Lewis Hamilton says he’ll “give it completely the whole lot” for his closing three races with Mercedes regardless of feeling like strolling away after struggling badly within the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
The seven-time world champion completed tenth within the grand prix and eleventh within the dash race in Interlagos three weeks in the past.
Following the principle race, he described it as “a catastrophe of a weekend” on crew radio, including: “If that is the final time I get to carry out it was a disgrace it wasn’t nice however [I am] grateful for you.”
The 39-year-old Briton is becoming a member of Ferrari subsequent season after 12 years with Mercedes, a interval during which he received six of his seven drivers’ championships.
Requested in regards to the Sao Paulo radio message earlier than this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, Hamilton mentioned: “Within the second, that is how I felt. I did not actually wish to come again after that weekend however that is solely pure.”
After dropping out on the 2021 drivers’ title on the ultimate lap of the season to Max Verstappen, Hamilton didn’t win a race within the 2022 and 2023 seasons as Mercedes struggled to adapt to new rules.
The crew appeared to have overcome their difficulties when profitable three out of 4 races in the course of this season, with Hamilton victorious within the British and Belgian Grands Prix.
Nonetheless, he and team-mate George Russell had a sequence of accidents within the US Grand Prix final month and Hamilton was sad with the dealing with of his automobile in Brazil.
Referencing his troubles in Sao Paulo, Hamilton mentioned: “Within the warmth of the second, for certain I would a lot fairly be on the seashore and chilling and ‘I do not want to do that’.”
He added: “It wasn’t an incredible feeling in that second however I am right here, I am standing robust and I’ll give it completely the whole lot for these previous couple of races.
“Nothing can take me down. I’ve obtained a crew that I genuinely nonetheless love and despite the fact that I am leaving, I wish to give them the most effective that I can in these subsequent races.
“If they supply a automobile that wishes to remain on monitor, then hopefully we’ll have a greater consequence.”
