Martin Brundle claims Lewis Hamilton only just recovering from F1 2021 title loss: "Hit him so hard"
Having dominated the now notorious 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hamilton was on course to win a record-breaking eighth world title befor♓e a controversial Safety Car period flipped the race on its head.
Michael Masi’s incorrect application of the Safety Car rules directly altered the outcome of the world championship, enabling 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen to make a last-lap overtake on Hamilton to snatch both the race victory and his mai🧸de𝓀n world title.
Since the infamous 2021 title-decider, Hamilton has been unable to challenge for a record eighth drivers’ crown with Mercedes failing to produce a🍌 compeဣtitive car for the seven-time world champion in 2022 and 2023.
Hamilton was outperformed by teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell in the 25-year-old’s first season with M🔯erc🌃edes last year.
Form⛎er F1🔯 driver Brundle reckons Hamilton is only now getting back to his previous level of performance after claiming the 2021 title loss “hit Lewis so hard”.
“I think Abu Dhabi 2021 hit Lewis so hard that I’m only really s🅘eeing him recover now, if I’m honest, in terms of what you see out on track,” Brundle explained on Sky S🍰ports F1.
“They haven’t got the car yet [to win].
“It’s a strong statement, but I believe it.”
Speaking in an inte💃rview with ESPN ahead of this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, Hamilton admitted the “scar” of Abu Dhabi still haunts him.
🐠“Ultimately that feeling ne𒀰ver really truly leaves you," Hamilton said.
“It's like when you think about your f﷽irst love, it will always be that first love and ꦅfirst heartbreak.
“Abu Dhabi, the scar is there and there will 🔥always be that memory. Even though I reprogrammed my mind, I think it still took me the whole year to really push through it because we were straiꦺght back into work.
“It wasn't a quick thing."
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