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After breaking Michael Schumacher’s record, Lewis Hamilton revealed that to this day he is not used to the uncertainty and nervousness leading up to the race, which was no different before the Portuguese Grand Prix. The six-time world champion also used to worry about whether he would be good enough that day because sometimes he wasn’t entirely sure before departure.
After breaking Michael Schumacher’s record, which he believed to be irresistible for a long time, Lewis Hamilton spoke about how insecure he is to this day before a race and often doesn’t feel like racing will go well for him that day. . The six-time world champion said about the Portuguese Grand Prix that he really felt he had to drive on the go.
“Who would have thought when we entered this project in 2013 to reach 92 victories. This number is almost surreal. He does everything with all his passion and energy, his talent and skills simply set him apart from the rest “, praised the head of the driving team, Toto Wolff. Sky sportsstating.
For the first time this year, the Austrian businessman saw in Hamilton that he had exercised so systematically from his order book against Valtteri Bottas all weekend, to the point that the Finn did not respond to the pace of his teammate. during the race.
Meanwhile, Bottas was puzzled before why it was so slow, all he added was that he had no problem with tire handling, he just couldn’t drive fast enough.
Hamilton said he was “too cautious” after the start, but thought “this was a marathon, not a sprint”, as well as the world title, so he still considers that attitude to be correct. And after catching up with Bottas and overtaking his teammate, the Finn simply hit his trail with a stick and ended up finishing 25 seconds behind him. Hamilton said he “did really well today” for him, in part thanks to his adaptation on the fly.
“I realized a lot about the track and the moving tires, as well as what the car needed. It was very different from yesterday. I rewrote the plans on the fly. However, without him, the great team would not have been successful. It was so good to be able to celebrate on the podium with Bono (Peter Bonnington, Hamilton race engineer – ed.) Because I didn’t work with any engineer for as long as he did. We understand and respect each other very well. “
Hamilton also reflected a bit after the record decision and revealed that 92 wins and 262 race routines were to no avail.
to this day he is nervous and often insecure before races because he does not know if he will be good enough that day.
“I thought I was getting used to certain things over time, but when I put my helmet on in the garage today, I was nervous, I was insecure. Do I remember my strategy, the configuration of the government? You go through all these things, and even now it’s amazing. No matter how many Sundays you experience, nervousness, anxiety, insecurity, the things you need to remember will never be easy. Every occasion is like the first, so I love doing what I do. When I wake up on a Sunday, I feel different every time. It’s hard to say if I’ll be okay today. There are days when I don’t feel well sitting on the grid in the car and I don’t think that will end well today. So I drive better than ever. Then there are times when I feel good, but my performance is not so good after all. Goes and comes. You never know what to expect. What I try to do is prepare myself in the best possible way. With these successes behind me, I am studying things more than ever, practicing different things and in the meantime working with amazing people. “
In none of the statements did Hamilton stop praising his team, with whom he greatly enjoys working together. “It is difficult to explain how I feel. I am young, full of energy, I feel fantastic and I constantly think about the guys I work with and to whom I am very grateful. Everyone comes to the races week after week and the factory people believe in me too. We have been together a long time. You can get used to success, so sometimes I ask them if they are still working hard and they answer yes. They are never really satisfied. I really enjoy our collaboration and I am very proud to challenge the other, to listen to the other. I challenged them on certain things this weekend, so that’s the pace I had today. It’s great to be in a position where with such smart engineers, you get in the mood in a lot of areas and be able to challenge them. “
