Lewis Hamilton deems joining Mercedes as the ‘STANDOUT’ moment in F1 career

Lewis Hamilton joined the Brackley-based Mercedes F1 team at the start of the 2013 season.

Lewis Hamilton deems joining Mercedes as the ‘STANDOUT’ moment in F1 career

Lewis Hamilton (Via: Imago)

Lewis Hamilton‘s love affair with the Mercedes F1 team is well-known. He has been driving for the outfit since 2013 and with his tenure coming to an end with them at the close of the ongoing campaign, he has deemed joining the German outfit as a special moment in his career.

The Brit is easily one of the biggest names to have ever stepped foot into the exciting world of F1. He has so far amassed an impressive seven world championships and six of them, have been with the Silver Arrows.

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Lewis Hamilton recently had an in-depth candid conversation on a podcast where he was asked to talk about the ‘standout’ moment in his F1 career, his response went like this:

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It would probably been when I decided to join Mercedes. I think that there was a specific time and I was in Thailand at the time between a race, after Singapore and that's when I made the decision. I was like I was like I want to take the leap of faith.
Lewis Hamilton via the Performance People podcast

Looking at the reaction of the Brit, it is quite clear that ahead of 2013, he really wanted to take a daring step by joining Mercedes. It was one of the best decisions Hamilton ever made keeping in view the success he has amassed over the years.

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Lewis Hamilton wants Mercedes to check if upgrades are actually ‘delivering’

The Mercedes F1 team arrived in Zandvoort on the back of three wins before the summer break. Moreover, the outfit looked strong in the practice sessions but things kind of fizzled out during qualifying and the main race.

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Lewis Hamilton and Peter Bonnington, image via PlanetF1

George Russell and Lewis Hamilton came away with P7 and P8 finishes and after the event, the latter especially, was very disappointed.

I think the car definitely didn’t feel as strong as the last race for some reason. We need to look into that, whether our upgrade is actually delivering or not, we have to wait and see.
Lewis Hamilton via RaceFans post Dutch GP

The Brackley-based team has been on an upward trajectory at the pinnacle of motor racing. The Zandvoort weekend was a bit of a shocker but there are still nine races remaining in the 2024 season.

Next up on the F1 calendar is the Italian GP and if Mercedes gets things right there, it could thrust the outfit into another positive spell for the coming races. Hamilton and Co. will surely be eyeing as many race wins as possible going forward.

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