Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have almost become synonymous lately. The Briton in the Silver Arrows shirt is a sight one and all can relate to. As much as Mercedes praises its star driver, Hamilton takes pride to drive for one of the best constructors in the world. However, it was not always all good between Hamilton and Mercedes. This is because Hamilton’s latest revelation on his team is something that will infuriate his team principal, Toto Wolff.

As revealed in Netflix’s Drive to Survive season five episode, Hamilton repeated a mistake that Wolff is certainly not going to like. The Silver Arrows ace, who came in for an interview with Netflix, started with, “I’m Lewis Hamilton, and I race for Mercedes Benz.”

This was the moment he knew he made the same mistake. He immediately resorted to “Oh sh*t, what is it called?” The producer of the show informed him, “Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team.” After realizing he does the same mistake every time, Hamilton said, “Oh yeah. You’d think I’d know that by now.” To this, the producer again told, “I know. Every year’s the same!”

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The 2022 F1 season was the tenth season for Lewis Hamilton at the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team. He joined them after leaving McLaren in 2013. After racing for a decade on this team, it was certainly not okay for a driver of Hamilton’s stature to forget the name of the team, year after year. This certainly had the potential to enrage the team boss, Toto Wolff.

Lewis Hamilton pledged a comeback after making a startling confession

After the 2021 Abu Dhabi heartbreak, Lewis Hamilton poised himself for a grand return in 2022. With the ultimate target of the championship in his mind, the Briton was ready to go to any extent with the Silver Arrows. After making a startling confession to Netflix, Hamilton was ready for the battle against Max Verstappen once again.

The 38-year-old driver told the American streaming giants, “After having a difficult year, this year has to be the comeback. I’m trying to take back the championship that was taken from me. You readjust, realign, you accept the reality which you’re faced with, and you get on with the job.”

Unfortunately, the target remained unfulfilled as Mercedes failed to produce a car worthy of dethroning Verstappen from the throne. The W13 was inferior to the RB-18 in terms of pace and cornering. Most importantly, it suffered heavy porpoising throughout the season.

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No matter how the 2022 season was, the 2021 season-ending will always be an event to remember for Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, and their fans. Of course, they will not remember it fondly. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will always remind Hamilton and the fans about how close the Briton was to claiming the throne of the greatest driver of all time in Formula 1.