Lewis Hamilton in 2021 he was chasing the absolute legend, that is to become the only driver in F1 history to be crowned world champion eight times, a milestone that would have allowed the Mercedes driver to put Michael Schumacher behind him for good. The season just ended saw the 1985 class exceed 100 both in terms of victories and pole position, statistics that see him in both cases at the stratospheric altitude of 103. The title, however, did not arrive. The Max Verstappen-Red Bull-Honda trident after two years of running-in in 2021 showed up on the track more pointed than ever and Lewis Hamilton’s comeback in the championship finale stopped a Safety Car (with its controversial restart) from materializing the world title number 8, which became the first of the Dutch.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said that Lewis Hamilton’s bitterness following the decision of Race Director Michael Masi was so profound that he even questioned Hamilton’s presence on the 2022 starting grid. Carlos Sainz he hopes it will not materialize. The Spanish driver in his first year with Ferrari achieved four podiums finishing in fifth place in the drivers’ standings, improving the previous sixth places obtained by McLaren driver in the two-year period 2019-2020. Sainz hopes to still be able to challenge Lewis Hamilton, perhaps managing to beat him as his former teammate did at the time of his debut in Toro Rosso in 2015 Max Verstappen. “I don’t know what Hamilton will decide to do – said Sainz interviewed by the Spanish newspaper Brand – I want to continue racing with him, he is one of the best riders in history. I hope to continue sharing the grid with Lewis ”.
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