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Sky Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz says “Lewis isn’t saying that he’s still looking for the world championship that was denied to him by the FIA mistake in Abu Dhabi in 2021”, but “he might think it”.
While discussing Lewis Hamilton’s new two-year Mercedes contract, Sky Sports F1’s reporter Ted Kravitz said the Briton is not only looking for his eighth championship, but also his ninth.
“The speed is okay, Lewis says: ‘I’ve still got the speed, I’ve still got the motivation,’ Kravitz said.
“So the only question is: ‘do I believe in the team?’
“Hamilton is old enough and rich enough to do exactly what he wants with his life. He doesn’t have to stay around and do motor racing.
“But he loves doing it so much, and he believes in Mercedes so much, that he’s chosen to do that. Yes I’m sure he gets paid for his services!
“But he’s the GOAT and is looking for that deceptive eighth championship. Is this the contract which will get Hamilton his eighth world championship?
“Well, Lewis certainly says that’s what he’s looking for. Actually Lewis also says he’s looking for a ninth championship – plural!
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“And, he said, he’s also looking at the next contract after this one. So maybe this won’t be the last contract he signs even though he’ll be in his 40s when it ends.
“He said that he never thought he’d still be in Formula 1 in his 40s but things change. Indeed, he will be. That’s the long and short of it, really, that’s all you need to know.”
Kravitz adds justice for what happened at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, is probably also a motivating factor for Lewis, Toto Wolff, Mercedes and its fans.
“Listen – justice for Abu Dhabi 2021. I know a lot of you will be thinking that. It keeps Lewis in the game. He’s never going to say.
“He might think it. Toto Wolff might think it. Mercedes might think it. Lewis fans might think it. Formula 1 fans, who aren’t Lewis fans necessarily but know about the events of Abu Dhabi 2021, might think it.
“But Lewis isn’t saying that he’s still looking for the world championship that was denied to him by the FIA mistake in Abu Dhabi in 2021,” the Briton concluded.
