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Good guys can be winners, says McLaren boss
MONACO, May 25: McLaren boss Ron Dennis spoke up for Formula One's 'good guys' on Friday and said championship leader Lewis Hamilton did not need to be ruthless to be a winner. ![]() "Both of these drivers are role models for young people," he said at the Monaco Grand Prix of 22-year-old rookie Hamilton and double world champion Fernando Alonso. "People relate to the fact that good guys can win," he added. "There are drivers that are prepared to do anything to win, they've been in Formula One and left, but he isn't one of them," he added of Hamilton. "That's the sort of focus and approach that he has to his motor racing and I think people relate very positively to it." Sunday's race comes a year after Ferrari's seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher, now retired, raised a furore after blocking his rivals in final qualifying to secure pole position. The German, Formula One's most successful driver whose stellar career of 91 wins was nonetheless punctuated by highly questionable actions, was subsequently demoted to the back of the grid. Dennis was speaking a day after he had criticised Formula One's 'rash of so-called experts' for their character assessments of Hamilton. The British driver is two points clear of Alonso in the standings after becoming the sport's youngest championship leader. Despite finishing his first four races on the podium, unprecedented for a rookie, Hamilton has had his character questioned by some in the same way that compatriot Jenson Button was once accused of being 'too nice'. ![]() ![]() ![]() The driver had rejected that view on Wednesday, saying: "I don't know if I particularly believe that 'win at all costs' is the way forward". ![]() ![]() "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
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