The Mercedes driver recounted his difficulties as a child and the problems of last season, relaunching: “Never any driver like me”© Getty Images3 min●  23.01.2023 16:00TagsF1HAMILTON

ROME – Lewis Hamilton loses his hair but not his habit: the multiple F1 champion has certainly not lost his usual bravado after a complicated 2022. On the other hand, seven world titles cannot be diminished by a single bad year, record-breaking in a negative sense: never, in fact, had the native of Stevenage ended a season without even a victory or a pole position. What instead happened in 2022, due to the numerous problems of the W13, born from a completely wrong project by Mercedes . Now, after a season that ended in crescendo, 2023 presents itself as a great chance for redemption, with a record already in the sights for the Briton: Hamilton could in fact become the first driver to win after reaching 300 Grands Prix contested . A record that he is chasing together with Alonso, despite starting with a much better chance of success than the Asturian. Speaking of this prospect, Hamilton commented to Formula 1 Magazine : “There has never been a driver like me” . And, speaking of last season, the Briton added: “We wanted redemption after 2021, it was our goal. But at a certain point I thought ‘this car can’t fight for the title at all’. But since last season it has we emerged more resilient and determined .  ”

Hamilton recounts his difficult childhood