love the patter of the British tabloids!). We've had a feeling that Lewis is special for years, and it's simply astounding to watch what he is doing at the moment.
But I have to admit, my admiration has been diverted elsewhere in the past week - despite Hamilton's latest Alonso-drubbing podium - to a chubby comedian from Bolton who's previously been more interested in roads to Amarillo than roads to Albert Park and the like.
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