{"id":289729,"date":"2023-09-06T12:19:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=289729"},"modified":"2023-09-06T12:19:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:19:25","slug":"lewis-hamilton-has-serious-problems-as-his-mercedes-struggles-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-has-serious-problems-as-his-mercedes-struggles-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton has ‘serious problems’ as his Mercedes struggles continue"},"content":{"rendered":"
F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart believes Lewis Hamilton has 'serious problems' at Mercedes – and he'll never win a record-breaking eight-title Drivers World Championship with the team.<\/p>\n
Hamilton was within one lap of breaking the record back in 2021, but a controversial decision saw Max Verstappen claim the world title.<\/p>\n
And following the race in the desert, and the regulation changes in 2022, Mercedes have struggled to compete with the flying Red Bulls. Hamilton is yet to win a race since the 2021 season.<\/p>\n
Speaking about Hamilton, Stewart said: "First of all, Lewis is one of the best to ever drive in Formula One. But the truth is that in the last decade he competed with Mercedes for a team that was virtually out of competition.<\/p>\n
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Sky Sports is bringing you 500 live football games to watch, as well access to Cricket, Golf, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA and more across eight<\/span> dedicated channels. Sky Sports is the <\/span>only way to watch all the action this year.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a322 a month<\/p>\n \u201cDuring this time, Lewis only had one real competitor – his respective teammate. Except for 2016, he always emerged victorious from the duel.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then he lost to Nico Rosberg. With respect: a good driver, but not the most talented in the world. But Rosberg was hungry and had the absolute will to become world champion. Lewis no longer has that hunger.<\/p>\n Do you agree with Sir Jackie Stewart? Let us know in the comments section<\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cBecause of that – and because the car is no longer quite as powerful – he has serious problems.\u201d<\/p>\n Stewart added: "That [eighth title] also depends on Mercedes. It's not impossible, but I still don't think he'll be able to do it."<\/p>\n