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Lewis Hamilton recently said he considers Valtteri Bottas to be the “best team-mate” he has ever had. Now he explains what makes him different from all the others.
In an interview with Sky Italia Lewis Hamilton was asked which of his former team-mates were his biggest rivals.
“Honestly, it depends on the moment of my life I was in,” said the Briton.
“When I was just a kid I met [Fernando] Alonso. I was enthusiastic and talented but I didn’t know how to handle everything.
“Then I found myself in different positions with [Heikki] Kovalainen, with Jenson [Button] and with Nico [Rosberg]. I learned different things from each of them.
“Each one was a challenge. You can never ignore your team-mate because you will learn from him or vice versa.
“You can make mistakes. I wouldn’t change anything about my journey alongside them, for better or for worse.”
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Lewis has stated on numerous occasions that he considers Valtteri Bottas to be his “best team-mate” so far. Now he explained what makes him different from all the others.
“I recently commented about my current team-mate and said he was the best team-mate, but you have to see what that definition means.
“We are in a sport where we try to win two different championships – we both try to win the Drivers’ title, but our job is to win the Constructors’ title too, so we have to work together.
“For the first time, I had a team-mate with whom I really communicated. You know, ‘I felt this…’, ‘I had this feeling’, without hiding anything from each other, trying to improve each other, helping each other to be our best version.
“It had never happened with other drivers before. It’s something unique. And as a human being it’s fantastic.
“Once we get off the track we talk like gentlemen. No tricks,” concluded the seven-time champion.
