Lewis Hamilton unleashes an unexpected outburst. Finishing sixth in the Formula 1 World Championship, his worst finish since his debut, Lewis Hamilton has had a tough season. Hoping to do better next year, the seven-time world champion has returned to this difficult season and blamed his team.
After losing the final race of the year in 2021, which cost him the title to Max Verstappen, and the numerous problems with his Mercedes in 2022, Lewis Hamilton is hoping for a calmer season in 2023. And his engineers would be well advised to give him that chance based on recent comments…
Surprising as it may seem, Lewis Hamilton has no bad memories of his difficult season, at least on the record. On the contrary, in an interview with Motorsport, he admits that he enjoyed battling with the other teams, especially his former team McLaren:
“I felt a real appreciation for all the other teams that are trying to do the same thing, with the same intentions, trying to be better and fighting for something. I like to see what McLaren are doing, I always check where they are because that’s where I started and I always wish them good luck, even if they are my rivals.
“There are days when they are far away and I feel sad for them. I want – a little, but not too much! – I hope they have a better year next year”.
Attacking his Mercedes design team
Also in comments reported by Motorsport, Lewis Hamilton says his poor season was down to his engineers:
“I had a tough time because my engineers designed a car that clearly wasn’t capable of fighting at the front.”
It has to be said that for the first time in his career, Lewis Hamilton finished a season without a pole position and without winning a Grand Prix.
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