Lewis Hamilton Retirement: Formula 1 2023 Season – Lewis Hamilton has had a long wait for his eighth world title which he could look to end in the 2023 season. The last two seasons have witnessed Max Verstappen managing to win the crown and he will look to do the same for the third season in a row. Former F1 World Champion Damon Hill has stated that Hamilton could lose the appetite for F1 if his wait for the world championship continues. Follow Formula 1 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Lewis Hamilton Retirement: Lewis Hamilton to RETIRE? F1 Legend CLAIMS Hamilton could lose appetite Formula 1 if he fails to FIGHT for titles – Check Out
According to reports, Hill stated that Lewis Hamilton’s current motivation is to win his eighth World title and that is why he is still driving in Formula 1. He said, “An opportunity to come fifth is not really sufficient motivation for Lewis. Given his incredible record, he may well want to ask, ‘Why do I need to keep doing this?’ if there’s no sign of the summit. That eighth world title was in his grasp and then it was denied him. That’s the only reason he came back and carried on: the hope of getting that eighth title. I think that is his only motivation. I don’t think he just wants to race”.
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Lewis Hamilton Retirement: Lewis Hamilton to RETIRE? F1 Legend CLAIMS Hamilton could lose appetite Formula 1 if he fails to FIGHT for titles – Check Out
Lewis Hamilton retirement post 2023 season
Hill further went onto say that Lewis Hamilton will not shy away from the opportunity to win a world title. However if the chance keeps on diminishing then it will be difficult for him to deliver brilliant performances. He added, “After a while, you’ve had your fill of driving F1 cars, as amazing as that might seem. Lewis will respond to opportunity. If the opportunity diminishes rather than increases, then it will be more difficult for him to deliver those stellar performances.
“He’s someone who is inspired by an opportunity to win. He’s still got some more seasons, but he’s not got 10 years ahead of him. It’s going to be one or two. But when you’ve had that many years in Formula One, to pull your socks up and fight for fourth place, it gets a little bit less appealing.”
Hamilton’s former teammate at McLaren Jenson Button also believes that Hamilton could walk away from F1 if Mercedes’s new car doesn’t give him the chance to fight for title. Speaking to the Telegraph he said, “It has to be that, right? Why otherwise would you leave it this late? He knows how annoying we all are asking [about the contract]. I mean, we’ve got to ask the question, but he’s going to hate answering it over and over and over again”.
“It can only be because he’s wondering how competitive they will be. Is he going to sign if the car is uncompetitive because he wants it to be quick again before he retires? Or is he thinking, ‘If it’s not better, I’m just going to retire’. Who knows?”.
Lewis Hamilton Retirement: Lewis Hamilton to RETIRE? F1 Legend CLAIMS Hamilton could lose appetite Formula 1 if he fails to FIGHT for titles – Check Out
Lewis Hamilton reveals his struggle for 2023 season
The opening race of the 2023 season in Bahrain is couple of days away however Mercedes are still trying to sort out the car issue before the opening race. Lewis Hamilton himself said that the team has mountain to climb post pre season testing.
He said, “We realise that we have a mountain to climb. It’s been an interesting few days, it’s never easy. There’s been a lot of discovery. I think the thing I’ve been most impressed with is, it’s my 11th year with the team and everyone’s turned up with the same mentality, working hard, no one’s been complacent,”
While ercedes are eyeing to fight Red Bull for the constructors championship, Hamilton previously stated that Mercedes had the same “balancing limitations” as last year. He added, “We’re not quite where we want to be but it’s a good platform to start from. It’s a much more beautiful world to be in when we’re not bouncing but we do have some pace to pick up in a straight line. We have some things we need to work on, it’s still not perfect and we’re still not able to match the Red Bulls, or the Ferraris, currently.”
Lewis Hamilton Retirement: Lewis Hamilton to RETIRE? F1 Legend CLAIMS Hamilton could lose appetite Formula 1 if he fails to FIGHT for titles – Check Out
