(Video) Lewis Hamilton showers praise on ‘talented young guys’ Oliver Bearman and Franco Colapinto for IMPRESSIVE Baku outing
Lewis Hamilton is an idol to many young talents across the world of motorsport.
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Oliver Bearman, Lewis Hamilton, and Franco Colapinto (via: IMAGO, X/sim, screenshot)
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has praised Haas and Williams’s young drivers Oliver Bearman and Franco Colapinto. Both Bearman and Colapinto finished with points (P10 and P8) during an extremely challenging 51-lap outing at Baku.
Oliver Bearman has signed a deal with Haas for 2025 and raced as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen during the recently concluded Azerbaijan GP. Simultaneously, Franco Colapinto received the call to drive for Williams Racing for the remainder of 2024 as a replacement for sacked Logan Sargeant.
Lewis Hamilton has since talked about the increasing influence of Formula 1 in nurturing young drivers. Hamilton too put on a valiant effort to finish P7 after having started from the pitlane during the race at Baku.
Its really great to see talented young guys coming through and driving so well.Lewis Hamilton said after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
"its really great to see talented young guys coming through and driving so well"
— sim (@sim3744) September 15, 2024
"oliver did a great job, racing against him – was tough but fair and yeah – i don't remember that kid's name, in williams – ??"
rosa : "colapinto"
"colapinto. he did a great job as well" ?#F1… https://t.co/g59JIgIay1
Colapinto and Bearman will now cherish the kind words of praise from the seven-time world champion in their career going forward. An exciting future awaits the talented duo who seek to make their mark at the pinnacle of motorsport.
Lewis Hamilton shares his thoughts after the Azerbaijan GP
Mercedes secured a good result after an unconvincing qualifying session at Baku on Saturday. Lewis Hamilton thereafter stressed on the Brackley-based team’s outcome after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Today was a difficult race. We had a good day on Friday, but the rest of the weekend was tough. We made some changes heading into Saturday that didn't work out, but we had to live with them. We also knew it would be challenging to overtake today.Lewis Hamilton said after the Azerbaijan GP
Lewis Hamilton: Today was a difficult race. We had a good day on Friday, but the rest of the weekend was tough. We made some changes heading into Saturday that didn't work out, but we had to live with them. We also knew it would be challenging to overtake today.
— Junaid #JB17 (@JunaidSamodien_) September 15, 2024
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Hamilton claims that the W15 was effective during the practice sessions but failed to produce good results in qualifying. He constantly complained about the lack of tire temperatures and deemed the changes in W15 as ineffective.
The Silver Arrows currently stand fourth in the constructors’ championship behind the likes of Ferrari, McLaren, and Red Bull. Their performances in the upcoming races of the season will be a direct factor in assessing whether or not they achieve a top-three finish.
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