Hamilton two-year failure will ‘eat at him’

Hamilton’s two years of failure are “eating” him.

Former F1 driver Kristian Albers believes Lewis Hamilton’s failure to win a race in the past two seasons is “eating away” at the Mercedes driver.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton’s most recent win in 103 races came at the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. This was the final race of his epic battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. But Mercedes have struggled to win since F1’s new technical rules were introduced, leaving George Russell just one win away from winning the 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Last season Hamilton felt a little frustrated at times as Red Bull continued to dominate, but hopes are high that the new development direction will pay off this season. Hamilton ‘looked very angry’

“As a neutral observer, I hope Mercedes will have a better car in 2024,” Albers said in his column for De Telegraaf.

“Because if you look at the quality of the current drivers, I think Lewis Hamilton is the only one who can come close to Verstappen. “I’m mainly talking about the consistent quality of performance during the race and the very consistent lap times. Like Verstappen, Hamilton is a tire gripper. Evaluate specific situations and feel inspired; In this they stand alone.

“Hamilton seemed very frustrated towards the end of the season,” Albers said. “I can imagine that too. “Obviously he’s had years where he’s won it all, but now he’s gone two seasons without a win. Itches. “He wants a lot, but the hard thing is that the Mercedes is not fast and then at the end of the year you get tired and tired. It hasn’t had the power you need for a while.