Lewis Hamilton's kindness to Isack Hadjar: "My door will always be open"

Gabriel Bortoleto has Fernando Alonso, Oscar piastri to Mark Webber… The young shoots of the Formula 1 like to surround themselves with older, more experienced mentors to advise and help them, and even manage their careers. Lewis HamiltonIsack Hadjar may not have found an agent, but he may have found a sympathetic ear, ready to give him advice on how to manage his debut in Formula 1.

What could be better for a 20-year-old than to be supported by his idol? Lewis Hamilton heard about Isack's admiration for him growing up. Raised on the film Cars, then becoming a fan of Ayrton Senna, the Parisian found his "GOAT" in Lewis Hamilton as he climbed the football pyramid. car.

Having finally arrived in Formula 1, Hadjar was able to meet his idol for a longer period of time, and chat with him during the drivers' parade before the start of the Australian Grand Prix. The two men even took a selfie together, prompted by... Lewis Hamilton.


"He didn't ask me for a selfie. I asked him to take a selfie because I know he's been a supporter of mine for a long time, which is really, really nice." reveals the Briton to Canal+. And so when he came to see me, he gave me very kind comments and we had a nice chat during the drivers' parade. Then, as I was leaving, I said to him, "Take a picture, because it's your first race and it's also my first race with FerrariLet's keep it as a memory.

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Hamilton assures that Hadjar must "keep his head up"

A beautiful moment, which preceded a much less pleasant one for Hadjar, who suffered an accident on the formation lap. Terribly disappointed, the 20-year-old driver, in tears, was comforted by Anthony Hamilton, Lewis's father, before later receiving a message from the Ferrari driver.

“Of course, I know what it's like to experience your first race and the pressure that comes with it.” assures Lewis Hamilton. “And it was the worst possible conditions for a debut. It was so slippery. And obviously, he went off the track on the formation lap. I know how it feels, it's a horrible feeling. On the one hand, for yourself, because you train so hard, you prepare so well, and then something like that happens. And on the other hand, because of the looks from others, the negativity you feel coming. So I think that was really important.”

“I remember what it was like for me at the beginning, continues No. 44, And I really wanted to be there as much as possible, Isack. My door is open, we can always talk in the future. And also, he just has to remember that one race doesn't define him. He still has plenty of opportunities ahead of him. You have to keep your head up. It's not how you fall, but how you get back up that matters.

Kind words, which will surely please Isack Hadjar. The Frenchman will compete in his second F1 weekend in Shanghai, where he will, if all goes well, start his first Grand Prix. While his teammate Yuki tsunoda was long in the running to play the top 5 in Melbourne, the vice-champion of Formula 2 will be able to hope to score his first points in China, to launch his F1 career well.

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