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IMOLA, ITALY – OCTOBER 30: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP and Mercedes GP Executive Director Toto Wolff walk in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on October 30, 2020 in Imola, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
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IMOLA, ITALY – OCTOBER 30: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP and Mercedes GP Executive Director Toto Wolff walk in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on October 30, 2020 in Imola, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
Since he is one of the most prominent people in the sport, Lewis Hamilton, apart from his fans, has always had doubters and critics. Due to his tremendous success in the sport, Lewis leads a pretty lavish and busy life when he is not on track. And this is exactly something that didn’t sit well with some a while back.
In 2018, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff came to his superstar driver’s defense as he slammed Hamilton’s critics.
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After a perfect lap under the Singapore floodlights, Lewis Hamilton snatched the pole position. Mercedes were expected to struggle at the Marina Bay Track. However, a touch of class from Lewis Hamilton ensured he won the race and open up a 40-point lead over championship rival Sebastian Vettel.
Despite his brilliance on the racetrack, Lewis was criticized for his constant travel between the Italian and the Singapore GP. His travel plans didn’t necessarily impress a lot of people. But Toto Wolff was having none of it. The Austrian said Lewis loves living his life to the fullest and asked people to leave him alone.
Wolff said, “It’s six years I have heard ‘how can you allow Lewis to get off and fly around the world?'”
“He came here, rock and roll, and blew everybody away. Let’s just be non-judgemental and allow everybody to judge how they perform best. He knows best what’s good for him.”
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Despite his busy travel schedule, Lewis Hamilton blew the Singapore track away. He finished almost 9 seconds ahead of 2nd-placed Max Verstappen in what was a commanding display at the night race.
Lewis Hamilton says F1 is always his ‘priority’ over other interests
Mercedes and Lewis are a match made in heaven. Not only is this a great partnership for the racetrack, but they are also very well off the track. Moreover, Lewis thanked Mercedes for supporting his projects like his Tommy Hilfiger collaboration.
However, despite all this, Hamilton has constantly reminded Toto Wolff of his commitment and F1 being his top priority.
“Visualize what you want and go hard for it.” A true Leader of Now, we are excited to collaborate with the talented @lewishamilton on his first #TommyXLewis collection. See it live on the runway Sept 4 7:30 P.M. CST/ 1:30 P.M. CET/ 7:30 A.M. ET #IconsOfTomorrow #TommyNow pic.twitter.com/UYyqSNk4sU
— Tommy Hilfiger (@TommyHilfiger) September 2, 2018
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In 2018, Lewis said, “I definitely feel my approach and the balance that I have in my life in general is really good. I said to Toto, ‘Just don’t for a second ever believe or let it creep into your mind that I don’t want to win this championship more than anything’. So that is my priority”
Lewis further mentioned that he should be judged for his performances on the track. Furthermore, he was happy that people got to witness his masterclass while flying in his Silver Mercedes.
He said, “I am glad you have seen this performance.”
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At that point in time, Lewis Hamilton was on course to win his 5th Championship. However, that does not stop him from living his life to the fullest.
