Hamilton already talks about retiring on the verge of breaking record

Mercedes is now a seven-time world champion and Hamilton will soon be able to say the same about himself (Photo: AFP)

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Although in Imola, unlike many of his previous victories, he had to work harder Towards Lewis Hamilton For the win, after taking the lead, he confidently led the No. 44 Mercedes in first place until the end of the last lap. This further contributed to Mercedes securing the constructors’ world title five races before the end of the season.

“It is just amazing! We have always been at the forefront and while our performance is excellent, it is not easy to deliver good results week after week. Hamilton confessed. – When people look at us, they may think that we are used to winning, but for me, each time it seems to be the first time with this team, and I think it is because of our determination. I am grateful to everyone and will always be grateful to be part of this team and record decisions. No team has been able to do that before. “

Hamilton also spoke about his future after the race, as he still has no contract for the 2021 season. There is not much chance that Mercedes will ditch the slow seven-time world champion, but it could be that Hamilton himself decides to say goodbye to the race. Formula One.

“We talk a lot about this with Toto and I know what he thinks about it. Said the 35-year-old cyclist. – We carry most of this weight together. I’ve been here a long time and I understand why I want to go back a bit and spend more time with my family and other things. Regarding my physical condition, I feel very strong and could compete for many more months. There are many factors that go through my brain. I want to be here next year, but there is no guarantee. I worry a lot about my life after F1, so time will tell what happens ”.

Hamilton on the podium, by the way, undertook what he had previously said he would never do. Now he has his second podium with Renault Daniel Ricciardóval together they performed the shoey (i.e., drinking from shoes – ed.), which the Australian pilot later revealed: he wouldn’t have believed Hamilton would ever accept this.

“I think the Australians went for a dance of joy not to forget Shoey now Ricciardo joked. – However, when I was getting ready to drink out of my shoes, I heard Lewis say to take off my other shoes as well. He wanted to say no because once, three years ago, he said on the podium that he would never do that. Now, however, he asked for it, and that really surprised me. 2020 is a weird year anyway, so we had a great time with that. “

Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton shoey together | Imola Grand Prix 2020

Starting from the pole Towards Walter Bottas he failed to turn his start at Imola into a victory, and said his fate was sealed on the second lap of the race. Bottas drove through a small piece of debris from Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari, one or two of which got stuck under his car, making the Mercedes very unwieldy.

“The beginning went well and that was the main thing that went well today. Said the Finn about his race. – On the second lap, however, debris came out of the track’s seven-lap curve. I didn’t get a chance to get out. At least I tried to do it going through the middle of the car and not with the wheels to avoid the puncture. However, it obviously caused some damage to the car, which suddenly made it difficult to drive. “

By the way, Mercedes managed to remove the Ferrari battery from the bottom of Bottas’ car, which was later returned to the Maranellos. In the image below, it’s clear that not just a small piece came off Vettel’s four-wheeler in the post-start position.

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The race went very well Max verstappen for him until he got into a dungeon and retired on lap 50. However, Red Bull seemed to be able to keep up with Mercedes in the Imola race, which is why Verstappen specifically regrets having to drop out of the race.

“I did well and was able to catch Lewis The Dutchman remembered. – Then I tried to stay close to Valtteri, but there was some damage to the floor, so we both wasted our time. Lewis was able to get ahead of us when changing wheels, but when I passed Valtteri my speed was pretty good. Then suddenly I lost control of my car on the straight because my tires blew. I don’t know exactly what happened because when I looked at the car, I didn’t see anything that was broken. It’s pretty awful because I tried to keep up with the Mercedes and enjoyed the race. Too bad I couldn’t get on the podium at the end. “

Verstappen falls from podium position after right rear failure | Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna 2020