Lewis Hamilton has had a year to cry about this season at the moment, and in Australia, that was compounded on Sunday with his retirement. The seven-time world champion is responding to his disastrous start to the season and trying to remain positive.
The season has started great for Hamilton. The Mercedes concept was further improved last winter and a number of major problems that have plagued the car in recent years had to be resolved before the new season. With the W15, the German racing team had hoped to go after the world title for the first time in years in 2024, but it looks like those plans will have to be postponed once again. Mercedes, with Hamilton leading, did not participate at all during the first few races.
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During the Bahrain Grand Prix, the seven-time world champion took a disappointing seventh place, and in Jeddah things went from bad to worse for the man from Stevenage. Hamilton did not go higher than ninth, while George Russell performed slightly better, crossing the line in sixth place in Saudi Arabia. In Melbourne, Hamilton's season deteriorated further: after about a quarter of the race, his engine gave up the ghost and he was forced to park his W15 along the track.
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The result is zero, meaning Hamilton has only earned eight points in his first three races. The Briton was asked after the race how he deals with these difficult situations: “I think this is one of those moments where you have to let go. We always try to control things in life. In this situation, you just have to let it go.” Let it be what it is. I will continue from here, without pressure. I will train. What am I working towards? “I'm working on staying fit and healthy so I'll be ready when we get the car on the road.”
