Lewis Hamilton's dad crashes Porsche

He was showing off apparently. Anyone down in TT Munchkin recognise the number plate?
The Sun.

well, its not my car.

Bastard, I was wondering where that had gone.

Someone born in 1946? On Toytown? Just maybe.

Not sure you'd want to advertise that you were born in 1946. 1948 was when the first Porsche 356 went into production. It was in 1946 when they first started building the 356 - wonder if it is related to that.

I see his son followed Dads example yesterday. Oops.

And his nerve mockin' the dad pre-race, "How can you crash driving at 30mph?"

The thing which worries me most about this, is that this isnt really the first "dumb" thing Hamilton has done. He should have won last years Drivers Championship and with a race or two to go.

I fear he may be doomed to be one the UKs gritty "almost made it" style of heros (Think Tim Henman, Button, Coulthard, etc) . Or at best he might win the World Title once when his early promise suggested so much more.

I think that's a little harsh on him. I think he's feeling the pressure a bit more, but there's no doubt in my mind that he'll be a world champion, and not just once.

Lets not start writing him off just yet. He's still in front of Kimi, who's in his 8th season and took 7 to become World Champ. Let's face it he did so well last year that it's almost impossible to do better, how many other rookies are expected, or even in a position, to win the world championship. Kubica is doing great but I can't really see him being a contender come the end of the season, although I would like to see BMW win the championship.