Lewis Hamilton Shrugs off Responsibility to Accept Defeat to the NFL & NBA Despite Being the Face of F1

A coin has two sides. A good and a bad. For Formula 1, the good side is the rapidly increasing audience, with over a million average viewers in the United States and over 70 million worldwide. The bad side is the threat of a massive downfall in viewership as Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s dominance poses the possibility of making things boring. And having been on the bad side of the coin before during the 2010s, Lewis Hamilton sheds off his responsibility of keeping things spicy as he expresses his concern over things becoming boring.

The Mercedes driver has been very courteous to the American audience. Having thanked them recently, he says he’d excuse them if they decide to drop out of either the NBA or NFL. In a statement that sounded like a defeat of F1 at the hands of the giant American leagues, the driver also conceded to the Red Bull challenge.

The Briton, also a crowd favorite, spoke with the media. As per Race Fans, he said, “It’s not my job to convince people to watch a sport. I mean, I’m not watching it. It’s not boring for me. I’m challenged every single day trying to get back to the front. So it’s definitely not boring from my perspective. But, as a racing fan watching, I can understand because it’s not as much competition as they’re perhaps used to with the NFL and the NBA at the moment. That’s not my doing.”

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The statement also rings bells for the authorities, as the driver flags concern about declining competitiveness and interest. With even NASCAR and IndyCar gaining traction among the local audience, they pose a threat to Formula 1.

Lewis Hamilton slanders F1 and FIA

Despite the 2022 regulations promising closer racing and more overtakes, things didn’t work out as planned for the sport. It is almost as if history is repeating itself. Hamilton and Mercedes are getting a taste of their own medicine as the regulations to control porpoising introduced mid-season last year come under attack. Nevertheless, after conceding defeat to the NFL and NBA, Lewis pins the blame for the failure on the authorities. 

He added, “They have already tried to bring the teams closer but it never seems to work. So all I can say is that we’re working as hard as we can to close up and get back to give them some more excitement.”

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The FIA has come under tremendous pressure to improve racing. F1 has bet all its horses on the growth in the United States with over $240 million worth of investment in Las Vegas. How will it turn out if Red Bull continues to dominate? We think we all know the answer to that.