Bernie Ecclestone believes the seven-time world champion is not making an attempt his finest within the 2022 season
Outspoken former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has slammed Lewis Hamilton’s poor kind within the 2022 season along with the Brit’s gown sense.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton is at the moment sixth within the drivers’ standing and hasn’t received a Grand Prix all 12 months whereas trailing Mercedes teammate George Russell.
With only one 12 months left to run on Hamilton’s £40 million ($ 49 million) contract, Ecclestone steered throughout an interview with the Each day Mail that Hamilton may promote his place to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and say one thing alongside the traces of: “That is how a lot I get, I will step down and provides me half of what I’d get”.
“Toto can go and do one in all his magic offers, provide somebody much less cash and maintain £20 million ($ 24.6 million),” Ecclestone steered.
“No person wants to inform Toto this as a result of he has already considered it. Lewis would in all probability cease underneath these circumstances.
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Ecclestone confessed that he has been confirmed incorrect by Russell, who he did not suppose “was that good” however has carried out “a superb job”.
“I am stunned. Or is it a case of Lewis doing a nasty job? A little bit of each,” Ecclestone contemplated.
The 91-year-old claimed that Wolff is getting a “bit fed up” with Hamilton, who in his opinion is not making an attempt.
“Let’s put it one other approach, Lewis would not appear bothered about shedding. It isn’t like him. He has a aggressive nature however he is taking shedding a bit simple for my liking,” scoffed Ecclestone, who additionally believes that Hamilton is not “actively serving to” Russell.
“I do not suppose he is doing something. I do not suppose he cares an excessive amount of. He is not ready to place the hassle into successful that he did.”
Moreover, Ecclestone stated that Hamilton dramatically exiting his cockpit in Azerbaijan after being jostled in his automobile, whereas additionally claiming to be affected by a nasty again, was “all b*******”.
“George is taller and if it was going to occur to anybody it will have occurred to him,” Ecclestone provided.
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“There was a little bit of Nigel Mansell about it,” he stated, in reference to the 1993 world champion who was additionally recognized for searching for excuses when underperforming.
“Not less than with Nigel, he would get out of the automobile and rub his left leg as if he had damaged it. Subsequent second, it will be his proper leg.”
Final to obtain a lashing from Ecclestone’s acid tongue was Hamilton’s trend sense.
“I do not know what he’s doing dressing up in all these humorous garments. Has he a deal to it? Is it to get observed? Perhaps that is it,” Ecclestone, who was just lately arrested in his spouse’s homeland Brazil with a handgun, concluded on the Brit.
Ending third in Canada final day trip, Hamilton returns to motion on the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July three as reigning champion Max Verstappen leads the drivers’ standings.
