But in all 15 previous championships at this point of the season he had always already won at least one GP: “Here too we have something new to nibble on. When we arrive it will be even more beautiful”. And the toughest opponent was … “Alonso”
He has passed so many milestones that it doesn’t make much difference to Lewis Hamilton. He must even be difficult to keep up with all of them. And in fact, when today they pointed out to him that this Castellet will be his 300th grand prix of his career, he replied candidly: “I didn’t even know …” He is the sixth to go that far (Raikkonen 350; Alonso 345 , this is 346; Barrichello 323; Schumacher 307; Button 306). From the eyes, above the mask, you could guess his smile. “It doesn’t make much difference …”, he added. Then he thought about it for a while ‘, and urged on what he would say to his Formula 1 rookie in Melbourne in 2007 today, he said: “I really don’t know. I would have a very deep conversation. I would tell him to have fun. To make use of the time, which is precious.” , very precious. When you are young you think you live forever. So I would tell him to enjoy the time with his family and not to get too stressed. ”
ALONSO WORST “ENEMY”
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Having to choose one, only one, one out of three hundred, Lewis indicated as the race of his heart: “the first victory”. That is Montreal 2007. “Because the first victory is the feeling of having really managed to reach a goal in your life”. While the opponent was one who was also there today: “I was very young, I was only 22, and I was immature also in terms of ability: but racing with (in a team with …, ed) Fernando puts a lot of pressure on you” But now the problem is that in all 15 previous championships, including the debut one, 2007, at this point in the season Lewis had always won at least one race. Moreover, he is the only long-time driver to have always won at least one grand prix in all the years of his career. Always except this year. “It is something that does not particularly shake me – he said -, because he continues to work to win. And with me the whole team. Nobody gave up anything, certainly it is not the season we hoped and wanted to live. If there is one lesson, it is that we must sharpen our weapons. We hope to reach the level we deserve and once we do it we will appreciate it even more ”.
lE CASTELLET, GOOD MEMORIES
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For now he and Mercedes are chasing. With a good trend, Hamilton is back from three podiums in a row. In the rest of his career they would have been bad, now, after he hadn’t seen the podium for 7 GPs in a row, they are a good sign. “I hope to join the party of those fighting ahead,” he said. “We work for this. We hope to improve every weekend. We certainly try to always bring something new. It will be the same here too, and we hope to nibble on something more to those in front. Usually in this circuit we have always managed to do well … “
July 21, 2022 – 19:38
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