Gosh no! That would never do, in fact the opposite is true.
The changing face of F1 which is now catching up on all the other "global" sports. Whether you think it's a good thing is up to you. Personally? It stinks but hey! I am old and white so obviously I know nothing, but here's an opinion nevertheless.
Lewis has really been hired because of his marketability and for Mercedes to gain that "edgy" yoof appeal and that is exactly what Simon Fuller is planning for this guy. The fact that he can drive an F1 car quickly is a bonus. Mclaren had no hope of matching the world domination planned for Lewis Hamilton because they are a "racing team" whereas Mercedes want far more.
All "Celebs" have Fanboyz now, whether pop, football, NFL, etc, and now F1. Being a Fanboy means you are part of a gang structure not dissimilar to that of the Bloods and Crips except you exist only in cyberspace. Being a Fanboy means you have to "Attack" fanboyz who support other drivers/teams, through any media available, usually Assbook, Titter or Pootube. Any F1 forum will also do.
As many "Fanz" as Lewis has attracted (he has 1 million followers on Titter) Jenson Button, his teammate, naturally has as many haters, almost as many as Whitmarsh.
"The Snake" (Jenson Button) and "Whitmash" have conspired to cause Hamilton to fail this season as Whitmash wants Button to have the title not Hamilton. Therefore Buttons side of the garage have actively been sabotaging Hamiltons car all season and even substituted a duff rear wing at Spa so that he would be 1 second slower than JB, and that's why Lewis Titted the telemetry.
No, not a fantasy, you can read that on any F1 forum. Try PlanetF1 or F1Fanatic to name but two.
This seems to be the way F1 is headed and there will be much more of the same until it ends up like X Factor - a parody of it's former self, and a money machine for the "drivers".
Both Frank Williams and Ron Dennis came in for a lot of stick (from me included) because they seem to show little loyalty to their drivers. Truth is, they never wanted the drivers to become more important than the team itself, they are after all "employees" and it is this plus Fullers aspirations which caused the move. Stay at McLaren and be a successful racing driver, or move to Mercedes and rule the global marketing world.
