To succeed in Formula 1, a driver needs a lot of assets in his sleeve: talent, obviously, but also a good car. The last element that can make the difference, when driver dominate his opponent for the title, as is the case for Lewis Hamilton this year against Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.
In the Belgian Grand Prix, the championship leader Hamilton took a hit on the head and morale. Having a good start but irresistibly overflowed from the start of the straight line of Kemmel by Vettel in the first round, without being able to replicate, the Briton finished second with eleven seconds behind the German winner.
Speaking to RTBF about losing morale is part of the game or not at all, Hamilton said he is trying to get in the way of another rival’s morale.
“Honestly, I’ve never felt like I needed to do that in my career, trying to get in the way of another competitor’s morale,” Hamilton said to reporters.
“I’m just trying to be the best I can be I do not try to play anything, I do not try to annoy them, I want my opponents to be at their best too, I do not want them to apologize: an injury, this, or that, when they are on top and you win, it’s a lot better!
“No, be rude, certainly not, that in life, in general, we never have the right to be, the greatest competitors have to find the right balance at the level of selfishness, because your time your energy, you have to save as much as you can.” Hamilton added.
The Briton added a few years ago also draw his strength from the fact that he gets to do other activities outside of F1. He nuances today a little.
“It depends, sometimes it’s exhausting, because you do too much, and sometimes, most of the time, it has a positive impact on me.
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel celebrate on podium after the Belgian GP. (Source:www.dailyexpress.co.uk)
“For me, it’s a question of putting oneself in a very good condition mind, I want to feel as good as I can, I want to give a good impression of myself, to give the impression of doing a good job, of communicating well. I try to be constantly in a positive spiral.” Hamilton added.
Vettel can close the gap, when he takes on Hamilton again this weekend in what should be a supercharged Italian Grand Prix.
