Lewis Hamilton's first-ever racing car teammate has opened up on how the seven-time World Champion came across in his early years.
Lewis Hamilton’s first-ever racing car teammate has opened up on how the seven-time World Champion came across in his early years.
“In 2001, I went to Formula Renault in the winter series with Manor Motorsport, and they were a very top team at that time,” he said. “It’s a bit of a joke because, even then, we all knew who Lewis was. He had been blazing a trail in the karting and he had this link with McLaren, which obviously was McLaren-Mercedes at the time.
“I think the thing about Lewis was that a lot of people said at the time, ‘Oh, he’s doing loads of extra testing’. And he wasn’t, or certainly not that I ever saw,” he said. “I was a little bit ahead of him because I’d done a year of Formula Ford 1600 so, not high level, but it was more car racing than Lewis had done. I don’t mean I expected to be quicker than him, but I thought I should have a chance.
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