London, 9 May 2022 – Lewis Hamilton is in crisis, “once again mired in the Middle Ages” he wrote Oliver Brown in the harsh editorial with which he attacked him today from the pages of the Telegraph. The difficult start of the seven-time world champion, and of his Mercedes, is indisputable, but until Miami the 37-year-old declared that he did not want to give up, despite the rumors around him continuing to insist on his farewell to the Circus at the end of the season. “Every day of this life is a blessing, we can overcome everything. Without failure there is no success “he had written before the sixth place in the GP in Florida, behind the young teammate George Russellil “worst nightmare” stressed, the authoritative English newspaper.
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“As if it weren’t quite irritating that he found himself eclipsed by his mate of the younger team – wrote Brown critically – spent much of a sun-kissed week in South Florida euphemistically speaking about why one of his piercings couldn’t be physically removed. decorated in history for the fourth consecutive race “the editorialist sank. Being overtaken by his teammate” is Hamilton’s worst nightmare at a time when, confused by the pace of Ferrari and Red Bull, he has already given up all possibilities to win an eighth title this year. The bigger the shadow cast by a teammate, the more fragile his temperament tends to be, “Brown pointed out.
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Hamilton hasn’t had a chance to answer yet, and maybe he won’t either, but he probably expected it, and on Instagram he had already warned fans before yet another half misstep: “There will always be people who love you when you’re on and you they’ll kick when you’re down, something I learned on this trip. People project their flaws but I use all of this as gasoline. Nothing will make me stray from my path, don’t let anyone stop you from being yourself. ”
Of course, the Telegraph’s head of sport never showed too much sympathy for Hamilton, and when the Brit lost the world championship to Verstappen, he came to compare him to Senna, but not for skill but for the ability to always play the victimto make some exits, with the visor raised, with a concrete brain (“cement-brained calls the moment he lifts the visor”, wrote Brown).
“It is not only Hamilton’s position at Mercedes that appears precarious, but his relationship with sport,” continued Brown, who admitted, “Hamilton’s value for his sport remains incalculable”. To then attack him again: “many had come to greet Hamilton, the icon of this generation, just to see him once again mired in mediocrity “ concluded the British journalist.
Hamilton is silent, and does not seem to look at the drivers’ classification, which sees him sixth with 36 points, behind not only Leclerc and Verstappen, but also the terrible kids Perez, Russell and Sainz. The fans, however, are faithful to what the incredible seven-time world champion declared at the end of April about those who wanted him on the avenue of the sunset: “At work for my masterpiece, I’ll be the one to decide when it is finished “.