Winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on November 29, 2020 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Hamad Mohammed - Pool/Getty Images)
Alain Prost has suggested Lewis Hamilton has reasons to not continue in F1 and also that he has reasons to make a return
The speculations surrounding Lewis Hamilton and his possible retirement from the sport of F1 have been going around since the Abu Dhabi GP. Hamilton is yet to confirm whether he’ll be back on the grid for the 2022 season or if he is ready to call it quits.
Former F1 driver Alain Prost has weighed in his opinion on what’s next for Hamilton in Formula One. Prost has suggested that the sources close to the Brit have stated that the situation is still unclear, however, they expect him to challenge for an eighth world title. Prost said:
“I have spoken to various individuals since…who have had some contact with him by a large they told me that they expected Lewis to be back to try and win an eighth world title in 2022. What they explained to me though was, even if he seemed to take it well on the night, it hit him very hard in subsequent days, what went on.”
Ever since the controversial ending to the Abu Dhabi GP, Hamilton has stayed to himself. As mentioned earlier, Hamilton’s lack of words over the past month have caused a lot of speculations surrounding his future in F1. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff recently explained the reason behind the Brit staying quiet. Explaining the same, Wolff said (h/t motorsport total):
“He was winning the world championship until the last lap, and then everything is taken away from you from one second. Of course, you lose faith because you can’t understand what has just happened. The silence is there, of course, because he simply lacks words as well.”
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