Hamilton Doesn't Get 'Pleasure' From Defeating His Younger Rivals
F1Saturday, 17 August 2024 at 22:00
Lewis Hamilton explained in one of his latest interviews why he does not take particular pleasure from beating his younger rivals.
Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton recently appeared in an interview with Esquire. In it, he discussed multiple topics, from his role in the upcoming F1 movie to his 104th victory in F1, which could not have felt more magical.
The seven-time World Champion also discussed how tough it is to stay in shape and have the right mindset to compete against his younger rivals, who are still full of energy. The 39-year-old was then asked whether he gets pleasure from defeating these younger guys, and he replied:
"Not particularly. I'm super competitive, naturally. I don't care who it is. I just want to win."
How many of Hamilton's rivals are younger, and by how much? Six of the remaining seven drivers in the top four teams (against whom Hamilton competes most often) are at least ten years younger.
The only one who is less than ten years younger is Sergio Perez, who is 34 at the moment—a five-year difference. On the other side of this spectrum is Oscar Piastri, 23 years old - 16 years younger than the seven-time Champ.
The Mercedes driver reflected on his emotional win at the 12th round of the season at Silverstone Circuit, where he finally broke the unlucky streak of 56 Grand Prix weekends without a race win, as he revealed what he thought about at that moment:
"Yeah. When I won the other day, I didn't think anything about anybody else. I just thought about my team. I thought about people that were with me. People that have sacrificed their time away from their families."
"People who were giving that extra bit of time in their day when they could have left early to go home and see the kids, and they've given that extra time to build these parts that got us that result. That's who I think about."
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