The Side of Lewis Hamilton You Don’t See: F1 Insiders, Russell & Ocon Reveal the Truth
F1 drivers George Russell and Esteban Ocon, along with Mercedes strategist James Vowles and Red Bull engineer Calum Nicholas, reveal what it’s really like behind the scenes with the 7-time world champion. From the paddock to the pit wall, they open up about Hamilton’s rise, challenges, and the legacy he’s building.
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Look at what “diversity” is doing to European countries…
o fk right off with your diversity nonsense …. you don't hear the Chinese or other people of different ethnic backgrounds pissing and moaning about why they aren't there in greater numbers … where were the people of color 50/60/70 years ago when we were building the sport, building factories pumping money and knowledge blood sweat and tears into the creation of the sport ….but nooooooo its down to racism because more blk people are not at our level ….. sick to the teeth of listening to them …. why not make your own sports at this point and leave us TF alone
I’ve already enjoyed F1…. But until Lewis Hamilton I never watch a complete race. Now I’m am the biggest F1 enthusiast around. That’s one of the keys to his success. He definitely brought F1 about 5 to 10 million new fans and revenue. He is definitely one of the greatest drivers the sport has ever had.
In f1, if you sit on best car you will win even if you dont want to.70% depends on car.
Lewis is like the John cena of f1, winning on and off the track, what a guy!
Everyone at RBR who knows their sport, knows how good Lewis was. Shame Horner can't admit he tried to break the bank several years ago to sign him.
Lewis attends a fashion show on next minute racing track it is crazy no driver so far I see doing that gift by God
Callum has been a wealth of knowledge in F1.
Diversity is shit! Everyone in F1 should be there exclusively on merit, no matter what race, sex, caste or sexual orientation they belong to. DEI is idiotic and brings down the quality of everything it is applied to!
The feeling to race a f1 yet alone be working for f1 must be insane, im so jealous
Starting a conversation about diversity (which otherwise is not talked about at all today and wasn't prior to LH) is the biggest part of the Legacy of one of the greatest Racing Drivers of all time. Thats exactly the woke bullshit everyone's so fed up with. These people are so caught up in ideology and politics, its sad.
Wow! The red bull guy gave me insights. LH is so much more impressive than I thought he was, inspiration
Open's with being ruthless is a necessity, then proceeds to talk about anything but what Lewis did to his teammates when he had competition, AKA when he was ruthless…
I don't like it!
Lewis.. pff.. come on..please.. Globally other countries than the UK see Lewis misbehaved and tried to enlarge his own status.. which isnt a global opinion. He actually has revealed his true colors with all the fakery surrounding him. His so-called GOAT status was largely manufactured by his British compatriots at Sky Sports, who hold a monopolistic position and dominate the world feed on the F1 grid. Fortunately, that GOAT status isn’t a globally accepted opinion.
He lost from Button, Rosberg, Russell twice, Lerclerc is outperforming him… and let’s not ignore that Valtteri Bottas was deliberately relegated to the number two driver role. Goat my @ss.
Ah yes.. the British famous rookie fairytale conveniently skipping the part where McLaren bent over backwards for Hamilton. Even Ron Dennis himself admitted one of his biggest regrets was giving Lewis full team support in 2007 and 2008. Alonso, a double world champion, was deliberately held back bad strategies, pit lane politics, and penalties mysteriously appearing when he got too close. If they’d backed Alonso like they did Lewis, 2007 wouldn’t have even been close.
This is part of why so many fans outside the UK cheered for Verstappen in 2021. British fans might not understand that because they’re still following a very one-sided narrative.
The truth hurts: Hamilton needed the fastest car and a neutered teammate to look like a legend. When he doesn’t have that? He’s mid-pack. Period. Champions rise above machinery. Hamilton was the machinery.
Let’s not rewrite history just because Sky Sports spoon-fed you the Hamilton hero story. Dig a little deeper the myth unravels real quick.
lmfao "how brave do you think that was of him?" the memes becoming reality hahahah
Is this guys 15 minutes not over yet?
It's all shiny on the outside,…..and filled with dead men's bones underneath,….welcome to F1.
Now he a joke waiting to retire
Formula One is dominated by wealthy elites and their children. The conversation about diversity is odd in this context. you have 20 drivers half of them are super wealthy. Is the lack of diversity really a race thing or is it purely economic? Is it not also based on interest? How many young black men are interested in being a Formula One driver as opposed to rapper football player basketball star, etc.
Fascinating conversation. Great content.
Diversity? Whoever you are all you do is buy a ticket. The black population aren't that interested in spending all that money to go. Has nothing to do with colour. Being a racing driver needs money to fund it whoever you are. Lewis done it thru hard work & grit not a diversity pass. Stop woke moaning.
Not a Redbull fan & don’t know his name but as a black American who loves F1, he was definitely recognized Friday to Sunday.
George Russell looks like a english grandmother….😄
I recognize LH effort as a person of color. However, I think people forget that we have had for years amazing latinos driving F1. Senna for example. So we have had minorities represented for a while.
Would Nico have won without being given some of Lewis' top mechanics and engineers that year?
Not a fan of Lewis, but yesterday when I heard him say “I’m useless” I literally felt pain in my heart.
He’s so right about Lewis Hamilton’s contributions and legacy in the sport… What he said is so important… And that’s why I think he’s the greatest champion sport has known… It exceeds the sporting aspect and turns it into a humanity discussion. All the while performing at the highest level.
Lewis is, simply put, The Goat
There have been plenty of gentlemen f1 champions. There have been plenty of ruthless champions. There have been some in the middle. For some being ruthless is necessary for them to win the championship, for others it isnt.
The Mercedes was so fast in the day he had time for his "outside interests"….
All respect for this guy lost instantly
Lewis Hamilton opened the conversation of discriminating against white people in the sport. No longer based on merit he wants everything based on skin color.
Despite all the criticism Hamilton has faced over the years, he became the most successful driver of all time, breaking almost every record in the sport. He was the best rookie ever, the most consistent competitor, the driver with the most wins, podiums, poles, and titles, and he achieved all of this while never being an example of a dirty driver.
I definitely think that the best explanation for the hate many fans feel towards him is racism. I truly believe that if he were a white British driver, he would have been far less criticized.
The most recognisable face paddok mechanic of RB Team. Thank you guys for being fair truth about Lewis. Respect Guys.💯👌👏🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Lewis only lost to Nico because his engine blew in Malaysia.
seems like max fans found this video.
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All the Tifosi miss this man so much… hes a legend. ❤
You can win and be a gentleman. The greatest championship have taught us this, and the lessons have died in time.