“Don’t Know How Lucky I’ll Be…”: Lewis Hamilton Banks on his Old Strength To Overturn Horrible Fortunes in Miami F1 Showdown

“Fortune favors the brave.” A disappointing exit at the hands of the team left Lewis Hamilton and his fans disappointed. But now, fortune seems to be turning things around for the Mercedes driver, as Miami GP shows some bleak possibility of a race situation. And the best part is that Hamilton is known to excel in these situations. Eager to turn things around for the team in Miami, Hamilton wants a favor from the heavens. What is the situation we are talking about? How is Hamilton equipped to take this on? Let’s find out!

Lewis Hamilton got himself placed P13 on the grid, but he believes it could’ve been better had the team let him out early on the track in Q2. And it is speculated that we might experience rain showers during the race. So now, taking things into his own hands and using his skill, he banks on his rainy driving to get him the much-needed points. Notably, Hamilton’s numbers in rain-affected races are impressive, as he has won 36% of his races in rain, as per the GPBlog. Therefore, for him to ask for rain isn’t a bad wish to make.

After the qualifying session ended on Saturday, the Mercedes driver expressed his hope, as drizzles had been reported in the city. As per the Racer, Hamilton said, “Hoping that the Florida heavens are going to open and we’re going to have some rain. I don’t know how lucky I’ll be, but the rain would make it exciting.”

“I don’t think any of us have driven in the rain here so we’d have two laps to the grid and we’d have to learn as we go, which is exciting. Ultimately we’re not where we want to be. I wish we had a car that was able to contend for wins and so it’s tough for us but we just keep our heads down and pushing.”

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He also expressed that overtaking the cars ahead would not be easy, but progressing on strategy could be a possibility to aim for a position in the top 10 and hence obtain some points.

Is the weather about to favor Lewis Hamilton?

A rain-affected Miami GP could shuffle up the grid by quite some margins. Having seen drivers struggling to find grip over the sessions, only those skilled enough could escape the wrath of the rain could survive. And Lewis Hamilton is certainly prepared to deal with it.

As per RacingNews365, Sunday is expected to begin with a bright and sunny start. However, as the day progresses, the clouds will gradually increase. The wind is also set to pick up its pace.

By the time the race commences, there will be a mix of sunshine and clouds and a moderate easterly wind blowing. Though the weather forecast predicts occasional passing showers, a downpour is not expected.

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All this only spells trouble for Hamilton, who’d be stuck in the middle pack. Unless he finds himself lucky under a safety car, the Briton holds a low chance of making it to the podium. With Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, among others, stacking the grid ahead of him, he’d be busy keeping the tracks.