ffs, neither of you are going to agree on this, it's obvious.
Hamilton is a very talented driver who has come a long way at a very early age, but he was lucky enough to have the help and support of Ron Dennis which has propelled him forward in his career. Having said that, I do see where nige is coming from - Hamilton has been made to look like the best thing since sliced bread by the british media, and tbh I would hate to be Button/Coultard right now. When was the last time you heard anything about them in the news? The problem for Hamilton was he came in pretty much at the top and and therefore only get worse. Which is bad for him,due to the Great British belief that if you're not first, you're a failure.
Alonso is also a very talented driver who has worked hard to get where he is. To get the chance to move from Renault to McLaren, and with that an almost certain chance of winning the Championship again was a great step for him, especially to have a 'rookie' as a team mate. For that rookie to then come and beat him in the World Championship was, tbh, one hell of a kick up the backside. Understandably, he was annoyed. But, he did throw his dummy out the pram in a big way, proving himself to be waayy too far up his own arse, and lost a lot of respect from F1 fans.
You're both right on some terms, both wrong on other. Now will you both shut up?!