‘I’M NOT UNDOING MY BELT AT AT ANY ANY STAGE’ STAGE’
Lewis Hamilton came to Kuala Lumpur recently after winning his fourth World F1 title. The Mercedes AMG Petronas driver speaks with Fadhli Ishak
It (next season) is a real unknown for now but I heard that McLaren might be faster next year with their new power unit. I think Red Bull showed some great pace at the end of this season and it will interesting to see if they make another step next year. evolution from this year, so I feel it will be similar.
Again, I don't know, I think both Red Bull and McLaren have great cars but they have not had the same power unit output as Mercedes. So if they improve for next year they can be stronger but I do not see it as a threat. probably the three who have shown the most promise among the younger guys.
I think over the winter I will have pancakes but I plan on staying fit throughout (off season) rather than let myself loose. I am not undoing my belt at any stage.
I am at a comfortable place in terms of my physique and I want to stay there. The worst thing is when you go into winter and you tail-off and you put on weight, it is so hard to get back to where you were before. I might as well stay where I am.
I will probably have some pizza and some pancakes but that is probably about it, nothing really too exciting.
As I have said before, no rules are going to change no matter what I say. So I would just be speculating. Ultimately overtaking is what we want more of, we want more teams to be involved in the championship (battle).
At the moment you have Ferrari and Mercedes up there and then Force India and Williams down there and then there are the ones at the back. They are just not quick enough.
Maybe not having such a spread (between teams) and having cars closing up (the gap) would be good but that is not going to change next year.
That is something that Formula One needs to change and should be changed for the future.