He can compare himself to anyone he likes as long as he isn't implying equality.

EDWARD SYNGE, London, UK

Surely there's something fundamentally flawed with someone infatuated with the emulation of another.

Martin from Peterborough ought to be aware that dressing like Elvis, won't make you Elvis!

JT, Oxford, UK

The red light means stop, Lewis, don't blame your team for not giving you that valuable piece of information.

Jamie, London,

Once again LH shows the same lack complete lack of common sense and racecraft by this latest incident,last year he lost the championship by crashing off while entering the pits,this year rear ending alonso and now this,to finish first ,first you must finish,he has not yet grasped this.

m.english, peterborough, u.k.

Like Senna?, please you have to be more respect comparing this arrogant(hitting the camera), spoiled child,...Senna is Senna, LH is nobody until now, and i think this is going to be for several times. LH is not a champion, just a idol or hope for english people.

Laura, Burgos, Spain

MISSED THE RED LIGHT!?!?! Are you kidding me! Well he will be dreming about that one. He would of had that race...I want that front wing!

Jeremy, Calgary,

Quite seriously, Lewis Hamilton needs to stop going racing - especially in a McLaren - in a helmet that is a replica of Senna's.

In his young and naive way he may regard it as a "tribute" and it may even be an inspiration to him but to a great many people it is an icon and tantamount to sacrilege.

Douglas, London, England - U.K.

alonso an all time great ?

alonso is a good driver who won the world championship in the best car , as a number of other good drivers have done before

but all time great ? you cannot be serious ! drivers like senna , clarke , moss ,would have dragged this years renault on to the podium !

lebesset, london,

one of the all-time greats??? What the hell has he done? He won with karts but He have done nothing in F1. British people are dreaming with Hamilton, Alonso (one of the all-time greats) with shit car is in behind Raikonen. Alonso is the one who should be driving MC. We will see Ron Danis crying

pepe, london, england

OK so he is ment to be arrogant !!!! lol

Senna was my hero, i'm 37 and remember how he started in F1.
Who really remembers the criticism and contempt he casued, he would not show respect to the "older more experienced" drivers just simply out drive them, he exploded onto F1 like LH has.

Martin , peterborough , England

To say that people who think Hamilton is arrogant actually are jealous, sounds somehow childlish. I never heard Senna saying I'm the special one, I'm the new Juan Manuel Fangio.
Senna said:“The harder I push, the more I find within myself." Hardly the words of LH who seem to know everything.

jr, bournemouth,

I would be far more pleased if I could watch the GP without seeing the father of Lewis Hamilton thrust in my face. Can he not manage a race without his father glued to his shoulder?? It really perturbs me.

Liam, Ayrshire,

Raul (Real Madrid) enjoys an excellent relationship with the media and the public. Nevertheless he's not that popular with his footballers colleagues (Ask Zidane or Beckham).
Again, not everybody could be suffering from jealousy.
Perhaps there's more that meets the eye...

El Ponso, Sada, Spain

How nice, for once, to have a British sportsman who is full of self-belief, determination and increasingly consistent delivery.

This is interpreted by the jealous and the half-witted, together with the borderline racists, as "arrogance".

A bit "uppity" maybe?

Castor, Glos., UK

He is no different to Senna, Schuey and the other greats in showing a self -belief without which a driver cannot become one of the best. That his self-belief irritates other drivers and teams is no more than others have done before him in all sports. Remember a wonderful boxer called Mohammed Ali?

peter, cardiff,

As far as Hamilton comparing himself to Senna, he is not the only one. I believe that at a motor sports award ceremony during the winter, Senna's widow told Lewis how much of Aryton she saw in him

J R Orlando, Brandon, UK

Let's stop the griping and just enjoy having once again a British driver capable of beating the best in the world and maybe one day being the best ever.

Hank Sweet, Houghton,

Self belief is one of the base elements of ANY succssful sportsman.

Jealousy is a mean spirited emotion that does not deserve public airing.

Motor racing success is a high octane mixture of skill combine with good fortune.
Note: Senna did not have as rapid start as Hamilton..

Richard, Bucharest,

There's a huge difference between Hamilton and Senna. Whereas Senna would simply ram his opponents off the track, Hamilton is a true sportsman. Many paint his confidence as arrogance, but that's simply jealousy from drivers with less talent and speed. He is way better than Senna or Schumacher.

Alastair, Alicante, Spain

This is a biased viewpoint, I would suggest Hamilton has always aspired to be as good as Senna, who has been his idol from childhood, (a tall order in my view as he was incredible), but you need a goal to aim for to gain any success, and who better to try and emulate?

pete thompson, Rapagnano, ITALY

I cannot comprehend those who resent him - he is an amazing sportsman who has created such an enormous buzz around F1, and comes across as a really pleasant guy. Jealousy is such a mean-spirited emotion. Let's hope those who are jealous have even more reason to be in the future.

A Ludlow, London,