Lewis Hamilton revealed he can’t watch for Christmas in what’s a telling abstract of his last Method 1 season with Mercedes.
At the beginning of the 12 months, Hamilton knowledgeable boss Toto Wolff of his determination to terminate his cope with the Silver Arrows to hitch Ferrari for 2025.
Nonetheless, the Briton made it clear he needed to finish his tenure at Mercedes, which he joined in 2013 from McLaren, with a bang.
He achieved that by profitable the British Grand Prix in July earlier than taking victory in Spa-Francorchamps later that month.
Nonetheless, 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’t watch for this season to be over earlier than he begins the brand new marketing campaign with Ferrari subsequent 12 months.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG
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When requested by Motorsport.com about his disappointment, Hamilton mentioned: “I simply put my concentrate on one thing else. I am not preventing for the championship. Does 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 would not make any distinction to me. I simply wish to maintain the automotive out the wall and attempt to rating factors if I can for the workforce, 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 outcome. However yeah, wanting ahead to Christmas.”
Hamilton was requested to determine whether or not the bouncing issues, which precipitated him appreciable again ache all week in Brazil, have been due to Mercedes’ low experience top or due to the bumpy monitor floor.
He responded: “Each, however I feel largely 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 positively not acceptable. It is positively not adequate and we have now to take accountability. I’ve to take accountability, however I’m doing the perfect with what I’ve received.
“The automotive has been the worst this weekend and I do not know what it’s. We will have to seek 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-dollar query. If you’ll find it. I will provide you with one million {dollars}!”