- 29 Jan 15, 09:27#432055What I actually meant when this conversation began was that those with a Huge talent AND Fire and passion are generally the ones that rise above the rest, including the rest of the world champions. They get an edge accessed from internal strength driven from their passion and emotion , Ayrton had it and he called it 'being in the zone' and the power of it frightened him. How many world champions are there that no one ever remembers? Yet who forgets Gilles Villeneuve and Sir Stirling Moss?
Lewis has it in bucket loads, it's what contributes to his edge and also to his huge disappointment with himself when he comes up short ( called moody by many) . It's a double edged sword.
So to me, being called even- tempered would suggest that magic ingredient, that passion, that drive , whatever you want to call it, is lacking. If it was intended as a compliment to Jenson, to me it's a strange quality to compliment in a racing driver.
I've probably still not explained myself very well, but hey ho.
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