The tongue slips, or they make honest mistakes; they often call Lewis Hamilton an eight-time F1 world champion which is still a dream for the Mercedes driver. Whether it’s the rival team, Red Bull boss Christian Horner, Ferrari star boy Charles Leclerc, a Brazilian Politician, or a host at a Mercedes event, all of them have once called Hamilton by the tag he dreams of getting remembered by.
Recently, in a Mercedes event organized at the Petronas University of Technology, Lewis Hamilton, who still lives with the target to get back the [eighth] championship that was taken from him two years ago, was welcomed as “an eighth-time world champion.” The crowd was getting insane, but all that Hamilton could do was smile! On social media also, the video has gone viral. Fans started captioning it like, “Petronas knows what they are doing.” However, this is not new for fans to see such a thing, as this is not the first time Hamilton has been introduced with the mythological honorary title. So, okay, not a problem. It is not impossible, soon, the Briton will surely pave the way to his eighth world championship.
In 2021, only Steward Michael Masi would not have made an unfair judgment. Today Lewis Hamilton would have been fighting for his ninth world championship. He had already reached the borderline of getting the eighth trophy. Still, just at the last moment, Max Verstappen overtook him following Masi’s decision that allowed the lapped car to overtake. Max was on new tires; Hamilton was not. As a result, Max drove faster, but Hamilton could not. And just within a few seconds, the most stunning plot change appeared in Formula One. Everyone shocked. Red Bull rocked!
Hopes For Lewis Hamilton To Win The Eighth World Championship Is Still Alive In People’s Hearts
Max Verstappen took his maiden Formula One world championship by battling with Lewis Hamilton. But with the trophy, he took a lot of blame too. Many F1 fans say Max Verstappen stole Hamilton’s trophy, and one of the sky sports reporters named Ted Kravitz, his broadcasting said the same once. The decision that Michael Masi made for the last lap after the safety car was a little bent from as it is written in the rulebook. And thus, it was inappropriate. It made things difficult for Lewis and Max both as the seven-time world champion was prevented from what he deserved, and Max was prevented from the appreciation praisings a driver gets for winning his first championship.
Unfortunately, after 2021, Lewis Hamilton could not find that opportunity again. He indeed returned back in 2022 to get the championship back. But the new regulations this time helped Max Verstappen beat him. Again in 2023, Hamilton returned to make that masterpiece he is into making. But so far, things are not going in his favor. However, there is still hope. Not only fans, me, and you say so, but also one of the former F1 team bosses, Eddie Jordan, says it.
He believes that Lewis Hamilton adores and loves racing. Why? Because he has been racing since when he was five years old. He has already done everything for which GOD may have sent him. If he stops now, Eddie Jordan will forgive him. “I’d support him on that,” he said. And if Hamilton wants to go ahead, “I want to see the fight for his eighth championship,” Eddie continued.