Lewis Hamilton has cause for celebration amid Mercedes' disappointing F1 season

15 May 2023 , 12:13
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Lewis Hamilton has cause for celebration amid Mercedes' disappointing F1 season
Lewis Hamilton has cause for celebration amid Mercedes' disappointing F1 season

IT'S been a difficult start to the Formula One season for Lewis Hamilton.

The seven-time world champion has just one podium finish in five races, but did have a rare cause for celebration over the weekend.

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Lewis Hamilton has had little to cheer about so far this yearCredit: Splash

That's because Hamilton's Extreme E racing team, X44, won round three of the Hydro X Prix in Scotland.

Fraser McConnell and Christina Gutierrez won Saturday's grand final.

And Hamilton revelled in the victory on social media.

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Taking to his Instagram story, Hamilton posted a snap of the two winning drivers and wrote: "Another W."

Hamilton's X44 team crossed the line in second place, but a penalty to rivals Andretti saw them promoted to first.

However, X44 could not follow up Saturday's success in round four on Sunday.

Following the weekend's action, X44 are fourth in the Extreme E championship standings, one place Rosberg X Racing, founded by Hamilton's former Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.

Fourth is also where Hamilton currently lies in the 2023 F1 driver standings.

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He trails leader Max Verstappen by 63 points, and finished P6 in Miami last time out.

Hamilton returns to action this weekend at the Emilia Romagna GP in Italy.

The Brit F1 legend recently spoke out on his love for other racing series, not just F1.

He said: "I did a car swap with Tony Stewart years ago, which was fun.

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"I'd love to try it [NASCAR] at some stage. It's not a dream for me to go race another series, but I am an admirer.

"I'm a fan of racing and other sports. So I would like to try it. I'd love to swap with Valentino Rossi and try Moto GP.

"I sometimes watch IndyCar and would love to try one of those at some stage."

Giacomo Pisa

Mercedes-Benz, F1, Lewis Hamilton

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