'Hammertime', is no longer a fitting exclamation for when his fans want to motivate him to make the extra effort to achieve a feat which seems to be out of or only partially in his grasp.
After all, 'Hammertime' is not only a play on Lewis Hamilton's surname; it is also a reference to the God, Thor, wielding his massive hammer to crack skulls and all other objects standing and lying between him and his objective, his desires.
The hammer is suggestive of a blunt and even crude weapon, even though its wielder might well possess many delicate skills in wielding it with great precision and versatility.
There was a time, in his early Formula 1 career, when raw pace and crash, if not death defying racing courage formed a large part of Lewis Hamilton's racing repertoire.
That was a time when describing Hamilton's hunt for Grand Prix wins, as "Hammertime", was not incoogruent.
Now it is, because the rookie, the teenage racer, the raw professional searching and hunting for the master racer - the Ayrton Senna - he aspired to be, to become, but was not yet is.
To be continued!
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