Lewis Hamilton knows a thing or two about dominating Formula 1. He won 6 titles with Mercedes over a 7-year period and broke almost every Formula 1 record. However, since 2021, the tables have turned on him. It is not Max Verstappen and Red Bull doing all the winning while he watches from the sidelines. Max Verstappen has taken dominance to another level by winning 18 out of the 21 races so far. Recently, Lewis Hamilton talked about his win drought. In the process, he claimed that winning too much takes the sheen away from a race win, citing Red Bull’s example, as reported by RacingNews365.
“I’ve Learned a Huge Amount”
Mercedes has been experiencing a slump recently. They have only won one race in the last 2 seasons. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton has not won a single race since the 2021 Saudi Arabian GP. On the other hand, Max Verstappen has racked up wins for fun in the last two Formula 1 seasons.
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Lewis Hamilton was asked about his approach to these seasons. He said, “You approach every year exactly the same. Still prepare myself, still train. If anything, you deep dive a bit more, you try to pay attention to more.”
“I think through adversity and through this experience for two years, I feel like I’ve learned a huge amount as a driver – not necessarily on track but particularly off track in terms of how I engage with everyone and I like to think that’s a real positive.”
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“The Excitement Goes”
Lewis Hamilton then claimed winning too much takes away the excitement of winning in Formula 1, taking Red Bull’s example.
Lewis Hamilton said, “And also, when you have so much success, no matter how hard you try it’s hard to keep things in perspective.”
“I even hear it in Christian Horner’s voice when Max wins, he doesn’t know what to say. He’s like: ‘Here we go again. Good job, Max. Good job.’ The excitement goes, but when you first get that win it’s amazing. But if you have it all the time [it’s not the same].”
“Of course, I want to win again. I do feel like when we do win again, the feeling is going to be even greater because everyone’s struggled.”
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