“You Never Want to Lose to Your Teammate…”: Norris Places His Bets on Lewis Hamilton Despite Russell’s Increasing On-Track Prowess

Lewis Hamilton is having a rough season. In four races, he has only managed to score 28 points. However, fellow countryman Lando Norris still has faith in the veteran English driver that he’ll bounce back.

The seven-time world champion is nowhere near the 2022 championship leader Charles Leclerc, who is dominating the ongoing season. Moreover, Hamilton’s new teammate and countryman George Russell has outperformed him in 3 out of the last four races.

But McLaren driver Norris refuses to accept that the 2022 championship run is over for Hamilton. He believes Hamilton will make a comeback, and the fight between him and Russell will get more competitive. Norris reported, “I don’t believe he is because he is too talented and has too much skill.”

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He further states how hard it would be for Hamilton to lose to a young teammate. “So, that makes it look like a bigger gap than there is because George is doing a very good job.” Norris further reported, “Of course, you never want to lose to your team-mate and even more so when you are a seven-time world champion.”

Norris on Lewis Hamilton not adapted to the W13

The 2022 Mercedes challenger is made following the latest rules and regulations. However, it seems the Mercedes 2022 challenger didn’t turn out to be as competitive as the team wanted it to be. The Silver Arrows duo has struggled with significant porpoising.

Mercedes raised the ride height to deal with the porpoising, but it has cost them speed. So, the seven-time world champion has trouble driving an unpredictable car after driving a perfect one for years. The young McLaren driver explains how Hamilton is having issues with the car. He further talks about how different it is to fight for the win and fighting to finish in the top 10.

“It must be a change for him, from driving the nicest car, one where you can be quick, and now having to think about things just a little bit more,” Norris reported. “When you are half a second up, you can afford to skip over things because you can win no matter what, but you cannot get away with that when you are fighting for 10th, 12th, or 15th.”

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After the disappointing Imola race, the inaugural Miami GP is the next race for the seven-time world champion. It would be phenomenal if we could see Lewis Hamilton back in his magnificent form. Do you expect to see the faster Lewis Hamilton in the Miami race?