the trouble is you can twist what has already been twisted by the general media, to suit your point of view.
for example ( not a serious point of view before someone has a go at me)
kimi -- complete pisshead, ends up in gutter outside night clubs, can't be arsed most of the time, doesn't like working unless there is a chance of some glory for himself, moddy misserable, typical quote at press conference "wokka wokka wokka wokka zzzzzzzzzzz"
motorsport news is one of the worst in their f1 race reviews for creating bad images of drivers, teams and even whole races, their review of the Japanese GP even awards ralf shumacher 0 out 10 just because they had a spare box to fill and had the chance to take the piss out of him and kimi's quote is just a random collection of meaningless phrases.
when you factor in the tabloids from all countries who are always trying to foster a "our lad against the rotten foreigner" type of vibe then you've had it. the only difference with the british press is their habit of building sportspeople up so they can then put the boot in at them. hamilton is still getting stick for becoming a tax exile (agreed the peace and quiet story was total bullsh*T) but you don't hear anything in the sun etc about coulthard living in monaco and with herbert it was more of a "poor johny having to live in monaco and have his washing machine on a timer to make it appear he was there for more than 6 months a year so he qualified as a resident".
in the space of 2 races this year we saw the press and ex drivers / champions critisise hamilton firstly for driving for points rather than going for a pass and then for going for a pass rather than thinking about the points. knowing how the brazilians used to take the piss out of barichello for being easy to pass (remember the year they had stray dogs in the circuit at the brasilian Gp and they called one "rubinio" because he was the first one they caught ? ) i'm sure in brasil massa will either be the greatest f1 driver since senna or the worst since wilson fittipaldi after the next race. here, hamilton will either combine the pace and overtaking of senna, the tactical thought of prost, the determination of dammon hill, the guts of mansel and the stature of stewart or he'll be a complete arsehole who can't be trusted to drive sheep.