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Mercedes’ Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin explains what ‘sets Lewis Hamilton apart from most other drivers’.
Although Lewis Hamilton left Mercedes at the end of 2024, this legendary partnership continues to fascinate the media.
This, of course, is unsurprising considering everything that they have accomplished together in the past 12 years.
When New York Times asked Mercedes’ Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin about the relationship, Shov explained why Lewis’ influence was an integral part of the team’s success.
“Well, there are no other drivers like him, so you could definitely say he is unique, from that point of view,” the Briton said.
“He’s good fun to work with. He’s committed to success, as we all are. And in a team, that’s what you would ask of everybody.
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Shovlin said Lewis’ aversion to losing, manifested itself as a huge drive to improve every aspect of their game.
“But Lewis has got his own, it’s almost like a phobia of losing that drives his work ethic. And that’s great, because when you get a driver who brings that to the team, they are endlessly pushing, endlessly wanting to improve. And it brings an awful lot of energy to the team.
“He is the only driver I can think of that I’ve work with where it manifests itself to such a degree. No good drivers like losing, they all hate it. That’s absolutely standard.
“It is the work and the worry that that triggers within Lewis that I think sets him apart from most others,” he concluded.