WATCH: First American woman to compete in racing Mary McGee cheers for Lewis Hamilton at Canadian GP

Lewis Hamilton has great support from multiple big names across the world including America's first woman in motorsport, Mary McGee.

WATCH: First American woman to compete in racing Mary McGee cheers for Lewis Hamilton at Canadian GP

Lewis Hamilton (via IMAGO) Mary McGee (in circle) (via Sky Sports)

Mercedes has been having a great time at the 2024 Canadian GP. George Russell scored the first Mercedes pole in the 2024 season at Monte Carlo. Additionally, Lewis Hamilton topped the FP3 session and has great hopes of scoring a great end to the race. However, a difficult Qualifying session saw the 39-year-old start the race from seventh. Regardless, the Briton has extended support from multiple big people, notably from Mary McGee.

Mary McGee, America’s first-ever female racer was present at the Canadian GP to spectate Mercedes’ newfound pace. McGee was questioned regarding her previous career in motorsports and motorcycling sports. Additionally, the 87-year-old was questioned about the driver she was supporting for the race. The American claimed that she was cheering for the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.

I am cheering for Mr. [Lewis] Hamilton of course!
Mary McGee told SkySports.
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A majority of the people will be eyeing Mercedes and their performance at the Canadian GP. The team has been looking promising with great results after sporting multiple updates at the Monaco GP. Additionally, George Russell‘s pole position will help him soar through the circuit with ease against Red Bull’s struggling pace.

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Jacques Villeneuve claims Lewis Hamilton no longer has the ‘anger’ behind the wheel like before

Lewis Hamilton is infamous for his daring racing style in the past. However, Mercedes’ struggles in the 2024 season have witnessed a decline in his performance. Multiple people believe that the 39-year-old is past his prime amidst such a disappointing performance. Jacques Villeneuve reckoned that the seven-time world champion was no longer the same in racing style as before.

And it doesn’t seem that Lewis has his anger behind the wheel that he’s had in the past and hopefully he gets it back at Ferrari.
Jacques Villeneuve told Sky Sports.
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Lewis Hamilton(via IMAGO)

Apart from this, Villeneuve mentioned that the new environment at Ferrari could enable the Briton to start performing like before. The Canadian also berated Mercedes’ recent form and compared it to McLaren’s newfound upgrading performance. The 52-year-old added that Brackley was doing the opposite of Woking, especially with Hamilton and underdelivering performances.

He needs that new environment to get excited again. But Mercedes is doing the opposite of McLaren, where McLaren always say they won’t be good and they go beyond expectation, Mercedes does the opposite. Every time they come to a track, ‘Oh, this is better’ and it doesn’t show.
Jacques Villeneuve noted.

However, Lewis Hamilton will try his best to move ahead in the pecking order to score much better results. The 39-year-old was facing some problems in his chassis after the qualifying session. Hence, Hamilton will have to push extra hard to help Brackley take some control over the lead to Aston Martin in the constructors’ championship.

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