Ace Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has hit back at critics who have been passing remarks about his age.
The 40-year-old marked a new beginning in his Formula 1 career last month when he officially donned the red race suit as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver.
Now he has hinted that he could even go on for another decade.
Never mind Fernando Alonso at 43, Lewis Hamilton says he could still be in Formula 1 “until I’m 50”, the Briton quashing any talk of a “shelf life”.
Lewis Hamilton: You can’t compare me to another 40-year-old
On Thursday, Time magazine published an article on Hamilton’s move to Ferrari for the 2025 F1 season. In it, the Briton made clear that he can’t be compared to other athletes in their 40s.
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Hamilton’ age became a talking point after Toto Wolff, the team principal of Mercedes, said the Formula 1 driver’s move, “helps us because it avoids the moment where we need to tell the sport’s most iconic driver that we want to stop … We’re in a sport where cognitive sharpness is extremely important, and I believe everyone has a shelf life.”
Hamilton said the comments didn’t bother him because of the success of athletes like Tom Brady and LeBron James. But he had a blunt reaction to anyone attempting to lump him in with other athletes and drivers.
“Don’t ever compare me to anybody else,” Hamilton said. “I’m the first and only Black driver that’s ever been in this sport. I’m built different. I’ve been through a lot. I’ve had my own journey. You can’t compare me to another 40-year-old, past or present, Formula One driver in history. Because they are nothing like me. I’m hungry, driven, don’t have a wife and kids. I’m focused on one thing, and that’s winning. That’s my No. 1 priority.”
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Lewis Hamilton is undoubtedly one of the legends in Formula 1 history. He has seven world championships, which is tied for the most ever along with Michael Schumacher.
Hamilton has 105 Grand Prix wins, which is the most in history. He boast of 202 podium finishes.
