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Lewis Hamilton’s former trainer believes Lewis can “definitely” win his eighth F1 title, and adds “it’s his mindset that keeps him pushing for that eighth title”.
Valtteri Bottas’ current trainer Antti Vierula had previously worked with Lewis Hamilton as his main trainer in 2011 and 2012, while the Briton was driving for McLaren.
When Lewis decided to leave the team at the end of 2012, Vierula decided to stay with McLaren. Around four years later, Lewis started working with Angela Cullen, who remained with him until this year.
Now, in an interview with Grosvenor Sport, Vierula was asked to talk about his time working with Hamilton.
“I liked working with Lewis,” Vierula said.
“It was a joy, he’s a passionate guy on the track. I enjoyed working with him. He was brilliant in getting everything out of the car and engineers, he pushes people to get the best out of everyone.
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“He would work hard getting answers from engineers, giving his opinion about what he thinks is right. He had a brilliant will to improve.”
Asked if he thinks Lewis can win his eighth title, Vierula said:
“I think Lewis can win an eighth title. For me he is the fastest guy if I can’t say Bottas! But it depends on the car and its performance too. As a person, he definitely can.
“For me it’s his mindset that keeps him pushing for that eighth title, he loves racing and keeps going.
“Alonso too, he enjoys it a lot,” he concluded.
