Lewis Hamilton played down speculation that he is unhappy with Formula One, posting on Instagram that he will be the one to decide when his “masterpiece” is complete.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton has had a rough start to the new season with Mercedes.
After scoring in the opening race in Bahrain, Hamilton was beaten three times in a row by his new teammate George Russell.
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix last weekend was said to be the lowest point of Hamilton’s Mercedes career, as he was overtaken by last year’s championship rival Max Verstappen on the way to the 13th finish line.
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko joked after that performance Hamilton may wish he had retired at the end of last seasonbut Hamilton has turned down any offers he is thinking of leaving F1 soon.
In a post on Wednesday, Hamilton wrote the caption: “Working on my masterpiece. I’ll decide when it’s done.”
Hamilton was just one round away from his eighth world championship in Abu Dhabi last season, where he was controversially beaten to the title by Max Verstappen in an event the FIA has admitted had not taken place. precisely due to human error from former race director Michael Masi.
Hamilton has ruled out winning an eighth championship this year and finds himself leading the Charles Leclerc championship by 58 points.
On Sunday, however, he insisted he didn’t want to back down from a challenge.
Hamilton said of the championship: “I’m not anymore, that’s for sure. “There’s no question about that, but I’m just going to keep working as hard as I can to try and somehow pull it together somehow.”
“There’s no other place I’d like to be. Just because we’ve hit a rough patch, it’s not in my DNA to retreat.”
Hamilton will be hoping the updates Mercedes plans to bring to the Miami Grand Prix will help trigger a change in form.
