Lewis Hamilton will be motivated by the finish behind his Mercedes teammate George Russell at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, according to Nico Rosberg – as the seven-time winner of the drivers’ championship wants to “keep the fire going” by never finishing second again. this season.
Hamilton started the race 14th in the grid after a bad time in qualifying, which almost saw him 15th at the end of Q1. It didn’t get any better for Hamilton in the 63 laps, winning just one place in the entire race after being involved in a battle with Lance Stroll, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasley for more than an hour and a half while striving to at least get in. in the top 10.
That didn’t happen, and it’s now more likely that Hamilton will fail to win the title for the second year in a row. Hamilton failed to finish on the podium for the first time from the Bahrain Grand Prix on the first weekend of the season.
And Rosberg sympathizes with him after the Briton withdrew from the title race in just four games in the new season. “It was hard to see Louis in that state,” Rosberg told Sky F1.
“It’s understandable. It’s been a long season, but they [Mercedes] are nowhere with this car. They won’t even be able to fight for the race soon, so it’s hard for Luis to stay motivated.
“But I think he will succeed because he is a fighter. There will always be this thing about wanting to beat your teammate. That will be really, really important to him.
“And because George is doing so well, this may be the biggest motivator for Louis to keep going and keep going, because he doesn’t want to see George in front of him ever again. I think that will keep the fire going. “
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