Mercedes W14 is getting unveiled next week, but before, the confidence of the team, especially Lewis Hamilton giving warning to the rivals, is worth watching.
One may ask, how did Lewis Hamilton become a seven-time world champion? He could have stopped in the middle; he was already 35+. Also, after he finally stood neck-to-neck with Michael Schumacher, he could have retired. But Hamilton returned to win the eighth title. Even after an unfair judgment in 2021 that made him lose the championship to Max Verstappen, he came back in 2022 and is coming in 2023. And most probably will be coming in 2024 and 2025 also. Why? Because he is hungry for victories. He now, after surviving a drastic season last year, is hungry even more. The rivals of Lewis Hamilton can consider his recent statement as a warning!
During the entire 2022 season, Mercedes keep falling. Not until the United States Grand Prix did the W13 become one of the strong cars like the F1-75 and RB19. As a result, in Brazil, the team secured the season’s first win. However, that was George Russell’s maiden win; Hamilton passed the season winless. In January, he turned 38 and only is participating in the 2023 Formula championship with hopes to win the eighth world title that would break his and Schumacher’s record. It is his last year with Mercedes, according to the present contract. But there is another deal waiting for his pen.
“I Knew That I Was Hungrier Than Other Kids.” Said Lewis Hamilton Throwing Back Into The Past
Lewis Hamilton will sign the new Mercedes contract. It is almost confirmed because he himself has expressed the interest several times on camera. And now, looking at Briton’s recent Twitter post where he is in his early days and driving the karting day’s car, one can definitely say that he is not yet ready to retire. He will definitely extend his Formula One career beyond 2023 or maybe beyond 2025.
With two throwback photos of his karting days, Hamilton wrote, “So much hungrier now” [hungrier for the win]. He also wrote, “I remember how excited I was when I saw my first go-kart wrapped up in my living room.” Hamilton explained the entire scenario when he first saw his kart as he saw it earlier when he was supposed to. He had to act like he was surprised to see it because he already saw. In front of his parents, when they opened it, Hamilton walked in with his back turned to it. And tried to act like it was not there.
And when, for the very first time, Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time world who was unaware of the fact that he was going to break records, drove the car, He Felt At One. he said, “I knew I was meant to do it.” Even being a kid, Hamilton knew that he had the power to do something great. He was hungrier than other kids.