Lewis Hamilton: “In these 70 years there has never been anyone like me here. I feel like I am different from the others”
Lewis Hamilton He is without a doubt one of the best drivers in the history of the Formula 1. For some reason it has seven titles in his record and is the driver with the most victories with 106 in totall. However, many consider that almost every time he has won he has done so because he had the best car. Now, being the second oldest driver on the grid, only behind Alonso, he wants to further enhance his legend and put Ferrari back on top.
The debut year in Maranello was a real ordeal. However, in 2026 things are going better. The title is almost impossible, but at least The runner-up is at stake and he already knows what it’s like to win a race with ‘Il Cavallino Rampante’. The question is how much rope the seven-time champion can have left.
Precisely, at the Mexican GP this weekend, Hamilton was asked if he saw himself competing in the African GP that will arrive in the 2030s. The Englishman was one of the great drivers for the Great Circus to return to the African continent, but there are still years until the big event arrives. But, the Briton is clear that he wants to compete there.
“First of all, In these 70 years there has never been anyone like me here. That’s why I feel like I’m different. Of course, there are challenges ahead that I cannot foresee and that come with age. But along this path, this journey, there have been many preconceived ideas about the fact that reaction time decreases. Did you see my reaction in the last race? My reaction is faster than some of the younger people here“, explained the British in statements collected by The Race.
“Will I be able to compete at 44 against someone who is 20? Who knows. But at 41, I can compete against someone who is 20. So time will tell if I’m still here in my 30s. We’ll see. But I don’t want to stay longer than I should, in the sense of continuing to not perform at the same level. I don’t want to continue competing with that depression: My reaction is down, my drive is down and my pace is down, which is what everyone took for granted last year. But I have proven everyone wrong“, he expressed.
Barring a miracle, Hamilton will lose any title option this Sunday at the Autódromo de los Hermanos Rodríguez. His fight focuses on Russell, Leclerc and Verstappen to finish second in the championship. With five races to go, he is third, just one point behind his former teammate at Mercedes. He has great memories in Mexico, because there he celebrated two of his titles, in 2017 and 2018. We will see what he is capable of this time.
