F1 Italian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton insists that losing his all-time record has “zero importance”
Hamilton is ✱the only F1 driver in history to have won a race in each season that they have competed, but he hasn’t yet won in a disappointing 2022.
He will start the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid, then has six more chances to save his remarkable record, but has shrugg🌊ed off i🍌ts value.
“Honestly it has zero importance to me,” the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes driver said before 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Friday Practice.
“I am grateful that each year since 2007 we have had the opp🍌ortunity to win, and I do believe we are going to have a chance this year.
“There are still seven races to go and it’s definitely a big goal for the team to be back at the front and fig༒hting for the lead.
“I am not focused on 🦹the record. I am, of course, trying to get the win🔥 this year but the record is not important to me.
“I don’t really care about records, in general.”
Hamilton has won a race in each year since 2007 but has followed up the disappointing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Abu Dhabi 2021 finale with a season blighted by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:porpoising and performance issues with his car.
He retains many incredible F1 records - the most race wins, the mos♍t consecutive race starts, the most points, among them.
But most impressively he is joint-holder, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Schumacher, of the m🃏ost championships (seven). But time is running out for t𒆙he 37 year old to add one more title to become the outright record-holder.
“F🐟or sure, it’s a challenge,” he said. “It’s just about winning another world championship.
“Each one I approach as my first.
“The feeling o𓆏f winning a world championship is so unique and special.
“The idea that no 🤡driver in history has gone past seven? Of course you want to accomplis🌟h that.
“But as you get older,ꩵ you realise that the journey is💧 the most important part. The ride with all the people that you bring with you.
“There is an opportunity to elevate a lot of people - not only in my team, 🐭but with the work we do in Mission 44.
“There is a much bigger picture.
“🦄But from a personal point of view? Winning another world championship remains a goal. I will be so proud to do this for my team.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everyt🦩hin♉g from American sports, to football, to F1.
