Silverstone - determined than ever and now again in the classic silver arrow: Lewis Hamilton is ready for the thrilling revenge in the World Cup title fight of the formula 1. The dethronte champion acknowledged a "heavy time" after the bitter final on 12 December last year, Meanwhile - again in a mood - the 37-year-old record world champion on Friday at the presentation of the new Mercedes W13: "I never said that I would stop. I love what I do." And he wants to continue with the sole title record. "It's the Attack mode," said team boss Toto Wolff and announced despite the short winter break: "Our batteries are charged because we have an invoice open."
After two years in the black lacquered silver arrow as a sign against racism Hamilton lawn and his new teammate George Russell now back in the silver look. Through the comprehensive policy changes, especially in the aerodynamic area, the race cars of the current Formula 1 generation are otherwise completely new. Only the steering wheel was adopted by the predecessor model, emphasized Mercedes. Striking on the new W13 - the 13th model since the return of Mercedes as a work team to the season 2010 - are among other things the slender side boxes. Ferrari had taken care of on Thursday with a far more outgoing version and spectacular depressions. Red Bull had not really much shown a lot in his early presentation of the car for World Champion Max Max.
Hamilton "like a superhero" for Russell
Hamilton can and, above all, I want to further polish its famous statistics. 103 race victories, 103 pole positions, seven World Cup titles. With the eighth triumph, he would pass to Michael Schumacher, which he once resolved to the 2013 season with the silver rows. That now Hamilton's new teammate no longer starts with a red helmet, but largely in black, also hangs together with Schumacher. "I thought a red helmet in a Mercedes, that was very Michael Schumacher," Russell explained. That wanted to respect the 24-year-old Brite.
With the driver combination Hamilton / Russell Mercedes combines two generations and is likely to increase the clout of the team, which in the past year for the eighth time in series the constructor rating won again. For a temporary use at the end of 2020 in the Mercedes for the Hamilton-diseased Hamilton, Russell had just missed a victory by much bad luck and glitches. Now he drives with Hamilton. "Lewis was a superhero for me," Russell said. Driving with him is a "privilege".
Meanwhile, Hamilton starts in his tenth season for Mercedes, his contract is valid for this season until the end of 2023. Doubt that Hamilton could stop after the Drama of Abu Dhabi, Wolff had never had his own information from Friday. "We have always realized that that will not take place," he said.
However, Wolff had also said so something like this, while Hamilton's complete return from the public: "I hope that we will see him again. He is the most important part of our sport. It would be a poverty for all formula 1 if the best driver decides on handicrafts stop. "
Among other things, the FIA wants to support the newly occupied race management in the future, among other things, Wolff valued as the encouraging sign. Michael Masi, who had all the decisive overtaking maneuvers of stages against Hamilton at the Yas Marina Circuit, was deducted from the International Automotive Association a day before the Mercedes performance.
Hamilton first not expressed himself in more detail, but explained why he had disappeared after the race and the knight a few days after several weeks from the public. "I had to go back a step. I had my family around me, it was a great time."
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