Mercedes group principal Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton is retaining a low profile as he has a “lack of phrases” about dropping the world championship.
The general public have hardly heard from the British driver within the two weeks since he was controversially defeated by Max Verstappen which denied Hamilton a document eighth title. The star has been seen accumulating his knighthood and in a farewell video for his team-mate Valtteri Bottas however he hasn’t spoken within the media or on social media.
“We’re all wavering in feelings and Lewis most of all,” Wolff mentioned, per Motorsport-total.com.
“He gained the World Championship till the final lap, after which all the pieces is taken away from you from one second [to the next]. In fact you lose religion as a result of you’ll be able to’t perceive what has simply occurred.
“The silence is there, after all, as a result of he merely lacks phrases as properly.”
Verstappen took the title within the last race of the season. Hamilton had been main for almost all of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix however Nicholas Latifi crashed which deployed a security automobile and Verstappen pitted for contemporary tyres.
When the observe was secure, race director Michael Masi allowed some vehicles to unlap and others not which meant Verstappen was proper behind Hamilton. The Dutchman had the tempo to overhaul Hamilton and maintain him off to say his first world title. Mercedes lodged protests in opposition to the outcome however they have been dismissed and so they withdrew their official attraction.
Within the wake of the outcome there was many rumours suggesting the star was retiring however Wolff has mentioned he’s in communication with Hamilton.
He added: “Lewis was within the workplace with me and everybody else concerned [in the appeal decision], and we have been additionally in fixed contact over these days.”
Kaynak: briturkish.com
