Lewis Hamilton hailed by F1 champion Damon Hill for ‘admirable’ response to 2021 Abu Dhabi GP controversy
Hamilton was on course to win a record-breaking eighth world title having dominated the 2021 showdown until an incorrectly-handled168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Safety Car period♑ turned the race - and the outcome of the c🎀hampionship - on its head.
The Mercedes driver was overtaken on the final lap by Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who went on to snatch both the race victory and his maiden title in dramatic and contentious fashion. 🦄;
The seven-time world champion has been unable to win a race or challenge for the world championship in the 18 months that have passed, while Verstappen is charging towards꧒ a third consecutive drivers’ crown.
1996 world c⛎hampion Hill has praised Hamilton for the way he has carried himself during a difficult spell and backed the B🔴riton to win an eighth title before he bows out of F1.
“It is admirable the way Lewis kept his chin up after what happened in Abu Dhabi,” Hi♑ll told the PA news agency.
“He got back on with the task in hand and he is driving better again this year than he has done before. He is starting to gel with that car now and he has solved some of the probl𒁏ems he faced.
“So I 𒁃would be amazed if he doesn’t want to go out on a high by winning that eighth title, and he is absolutely motivated by that. He has got that longevity and he looks after himself.
“He needs a competitive car, half-a-chance, and someone like Lewis will rise up to that challenge and find more in himself. At the moment we are seeing a happier Hamilton, a♈nd a happ☂y Hamilton is a fast Hamilton.”
38-year-old Hamilton is out of contract at the end of the season but is expected to sign a new deal with Mercedes that would likely see him꧒ race into his early 40s.
Hamilton held talks with Mercedes boss🐲 Toto Wolff last month amid speculation the deal could be finalised ahead💃 of next week’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
A long-term ambassadorial role with Mercedes is believed to be part of 𓄧Hamilton’s negotiations.
“The talk is that Lewis is finalising a much longer-term deal that goes bey👍ond his racing career,” Hill added. 🦹;
“The car company it𝓡self is invol✅ved, so there is a bit more bureaucracy in this deal.”
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