A HERO from ZERO

stockhausen · 21 Nov 2019 at 09:51

I have just been reading a write-up on Lewis Hamilton on the BBC Online site.

Whilst the Motorsport sub-forum might seem the appropriate place for this thread I feel that there should be valuable lessons for everyone in it - Lewis Hamilton's commitment, dedication to the task in hand, honesty and modesty characterise him as a role model for the times.

Read the webpage and feel free to comment

robfosters · 21 Nov 2019 at 10:09

I’m surprised you look so highly on a confirmed tax dodger

200sols · 21 Nov 2019 at 10:12

A man who literally drives around in circles.

Roar87 · 21 Nov 2019 at 10:13

Congratulations! You did a post without using the words "Bonkers Boris"!

stockhausen · 21 Nov 2019 at 10:22

Roar87 said:
Congratulations! You did a post without using the words "Bonkers Boris"!

Nah, I left that to a committed Tory who should be . . .

The_Abyss · 22 Nov 2019 at 00:35

Why is the Motorsports forum being polluted with this ****? Just lock it please.

Greboth · 22 Nov 2019 at 11:45

The_Abyss said:
Why is the Motorsports forum being polluted with this ****? Just lock it please.

Are you on about the OP or the stupid Boris bickering comments? If the later, the thread was originally posted in GD hence the stupid comments.

The_Abyss · 22 Nov 2019 at 14:23

Greboth said:
Are you on about the OP or the stupid Boris bickering comments? If the later, the thread was originally posted in GD hence the stupid comments.

the OP is just a random RSS feed, and the subsequent comments are responding to the bait.

This should be in the off-topic thread if it has to be anywhere.

timmeh · 24 Nov 2019 at 19:15

200sols said:
A man who literally drives around in circles.

What a load of rubbish. There are no circular tracks on the F1 calendar.

200sols · 24 Nov 2019 at 19:25

timmeh said:
What a load of rubbish. There are no circular tracks on the F1 calendar.

Ok mate

CaptainRAVE · 1 Dec 2019 at 19:44

robfosters said:
I’m surprised you look so highly on a confirmed tax dodger

Why would he want to pay tax, he’s never in the country!

robfosters · 1 Dec 2019 at 19:48

CaptainRAVE said:
Why would he want to pay tax, he’s never in the country!

Yet he was bought up in the country, used the countries education, health facilities and lot more, plus his family still live here.

CaptainRAVE · 1 Dec 2019 at 20:15

robfosters said:
Yet he was bought up in the country, used the countries education, health facilities and lot more, plus his family still live here.

Which his parents paid for with their taxes.

azazl187 · 1 Dec 2019 at 20:18

robfosters said:
Yet he was bought up in the country, used the countries education, health facilities and lot more, plus his family still live here.

He shouldnt have to pay tax in a country he is rarely in or lives in...

robfosters · 1 Dec 2019 at 20:21

I see where you’re coming from, but the fact is, if we had no tax, would he have moved abroad?

The_Abyss · 1 Dec 2019 at 21:34

Pointless question. We have tax, he lives abroad where he also does most of his work and spends most of his leisure time. But go on, keep on getting angry over the internet by inventing hypothetical scenarios.

Flibster · 1 Dec 2019 at 21:50

Funny how no-one brings up Jenson Button, Eddie Irvine, David Coulthard, Paul di Resta, Max Mosley, Jason Plato, Paula Radcliffe, Shirley Bassey, Ringo Starr, Chris Froome and so on.. who all left the UK to live in Monaco.

Let's not forget Philip Green.

It's always just Lewis Hamilton who is a tax dodger... :rolleyes:

JBeck · 3 Dec 2019 at 07:39

Flibster said:
Funny how no-one brings up Jenson Button, Eddie Irvine, David Coulthard, Paul di Resta, Max Mosley, Jason Plato, Paula Radcliffe, Shirley Bassey, Ringo Starr, Chris Froome and so on.. who all left the UK to live in Monaco.

Let's not forget Philip Green.

It's always just Lewis Hamilton who is a tax dodger...

Indeed.
People just love to **** Lewis off for whatever reason, any reason, big or small.
One of the greatest drivers of all time, came from an average background, has achieved incredible things. He dodged tax, big deal, so would I, why stay in this country with it's miserable weather and miserable negative people?
Good for him I say.

Entai · 3 Dec 2019 at 16:54

robfosters said:
I see where you’re coming from, but the fact is, if we had no tax, would he have moved abroad?

I would almost guarantee that the vast majority of people if earning the sort of money Lewis is, and had the chance and opportunity to live anywhere they wished to in the world, would very quickly move abroad and away from this country.

I very much doubt tax had any influence whatsoever in his choice to move abroad.

ttaskmaster · 3 Dec 2019 at 17:21

Flibster said:
Funny how no-one brings up Jenson Button, Eddie Irvine, David Coulthard, Paul di Resta, Max Mosley, Jason Plato, Paula Radcliffe, Shirley Bassey, Ringo Starr, Chris Froome and so on.. who all left the UK to live in Monaco.

Don't you also get a lot of hot women in bikinis for a lot of the year there, though?

Entai said:
I very much doubt tax had any influence whatsoever in his choice to move abroad.

Well.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/7088652.stm

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