“Like an octopus all over the wheel” - James Vowles explains what makes Lewis Hamilton so “incredible”

James Vowles has reflected on working with Lewis Hamilton during his time 🔥at Mercedes.

James Vowles and Lewis Hamilton celebrate on the podium.
James Vowles and Lewis Hamilton celebrate on the podium.

Williams boss James Vowles has likened 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton to “an octopus a🅠ll over the wheel” when detailing why the seven-time world champion is “incred💯ible”.

Vowles worked alongside Hamilton during six♔ of the British driver’s title triumphs in the hybrid era.

Before joining Williams as their team principal, Vowles was Mercedes’ head of strategy and was seen as ♐one of their most senior figures alongside Toto Wolff.

Speaking on the High Performance Podcast, Vow♑les explained why Hamilton has a clear edge over his competitors.

“Lewis just had these o🌱odles of natural talent,” he said. “With him he's got these tendenc♏ies and traits where, if you go out in FP1 he's like an octopus all over the wheel.

“He'll✤ change every setting on t🍌he wheel and explore. It's what makes him incredible.”

(L to R): Liam Hemsworth (AUS) Actor with Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship,
(L to R): Liam Hemsworth (AUS) Actor with Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 on the grid…

To emphasise how talented Ha⛎milton is behind an F1 car, Vowles shared a story of how he got the upper hand over former teammate Nico Rosberg at Interlagos.

"There was a time on simulation in Brazil it said 'go into 7th gear up the hill' and within💃 two laps Nico was doing exactly what we asked him to do,” he added.

“With Lewis, he went back down to sixth and he was finding a tenth 💛there. It took unt🗹il the end of the session before Nico saw the data.

"He's [Hamilton] this optimiser where he'll use the data as a starting ground, but he's got a feel beyond anything else for it. He's got no issues exploring the boundaries. That ori𒆙ginally manifested itself when he would often g🅺o off at Turn 1.

“He would find the absolute limit of braking and it would push him wide at Turn 1, tꦏhen abort the lap.”

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