Last year’s season finale is a thing of the past, no one will take the championship title away from Max Verstappen anymore, but that does not mean that the events of that Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are no longer interpreted ambiguously. Their immediate participants, first of all Lewis Hamilton, still remember them painfully, and in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine, he didn’t hide this.
Lewis Hamilton: “I don’t know if I can describe in words what I felt then. I remember just sitting in the cockpit and couldn’t believe what was happening. I knew I had to unfasten my seat belts and get out of the car, but I didn’t have the strength.
And that was one of the hardest moments I’ve had in a long, long time. I know what happened then, I know what decisions were made then and why. Something was wrong, and I knew it.
My father then hugged me and as far as I remember he said something like this: “I want you to know how proud I am of you.” If your father hugs you in such a situation, this is the most important thing. Especially if in childhood this did not happen so often … Of course after Abu Dhabi I have thought about whether I want to continue my career … “
Fortunately for Mercedes fans and the seven-time world champion, Hamilton entered his 16th season in Formula 1 on March 20, 2022 and made it clear in the same interview that he would not be leaving motorsport for the time being.
Source: F1 News
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