Lewis Hamilton revealed he can’t await Christmas in what’s a telling abstract of his remaining Components 1 season with Mercedes.
At the beginning of the yr, Hamilton knowledgeable boss Toto Wolff of his determination to terminate his cope with the Silver Arrows to affix Ferrari for 2025.
Nevertheless, the Briton made it clear he wished to finish his tenure at Mercedes, which he joined in 2013 from McLaren, with a bang.
He achieved that by successful the British Grand Prix in July earlier than taking victory in Spa-Francorchamps later that month.
Nevertheless, his fourth-place end in Mexico was juxtaposed by a retirement in Austin and tenth in Sao Paulo, the place his Mercedes struggled on the resurfaced, bumpy asphalt.
And now the 39-year-old can’t await this season to be over earlier than he begins the brand new marketing campaign with Ferrari subsequent yr.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG
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When requested by Motorsport.com about his disappointment, Hamilton stated: “I simply put my give attention to one thing else. I am not preventing for the championship. Would not matter, actually, the place we end within the championship.
“I do not care if I end forward of [team-mate] George [Russell] or behind George. It does not make any distinction to me. I simply wish to hold the automotive out the wall and attempt to rating factors if I can for the workforce, if I can end, no matter.
“If they offer me a automotive that does not bounce off the observe within the subsequent few races, then hopefully we will get a greater consequence. However yeah, wanting ahead to Christmas.”
Hamilton was requested to determine whether or not the bouncing issues, which precipitated him appreciable again ache all week in Brazil, have been due to Mercedes’ low journey top or due to the bumpy observe floor.
He responded: “Each, however I believe principally as a result of the automotive, simply one thing that is not proper. Qualifying was unhealthy. Dash race was unhealthy. The automotive’s simply been unhealthy all weekend.
“Clearly, it is devastating to have these unhealthy races within the second half of the season – however all I can say is, we’re attempting.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W15
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“We’re coming into the weekends, but it surely’s positively not acceptable. It is positively not adequate and now we have to take accountability. I’ve to take accountability, however I’m doing the most effective with what I’ve acquired.
“The automotive has been the worst this weekend and I do not know what it’s. We’ll have to search out out what it’s.”
When quizzed why his automotive swings from good to unhealthy a weekend at a time, Hamilton joked: “You inform me. That is the million-dollar query. If you’ll find it. I will offer you 1,000,000 {dollars}!”
