F1 Gossip: Hamilton ‘no longer the fighter he was’ - Ecclestone
- Ex-Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclesto🧜ne has criticised Lewis Hamilton for his approach this seasꦿon up against Max Verstappen.
In an interview with , he said: “I have spoken to lots of people about this and perhaps Lewis is not quite the fighter that he was. There are lots of occasions this year where he could have done better ꦍand he hasn’t. He hasn’t had any competition, the equipment has always been super, and he hasn’t really had to make the effort. But now maybe he is thinking that he better take it a bit easier.”
Ecclestone also criticised F1’s sprint qualifying for༺mat, which is set to debut at this wඣeekend’s British Grand Prix.
“I don’t agree with it. The minute you start mucking around with these things, the history disappears and💛 that is not a good thing. People would say somebody has 70 pole positions but that has gone now. There is no such thing as a pole position. I don’t think it is going to work and I don’t think it will continue. It is an unnecessary confusion for no reason.”
- Red Bull boss Christian Horner says his relationship with Toto Wolff is “absolutꦓely fine” and he believes this is the f𒀰irst time the German has ever been under pressure during his time in F1.
“My relationship with Toto is absolutely fine,” Horner told . “I respect♑ him for what he has achieved with Mercedes. This, of course, is a new situation for him.
“He has never been under pre♊ssure. He acquired a winning team so it is a different position for him to be under pressure and it is a question how yo🦄u deal with pressure.”
)- Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll has praised his son, Lance, for his performances in 2021, 📖stating that they are on a par with four-time world champion teammate Sebastian Vettel. ()
- Lando Norris has admitted that it was a bit ‘odd’ to hear Lewis Hamiltoജn’s team radio me꧑ssage during the Austrian Grand Prix.
He told : “It was cool hearing it from Lewis. More so than from any other driver in F1. It was in the mi🔥ddle of the race which I wouldn't ever do. And it was a bit odd because you don't expe𒀰ct to hear it.
“But it means even more that he said it after he had gone past and I was racing against him, rather than him dropping back becaus🥃e of any problems.”
- Alfa Romeo team boss Frederic Vasseur believes his team can be the surဣprise package ꦇin 2022. ()
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