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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
This is not normal. Lewis Hamilton, open as he has long been with his feelings, is rarely publicly critical of his Mercedes team. Yet last week, the seven-time Formula 1 world champion left no doubt about his feelings regarding what is going wrong with his car.
“I’ve driven so many cars in my life. I know what a car needs. I know what a car doesn’t need,” Hamilton told the BBC’s Chequered Flag podcast. “It’s ...