What’s still driving Sir Lewis to be greatest F1 legend ever?
World champ’s passion on the podium
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, it will continue. It is very symbolic to continue to utilise that platform. It’s important to continue to do it, to keep awareness, because otherwise this thing could… go back to how it was. So I don’t see this changing for some time.
You also got Mercedes, the most dominant team in F1, to change the colour of their cars to black. conversation in the background… explaining to them the importance of it. I’m so proud of this team for saying, “We haven’t done enough, but we can do more and that’s what we’re going to do.” The HR department [tells me how it’s trying to] improve… the recruitment process. That makes me proud and makes me more willing to fight for them on the track.
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SHIFT GEARS Lewis in Mercedes’ black car
You’ll hardly ever see me on the track, but I’m in discussions now with Liberty [Formula One owner Liberty Media] and Formula One to try and help them progress in the right direction. I’ll probably do that as a side job and have another professional area that I work in. I honestly couldn’t be more excited about it. On one side, I don’t want the time to ever go by fast. On the other, I can’t wait till I start this new chapter of my life.