Lewis Hamilton: the start of a new adventure

He can no longer wait, be in anticipation. Lewis Hamilton will probably be the driver whose performances will be most closely scrutinized this weekend in Australia, as the 2008 world champion's bet is so great. And courageous.

Leaving his lifelong stable with whom he made his debut here in 2007, McLaren, to come and replace Michael Schumacher in Mercedes, the Briton created the sensation at the end of 2012. But the German brand, whose first three seasons since its return to F1 have proven to be disappointing, will she be able to offer the English prodigy a Silver Arrow worthy of his measure? The only way to find out is to run. “I can't wait to be in Melbourne, to go to the track to realize where we really are”, indicates on this subject the Briton, 28 years old since January.

“The Australian Grand Prix is ​​always an exciting race: the teams don't know how to compare themselves in terms of performance, the fans are fantastic and, again this year, the tires are very different. We just don't know what can happen in the race?, details the former Woking resident. “I like this circuit. It's a city track with a bumpy surface where you have to try to put as much pressure on the car as possible. It really puts the drivers to the test?, he confides. “We had a good, reliable car during winter testing and it's positive to arrive in Australia with that in mind, but we know on the other hand that in terms of performance, everything starts from zero from the first free practice on Friday morning . Let's go running now, let's see how things go for us! », concludes the new Mercedes driver.