After experiencing an ordeal in 2022, Lewis Hamilton seems much better armed this season. The Briton particularly impressed in Australia on April 2, finishing second behind Max Verstappen. The Mercedes driver is making a comeback, and Fernando Alonso feels he is far from easy to beat.
Last season, Lewis Hamilton went through a real ordeal. After seeing his eighth title elude him in 2021, the Briton was heavily victimized by the change in regulations. Mercedes faced a major porpoising problem, which prevented the seven-time world champion from performing properly. Things improved as the year progressed, but it was too much for Lewis Hamilton, who was already ruled out of the title chase. As a result, the driver Mercedes finished in sixth place overall.
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Far from his ordeal, Hamilton impressed in Australia
But in 2023, everything looks different. Lewis Hamilton is no longer bothered by the same worries and looks much better armed than in 2022. Mercedes still has work to do to hope to compete Red Bullbut the Australian Grand Prix was a beacon of hope. Lewis Hamilton finished in second place, a few hundredths behind Max Verstappen. The Briton is gradually making his return to the front of the peloton. And Fernando Alonsowho has to fight with the 38-year-old driver on the tracks, believes that the seven-time world champion is far from easy to beat.
“He is a legend of our sport”
« The return of my battles with Hamilton? It is a very good thing. He is a legend of our sport. We saw in Australia, when we spent the whole race less than two seconds apart, playing with the gaps a bit, that he has no weak points, he makes no mistakes. He’s a very tough competitor. To beat it, you always need something special. So that’s the type of guy you want to challenge “confided the pilot ofAston Martin in comments reported by NextGen-Auto.
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