“People have cried” - Lewis Hamilton recalls “hardest year” for Mercedes in 2022
Mercedes endured their worst F1 season sincဣe 2012, scoring a single victory and pole position throughout the 22-race season.
It was statistically Hamilton’s worst season as well, slumping to sixth in the drivers’ championship behind new teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell.
Merc🤡edes’ form was poor in the first portion of the year as they struggled with porpoising.
Theyꦿ turned it around by the summer break, often challenging Red Bull at certain races such as Hungary, Zandvoort, USA, Mexico and Brazil.
After years of dominance, it was new territory for Mercedes, who hadn’t not won the constructors’ champio♏nship since 2013.
.“We all had to come close💖r. I’ve worked with this team for 10 yea🀅rs but, [last] year, people have opened up like they never have before.
“People have cried. It has been beautiful to see. We are a better team than we ever were befoꦆre.”
While winning an eighth world title remains at the heart of his ambitions, Hamilton continues to campaign for more diversity and inclusi🔜on in the sport.
Mercedes switched to a black livery for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, moving away from the⛦ir traditional silver, to show their stance against discrimination.
Hamil🍷ton has since started the Mission 44 foundation, and Ignite, in conjunction with Mercedes, to combat diversity-related i⛦ssues.
“We live with intention, we talk about iꦅmpact,” he added. “Everyone in the team had diversity and inclusion training.
“It’s my job to make sure that the effort wಞe’ve put in doesn'tꩲ fall away.”
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