Lewis Hamilton slams 'sh*t talking' people ahead of Shanghai Grand Prix 2024

Amid his poor performance on race tracks in the last two years Lewis Hamilton has been one of the biggest talking points in the ongoing season. As soon as he announced his move to Ferrari for the 2025 season a lot of questions and concerns were raised by different media outlets and experts.

However, Hamilton who finished ninth in Japanese GP slammed all these reports and issued a ‘warning’. The 39-year-old had walked out of an interview after being asked if he was jealous of Ferrari's current performance.

Now, ahead of the Chinese GP, Hamilton spoke to various media houses and slammed all these reports. He said, "I don't feel like I need my decision vindicated. I think I know what is right for me and that hasn't changed since the moment that I made the decision. There's not been a moment where I've questioned it and other people's comments do not sway me.”

“Even today, people are continuing to talk shit, and it will continue for the rest of the year. And I'll have to just do what I did the previous time. Only you can know what's right for you. And this is exciting, it will be an exciting time for me."

“You get up and try hard”, says Lewis Hamilton

Now that there are an unprecedented 24 races on the calendar, drivers are finding themselves needing to carefully balance their time and energy. Hamilton highlighted that winning a race isn't solely determined by the amount of time spent training. Despite constantly failing to produce power from the current generation of the car i.e. W15 Hamilton also bids to finish on a high note for Mercedes.

"I think over time you understand how to manage your time and your energy and your recovery. And just realising that every day is a new day and you get up and try your best. If you're someone that's like, when we're training as athletes, for example, if you're like running 40-50 miles a week, if he was to do 100 miles a week doesn't mean you're going to win the race”, said Hamilton.

"So it's more about where you put your energy into. It's the communication with the team, it's continuing to try to leave no stone unturned. And me personally, it's something I'm thinking about all the time”, he further added.

Notably, the upcoming GP in Shanghai will consist of sprint races and will look to make some iconic comeback to China. This will be their comeback to track after five years as COVID caused a lot of hiatus for F1 to make a comeback in China.