Lewis Hamilton Feels F1 is Stuck in the Stone Age

Defending world champion, Lewis Hamilton is of the opinion that F1 as a sport is lagging behind other major ones such as NFL and football. Though he praised Liberty Media for upping the global appeal, he feels F1 still needs to catch up.

He said, “Really, Formula 1 has been in the Stone Age compared to NFL and soccer and all other big sports and we’re trying to catch up, but it is a long process.”

Hamilton was one of many who had said that drivers should be consulted more often before taking major decisions. When asked if that will be implemented, he replied in the negative.

“Nope. It hasn’t ever been the case up until now, so I don’t anticipate it being the case in the future. But I do believe in Chase [Carey, Liberty CEO] and his team wanting to bring change.”

He further went on to praise the efforts put in by Liberty Media in such a short time in charge. “It is a big job for Chase; he has only come in a couple of years ago, before that social media wasn’t allowed in.”

“Bernie [Ecclestone, former F1 CEO] said it was not important. Now something as big as social media is huge and a really powerful platform and now that’s allowed if people want to use it”, he added.

Lewis Hamilton was in support of adding new venues for F1 races, following proposals to hold races in Miami and Vietnam. But he knows that it will take time.

“It is a real slow process to broadcast Formula 1 around the world. It is crazy to think it is still so unknown in so many territories, yet it’s global and on TV”, he said.

“There is more to be done, but I think they’re doing the right steps. Having more races in the US is a good thing, I’m looking forward to it, but the actual racing needs to be super exciting still”, Hamilton signed off.