Nigel Roebuck: Fifth Column
"F1 is all about fragile egos and the merciless clock - every day"
Recently I talked to someone who has known the Hamiltons, pere et fils, for many years. "I like them," he said. "They've worked hard to get where they are, and they're unfailingly polite. But don't make the mistake of thinking they're softies..."
I wasn't surprised by what he said, not because I've seen either Anthony or his son behaving uncharacteristically, but because without a steel core you don't get to the top of anything as competitive as Formula 1. And that, in the space of a few months, is what Lewis has done.
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