Lewis turned away from Royal box at Wimbledon final

[coetzeeh]

Lewis' dress style did not impress according to this article.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledo...

[Deisel Weisel]

You'd have thought someone could have lent him a jacket and tie?

[GTIAlex]

It seems to suggest in the article that they would have offered one but he wouldn't of worn it.

[Deisel Weisel]

GTIAlex said:

It seems to suggest in the article that they would have offered one but he wouldn't of worn it.

Yep, just read that. I first read this on the BBC Sport site, where there was no mention of an 'offer'. So he'd rather miss the final than wear a jacket and tie? Plonka.

Edited by Deisel Weisel on Sunday 12th July 21:51

[Rick101]

Good.

Despite being a national hero I'm not a massive fan of the person.
Driving skills undoubted but I hate having to see him dressed up in bling and trying to be cool init.

[Lucas Ayde]

coetzeeh said:

Lewis' dress style did not impress according to this article.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledo...

What a prize tool - tens of thousands of regular people queue for hours every morning over the course of the tournament to get the tickets that are available to the public (for any court or match that they can get a ticket for) and this idiot gets an invite to the royal box for the Men's Final and can't be bothered to follow the dress code?! Bell-end....

[Jimmm]

Why is this thread in the Formula 1 forum?

[Cyder]

I'll take a punt in the dark that it's because he's an F1 driver. What do you reckon?

[Adam B]

GTIAlex said:

It seems to suggest in the article that they would have offered one but he wouldn't of worn it.

Excellent, standards should be held high, and should not be compromised just because you are highly paid celebrity who has managed to be both a weapons grade bell-end and massively boring, well done Wimbledon

[Mastodon2]

A good driver no doubt, but always come across as being completely thick as fk whenever there is a camera in his face. Too big to swallow his pride and abide by the dress code yet "disappointed" to miss the final, a situation of his own creation.

[technodup]

Deisel Weisel said:

You'd have thought someone could have lent him a jacket and tie?

If only to cover up the shirt he's clearly borrowed off James May.

The guy is a complete and utter bellend.

[anonymous-user]

I 100% know that they have many various ties and jackets to lend people there,

So he will not have fancied what they are offering.

[Bradgate]

Oh dear.

I'm a huge fan of Lewis, but it sounds like he really has made a complete fool of himself today. If he misunderstood the dress code, he should have just worn the jacket and tie provided, or asked his PA to pop into Wimbledon village and buy something suitable.

Sadly, this will provide an opportunity for his critics, led no doubt by the Daily Mail, to have a field day.

[Vipers]

Oh dear, rules are rules. Anyway I bet I saw more on Sky rather than being there anyway.




Colin.

[funkyrobot]

Another one for the record books. First black formula one driver to be turned away from Wimbledon royal box on finals day.

[daytona365]

Wos it because im is black ?..........Damned unfair imo.

[anonymous-user]

He isn't "black", he is mixed race.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

To be fair, would you want to follow the rules of a club who's spokesman converses with the press as such;

A Wimbledon spokesman said the requirements would have been on the invitation and a jacket and tie would have been offered. “They’re obviously not of a fashion that a stylist probably thought was right for Lewis – that is our surmising,” he said.

Obviously and probably don't really belong in the same sentence. Having said that, it would now appear obvious he probably should have read the dress code on the ticket.

[anonymous-user]

maybe they said come in if you pay some uk tax.

[daytona365]

Doesn't everyone ?