Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes are loved so much also because it has the seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton, in it. The team might have passed a disastrous season and lost the winning streak. But it still has got Hamilton, who never fails to uplift and motivate Mercedes no matter what it goes through. This year when everything was going in opposite for the Silver Arrows, Lewis Hamilton “spectacularly” lifted the team up and said, “Let’s go! Mercedes boss Toto Wolff explained how Mercedes was encouraged by the seven-time world in the hard times of the year.

The last season was the first season of Formula One when Lewis Hamilton has not made a single win. He had a stunning record of 15 winning streaks, but 2022 shattered it. Despite the heartbreak, he got a step up on what he had shown earlier with the team’s mentality. As the season ended, Toto Wolff was called to give a review on the dreadful survival of the Silver Arrows. Speaking with GPFans, the boss said, “He rose to a level that went much beyond what he was before for the team and also in the car.”

   
Lewis Hamilton

At one end, where millions of people chose to criticize Lewis Hamilton for the dull performance, Toto Wolff, on another, comes out to praise his champion. He said, “when Mercedes had the bad moments as everyone has, Lewis picked the team up.” Wolff explained that he remembered the debriefings after the dull races where the Briton used to say, “Guys, Don’t feel down. Let’s pick ourselves up. There is still a lot more to come and a lot more to win. Just Let’s GO!”

“Lewis Hamilton Is The Most Valued And Recognisable Member Of Mercedes Family”- Toto Wolff

In addition, Toto Wolff reckoned that Hamilton mentally supported every staff member of Mercedes when no good result was recorded. On the other hand, he also explained that Mercedes also keep supporting Hamilton when there was a tough time, as most of the time it was. So yes, It was spectacular team behavior that Mercedes had this year.

Lewis Hamilton-George Russell
Lewis Hamilton-George Russell

Indeed, Lewis Hamilton has been a part of Mercedes since its inception. And when one says that it is Lewis who made the Silver Arrows so recognized, then there will be no hesitation in accepting it. The credit for Mercedes’s rise directly goes to the seven-time world champion. He joined the team in 2013 and then together made it worth dominative for eight consecutive years. With Lewis Hamilton, it was nothing like contracts, and there was always a partnership, rise together, fall together.

Toto Wolff stated, “It is a totally different thing with Lewis hamilton. He is not just a driver of Mercedes but a valuable and recognized team member. Besides, the boss also mentions George Russell, who joined Mercedes this year. He believes that Goerge came to Mercedes when the team was left with nothing but hopes and belief to fight for wins and championships.

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