Now+ Hamilton wants to go back to pleasure in the sport after ‘reset’: ‘There was so much pressure’

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton gets used to the Summer Break in a Bad Mood After a Poor Performance in Hungary and Gloomy Statements Surrounding IT. From Zandvoort, The Ferrari Driver Mainly Wants To Focus On Having Fun Again.

Hamilton equally suggested after qualifying at the Hungaroring That Ferrari Might as Well Replace Him. It fit in His Difficult First Half of the Season, in which the seven-time World Champion Struggled with the Mediocre Ferrari, A Faster Teammate, and External Pressure.

“There was so much pressure in that first half of the season,” Hamilton Described on Thorsday in Zandvoort the first six months after his highly publicized move from Mercedes to Ferrari. “That wasn’t always fun. But I had a nice vacation with family and friends. That’s the advantage, that you can reset that period. I am now determined and motivated to make something of the season.”

While Teammate Charles Leclerc Surprisingly Tok pole Position in Hungary, Hamilton Kept Running Into The Same Problems. Especiate the Brakes of the Ferrari and the Way the Car Brakes Much More on the Engine Than the Mercedes, Force Hamilton to Adjust.

“We have made a lot of progress in that and I think we are a team are going in the right direction. We are starting to fine-tune the parts that we got on the car in spa and little we are getting more out of the car. Hopefully even the praiX race.”

Thin Line to Walk

At the Same Time, The Ferrari Factory in Maranello, Like the Competition, had to close for Two Weeks in the Summer Break, so Accordination to Hamilton, Not Much Has Changed on His Car. Last week The Doors Were Unlocked Again and the Briton Focused on Potential Improvements.

“I’ve gone through everything: what has we done so far, what we need to improve and what processes do we need to change a lot of potential. There are also really positive things to take from the first like it dn’t did’s season wee did’t did’t did’t weedte did’t. That. “

For Hamilton, it is also important to Ensure that ferrari adapts to Him, Instead of Mainly the Other Way Around. “After such a move you walk a thin line,” Hamilton Said About this. “My approach this year was mainly to adapt as much as possible to how ferrari works and to understand what they want. That way I could use my experience to Maybe make it even better.”

“That’s also where the pressure is mainly in, to get all that under control,” continued the forty-year-old driver. But it’s not just about the car, but also about the whole circus around it that all drivers have to deal with. Especial at Ferrari. “There are so many new partners. Just think of the number of photoshoots we have done and integrating into a new team. And it is an incredible big team, the biggest fire in our sport. That combination was just a lot.”

Looking Forward to Sunnier Days

For Hamilton, Who Has Been Driving in the Premier Class of Motorsport Since 2007, Difficult Times Are Not New. “Haha, no. I’ve experienced this so many times. It’s never that you get into a car and win right away. There are always difficult times you have to go through.

“I myself don’t like being complacent and feel too comfortable at all. That was never the case in my time at Mercedes either. I have now tasks the step to a team that I really believe in and I still do; in the potential to achief great things. Come Without Difficult Periods, Although I am Certainly Looking Forward to Sunnier Days. “

The Larger Goal for Hamilton in the Second Half of the Season is Therefore to Rediscover the Fun. “We must continue to realize that we love sport. That we have to try to have fun too. That is the most important part. That is why I started this sport. If you don’t enjoy what you do, why do you do it?”

Image from Video: This is what Zandvoort's particularly small and separate F1 paddock looks like

This is what Zandvoort’s particularly small and separate F1 paddock looks like

‘Sometimes there is so much noise’

His status as the most successful Driver on the grid, Driving for the Most Famous Team, or Course Doesn’t Help. “Sometimes there is so much noise around you that you forget what is really important. That is why I really because to focus on enjoying myself again.”

“I actually used to the team I always wanted to drive for. But there was so much noise that the view of enjoy it Became a bit clouded. Now it’s about pushing that aside and focusing again on the pure love for what we do.”

Zandvoort is the perfect place to start with that mission. Hamilton Perked up as soon as the Dune Circuit on the North Holland Coast was mentioned. “This is a great circuit, a real classic.”

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