Lewis
Hamilton Could be bigger than Beckham
Rory Ross, Daily Telegraph, 6th October
2007
Andy Austin, head of the Dobson Lyle consultancy,
runs a psychometric test, Personal DNA Profiling, which identifies
the emotional, mental and cognitive thought processes common
to high-achieving individuals. In 1990, he became involved
with McLaren while working at the team's former sponsors,
textiles company Courtaulds.
He spent three fascinating years observing Ayrton
Senna.
"At the age of 22," says Austin, "Lewis Hamilton
appears to possess very similar personal and mental DNA to
Ayrton, shared by very few sportsmen in the world today or
indeed in the history of sport.
"It is his uniqueness in mental processing,
a rational calmness, a singleness of purpose and the ultimate
desire to win that elevates him above others, and transforms
this natural sportsman into what I consider to be potentially
the greatest motor racing driver of all time."
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