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Speaking to the media at 10 Downing Street in London, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff claimed that Lewis Hamilton deserves to win his eighth world championship from the team. That got plenty of fans talking on social media.
Asserting how important the Briton is as a person and in the team, Wolff made a mention of Hamilton’s new contract with Mercedes (his current one lasts till the end of this season). Liberty Media CEO Stefano Domenicali added that the team should have him for more time, to which Wolff replied, “We owe him an eighth championship.”
Fans have been hoping to see Lewis Hamilton at the top of the grid ever since the end of the 2021 season, and these words from the team principal were enough to give them an adrenaline rush.
Here are some of the best reactions from Twitter:
"@SkySportsF1 George is seething right now"
"@SkySportsF1 hammer time"
"@SkySportsF1 FIA owes him his 8th, you owe him his 9th"
"@SkySportsF1 He's definitely owed an 8th championship... It's the @FIA that should be giving it to him though."
Lewis Hamilton could have a better-performing car at Silverstone, believes Toto Wolff
Mercedes have been on the development road since the Spanish Grand Prix, where the seven-time world champion finished an amazing P2. Hamilton carried forward his form to Montreal, as he finished P3 at the Canadian GP.
However, there was a regression in Austria, as Ferrari emerged much stronger and the upgrades on Lando Norris’ McLaren made him surprisingly competitive. Lewis Hamilton struggled to keep the pace in the race, complaining about it on the team radio.
Wolff himself told him that the car is bad, but requested him to drive it.
However, the team has much better expectations from the British Grand Prix. Apparently, there were upgrades on both the Ferrari and McLaren that made them so hard to compete with. Wolff revealed that Mercedes too would be bringing in upgrades to their car at Silverstone.
In addition to this, F1 presenter Karun Chandhok has a feeling that Ferrari’s SF-23 could be underperforming on the track because of the layout, and that there could be a battle for Mercedes to finish on the podium.
