F1 News Lewis Hamilton on Max Verstappen s 2022 F1 title charge It s never great when the season finishes early
F1 News: Lewis Hamilton on Max Verstappen's 2022 F1 title charge: It’s never great when the season finishes early Comment Share Second placed Max Verstappen (right) and third placed Lewis Hamilton (left) talk in parc fermé during the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on July 10, 2022, in Spielberg, Austria. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) Amidst all the chatter around Max Verstappen potentially securing his second consecutive championship title this weekend, Lewis Hamilton claimed that it would be disappointing for the fans to see the championship essentially wrap up as early as October. Mathematically, the Red Bull driver, who has a 116-point advantage over his season rival Charles Leclerc, could win the championship at the Singapore Grand Prix with five races to go. In a media interaction ahead of the 2022 F1 Singapore GP, Lewis Hamilton said: “Yeah, definitely, I feel for the fans because that’s for everyone, and even for us, last year, going right down to the wire, that was intense for everybody and so it’s never great when the season finishes early, even when I’ve experienced having it finish early, in places like Mexico [in 2017 and 2018]. For you as the one individual it’s great, but for the actual sport is not spectacular. So I’m really grateful to have had it like 2008, right down to the last 17 seconds, and obviously last year pretty much the same thing. So yeah, let’s hope for the future that it’s a bit better.” Formula 1@F1Max Verstappen has never won in Singapore but if he does this weekend he could clinch the world title
@ChrisMedlandF1 looks at the storylines in the spotlight as we return to Marina Bay for the first time since 2019
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f1.com/Singapore_Stor…3007171Max Verstappen has never won in Singapore but if he does this weekend he could clinch the world title @ChrisMedlandF1 looks at the storylines in the spotlight as we return to Marina Bay for the first time since 2019 #SingaporeGP #F1 f1.com/Singapore_Stor… Meanwhile, Max Verstappen admitted that winning the championship at the upcoming Grand Prix is an unrealistic prospect because of the complex permutations and variations that would have to take place for it to happen. Speaking to the media, including Sportskeeda, in Singapore, the Dutchman said: “I need to win, and Checo needs to finish fourth or lower and Charles eighth or lower. It’s a bit unrealistic for it to happen. So I don’t really think about it. It’s quite a long shot. And I just want to enjoy the weekend. And of course, try to win it.” Verstappen confessed that he would prefer to seal the title at Suzuka because of the "special memories" the track holds for him. He said: “I think Japan is nicer. I’m really excited to go back there. It’s been a while. It’s an amazing track. And for me anyway, it has quite special memories. The first time I drove an F1 car was there in FP1, and I will always remember that. And besides that, yes, it is kind of a home GP with Honda. And also, I think [it will be] my first proper opportunity to win the title. So yeah, of course, I’m looking forward to Singapore right now. But I’m also very excited for next weekend.”
@ChrisMedlandF1 looks at the storylines in the spotlight as we return to Marina Bay for the first time since 2019
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f1.com/Singapore_Stor…3007171Max Verstappen has never won in Singapore but if he does this weekend he could clinch the world title @ChrisMedlandF1 looks at the storylines in the spotlight as we return to Marina Bay for the first time since 2019 #SingaporeGP #F1 f1.com/Singapore_Stor… Meanwhile, Max Verstappen admitted that winning the championship at the upcoming Grand Prix is an unrealistic prospect because of the complex permutations and variations that would have to take place for it to happen. Speaking to the media, including Sportskeeda, in Singapore, the Dutchman said: “I need to win, and Checo needs to finish fourth or lower and Charles eighth or lower. It’s a bit unrealistic for it to happen. So I don’t really think about it. It’s quite a long shot. And I just want to enjoy the weekend. And of course, try to win it.” Verstappen confessed that he would prefer to seal the title at Suzuka because of the "special memories" the track holds for him. He said: “I think Japan is nicer. I’m really excited to go back there. It’s been a while. It’s an amazing track. And for me anyway, it has quite special memories. The first time I drove an F1 car was there in FP1, and I will always remember that. And besides that, yes, it is kind of a home GP with Honda. And also, I think [it will be] my first proper opportunity to win the title. So yeah, of course, I’m looking forward to Singapore right now. But I’m also very excited for next weekend.”