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Former F1 driver John Watson says “the media is not accustomed to having a seven-time World Champion who just lost his eighth World Championship sit back and say nothing”.
Lewis Hamilton did not make any public statements since he lost the 2021 F1 title due to unjust decision made by race director Michael Masi at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Former F1 driver John Watson says he agrees with Lewis’ approach to the situation.
“I think he clearly felt that the manner in which the outcome of the race was determined was very unsatisfactory,” Watson told RacingNews365.com.
“I would not disagree with him on that. I think that he is taking his time, not making any announcements, public statements, whatever, and leaving the negotiation or the discussion that may or may not be taking place, to his team.
“He’s stepping back from all that, because there’s nothing that he can say, per se. It’s a team issue, really, so I think that his decision not to make any public comments are because he feels the people that will be in position to affect the change is that of the team – the team will make that change.
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“You’re not going to see a change of World Champion, that’s for sure.”
The Briton goes on to say that the media is perplexed by Hamilton’s behaviour, because the would like to have him out there making controversial statements.
“If anybody is going to do anything about [the Abu Dhabi situation], it’s going to have to be his team. Because he is only a part of that team.
“He is not above the team, he is a part of that team. Therefore, it’s for those officers in the team to have any discussions on behalf of the team and, of course, on behalf of Lewis.
“Obviously, everybody wants Lewis to come out and make controversial comments, for Netflix and Drive to Survive.
“The media is not accustomed to having a seven-time World Champion who just lost his eighth World Championship sit back and say nothing.
“So it’s a bit of a paradox for them, they don’t understand,” Watson concluded.
