Recent, his team principal, Toto Wolff, made a very strong statement about Lewis Hamilton, saying that the seven-time world champion's "shelf life has expired." The Mercedes driver, who is still racing for a few more races, is trying to refute this...
The world star who will continue his career next year at Scuderia Ferrari is here and indicates that it would still be a mistake to write him off:
"I don't really know what he meant by that. I haven't read the news, so I'm not up to date with the whole story, but I think Toto has already clarified what he meant. This has no effect on our relationship, as he has always supported me. Besides, I have been in this profession for a very long time, and many things have been said about me. The media has often been aggressive towards me, but nothing has been able to knock me down, and it will remain that way. I am still here, fighting, struggling, and I love this team, even if I leave at the end of the year.
My goal is to perform as well as possible in the upcoming races. If the technology allows it, then our results will be better too." - he supported and retained Hamilton in the same sentence.