Lewis Hamilton Disappointed With Red Bull Budget Cap Scenario, Calls FIA to Action: “Teams Will Spend Millions More…”

Red Bull are under pressure ever since they’ve been found guilty of breaching the $145M budget cap for last year. The other teams have openly spoken against the Milton-Keynes-based outfit asking FIA for a strict verdict. Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton also shares his view regarding the entire fiasco in a recent interview.

Many fans have called the FIA to strip Max Verstappen of his championship. The Dutchman beat Lewis Hamilton in the last lap of the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. However, Hamilton has raised questions regarding the budget cap and said there’s room for improvement of the same.

Hamilton, in conversation with Motorsport.com, said “I think the sport should do something about this in the future. If it is followed rather loosely, then all teams will go over it. Then teams will spend millions more and that is not good for the sport. Then you might as well not have a budget ceiling.” [Translated using Google]

However, Lewis put his trust and confidence in the FIA to do the right thing. The Mercedes man said, “I must believe that. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt, of course. And otherwise, I’m just focused on doing my job the best I can. What they’ve done is done.”

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Lewis Hamilton also explained that he is looking forward to winning another championship, instead of thinking he might be awarded last year’s title. The Mercedes driver added he was proud of his team and their performance last year.

Lewis Hamilton praises Mercedes chief Toto Wolff amidst Red Bull boss’ criticism

Christian Horner called out Toto Wolff for bad management and leading the people out of fear in the title charge which went down to the wire last year. However, star driver Lewis Hamilton has come to the Austrian’s defense as he reveals how Wolff elevates the people around him.

Lewis Hamilton said, “We’ve got a great leader. We’ve got amazing support from the Daimler board, who all are passionate racers.”

He further added, “Toto is very focused as a leader to really elevate people. I don’t know any other leader, that I’ve worked with at least, that goes and says ‘hey, how are things at home?”

The Briton explains how Toto constantly keeps asking people if he can support them or how can he make the work environment happier. He also explains how there is great communication within the Mercedes team.

Hamilton concludes by saying, “That’s who Toto is. Because of that, there’s a real, general hunger within the team. A combination of those and I’d like to think we will be the ones being able to beat them again – I do believe that for sure.”

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After giving his verdict on the budget cap issue, Lewis Hamilton will be looking to focus on the upcoming US GP. The Mercedes driver has won the race a record 6 times. Do you think he can win it for the seventh time and keep his record for most consecutive seasons with at least one win?