Lewis Hamilton revealed he can not watch for Christmas in what’s a telling abstract of his remaining season with Mercedes.
In the beginning of the yr, Hamilton knowledgeable boss Toto Wolff of his determination to terminate his cope with the Silver Arrows to hitch Ferrari for 2025.
Nevertheless, the Briton made it clear he wished to finish his tenure at Mercedes, who he joined in 2013 from McLaren, with a bang.
He achieved that by successful the British Grand Prix in July earlier than taking victory in Spa-Francorchamps later that month.
Nevertheless, his fourth-place end in Mexico was juxtaposed by a retirement in Austin and tenth in Sao Paulo, the place his Mercedes struggled on the resurfaced, bumpy asphalt.
And now the 39-year-old can not watch for this season to be over earlier than he begins the brand new marketing campaign with Ferrari subsequent yr.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG
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When requested by Autosport about his disappointment, Hamilton mentioned: “I simply put my concentrate on one thing else. I am not combating for the championship. Would not matter, actually, the place we end within the championship.
“I do not care if I end forward of [team-mate] George [Russell] or behind George. It does not make no distinction to me. I simply need to hold the automotive out the wall and attempt to rating factors if I can for the staff, if I can end, no matter.
“If they offer me a automotive that does not bounce off the monitor within the subsequent few races, then hopefully we will get a greater end result. However yeah, wanting ahead to Christmas.”
Hamilton was requested to establish whether or not the bouncing issues, which prompted him appreciable again ache all week in Brazil, have been due to Mercedes’ low trip top or due to the bumpy monitor floor.
He responded: “Each, however I feel principally as a result of the automotive, simply one thing that is not proper. Qualifying was unhealthy. Dash race was unhealthy. The automotive’s simply been unhealthy all weekend.
“Clearly, it is devastating to have these unhealthy races within the second half of the season – however all I can say is, we’re making an attempt.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W15
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“We’re coming into the weekends, nevertheless it’s undoubtedly not acceptable. It is undoubtedly not ok and we have now to take accountability. I’ve to take accountability, however I’m doing one of the best with what I’ve obtained.
“The automotive has been the worst this weekend and I do not know what it’s. We will have to search out out what it’s.”
When quizzed why his automotive swings from good to unhealthy a weekend at a time, Hamilton joked: “You inform me. That is the million greenback query. If you’ll find it. I am going to offer you one million {dollars}!”