“Records are not important to me”: 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton doesn’t care about finishing 2022 without race win

"Records are not important to me": 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton doesn't care about finishing 2022 without race win

7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton insists that he’s not worried about finishing the 2022 F1 season without a race win. 

Very few drivers in F1 history have made as big an impact as Lewis Hamilton did in the sport in just his rookie season. His debut campaign saw him being teamed up with two-time Champion Fernando Alonso at McLaren. The young Brit rose up to the challenge, and incredibly enough, missed out on the World Title by just one point.

The very next season, however, he won his first World Title. He stayed with McLaren until the 2012 season after which he moved to Mercedes. It was with the Silver Arrows that he truly established himself as an all-time great in F1. Hamilton won six further Championships with Mercedes.

Hamilton standing on the top step of a podium became a norm during Mercedes’ period of dominance from 2014-2021. 2022 on the other hand, has turned out to be a majorly underwhelming season for the 37-year-old.

The former McLaren driver has won an F1 race every year since making his F1 debut in 2007. If he does not win one in the remaining six races this campaign, we are about to see something we have never seen before.

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Lewis Hamilton believes he will get chance to fight for wins this year

2022 has been a downward step for Mercedes. They did not adapt as well as Red Bull or Ferrari to the regulation changes ahead of this campaign, and have failed to win a single race as a result.

In spite of that, Hamilton believes that the team has made major progress throughout the course of the season. He insists that they’ll get the chance to fight for race wins in the remaining few races of the season.

“I’m grateful that each year we have had, since 2007, an opportunity to win,” he said as quoted by Motorsport. “I do believe that we’re going to have a chance this year. There are still  some races to go.”

“I’m not focused on the record but of course, I’m trying to get that win this year. But the record is not important to me, just because I don’t really care about records in general.”

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Basketball Editor Somin Bhattacharjee first discovered the game during the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Not long after, he turned to the NBA and found himself drawn to the Golden State Warriors — right at the start of Stephen Curry’s rise. Over time, the admiration turned into full-blown support for the team, one that continues even as the Curry era approaches its twilight. A true hoophead, Somin also follows EuroLeague basketball closely and enjoys exploring the game beyond the NBA. Though holding a bachelor's degree in marketing, Somin discovered his true calling in writing. Since 2021, he has penned over 3,000 articles for TheSportsRush, covering everything from breaking news to sharp opinion pieces and detailed exclusives. He thrives on writing about in-game moments and the reactions that make basketball a uniquely emotional sport. Beyond basketball, Somin plays different sports including soccer and remains a passionate fan of Spanish football giants Real Madrid

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