Whitmarsh: Hamilton underestimated Button

The last victory of Lewis Hamilton at the Abu Dhabi GP arrived at a time when the 2008 world champion was going through a difficult time. In addition to his personal problems were added the good performances of his teammate Jenson Button who surpassed him. He finally recovered in Abu Dhabi by taking advantage of the abandonment of Sebastian Vettel, even if the honorary title of vice-world champion seems to be becoming clearer for his compatriot.

Martin Whitmarsh thinks that after the departure of Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton did not expect to find such a successful teammate with Jenson Button. “Jenson is someone who is easily underestimated”, underlines the director of McLaren. “Hamilton probably did the same. Lewis destroyed all his teammates during his career. He literally destroyed Fernando Alonso, when Fernando was a double world champion and Lewis was a beginner. »