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1996 champion Damon Hill says Lewis Hamilton has “created space for himself where he can get away from Formula 1”, which keeps him “fresh as a daisy”.
Damon Hill has battled Michael Schumacher in 1994 and 1995, and to some extent in 1996, so he saw first-hand how Michael approached his racing.
On the F1 Nation podcast Hill explained how Lewis Hamilton’s approach is different to Michael’s
“It’s the standard that they perform at, the consistency ” the Briton said.
“The ability they have to keep delivering that over years is the remarkable thing. What Lewis has done is he’s created space for himself where he can get away from Formula 1.
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“Because if it’s all about Formula 1 you can get burned out, and he doesn’t look burned out to me. He looks like he’s fresh as a daisy.
“There were times when Michael was in tears with the pressure, and then if you’ve seen the Schumacher documentary recently, he does reveal the pressures that he was under, and the responsibility he felt. It is draining, but you need to have a balance in your life.
“And Lewis has fought hard to give himself [that], and Mercedes and Toto [Wolff] have given him that space. They haven’t overworked him.
“They haven’t used up all his free time, he goes and recharges his batteries, comes back and he’s ready to go again,” concluded Hill.
