The Mercedes has been living in an anomalous situation for a month now: Lewis Hamilton, seven times world champion e cover man of the German stable and of the inter circus, is currently Without a contract, and has not yet found the renewal agreement with the Silver Arrows.
The negotiation is going to be long and still does not unlock, but the Anglo-Caribbean driver in an interview with Sportweek seems to have little doubt, he will be there: “The eighth world title it would be something huge, I can’t even say the number, but that’s what everyone will be talking about in 2021 and that’s what I am concentrating all my efforts. We have a very tough season ahead of us, Red Bull has shown that they are really strong in the last races of 2020 and we had the engines at their best ”.
The British driver underlines how much it is difficult to stay at the top every year: “It’s getting harder and harder, when you’re approaching the summit it’s possible to make progress, but when you’re already in the lead the progress is getting smaller and smaller, and steps forward are followed by steps back. To manage to continually improve it is a great undertaking “.
Stevenage’s driver idol is Ayrton Senna. “I liked Ayrton for the victories and for the way he faced a system that was not always benevolent against him, something that I have also experienced in my career, albeit for different reasons”.
OMNISPORT | 30-01-2021 11:52