Lewis Hamilton Shuns Mercedes Rival Nico Rosberg’s Retirement Plans, Refusing to Make Then His Own: “I’d Rather Be…”

Lewis Hamilton, the man who’s currently in his 16th season in Formula 1, once opened up on his post-retirement plans. The Briton revealed the plans he had after he retires from the sport and particularly mentioned what he wouldn’t do in an interview with Global Education Series that dates back to 2018.

Talking about this, the 37-year-old driver conveyed, “Particularly in Formula 1, every racing driver that stopped and I think is similar for maybe NBA, some tennis players. Often you’ve done the sport whole life pretty much, so end up staying in the sport doing commentary.”

“I personally do not want to have to be talking about someone else’s racing comment. You know a lot of commentators are criticizing. They might be drivers, but they’re criticizing other drivers. I’d rather be encouraging the other drivers,” further asserted the seven-time world champion.

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It is believed that the Mercedes star has taken a subtle dig at his former teammate at the Brackley-based team Nico Rosberg. Rosberg, who retired from the sport after claiming the 2016 F1 world championship, is an F1 commentator now. Associated with Sky Sports F1, the German puts his commentary as well as expert opinion on race days.

Lewis Hamilton braces himself for an unwanted statistic

The 2022 F1 season has been far from ideal for Lewis Hamilton. What was supposed to be the hunt for the eighth world championship didn’t quite turn out to be one. Instead, the Mercedes ace is expecting something he would have never wanted to see.

Hamilton, for the first time so far, has failed to win a single race in a season. Never before had the Silver Arrows ace had to finish the season without a win. While on multiple occasions Hamilton finished the season with as many as 11 wins, in 2013 he had just one win.

The Briton was tied with Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher, with 15 consecutive wins where the drivers picked up at least one win. A win this season means Hamilton will become the undisputed owner of this record. However, Hamilton stated that the record “has zero importance” to him.

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Not only Hamilton, but his teammate George Russell also failed to win any race this season. This means Mercedes are on their way to finishing the season without a race win altogether. All in all, with two races to go, it’ll be interesting to see if Lewis Hamilton can pull off the incredible feat to win in 16 consecutive seasons.