After not being able to do much and losing badly in last year's F1 racing season, Mercedes team driver Lewis Hamilton gave a warning to 2022 F1 world champion Max Verstappen.
In the past two years, Lewis Hamilton has lost the title race.
After winning the world championship in the last four years (2017 to 2020), Lewis Hamilton's steps were stopped by Max Verstappen in 2021.
Even in the year Lewis Hamilton lost badly by not getting a single win, Max Verstappen ran rampant and won his second consecutive world title.
However, Lewis Hamilton reminded that staying on top once achieved is not easy.
The defeat at the Abu Dhabi F1 race in 2021 ended the series of world titles for Hamilton.
Although the constructors' title was still won by Mercedes, the following year was the Silver Arrows' worst season since before the introduction of the engine. hybrid.
However, Hamilton refuses to see last season as a disappointment and instead realizes that he has seen winning as normal.
"We've had so much success before that it feels a bit hollow. We won, but we expected it. It's strange, because actually this is an extraordinary thing," the Mercedes driver was quoted as saying. GridOto.com.
Last year Mercedes had only one win, which was achieved by George Russell in Brazil.
At the same time, there was also a veiled warning or threat to Verstappen.
"I know how difficult it is to be at the top and stay there," Hamilton said.
Therefore, the goal is to return to the top with Mercedes and challenge the Red Bull Racing and Ferrari teams in 2023.
Last year, Hamilton only finish sixth in the 2022 F1 standings and had to watch Verstappen take his second consecutive title.
The Brit is still chasing a record eight world titles.
He currently shares the record for most titles with Michael Schumacher.
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