Twitter Goes Ballistic as Former F1 Champion Sparks Debate on Lewis Hamilton Abandoning Mercedes for Underperforming

Lewis Hamilton has had a tough start to his 2022 season. The 7-time world champion is currently languishing in 5th in the drivers’ championship behind his teammate George Russell. Hamilton is struggling to get the most out of his Mercedes W13 as it is not as competitive as the front-running teams.

Former world champion Mika Häkkinen came out to mention that Lewis might even look to leave the German team soon. He mentioned that according to him, the British driver would be moaning and whining in the team meetings.

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The former McLaren driver also pointed out that Lewis is having a tough time against his young teammate who has just joined the team this season.

Formula One F1 – Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia – April 7, 2022, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton reacts after practice REUTERS/Loren Elliott

“He has been at Mercedes for many years and has won six titles. Now that things are not going so well, he will start thinking about changing teams. It is a tough category for Lewis, that is obvious. Russell has not arrived to be the second driver or to lose. He wants to show his best version and is already working to be a world champion in the future,” said Mika.

Hamilton’s fans on social media did not take too kindly to the former world champion’s comments. The fans on Twitter mentioned the 7- time world champion will work with the team to make them front runners once again.

Twitter reacts to Mika Hakkinen’s comments about Lewis Hamilton

Fans pointed out that Lewis will not leave the team when they’re down and he will work hard to get them to challenge the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull this season. They called out the Finnish world champion for his comments and called them ridiculous.

why would lewis leave mercedes? genuinely asking, why? leave everything aside, is there any team out there that will respect his life style? let him be? also why should he? he’s working hard to get the car where its supposed to be so don’t get this narrative

— val (@H44MlLTON) April 16, 2022

leave everything he built, the relationships he made through years for what? feel like i don’t need to know lewis personally to know that this sounds ridiculous

— val (@H44MlLTON) April 16, 2022

This has been blown out of proportion. Mika Hakkinen is talking out loud trying to relate what Lewis might be going through to what he went through in a car that underdelivered for what he was capable of. There’s absolutely no need to disrespect an F1 legend for an opinion piece. https://t.co/K6qp301hWS

— RagnhiId (@ragnhiId) April 16, 2022

Agree. For a guy who has been gifted the best car almost every year, he whines more than any other F1 driver in history. No other driver has had this fortune. Despite all the titles and wealth, he still still hints/complains he’s hard done by, let down by the team, etc.

— Hemispheres (@HemispheresWRM) April 16, 2022

Absolutely, it’s total speculation on a faux situation, just flames and just not necessary

— Sandra #F1mydna (@Sandra24Jan) April 16, 2022

like you don’t leave a team that’s helped you win 6(7) championships after a few bad races come on now who’s saying this

— s (@leclercscherie) April 16, 2022

It is certainly an interesting opinion presented by the former world champion on Hamilton’s struggles this year.

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Hamilton still has one more year in his contract with the German team, which expires at the end of the 2023 season. If he wanted to leave Mercedes, he could have done so before the start of the season after his heartbreaking loss in Abu Dhabi last year. But it looks like the British driver is working with the team to resolve the issues and get back to winning ways this season.

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