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After his seventh world title, Lewis Hamilton does not seem to be fed up with success in Formula 1.
12:53 pm, November 16, 2020
Lewis Hamilton holds even after equaling the world title record of Michael Schumacher There is not enough Formula 1. Although the Briton still has no contract for next season, his Mercedes team is firmly convinced that he will stay. “We will do it, I’m sure,” Hamilton said after his win in Turkey. The 35-year-old’s next goals for 2021 are already set: 100 Grand Prix victories and an eighth world title.
“Well right now I’m enjoying the moment that of course will pass so I want to savor it for as long as possible,” Hamilton responded on Sunday when asked if he was already thinking about becoming the only record champion with an eighth world title. “Only in the new year will I see what comes next and where I can be even better and what else I want to do in the world. But what I can say is that I want to stay here because I think I have not reached the limit yet.”
Will Hamilton soon be in triple digits?
At the same time, Hamilton noted that the season was not over yet: “There are still three races left.” In pole position (currently 97) he could reach one hundred this year. On the other hand, he is still six GP victories short of being the first driver in motorsport’s premier class to achieve triple digits. To Hamilton himself, such figures still sound “incredible” even if they could soon become reality.
Such registrations would only be possible if you had the right equipment. “Everybody knows that there is a huge squad behind me, without whom I would not be able to do what I do weekend after weekend,” said Hamilton, referring to “everyone” in the Mercedes team. Even the “cleaning ladies” are just as important to him as our head of aerodynamics. Or anyone in the gear or carbon machine shop. We are all equally important, we are all links in a huge chain, and if only one link does not work, then everything does not work, as you see with the others. “
What I can say is that I want to stay here because I don’t think I have reached the limit yet.
Lewis Hamilton
And that is exactly what Mercedes, which has secured a historic string of successes with the seventh en-suite design engineer title, is exactly what it is. “We have all these strong connections and I’m really proud of each and every one of the people and what we’ve done that no one else has done,” Hamilton said. Also, in a year that was so challenging because of the coronavirus pandemic, but also because of the “Black Lives Matter” movement, which is particularly close to the heart of the black superstar.
“All children should have the right to the same opportunities, the same education. It should not depend on the color of their skin, it should not depend on their religion or where they live,” said Hamilton once again, emphasizing that Formula 1 also it can be used as a “platform” “to raise awareness about something. It’s not political, it’s about human rights. (…) And people can really push for change with their voice.”
For him, “this fight” was also an additional motivation that he took to the race track. “I showed my best performance as a driver,” said the old and new world champions, referring to his best performance on Sunday on a wet track in Turkey. “And it’s nice to have something else that makes it even more valuable and important to me.”
