On a Mission to Save His “Legacy” Lewis Hamilton Once Again Trashes Christian Horner’s Explosive Claim

Sabyasachi Biswas | 17/12/2023
On a Mission to Save His “Legacy” Lewis Hamilton Once Again Trashes Christian Horner’s Explosive Claim

After committing his future to Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton took another dig at Red Bull over his legacy. The seven-time world champion reiterated that he would like to beat Red Bull and build up his own legacy at Mercedes.

Speaking about this, Hamilton said in a report published by FormulaPassion, “After two negative seasons, I think the prospect of redeeming myself by working on the car to beat the best car is better for what will be my legacy, to the category compared to winning by simply jumping into the best car.”

Hamilton’s recent remarks come after Red Bull team principal Christian Horner surprisingly claimed a few weeks back that the 38-year-old was keen on joining his side. Upon knowing this, F1 experts and fans believed that the Mercedes driver might have shown interest after repeated failures with the Silver Arrows.

Even though Max Verstappen did not mind having Hamilton as a teammate, it was not the case for the Briton. Hamilton categorically denied the claims of making any kind of approach to join Red Bull.

How Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have been struggling off late?

For the first time in his career, Lewis Hamilton has spent two seasons without a win. His last win came all the way back at the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Since then, the best he has managed are podium finishes.

As for Mercedes, they were only able to claim one win in the last 44 races. The situation turned out so bad that Toto Wolff recently claimed that if Hamilton were to move to a different team in search of his eighth world championship, he will not be surprised.

“If we cannot demonstrate that we are able to give him a car in the next couple of years then he will need to look everywhere. I don’t think he is doing it at this stage, but I will have no complaints if that happens in a year or two,” Wolff said in a report published by The Guardian.

Despite Wolff’s claims, Hamilton signed a two-year extension with Mercedes. This will see him stay on with the team till the end of the 2025 F1 season.

Therefore, it is fair to say that Hamilton still has hope that Wolff and the rest of the Mercedes team can turn things around in the coming seasons. The 38-year-old also recently visited Mercedes’ factory and gave positive feedback about the 2024 car.

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Sabyasachi Biswas

Sabyasachi Biswas is an F1 journalist at The SportsRush. With over one and a half decades of love for the sport and five years of experience in the field, he dreams to be a regular at the paddock when the lights go out. A Red Bull fan and F1 fan in general over the years, he enjoyed watching Felipe Massa, Sebastian Vettel, and Max Verstappen dominate the track. Apart from F1, he's also a big-time Madridista and Federer fanatic. He was a sub-junior level footballer, won inter-district quizzes and debate competitions back in school. A travel freak throughout, he tries different cuisines and learns new cultures whenever he's away from the keyboard.

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