Lewis Hamilton: My Story

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Also I want my team to know because people think those things and it's never positive." 'Verstappen would not want me as team-mate...' Lewis Hamilton has won a joint-record seven Formula 1 Championship titles

Mario Andretti, 1978 world champion, tweeted a heartfelt appreciation of Hamilton’s sportsmanship: ‘The Lewis Hamilton Master Class on how to be the best in every way. A champion who wins most days and shows the world how to behave and stay composed when situations aren’t kind to you. LH brings his A-game even when his soul is ripped out. Strength, Control of spirit. Role model.’ You wanted a driver who if your daughter brought them home, you’d think, ‘Oh, God, she’s going to get hurt,’ because they’re so selfish and self-possessed. Once out of the car, he added: "Seven is just unimaginable but when you work with such a great group of people and you really trust each other, there is just no end to what you can do together.If he wasn't happy with the kart it could get heated, but that's racing and that's what got him where he is today. He didn't always agree with us and he didn't always agree with Anthony.

Hamilton was destabilised, and in 2011 he made an uncharacteristic series of mistakes, many of them crashes with Massa. The 38-year-old's Mercedes contract was set to expire at the end of this season before he signed a new two-year deal in August after protracted negotiations.In 2014, he did it the hard way, three times overhauling a points advantage built up by Rosberg while Hamilton suffered problems. In 2015, he won his third title at a canter, dominating from the start and clinching the championship with three races to go. Hamilton first led the championship after the fourth race of the season, taking it away from Alonso at the Spaniard’s home grand prix. The problems that led to the team unravelling began at the next race in Monaco.