Lewis Hamilton shakes off lone wolf mentality at Mercedes
Four of the top Mercedes team personnel have spoken about Lewis Hamilton’s evolution at the team, and how he’s shaken off his ‘mercenary’ mentality over his seven years at the top.
Hamilton moved away from McLaren in 2013 and started his partnership with the Silver Arrows – replacing Michael Schumacher at the team, with two world championships already under his belt at the age of 27.
And despite not winning a championship in his first season, a change came in 2014 with new engine regulations – and after four straight years of dominance from Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, Mercedes were now the team to beat.
Hamilton went on to win back-to-back titles from 2014 onwards, and was only stopped once by his then team-mate Nico Rosberg in 2016.
On F1’s Beyond The Grid podcast, Mercedes chief engineer Simon Cole, trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, chief strategist James Vowles and sporting director Ron Meadows, spoke of the now seven-time world champion.
