The Lewis Hamilton he took advantage of the summer break to recharge his batteries, moving from the lions on the track to those on his multi-stage journey to find himself and his roots in Africa. “This year I'm spending my summer holidays doing something I've wanted to do for a long time. I am finally tracing my roots through Africa. To say this trip was a seminal experience is an understatement. This was a reset that changed my life. I feel I have gained a new perspective, cultivated an even stronger love for animals, and have become even closer to my siblings with whom I have shared this special journey. Everywhere I look, I'm surrounded by so much beauty and I feel truly centered and at peace again.". Lewis wrote in a long message.
Ready to start over
Back from the trip Lewis immediately set to work to pick up where he left off. Many podiums but still zero wins in his seasonal hoard. However, the road to get there is getting shorter and shorter and less impervious than that of the beginning of the season. La Mercedes in fact, it comes from a rather unusual first part of the season. At first, the difficulties deriving from a wrong project led to some tension in the team, which was also upset by the arrival of the young protégé of the German company, who grew up in Williams: George Russell. However, the generational confrontation for Lewis was not so much a problem as quickly resolving the structural deficits of the W13, unmanageable especially for the 7-times world champion who found himself facing a completely different season than last year. Forcing him to play defense more than offense. However, with the first developments, things began to improve so as to downgrade some problems, such as that of pouring to a slight annoyance. In Belgium among other things, the first ones will arrive changes to the regulation anti-porpoising strongly desired by the stable of the three-pointed star, who would like to close the gap with Red Bull and Ferrari.

Lewis aims for the first victory
He has already won everything and against everyone. Immediately the comparison with the greats of the past by becoming part of those who wrote page after page of the great book of Formula 1. No less than 7 chapters are by him, as well as those by Michael Schumacher. His dream of writing another one, though the advancing years and the pressures of the new generations, is more alive than ever, even after the bitter defeats. According to Hamilton, it's almost time to get his first victory of the season."I feel close to the first victory. We have improved steadily in the last few races, the team has made great strides. Everyone kept pushing and it became a racing car, unlike at the beginning of the year. The last race was our best performance so far, a confidence booster for us. We can reduce the gap, it will be tough but we are sure we can pick up again Ferrari e RedBull." concluded Hamilton in the usual pre-weekend press conference.
Source statements: La Gazzetta dello Sport; FormulaPassion