Lewis Hamilton told “never forget” - “you lost a championship to your teammate”
Hamilton’s hopes of an all-tim💙e record eight🧸h F1 championship already appear over this season, with the Red Bulls so dominant and having already won all three grands prix.
His expiring contract means that he could opt to join a different team in 202ꦛ4 in pursuit of that elusive eighth title, but he has received a stern reminder of a championship that got away.
“You need to regroup and try again,” the Haas team principal told the ahead of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
“B🌃ut you cannot expect or deꦺmand to be [the best]… because we won it eight times now we are going to win it nine times. No.
“And the same for Lewis. You spent🧸 eight years in the best o🌱r one of the best cars and you won championships.
“You cannot always win, and also you lost the championship once to your team-mate as well in that𝔉 time.
“Never forget that one. Your team can🧸not always win.”
In 2016, Mercede꧙s ܫdriver Rosberg won the championship, finishing just five points clear of his teammate Hamilton.
Hamilton actually won 🐎more grands prix in that season (10, compared to Rosberg’s nine) at the heig🌌ht of Mercedes’ dominance.
Hamilton saw the record eighth championship vanish amid controversy a൲t the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - and Red Bull have dominated ever since.
Because he has not yet signed a n🐼ew Mercedes contract, despite stating his happiness to stay, the possibility exists that he could go elsewhe🎉re.
“Where could he gꦫo? Honestly, I 🌊don’t know,” Steiner said.
“Red Bull have put everythin🧸g on Max Verstappen. Max is their man. Why would they now💫 change Max for Lewis?”
🔴Steiner said about the fantasy pairing of Verstappen and Hamilton at Red Bull: “It would be entertaining!
“But when you are the principal or when you’re running a team, you don’t want to entertain you guys. You want to entertain yourself of bꦑeing world champion.
“I’m not doubting Lewis’ capability but I just say, I don’t see it because the people which have the othꦫer top three cars are not look🌄ing at Lewis.”
Steiner and Toto Wolff have ribbed each other reജcently, after Mick Schumacher was dropped by Haas then became Mercedes’ third drive🥀r.
“Your team cannot al🅰ways ඣjust win,” Steiner said about Mercedes.
“It’s hu🌸man. It’s a competition. Formula One is not Formula Mercedes! Mercedes ༺had eight good years and nothing is forever, as we all know.
“Being surprised orไ not accepting that you go backwards is someඣthing I find very strange.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything 🀅from American sports, to footballꦅ, to F1.
