Hamiltons dad v P Di Resta

[andygo]

This is going to end in tears...


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formul...

[Monty Zoomer]

The lawyers will be crying all the way to the bank.

[andygo]

Hammy's dad sounds a bit iffy, losing all his 'evidence' in a house move. Wonder if it is possible to alter the date of a blackberry email?

[belleair302]

Its all rather sad and sordid, especially if they could not settle outside of the courtroom. Bad management ends way too many professional sports careers and sadly there are lots of young drivers out there taken in by 'professionals' who have no idea of how to protect the long term earnings of a client.

[andygo]

Even Hammy fired his dad off.

[Monty Zoomer]

andygo said:

Even Hammy fired his dad off.

Did his dad sue him as well?

[andygo]

Monty Zoomer said:

Did his dad sue him as well?

No, but he left him saddled with Sherzinker which is worse IMHO.

[FiremanRob]

Hammy's Dad always had an oversized ego, and when Lewis dumped him, he had to find another way to try to be famous, very sad for Paul, he should have seen that one coming.

[Fire99]

FiremanRob said:

Hammy's Dad always had an oversized ego, and when Lewis dumped him, he had to find another way to try to be famous, very sad for Paul, he should have seen that one coming.

I think that's a bit harsh. His Dad massively supported him from an early age into his racing career.

[carinaman]

andygo said:

Hammy's dad sounds a bit iffy, losing all his 'evidence' in a house move. Wonder if it is possible to alter the date of a blackberry email?

People lose service histories in house moves all of the time. CCTV cameras and digital cameras can have the wrong time set on them.

[andygo]

carinaman said:

People lose service histories in house moves all of the time. CCTV cameras and digital cameras can have the wrong time set on them.

Yeah, but he lost computers etc, not service histories

[Cyder]

andygo said:

Monty Zoomer said:

Did his dad sue him as well?

No, but he left him saddled with Sherzinker which is worse IMHO.

I'd like to be saddled with her.

[carinaman]

Who was managing him before Hamilton?

I wonder if sought the advice of Dario Franchitti before agreeing to be managed by Hamilton. It was reported that Franchitti told him to wait for an offer from a better F1 team when the Force India offer arrived.

[anonymous-user]

Fire99 said:

FiremanRob said:

Hammy's Dad always had an oversized ego, and when Lewis dumped him, he had to find another way to try to be famous, very sad for Paul, he should have seen that one coming.

I think that's a bit harsh. His Dad massively supported him from an early age into his racing career.

In what way? He did no more than any other father was doing in the karting world at the time and even then not for as long as many.

Once Martin Hines got Ron involved it was easy street for Anthony.

[Vaud]

REALIST123 said:

In what way? He did no more than any other father was doing in the karting world at the time and even then not for as long as many.

Once Martin Hines got Ron involved it was easy street for Anthony.

Easy street? Wasn't he working 3 jobs at one point?

[rubystone]

REALIST123 said:

Once Martin Hines got Ron involved it was easy street for Anthony.

Lol you have to know the family to know the truth. And very clearly, you don't.

However, that has no bearing on the Di Resta situation.

[anonymous-user]

Vaud said:

REALIST123 said:

In what way? He did no more than any other father was doing in the karting world at the time and even then not for as long as many.

Once Martin Hines got Ron involved it was easy street for Anthony.

Easy street? Wasn't he working 3 jobs at one point?

Not once McLaren got involved.

Again, nothing more than many others sacrificed.

As for the other comment, I do know the truth. I was there.

[Vaud]

REALIST123 said:

Not once McLaren got involved.

Again, nothing more than many others sacrificed.

As for the other comment, I do know the truth. I was there.

Were you one of those sacrificed?

[andygo]

Update here:


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formul...

[RXED]

REALIST123 said:

Not once McLaren got involved.

Again, nothing more than many others sacrificed.

As for the other comment, I do know the truth. I was there.

I agree with REALIST123 here, It wasn't all hardship for the Hamilton's - If you were racing against Lewis in Karting, you would have seen what McMerc brought to the table. It was like nothing anyone else had.