Lewis Hamilton opens up at F1 Australian Grand Prix on why Angela Cullen left - and who may replace her
Ahead of Friday practice in Saudi Arabia earlier this season, Hamilton an♈nounced via Instagram that after s๊even years Cullen would be leaving her role.
Cullen was an integral part of Hamilton’s team, often pictured carrying his helmets or assisting him during F1 race weekends.
The pai🅷r maintained a close relationship even sharing🍌 matching “loyalty” tattoos.
Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix - the second race Hamilton will be without Cullen - the sev✤en-time world champion spoke about her and revealed that they are still in close contact.
“Angela is living 𝐆her life right now,” he said. “She’s got so many ideas of things she wants to do. We message pretty much every day. We are still going to skydive together. We🎃 are always going to be in each other’s lives.
“We’re stuck with each other, unfortunately, or fortunately! We’ve been through thick and🔯 thin. I am grateful our 🍸relationship is as good as it is. We’ve probably had one of the longest relationships I would say in the sport.
“I am incredibly grateful for her, I love her dearly. I think now I have got one of the guys, Stevo, who has been with me since my first race ♓with McLaren, is helping me out as well.”
Hamilton also stressed the impor🥃tance of having a physio and team around you.
He made reference to Aki Hintsa - a former McLaren doctor who played a big part in his early F1 career - whꦫo died in late-2016 from cancer.
“Well when I started in F1, my dear friend Aki [Hintsa], passed away from cancer, had a huge influence on 🌺me, getting into a team and started up this company that was servicing athletes - pretty m๊uch all the drivers use Hintsa,” he added.
“For medꦑical, trainer applications, physios, stuff like that. It’s an incredibly challenging role for anyone in those positions. It’s a lot of travelling, a lot of time away from family.
“You grow incredibly close together - during your w🦋eekends or where you're travelling, i🐷t's usually you or your trainer or physio.
“It’s incredibly intimate in that sense - you become g🐻reat friends.”
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