The monopoly of the hybrid era by Mercedes Y lewis hamilton He was only interrupted in the final year of the regulation -apart from his teammate Rosberg in 2016- for Red Bull Y max verstappen.
Until the last lap of the last race, everything was up for grabs, but in the end it was the young Dutchman who took the crown home.
Already in 2022 with the new regulation of Formula 1Red Bull and ‘Mad Max’ have remained in the lead, but the brand of the star and the seven-time champion have decided the silver to Ferrari, taking a noticeable step back on the grid.
Pole positions and victories are far away for the German team, a fact of which Hamilton is aware. In fact, in an interview with ‘Crash.net’, the Briton allowed himself the luxury of giving Verstappen some advice.
For Lewis, you have to appreciate the moments of success and not get used to them because when they are not there, there is a “empty” difficult to bear.
“I know how hard it is to get to the top and stay there. In the past we’ve been so successful that it’s left me a little empty and it’s kind of weird, because it really is something incredible. Now, we want to return to the top and it is what has given us hope during the final stretch of 2022. The last few races were positive”, he explains.
That is why, now, he appreciates the taste of the podium more: “We have shown that we can achieve everything based on perseverance. We appreciate success much more now. After the race in Brazil, with George’s win and my second place, I was incredibly happy with the team’s performance. We have gotten better during 2022 and I do not consider it a disappointing year by any means.”
“Before we started, we wanted to fight for the World Cup, but we had to accept reality quickly. Some results felt like victories, even though they really weren’t. We were fighting for fifth place and everyone was excited, it has been a beautiful experience. We have also experienced the feeling of going up, we were very close. It was something we needed,” Hamilton has settled.
