David Coulthard has no time for debate over Lewis Hamilton and his status as F1's greatest of all time.
is preparing for his final race with Mercedes – with whom he has won six of his seven World Championships and taken 84 of his 105 race wins – at this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which brings the curtain down on the F1 2024 campaign. From F1 2025, Hamilton will be a Ferrari driver.This year, his 12th with the Brackley-based outfit, has been largely one of frustration as he has been outperformed in qualifying by team mate George Russell. Yet he has still won twice, at Silverstone and Spa.
“Not by World Championships , but I don’t personally think winning an eighth or a ninth can make him any bigger in terms of his impact and legacy.”Hamilton, 39, has won five times in Abu Dhabi, but has no expectation of a sixth after managing only 12th in Qatar a week ago.“As controversial as it is to say – and, inevitably, some of his fans will come back at me with ‘what the f**k did that Scotsman ever achieve to make that statement?!’ – this is not Lewis at his best.
“Michael and Ayrton had a lot of controversy through their careers, and I say that with tremendous respect for both of them. With Lewis, there have been very few of those moments.” The Briton later admitted he felt “robbed – obviously”, but in the heat of the moment behaved with great dignity, shaking hands with Verstappen before seeking the sanctuary of a long embrace with his father, Anthony.
“There will be key moments in his career – I suspect probably karting, where he made a mistake or he was taken off – which he will remember in his young mind in a more passionate way than 2021 when he was 37, or whatever age he was.
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