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Lewis Hamilton: ‘He operates at a level above Formula 1’

The seven-time F1 world champion’s future in the cockpit may be uncertain – but regardless of the number of titles he has racked up when he retires, he’ll still have traction on the public stage

Louis Hamilton: the seven-time Formula 1 world champion is in the news after his Mercedes team effectively acknowledged this was a lost season following the first race of the campaign. Illustration: Peter Hanan