Lewis Hamilton has not spoken out publicly since losing the World Cup in Abu Dhabi. He did not give a post-race press conference and did not attend the FIA awards gala in Paris. But he managed to win an important award at the ceremony.
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The F1 media named Lewis Hamilton FIA Personality of the Year. The seven-time world champion received a lot of praise for his behavior at the end of the Abu Dhabi GP.
Despite his defeat, he paid his title rival Verstappen respect and congratulated him on the championship title.
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Toto Wolff hopes Lewis Hamilton won’t leave the sport
As reported by Motorsport.com, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said in his interview before the gala that both he and Hamilton have been in great pain since losing the title. He also mentioned that he’s not sure if the British driver will continue to compete in Formula 1 in 2022.
“Lewis and I are disaffected right now. We are not disillusioned with sport, we love sport with every bone in our body and we love it because the stopwatch never lies, ”said Wolff.
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“We will never overcome the pain and hardship caused on Sunday. I really hope that Lewis will continue to drive because he is the greatest driver of all time, ”said the Mercedes team boss.
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Max Verstappen, the 2021 world champion, also hoped that Lewis would continue to drive in Formula 1. He also sympathized with his rival and mentioned that he can understand his pain.
“I think he should just look back on what he has achieved and that should give him a lot of comfort and drive to keep going. He’s still trying to fight for the eighth title and he can do that again next year so I don’t see any reason to give up or quit now, ”said Max.
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Just like Max and Toto, every F1 fan hopes that the Mercedes driver will keep driving. Let’s see what 2022 has in store for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton.
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