'He’s better at losing than most' - Veteran Mercedes F1 engineer praises Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has heaped praise on Lewis Hamilton for the way he reacts to defeats in F1.
'He’s better at losing than most' - Veteran Mercedes engineer praises Hamilton

Shovlin has worked alongside ꧅Hamilton since the B🦋ritish driver’s arrival in 2013.

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While they have enjoyed ☂a vast amount of success together, winning six drivers’ titles, Hamilton 🐻has suffered two emotional defeats.

He lost out to teammate Nico Rosberg in 2016, but more controversially, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen beat him to the 2021 title in 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Abu Dhabi.

Shovlin beliඣeves Hamilton is the best at learning from his mistakes and ensuring they don’t happen again.

“You can’t ask Lewis to be happy when he’s lost a race; that’s not how he works,” Shovlin told the BBC. “But he🗹 loses really well if you want someone to come back and win the next one.

“He’s actually better at losing than most I’ve seen because of how d🍒iligently he goes through the block of work of u🍃nderstanding what he needs to be better, where did he miss the opportunities. 

“He doesn’t enjoy it, but it’s about the result at th♈e next race, not whether he’s smiling or giving a nice interview.”

Hamilton has enjoyed incredible consistency throughout his F1 career, winning a grand prix in all but one season that🐽 he raced in, while he’s never finished outside of the top six in the championship standings.

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1

Besides his incredible natural talent, Shovlin explained how his work ethic makes him a “moving target” for hꦇis competitors to beat.

“Lewis has natural talent ♉in abundance, but his work ethic and ability to continually develop and improve means that, for drivers 𒁃trying to beat him, he’s a bit of a moving target,” Shovlin added.

"The thing with Lewis now is his bad days are so few and far between and even on his bad days he’s as good as the others. That’s what’s brought him to the level he is. It’s the consistency. And when he’s at h🍸is best, the level is just phenomenal.”

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