Lewis Hamilton's rare insight into "psychological battle" with his F1 adversaries
In the past the seven-time world champion oft𒈔en kept himself to himself in the F1 paddock. However, in r🎀ecent years, Hamilton has been spotted engaging with his fellow competitors more than ever.
Hamilton has formed strong bonds with old title rival 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sebastian Vettel, who retired from the sport at the end of last season, and enjoys a good relationship with new Mercedes teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell.
He has also been spotted giving advice to some of F1’s younger drivers, including the likes of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mick Schumacher and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Zhou Guanyu.
In contrast, Hamilton has endured famously tense relationships with the likes of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso, two of his fiercest F1 rivals.
Speaking on the On Purpose podcast, Hamilton provided an insight into the complicated “psychological battle” that drivers go throuꦡgh.
“The other drivers? We have more in common than we like to think,” Hamil🤡ton said.
꧒“But we are so c♍ompetitive. A lot of us have our defence.
“You want to beat the guy. You might like the guy outside of the car, but you can’t show that. It’s a psychological🎃 battle that we have.
“As 🐻an older driver I try to reach ♐out to the youngsters because they are the future.
“None of them are black, they haven’t faced the same as me, but they have faced their own challenges. I havꦡe tried to make🦋 allies.
“A couple of them took the knee with me in 2020.”
Hamilton and Verstappen insist they respect each other but relations have ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚbeen tested by several on-track collisions.
Meanwhile, Hamilton and Alonso had t🍸heir most recent falling out after crashing at last year’s Belgian Grand Prix.
Alonso labelled his fo𒉰rmer McLaren teammat💖e an “idiot” who only knows how to race at the front.
Hamilton init🐓ially refused to speak to Alonso after being informed of his fellow multiple world champion’s comments, before the pair later made up when the Spaniard apologised to the Britonꦬ.
Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for wuqian0821.com around the w🅰orld. Often reporting on the action from the ground, Lewis tells the stories of the people who matter in the sport.
