Lewis Hamilton hungry for more as new Mercedes makes track debut
British world champion is raring to go in the new season as he chases down Michael Schumacher's record of Formula One wins
Formula One champions Mercedes ran their new car for the first time at Silverstone on Wednesday with title-holder Lewis Hamilton saying he felt 2019 could turn out even better than last season. With some other teams racing against time to get their new cars built and ready for the start of pre-season testing in Spain on Monday, Mercedes made sure they were on track in every respect. Hamilton’s Finnish teammate Valtteri Bottas performed the initial shakedown laps as part of a 100km filming day, with five-times world champion Hamilton in the car later in the day. “I completely switched off from racing for a while, trying to focus and re-centre myself and training hard for the new season. 2018 was a great year, but I feel like 2019 can be even better,” Hamilton said. “I want to achieve more, I want to continue to keep pushing. I feel energised and I’m ready to attack.” The Briton won 11 races in 2018 on his way to becoming only the third driver to win five titles and with a career tall...
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