Lewis Hamilton “sacrificing performance” like Michael Schumacher did in Mercedes return, says Ross Brawn
Hamilton arrives at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Singapore Grand Prix in danger of not winning a single race during an F1 season for the first time since his career began in 2007, after his Mercedes W13 car was hampered by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:porpoising and performance issues all year.
Schumacher cam𒉰e out of retirement in 2010 to drive for Mercedes who were returning to the sport, but in♐ three seasons he couldn’t win a race and didn’t add to his seven championships.
Brawn, who worked with Schumacher at Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes, told that Hamilton is c🔴urrently experiencing a similar situation: “Lewis is in the twilight of his career.
“But that doesn’t mean it’s oဣver yet. This year, for an extremely long time, he has had a car that he ca♐nnot win with. So he puts a lot of energy into changing that.
“For him, this time is a character test. It may well be that his team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell is hungrier in the races as a result.
“You can compare Le🦄wis’ situation a bit with Micha༺el’s comeback with Mercedes. As a driver, you always have to decide whether you want to be part of the solution or part of the problem.
“Michael redefin✅ed his role back then, so he was part of the solution and helped build the team that would 🌠go on to win eight straight constructors’ titles.
“He sacrificed himself for the future of the team, so to speak, and playe🥃d a key role in laying the foundation for its success.
“Lewis will come back, I’m convinced. Just like his team. I be๊lieve that periods of weakness that you have to overcome make you even stronger. I know that from my ow🌌n experience.
“You have to remember that we narrowly lost♏ three⛄ world titles before we made it at Ferrari with Michael Schumacher in 2000.
“The three years before were a tough test. The team could have fallen apart out of disappointment. But the opposite was the case: we grew even closer together and got ✱better.
“We learned a lot and finally turned our we🎉aknesses into strengths.”
Sch🌱umacher and Hamilton, who is now aged 37, ar𝓰e tied for the most all-time F1 championships with seven.
Hamilton was denied the outright record at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in controversial cir꧟cumstances and is set to see rival Max Verstappen win the championship agai𝔉n this year, potentially this weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Schumacher now is protected from public view by his family after he was left in a coma i🍎n 2013 due to a skiing acc๊ident.
James 🅠was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, t♛o football, to F1.
