“Zero chemistry between him and Mercedes”- F1 fans mock Lewis Hamilton as a resurfaced photo of his 2013 pre-season testing crash goes viral
The pressure for performing well is being heaped on Lewis Hamilton by the fans as they believe Mercedes will not be able to deliver a Championship-worthy car for him.
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Lewis Hamilton and his 2014 pre-season testing crash (via X)
To say that Lewis Hamilton has achieved superstar status in Formula 1 because of his on-track achievements would be an understatement. The Briton has seen the heights of success during his tenure at Mercedes throughout the turbo-hybrid era as he was instrumental in the team getting 8 back-to-back World Constructors’ Championship wins. Lewis himself has won seven World Drivers’ titles in his career–one while he was at McLaren and the other six during his time at Mercedes. And now, at 39 years of age, he has renewed his contract with the Silver Arrows as he is showing no signs of slowing down.
Even though Lewis Hamilton does not want to retire from F1 anytime soon, the hard-to-digest truth for his fans is that his performance has not been up to the mark in the last two seasons. As he is currently gearing up for his eighteenth season as a Formula 1 racer, Hamilton has got to prove his worth by clocking some Grand Prix wins in the upcoming campaign as he failed to attain a single race win in 2022 and 2023.
Currently, the F1 off-season is going on, and most of the racers are returning to their team headquarters to test the new setup ahead of their 2024 campaign. During this time, fans have unearthed an image showing Lewis Hamilton crashing into the walls with his Mercedes racecar during the pre-season testing session of 2013. This led to many of the X users commenting on how Lewis has never been a good choice for Mercedes.
Fans claim Lewis Hamilton should not think of winning eighth World Championship with Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton’s current results do not speak highly of him even though he has won 104 Grands Prix in his career and has shattered several massive F1 records. And because of the lack of results, some fans have also lost their faith in the seven-time World Champion as they believe he should not be thinking of winning another title with Mercedes at all.
Here is what they have commented upon seeing an image of Lewis Hamilton’s crash during the 2014 pre-season testing:
In other news, Lewis Hamilton has brought back his former manager who was a part of his team between 2016 and 2021. The man in question, Mark Hynes, will reportedly focus on Lewis’ racing career. Hynes had left the Mercedes racer’s side quite abruptly at the end of 2021 to focus on his own business. His comeback might be an indication that Lewis wants to vehemently fight for his eighth title and he wants to bring all the help he can get for it.
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