“The stronger you get and the more jealousy,” Toto Wolff believes Lewis Hamilton is not distracted by envy and negativity
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Lewis Hamilton created history last weekend at the Spanish GP, as he became the first driver to record 100 pole positions. The Briton won the Spanish GP, the following day and claimed the 98th win of his career. With his victory, the seven time world champion has extended his lead at the top of the championship to 14 points.
Toto Wolff, Mercedes team principal has been a long time admirer of Lewis Hamilton’s abilities, and believes that the Briton is unaffected by the criticism he receives. On several occasions in the past, people have claimed that the reason behind Hamilton’s success is his car and not Hamilton himself.
However, Toto Wolff disregarded all claims, and believes that the records speak for itself. “There will always be people who will see it this way. The stronger you get and the more jealousy, the more envy and the more negativity you will encounter,” said Wolff.
“What they say is totally irrelevant. If we listened to all the things that are said, we would be very distracted from our work. Andrew Shovlin explained to me that if we put all his laps on pole together, the video would last two hours. This is enough to explain what it has achieved,” he added.
We are talking about an exceptional driver: Toto Wolff on Lewis Hamilton
Toto Wolff believes that Lewis Hamilton’s extraordinary success is a reason why he has done something better than the others. “We are talking about an exceptional driver, who has grown as a personality on and off the track. It is clear that this is something that he does much better than others,” said the Austrian.
Toto Wolff stated that he cannot choose his favorite qualifying lap of Lewis Hamilton, as all of them were fantastic in their own way. He believes that the Briton raises his level every single time.
“Each time I am asked if this was the best lap he has done, or if it was his best race…” Wolff said, “Lewis is just operating at a level never seen before. Even on Saturday the car was probably not perfect, but he beat the others and one hundred poles is an incredible result,” he added.
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