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Lewis Hamilton has reflected on the difficult times he has faced since the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
After the controversial and unjust title loss at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was ready to come back strong in 2022, but unfortunately things didn’t turn out that way.
Due to Mercedes’ inability to produce a competitive car under the new regulations, what followed was a two-year winless streak for Lewis, which he only managed to break at the 2024 British Grand Prix.
In a talk with Esquire, Lewis opened up about the lessons he learned during this difficult period.
“It’s been mostly a battle of the mind,” the Briton said.
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“Keeping yourself sane, trying to pick up new tools. Ultimately, it always comes back to persistence and dedication. Hard work – it always does eventually pay off.
“I think I learned that life is really about how much pain you can experience and keep going, and how much you can suffer and keep moving forward, do you know? And that’s life, right?
“It’s not how you fall, it’s how you get up. It’s how you continue to apply yourself every single day. It’s how you connect with people that you work with.”
Ultimately, Lewis managed to win his home British Grand Prix in 2024, in what many have labelled a “fairy tale”.
“Everyone was talking about it being this fairy tale. And it really, really was unexpected. Going into that weekend, I had no idea that was going to be possible. And it had been such a long time.
“So many thoughts cross your mind. Some of them you start to potentially believe in, bit by bit.
“And finally, I had that day when I was able to excel, and we excelled as a team, and it just kind of shuts that all down. And it helps you rebuild again.
“So it was really great to be able to do it at home, in my home country, with my family around. The last race in Mercedes at Silverstone.
“It couldn’t have been more magical,” Hamilton concluded.
