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Lewis Hamilton says he was not always listened to by his team when he was younger, but that changed when he joined Mercedes.
Hamilton started his career with McLaren in 2007, but as a young driver he admits he “wasn’t always listened to”. However that changed when he joined Mercedes in 2013.
“When I was younger, obviously I wasn’t always listened to,” said the Briton.
“When I joined this team, I had all these ideas. I looked at the car they had with Michael [Schumacher] and with Nico [Rosberg], and I was like this has got to change, and this has got to change.
“I changed a bunch of things and they listened to me, and it continued that way together. When you’re 22, you’re young and enthusiastic but you haven’t necessarily got the maturity.
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“At the time I was young, I didn’t know what I could say yes and no to and I didn’t know how to be a team leader. What 22-year-old does?
“Now I’m part of this incredible team, we are leaders together.
“We challenge each other and I know when I listen to the strategists in the morning, I know which parts I need to digest, which questions I need to ask, and when I’m on the track I know how far I can go and how far I’m going to go.
“That comes with experience,” concluded the six-time champion.
