Hamilton’s greatest strength is his “relentless urge to win” in F1

Three of the key figures for Mercedes’ dominant success in Formula 1 have highlighted Lewis Hamilton’s strengths as a racing driver.

Long-time Mercedes employees Ron Meadows, Andrew Shovlin and James Vowles spoke on the F1 podcast “Beyond the Grid” about their time with the team and the collaboration with Hamilton.

Meadows – the sports director of Mercedes – believes that Hamilton simply has no weaknesses.

When asked what makes Hamilton so impressive, Meadows said, “Natural talent, he also has an incredible work ethic, but he’s the whole package. You can’t find any weakness in Lewis. Over time, it has only gotten stronger. “

Shovlin is Mercedes’ trackside technical director and he believes Hamilton’s “relentless urge to keep winning” is one of his most formidable qualities.

“It’s not just an area, it’s the fact that every time he doesn’t win a race he finds out why he didn’t win it and why he’ll win it next time instead of whoever and it’s this relentless one The process of understanding and improvement that it goes through which I think has to be pretty exhausting because it never really stops, ”Shovlin said.

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“Like Ron said, he just keeps getting better. He obviously broke all records, but to see that a driver who has achieved so much is still working for every win like it was the first thing he really does, you can see why he is where he is he is. It’s hard work, dedication, and just that relentless urge to keep winning. “

Chief strategist Vowles praised Hamilton for his stance of never giving up when faced with difficult situations, sometimes because of Vowles’ own strategic decisions.

“Where his strengths lie, Shov [Shovlin] Sums it up brilliantly, he never gives up. You don’t see his head fall during a race, he doesn’t think I’m the 12th, I’m going to give up now. He just wants to know what’s ahead of him and how to keep fighting.

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“In fact, we are often the ones who have to tell him that all you have to do is accept where you are now because what lies ahead is no longer attainable.” That strength enables you even when you are on your hindfoot to push forward and shoot his way through.

“There are so many races that we have all had the privilege of driving with him where he is not the leading car among the two, he is the one who fights the back of a tooth and you know he gives it our all he is not going to withdraw or give up.

“He may be frustrated and upset when you made a mistake or put him in a difficult position, but he delivers and he always has in all the time we’ve been with him.”