Lewis Hamilton F1 Retirement Still a Question Mark Despite Recent Developments

Everyone is patiently waiting for Lewis Hamilton’s first public appearance since the season finale last year. The 7-time world champion has not been in the public eye since losing the championship to Max Verstappen.

The German team recently confirmed in a statement that both their drivers will be present at the car launch. Despite this, there are some reports mentioning that the British drivers’ availability for the 2022 season is still in question.

Many have claimed that the Mercedes driver will decide to compete next season depending on the result of the FIA investigation. If he is satisfied with the results of the investigation, Hamilton will surely be back in 2022.

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Lewis Hamilton brushes off Nico Rosberg criticism

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were teammates in Mercedes from 2013 to 2016. They had a fierce rivalry during that time, which reached an abrupt end when Rosberg hung his boots. Recently, the former world champion mentioned that Max Verstappen is the best driver on the grid and not his former teammate.

“If they were to drive the same car, I think Verstappen would be in front of Hamilton in the championship right now. Although this weekend’s lower score [of Hamilton] also has to do with that. Verstappen is simply the best, at the moment, driver in Formula 1,” said Nico.

But the British driver was unfazed by his former teammate’s criticism and fired back his response. “I’ve never seen the blog. It has no influence on my life. Whether he’s right or wrong doesn’t interest me, although he has the right to his opinion.

But I think my records and results basically speak for themselves. There are always people who did not have the success that I did who want to talk, but that’s ok. I once read a book, and it said when people talk bad about you, don’t take it personally because they’re actually talking about themselves,” said Hamilton.

It looks like even after so many years, both drivers are still not on good terms. What is your take on this debate?

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