What an effort huh? Lewis Hamilton over the years he has found himself faced with all sorts of challenge. She disintegrated record and achieved successes thanks to his greatest talents: speed e ruthlessness. Two reasons why this boy prodigy has never been looked upon favorably by his parents detractors, who looked up at the sky at every success of the Englishman. THE prejudices on the color of his skin, they could have stopped him from an early age. Fortunately his story took a different turn, perhaps unexpected for dad Anthony who couldn't explain where that came from such crystalline talent.
The recent fuss got up from statements di Nelson Piquet, who referred to the British driver with racist terms after the Silverstone 2021 episode, Lewis rode him like a surfer would do with a 10 meter high wave. pungentdamn wise, an all-round champion, who on the eve of the weekend at home at Silverstone, from a demolisher he transformed into a demolitionist.
The armor never went away
Over the years, the armor of a terrible boy has given way to that of an adult man, difficult to beat mentally and in hand-to-hand combat. One world championship after another has become legend, the invincible, the "hammer" who marked the time on the track with an impressive rhythm. From criticism for defeats to criticism for victories, there was no shortage of opportunities to discredit not only his talent but also his origins and his lifestyle habits. In short, as if this justified the wave of hatred, perhaps as a desperate attempt to make it collapse, given that it has been judged as weak or demolished several times. The defeat ad Abu Dhabi in 2021, it led him to a social silence unexpected, enough to make one speculate his retirement. The truth is that Lewis has always been stronger than those who have tried to demolish him over the years.
Lewis invites us to reflect
"Let's focus on changing mindsets." says Hamilton su Twitter, after the storm over the Piquet case. He writes it in Portuguese, a message aimed primarily at the public Brazil, from which he also recently received the honorary citizenship and who pointed the finger at Piquet for his racist attacks on Lewis.
Then with a cool head, another arrives message from the British pilot who invites us to reflect:
“It's not just about language. These archaic mentalities must change and they have no place in our sport. I have been surrounded by these attitudes and targets my entire life. There was a lot of time to learn. The time has come to act” his last tweet. A message regarding what happened divided the audiences given that many have downplayed Piquet's gesture, attributing it to the "diversity of language".
Precisely the Englishman also shared a tweet in which a user wondered what would happen if the episode had occurred in reverse, commenting with a biting “Imagine".
Head to Silverstone
After thedifficult start for Hamilton, also fueled by the rivalry at home with the young man Russell, And a W13 too difficult to tame, the lion is ready to return home. The last races, especially the podium in Canada, they restored his trust. The team is still far from Red Bull e Ferrari but he is making progress to give Lewis a car that maximizes his potential. On the occasion of British Grand Prix, as important for Hamilton and Russell as for the team, the last big update will most likely arrive of the season before diving headfirst into the 2023 model. With the new updates the Mercedes hopes to put a revolutionized W13 on the track, which can redefine the status quo of the team and give Lewis and George a car to win.
Go back to doing it at Silverstone It would be a dream. One of those that Lewis, as we know, hardly abandons.
