There star from the F1still today, it always is Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time world champion and winner of 103 GP in his career, despite the difficult last few years and in which he has been without any successes (last in Arabia Saudipenultimate race of 2021 ed) is still the most popular in the paddock. Being able to approach him is really very complicated, except in very rare exceptions when he is not accompanied by his partner bodyguardthat is, when he is about to get into the car.
The 2024 it will be his last year with the Mercedes, a team that in fact raised him since he was a child, first as an engineer and then also as a constructor, which allowed him to win the seven world titles and all the races won up to this point. A love that will not last forever, given that the British, became a few years ago Sirhe will wear red Ferrari next year.
A whole new challenge for Hamiltonwho is surely grinning these last few weeks seeing how much the Stable Of Maranello it is growing both in terms of performance and in terms of construction team, increasingly on point, and which is waiting for a cherry on the cake in its final composition. In short, the wait for the next championship is incredible, so much so that it risks overshadowing a 2024 which however has rediscovered itself as quite interesting in recent races.
F1, Hamilton can’t hide his emotions
Hamilton he is someone who can hardly hide his emotions, and when he gives himself to interviews with journalists, all you need to do is look him in the face to capture his thoughts. That conference a few weeks ago was memorable, when they asked him to Newey and its possible arrival in Ferrariwell, the facial expressions of Lewis it was all a plan.
Lately, the seven-time world champion was a guest in a video on the channel YouTube Of “First We Feast“, in a well-known challenge called “Hot Ones“, where the celebrities on duty are forced to taste increasingly spicy sauces during an interview in which they range between various topics clearly relating to the guest in question.
The English driver was asked everything, even if he has ever urinated during a GP: “It only happened to me once – Lewis said -. We were at Singaporetwo or three years ago, and during the Safety Char I realized I had to pee, I couldn’t hold it any longer also because with that heat and the G forces Of Marina Bay, driving was uncomfortable. I did it, I even had to make an effort, but it never happened again.”
F1, Hamilton prey
During the years, Hamilton he was often the prey: in the turbo hybrid era, before the advent of ground effect cars, the multiple world champion was hardly the pursuer, it happened very rarely, while more often than not he was the one who was hunted, without success for almost all of his opponents, except for Rosberg In the 2016 And Verstappen In the 2021.
Always while eating vegan chicken wings (…) spicier than ever, Lewis he made it known that he preferred to hunt rather than prey, finding it easier: “There is a difference in mentality between the hunter and the prey: I think it’s easier to chase, because if you make mistakes, you can get away with it and try again, whereas if you’re in the lead and your car breaks down (Malaysia 2016 maybe?) is much more nerve-wracking, so I prefer to stay behind and chase. I got to the point where I learned to chase: I imagined myself further ahead, as if I were chasing myself, and that always helped me.”
In the last few years, Hamilton he’s having big problems with the Mercedes: Getting ground effect era cars on the track was more problematic than expected for the team Of Brackleyand things don’t seem to be getting better: “When am I most in conflict with the machine? Now! Especially with a full tank of fuel, I can’t go at 100%, I have to take the corners more slowly to go as long as possible, this means that I can’t use the tires at 100%, I notice it at the pit stops, when I see that the tires still have to give.”
A way like any other to Lewis to tell his current state of mind. Hamilton he definitely has his mind on Ferrari since the beginning of the year, since he realized that the W15 will never win a race this year, and it’s natural, also because after the excellent 2023, despite all the problems we had with Mercedesseems to be recharging for the great challenge that awaits him in 2025 dressed, finally, in red.
Author: Andrea Bovone
Images: Mercedes AMG F1 Team
