Formula 1
F1: Things are heating up between Mercedes and Hamilton!
Published on March 19, 2023 at 10:35 a.m.
Author of disappointing qualifying, Lewis Hamilton will start from 7th position on the starting grid in Jeddah, behind Esteban Ocon. Nothing is going well between the Briton and his team, which he reprimanded again on Saturday because of the poor performance of his car. Toto Wolff wanted to put out the smoldering fire at Mercedes.
What’s going on at Mercedes at the start of the season? Three days after the surprise departure ofAngela Cullen, the physiotherapist of Lewis Hamilton, tensions appear within the German team. Relaxed and smiling in front of journalists, the seven-time world champion is cold with his boss This is Wolff and fuels rumors of an alleged falling out between the two men. The Austrian acknowledges that ” it’s not time to joke ” with Hamiltonnot because of an argument but because of the disappointing performance of his single-seater.
“We have to do things”
« It looks like Lewis is saying things that aren’t aligned with the team, but he is. In fact, we have the same goals – we want to win world championships. Some of us had a different view of how we should do things and others had a different perspective. In the end, we all decided together to stick with the concept and try to make it work, encouraged by the results at the end of last year, and we were totally wrong. He was one of those who said ‘I don’t feel good in this car’ “, first explained This is Wolffreported by Next Gen Auto.
“We owe him a fast car”
« We can say that he was also right on this side. I think he is at the peak of his performance and has all his judgment skills, enhanced by experience. We just need to have a fast car for him and George so they can win races and fight for the championship. This is my personal challenge, I now have it in my heart and I want it to happen. The more we are in these difficult situations, the more I want to have an agreement with him because we owe him a fast car “, added the director of Mercedes.