Lewis leaving McLaren was such a massive call. It has to be one of the best career moves in the history of motorsport. There was no guarantee Mercedes would eventually be a contender whilst historically McLaren are and he had obviously won a title with McLaren. Massively worked for him and unfortunately McLaren have got worse. Compare this to Alonso who has unfortunately made an absolutely terrible move in going to McLaren.
Yes there was. Everyone saw after Nico Rosberg won their first Grand Prix in 2012 that they were going to be a future contender. It was confirmed even more when they were planing ahead for the Hydrid Era more than any other team was at the time as soon as it was announced. Their domination since is purely down to all the planning they did and been far more prepared for 2014 than any other team. Even without Hamilton they still would have dominated. You forgot about Nico Rosberg and all he did for those 3 years from 2014 to 2016. The very fact he scored more points than every other Driver bar Hamilton shows the Drivers World titles was always going to be theirs regardless and considering how easily and how big a margin they won the Constructors in all 3 of those years, again it's pretty clear even without Hamilton a midfield Driver would still do the business for them or they would have just got Fernando Alonso who was on their shortlist as well as Hamilton and would have easily snapped at the opportunity considering how poor Ferrari were doing. You are crediting Hamilton way too much when the results say otherwise.
Thank God for you Talia, Not one of them above have a clue,Mercedes where working on the hybrid engine for 5 years and everybody knew that,at least in the first season of the hybrid era Mercedes were gonna dominate.
Even i thought ... wtf is he doing man ... but then 4 championships later and countless more wins and poles ... ya he's happy as fuck ... his career coulda looked like Alonzo .. great driver that just underachieved or just didnt make the right decisions
A move that shows Hamilton really is served the best teams in the sport. Who needs to start with a lower team when you can start and stay with the successful teams.
When he made the move he was already my favourite driver. But honestly, I thought he had thrown away his career and I was so angry to see him leave Mclaren. How wrong I was and what a brilliant decision from Lewis.
I can still see him slowly and sadly walking away from his McLaren at the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix having YET AGAIN been let down by their reliability issues. I knew he'd made his mind up and sure enough, three days later the announcement arrived.
When you have 5 DNFs in 2012 and the other top 6 drivers had 7 COMBINED. Yea I would leave too. Lewis could've won the championship in 2012. He had 3 DNFs while leading the race at Singapore(which was the last straw), Abu Dhabi, and Brazil. He was running away from everybody in Abu Dhabi and got caught up in lapped traffic at Brazil. Red Bull IMO finessed the Drivers and Constructors Championship in 2010 and 2012 from McLaren.
How do you know this, or are you just repeating the same old bs from others. If you knew anything about the subject you would not make such idiotic comments for a laugh. If you want the truth you can find out from a Trichologist (hair specialist) who deal with that loss of hair etc.
An f1 career is a short career. So when your team starts fucking up, you can only take so much before abandoning ship. It's paid off and he's reaping the benefits. Good man
It can be long if you look at it from a different perspective. Doctors train until they are 33 or 34. Some work only for 18 years and retire lol that’s almost how long kimi career has been. Don’t forget he has had time off as well. Obviously it can be as short as mazepin 😂 But yeah I’d agree with you, the average career on a good driver is 10 years I’d say so pretty short.
@@SelfImprovement1111 it’s kind of a ridiculous sport. Very interesting for the audience but drivers don’t really get that. You either aren’t successful and leave, are successful and leave like a Nico Rosberg, are successful and stay like Hamilton and others, or are successful at some points but then fade into the abyss like Kimi or Alonso. But there’s not much time, and someone is always after your seat so majority of drivers don’t even get the opportunity to become a Hamilton or Schumacher, much less actually becoming them.
I don't think Big Ron was bitter at all when Lewis left for Mercedes. He understood there were more opportunities at Mercedes for HAM to take his career forward. Lew will always be thankful to Ron Dennis for sticking to his promise to give him that chance to race in F1 so early in his career - they have that keenness about them in forever trying to succeed in no matter what . . .!!
Jesus Christ. These people whinging about Hamilton........Of course he didn't literally build the car, but he gave the team feedback on how the car drives = help build an improved car,
BORIS JEFFERSON but he sure likes to take credit for it, does he? I swear, listening to Hamilton talk about his accomplishments sound at times like a masturbatory ordeal
McClaren would’ve thrown him under the bus if they ever needed to. No loyalties in this game. Plus look at him now, on the verge of joining Schumacher at the top and then entering GOAT level. He made the right decision!
What Hamilton didn't want to say is that the rumblings of management, loss of key workers, damage to morale and overall instability from infighting and lack of appreciation of the regular worker broke the camels back. As well as the side whispers of Mercedes waving a bigger pay packet and the customer relationship rather than works team .. kinda helps.
@@thegenerator3150 hamilton, ronaldo made an impact on their mclaren and manchester united days. they won a drivers championship and the champions league once with those teams respectively. their legacies, trophies and name value grew even further with by joining mercedes benz and real madrid. ronaldo's now with juventus and idk where hamilton's future lies.
It's a crazy Masonic world, so anything is possible, and this guys accent sounds fake. F1 is staged, but the public still can't see it. Was funny how they rigged Lewis to win at Monaco after the pantomime of him losing last year. The usually reliable Red Bull just forgot to get the tyres out for Ric. It's all 7 coded BS.
Tin foil hat alert. BTW Mercedes has failed Lewis all season and I don't believe there is some conspiracy. Same at RBR. At Monaco there are two stories where tyres are. Two floors. People running up and down steps...Monaco is a frantic, small pit lane. Mercedes made a mistake last year with Lewis. It happens. Unfortunately for Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull pit crew made a terrible error that may have costed him a win. However, Mercedes should celebrate and be thankful that they minimized mistakes
AyrtonHamilton2785 Liar and idiot alert. Do Not tell me about your idiotic 'opinions' or 'beliefs', I'm not interested. You're a shill, and not a very good one. Your comment shows how stupid you must be to believe that you come across as just some regular guy who loves the sport. You're a deceiver, and nothing you say now matters. Keep out, fool.
I'm presenting perspective on the issue but it is clear you have your beliefs, and have even gone the route of judging my entire being off one statement I presented with facts to back them up..no opinion. Power to you You are the winner...feel free for the last word...
AyrtonHamilton2785 F1 being rigged is not an opinion, it's a fact. It's all Freemasonry. Hamilton pitting last year at Monaco for no reason was 7 coded, meaning it is staged. They had to give it to him this year to make up for the staging last year. They then staged it again with Red Bull, the most reliable pit stop crew just conveniently forgetting the tyres. Everyone watching knew he was coming in that lap but someone forgot to tell the crew? Come on man, it's so staged, and the clues come in the number codes.
One of my new favorite videos, I implement this self view point so much in my own life it's refreshing to see someone like Lewis also share that. Hopefully one day I'm close to his success! Great interview by the way!
Kiss Mlungu give it time, Renault have pumped a ton of money and resources into the team and everybody is waiting out for 2020-2021 for the new fia rule changes. Everybody is in limbo. Renault will be up in the pack and still not doing bad for staying in the middle of the pack! Although they’ve had draw backs when it comes to reliability but with the resources being pumped in there’s no doubt they will be a top contender if not now by when 2021 roles around. You have to remember riccardio took a leap of faith and a new challenge to help a team build a better car. Admirable aswell as a good career choice to prove both selflessness and also being humble from the top where he’s come from. Have faith and give both riccardio and Renault time. We shall all see! :)
Exactly like Ricciardo except for a few details. Hamilton changed teams to improve his chances of winning. Ricciardo changed teams because Max Verstappen was showing him up at Red Bull. Hamiltons stats. 235 races - 77 wins = 1 win every 3.05 races. Max V. 87 races - 5 wins = 1 win every 17.4 races. Ricciardos stats...156 races - 7 wins = 1 win every 22.3 races. He seems to be better at talking than driving.
I know this video is old, but to be fair to Lewis, he made a fantastic move! Mclaren were on top at the time that Lewis left. Mercedes were middle of the pack. I remember thinking WTF are you doing Lewis? You're leaving Mclaren for Mercedes? Why are you doing that!? Then He wins the World title with Mercedes! How did he know Mercedes would win the title after being middle of the pack!? Vision...? I think so. Lewis is clearly the best driver in the World right now.
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Was thinking the same thing. This was an incredible gamble.
I thought the same thing I told myself: how can he win a race while schumacher struggled to improve the team? villeneuve warned about that move since he did almost the same now he's 5 times world champion
laserhawk221 I don’t think Mercedes is not saving it. Instead it was needing a good driver to know where are the parts of the car need to improve cause the one driving is the driver not the team
when people says he is driving the fastest car they don't understand all the effort involved to build a fast F1 car, everything most be perfect, engineers, drivers everything working with absolute precision to be a tenth of a second quicker than the competition that's what makes a F1 championship so special congratulations lewis hamilton
Kudos to Lewis Hamilton. I remember when he made that switch as well and everyone (including myself) was saying it as a piss poor move. Two championships later clearly he made the right choice. Good for him. Always good to see someone take a huge risk and watch it pay off.
I remember being at the fan section at the British Grand Prix in 2012. I think Lewis had just finished 8th and Button 10th. I could sense the way Lewis was speaking that it was a growing frustration and I think he knew even back then that they were falling behind. The writing was on the wall.
👍I absolutely love him. Major props to his dad, to him & the family for overcoming obstacles and humble beginnings to making history and winning 4 championships.
The way I see it, McLaren used Hamilton. Lewis was a puppet, a kid. You think Lie-Gate was Hamilton's fault? He clearly took most of the heat when McLaren should've been fully responsible, as Lewis was most likely following orders under the threat of not being paid, or allowed to drive. Think about the way he changed after moving to Mercedes. He started being himself more. His personality grew and we all learned who Lewis really is. I believe Lewis' move from McLaren to Mercedes was necessary for him to grow and improve, and become the greatest.
That is just bullshit right there. Lewis has gone against orders before so why didn't he insist on the truth this time? Well because he had something to gain from it. He was as accountable as McLaren were when liegate happened. Funny how fast he washed his hands from that incident and played the victim
GREAT INTERVIEW BY GRAHAM BENSINGER,JUST ENOUGH LEAD ,AND FANTASTIC ANSWERS,MOST RELAXING TO WATCH,AND YES LEWIS MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. POWER TO HIM.
No Lewis... Not everyone thought it was a bad career move. We knew you were not happy at McL. Remember the incident with team members throwing things off the bridge as u drove by under? We your fans were happy to see you move to a team that valued you better... Even though they nearly messed up again with the Rosberg season.
its not betrayal, or finding glory from taking what other's built. he wasn't trying to use mclaren's work against them. he wanted to take what he learned, his own intellectual property to see if he could keep up without the cushion of the family mclaren built around him and invested in him. he didn't feel as if he was the leading factor of mclaren's success, but was just a driver, and he wanted to be more than just a driver. building up mercedes by using his wisdom in the ever changing world of f1. mercedes has really benefited from lewis...either way, its always a joy to watch him race. he is respectable, not that the other drivers aren't
Graham Bensinger has set a standard for interviewers. He allows the guests to speak freely and has clearly done his research on each individual. I always look forward to his interviews. It would be nice to see an in depth interview with Tom Hardy at some point in the future. Not many interviews reveal who he is as a person. Just a suggestion.
Crazy to think had Lewis stayed with mclaren he would still be a 1 time world champion with maybe at a push 30 odd wins to his name Would have pushed him over the edge seeing vettel wins x4 titles then someone else dominate from 14 to 2021
I reckon Lewis would have gone to Red Bull in 2014/2015 if he stayed at McLaren for 2013. 2013 and 2014 were poor seasons for McLaren, and Lewis wouldn't have accepted being in a team in such decline.
Damn if he never went to Mercedes maybe Nico will still be racing with a few drivers championships also Sebastian with a couple of championships maybe Max with one.
It was the right move for Lewis , yes I also doubted it but with Niki Lauda convincing him goes to show why Bernie respect Niki so much not just as a driver.
Mercedes was successful because of the solid foundation set by Ross Brawn in the transition from winning the championship in 2009 with Jenson Button at Brawn GP. The following year Mercedes bought the team. and I think Brawn stayed a year or two with Schumi at Mercedes and then he left when Schumi did. Now he runs Liberty Media with 2 others.
Twitmarsh wanted Hamilton out he didn't make any effort whatsoever to hold on to him because he wanted smooth driving, no grip, nice guy Jenslow Butthole to be his number 1.
@@hotwheels8571 Hamilton had already won a championship with mclaren, since he joined mercedes, he only won 5. I mean there was a big fault in reading literacy too.
A team that has been f*cking up championships since 99 cannot feel betrayed by a driver leaving. Hakkinen, Raikkonen, Hamilton... All of them got the reliability issue in the most important parts of the season that end up screwing them on champioship titles. And this has been Mclaren problem since the early 2000´s, it´s not something of the 2012 year or whatever, they have been one of the most unreliable top teams for decades now. And everybody was "oh Mercedes you assholes, you are screwing mclaren with your engine problems", but soon Mercedes created their team, their reliability compared to Mclaren (with same engines, of course), is amazing. And this is where you see something is off at Mclaren when it comes to chassi-engine marriage, even now.
They started working on the 2014 Mercedes car from 2010 so they knew they would be competitive plus that was what ross brawn told Lewis in 2012. Also he only raced 1 season 2013 which they were already faster than 2012 season so he really didn't build the car. any true F1 fan knows that lol
really they were working on the 2014 car in 2010? were the 2014 regulations even official yet in 2010?? i mean i know they probably knew the turbo v6's were coming, but could they know for sure enough forthcoming details to start a car that early?
the worked on the engine from 2010 (could be 2011) and probably the basic chassis designs. And it shows, the Benz is just a good year ahead of everyone.
Bahamuttiamat 2010/2011 whatever lol the facts are the truth for Mercedes success since 2014. Not a good story for the sport with them making f1 boring right now hopefully changes this year.
Noumaan Hussain, the same rules that Renault pushed for as well. The same rules that Ferrari agreed to as well. Rules are the same for everyone. Its no different to anything in the past. When Schummacher was winning, do you complain or you were too young? Many moaned and they changed rules to try and stop Ferrari winning. What about when Redbull were winning?
I feel like whenever a black person breaks into some traditionally white field, some people use that person's success as a means to let out their latent racism without being outed as a racist. I look at the Williams sisters, Obama, Tiger Woods - it's just always the same type of haters, same type of comments. Those haters really need to get over it - nobody handed Hamilton anything. He had to work hard for everything that he got - just like every other driver on the grid! There's is just no need for this bullshit. I mean you don't even see what these drivers looks like when they are in full racing gear. They all just look like the bloody Stig! There is no memo telling other drivers to slow down and let the black driver win. He genuinely IS THAT GOOD AND HAPPENS TO BE BLACK. Deal with it! And as for him staying at McLaren - WHAT OTHER MODERN ERA DRIVER DO YOU KNOW WHO SPENT HIS WHOLE CAREER AT ONE TEAM. Sportsmen change their team all the time. Footballers change club, tennis players get new coaches - its part of growing and evolving.
You're pathetic. Just because someone dislikes another person doesn't mean they're racist. Stop blaming anything on your boogeyman racism. Muh black people
A few things most overlook about LH, he did NOT make it all on his own, his Father worked at 3 different jobs to get him a start in Go-Karts and then to keep LH on the Track, he also work as Lewis' Promoter and Manager, all the way through his McLaren years, only to be fired by his own Son once LH was a success and was going to Merc. The Father had done a very good job and was dumped like anyone else, quite Heartless and very cut throat. Another big thing is, LH is NOT "Black", his Mom is "White" and his Dad is "Black", LH is a "Mixed Race", yet he pretends to be a "Black Gangster" with his strange styles and bizarre actions. He claimed the Stewards were racist, against him, at Monaco, and that's the reason for his penalty in 2009(?). He wears Glasses as a fashion statement, Good Lord get a grip, most people that need o wear glasses don't do so as a fashion statement, I know of several who take offense to this fashion accessory. I laugh at the thought of all the Hollywood types that are now F1 Fans because of LH, these Celebs don't care for F1, they care for the exposure they'll get and maybe they want to be around LH for a little more exposure, but that's all, they are not any type of support to F1, they do nothing for the Sport, they are usually Guests of Merc and don't even pay for the weekend ticket. I will not bother to add my feelings on LH, personally I couldn't care if he was "Green" or "Orange", the man is a very good race car driver, but I have nothing else, in the form of any type of praise, for him....he has the worst type of fan, in those legions of "FanBoys", they are totally blind and know nothing about the sport of its' History, the only know LH and nothing matters...LOL, he can do no wrong,...it certainly is entertaining and a little pathetic...
Dale Leslie nicely put. I'd just add that LH didn't just treat his dad poorly, but also treated Mclaren appalingly who let us not forget had supported him financially from the age of 13 and who had also effectively forgiven him for sh*tting on Alonso and the team in 2008.
I remember people thought he's made a bad decision that time,now he success suddenly people said he's just lucky to drive a Mercedes🙄Mercedes isn't that good until he joined them
I love the fact that Lewis made it BIG.....and the ignoble unhappy jealous pricks that tried to lord it over him and his dad when he was young can now SEE just how famous, great and admired he has become....Success really is the best revenge!
@@skithewhitestuff But most of the criticism is based on hatred and is not meant to be constructive which is surely going have negative impact on his life if he sees it. Only few people gave him constructive criticism example Niki lauda. Also the biggest constructive criticism he ever got was by himself after the 2016 season. You what they use to criticize drivers? For Hamilton- _"its just the car!"_ For stroll- _"Daddy's cash!!"_ For Bottas- _"He's sh*t, an average driver who got lucky because they didn't want competition to Hamilton."_ Is that what you call constructive criticism??
Missed old Hamilton, the one that would open up like he did here. Nowadays, I feel he's too closed to the F1 environment, and I respect that, but it's like he's not enjoying it anymore. Perhaps when he retires he gets more involved, like Nico?
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This interviewer does not get enough credit, for letting people talk. ANd not constantly be an ass and talk over the guests. Goodjob.
probably why he keeps getting famous guests and they talk with details
the opposite of Fox news
Bensinger is fantastic
Ifailatlife1991 he and dave Rubin are some of the best interviewers. They let their guests talk and asks good questions
Michael Parkinson was always great at this too. It SHOULD be about the guest, not the interviewer.
Lewis leaving McLaren was such a massive call. It has to be one of the best career moves in the history of motorsport. There was no guarantee Mercedes would eventually be a contender whilst historically McLaren are and he had obviously won a title with McLaren. Massively worked for him and unfortunately McLaren have got worse. Compare this to Alonso who has unfortunately made an absolutely terrible move in going to McLaren.
winchuni22 alonso already was in the "good" McLaren in the late 2000s
Like he said...EVERYBODY said he was making a BIG mistake...
Well said.
Yes there was. Everyone saw after Nico Rosberg won their first Grand Prix in 2012 that they were going to be a future contender. It was confirmed even more when they were planing ahead for the Hydrid Era more than any other team was at the time as soon as it was announced. Their domination since is purely down to all the planning they did and been far more prepared for 2014 than any other team. Even without Hamilton they still would have dominated. You forgot about Nico Rosberg and all he did for those 3 years from 2014 to 2016. The very fact he scored more points than every other Driver bar Hamilton shows the Drivers World titles was always going to be theirs regardless and considering how easily and how big a margin they won the Constructors in all 3 of those years, again it's pretty clear even without Hamilton a midfield Driver would still do the business for them or they would have just got Fernando Alonso who was on their shortlist as well as Hamilton and would have easily snapped at the opportunity considering how poor Ferrari were doing. You are crediting Hamilton way too much when the results say otherwise.
Thank God for you Talia, Not one of them above have a clue,Mercedes where working on the hybrid engine for 5 years and everybody knew that,at least in the first season of the hybrid era Mercedes were gonna dominate.
Everyone HAS to admit Lewis made the right decision. It has been a brilliant move. Bravo for that.
yeah, probably the best decision he ever made in his f1 careeer
No shit it was the right desision
At the time, one was sceptical of his decision as being just for the money. 5 years later, it was one of sport's greatest ever moves.
Even i thought ... wtf is he doing man ... but then 4 championships later and countless more wins and poles ... ya he's happy as fuck ... his career coulda looked like Alonzo .. great driver that just underachieved or just didnt make the right decisions
He basically just wins at life.
And now 6 championships with the team later, That was the best fucking career move of this century.
7 championships now and going on #8!
@@dianamaioru497 I think he's referring to WDC while you may be referring to WCC
@@swedsweg3197Touché. Oops, my bad 😅
A move that shows Hamilton really is served the best teams in the sport. Who needs to start with a lower team when you can start and stay with the successful teams.
Could be 8 in few days🤞🤞🤞
McLaren hasn't won a race since he left the team.
That was 5 years ago, holy shit
yeah, its really sad to see McLaren in such a hopeless state
It 'aint gonna get better either. That team lost all my respect years ago.
Even Hamilton wouldnt have won a single race there in the past 5 years. THEY SUCK!
If Button, Alonso and Vandoorne couldn't do anything, then no-one can
When he made the move he was already my favourite driver. But honestly, I thought he had thrown away his career and I was so angry to see him leave Mclaren. How wrong I was and what a brilliant decision from Lewis.
So true and here we are about to challenge for a 8th World title
Time flys
I can still see him slowly and sadly walking away from his McLaren at the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix having YET AGAIN been let down by their reliability issues. I knew he'd made his mind up and sure enough, three days later the announcement arrived.
azapro911 wow its been that long yeah that to me is the defining moment when i said he is leaving
When you have 5 DNFs in 2012 and the other top 6 drivers had 7 COMBINED. Yea I would leave too. Lewis could've won the championship in 2012. He had 3 DNFs while leading the race at Singapore(which was the last straw), Abu Dhabi, and Brazil. He was running away from everybody in Abu Dhabi and got caught up in lapped traffic at Brazil. Red Bull IMO finessed the Drivers and Constructors Championship in 2010 and 2012 from McLaren.
azapro911 he signed for Mercedes in August 2012 so dunno wtf you saying
And my heart was in my throat for the entire first season at Merc. But I had confidence in Hamilton to at least pull wins each year
Sonu03785 He was RUMOURED to be moving in July, no official announcement came until 28th September. That's WTF I'm saying.
Leaving McLaren: second best move he made.
A1 Hair Transplants: power move of a lifetime
you are funny..lol
How do you know this, or are you just repeating the same old bs from others. If you knew anything about the subject you would not make such idiotic comments for a laugh. If you want the truth you can find out from a Trichologist (hair specialist) who deal with that loss of hair etc.
Lolol
Lmao there's no shame in hair transplants anymore, post 2010 even your average Joe gets them now. So would anyone if they had the money,
@@jamtalawah2231 it is OBVIOUS. You can see the baldness in the thumbnail preview picture. WOW!
You know you rich, rich when you say "I was sitting by the pool, looking at the sea"
Not necessarily
You never been to Bali or Thailand then
The next town over from me has a public pool right by the sea
@@coupledawgsinyamum yeah probably because you need to be rich rich to go to travel to other countries lmfao
@@bingusworshipper nah you just need to know how to save money
He's won 4 World Championships since the move !! One of the best decisions in history !
Aiden Murchie no, its 5 ! 1 with McLaren and then 4 with Mercedes after the decision as I said
No it's 10
And MCL hacent won since he left
It is now 5 world championships with Mercedes AMG, hoping for a 6th next season to match Michael’s 7
Now its 6 nogga
They said it was a mistake going to Mercedes.
Now, they complain about him winning so much in it lmao
An f1 career is a short career. So when your team starts fucking up, you can only take so much before abandoning ship. It's paid off and he's reaping the benefits. Good man
It can be long if you look at it from a different perspective. Doctors train until they are 33 or 34. Some work only for 18 years and retire lol that’s almost how long kimi career has been. Don’t forget he has had time off as well.
Obviously it can be as short as mazepin 😂
But yeah I’d agree with you, the average career on a good driver is 10 years I’d say so pretty short.
@@SelfImprovement1111 it’s kind of a ridiculous sport. Very interesting for the audience but drivers don’t really get that. You either aren’t successful and leave, are successful and leave like a Nico Rosberg, are successful and stay like Hamilton and others, or are successful at some points but then fade into the abyss like Kimi or Alonso. But there’s not much time, and someone is always after your seat so majority of drivers don’t even get the opportunity to become a Hamilton or Schumacher, much less actually becoming them.
I don't think Big Ron was bitter at all when Lewis left for Mercedes. He understood there were more opportunities at Mercedes for HAM to take his career forward. Lew will always be thankful to Ron Dennis for sticking to his promise to give him that chance to race in F1 so early in his career - they have that keenness about them in forever trying to succeed in no matter what . . .!!
Ron can be proud of the part he played to nurther this Great british talent.
10 years later lewis is still the last mclaren champion.
Jesus Christ. These people whinging about Hamilton........Of course he didn't literally build the car, but he gave the team feedback on how the car drives = help build an improved car,
leaving McLaren is one of the best career decisions ever made in F1
Please don't use the name of Jesus that way.
telabib We aren't all religious.
@@telabib Oh stfu. Anyone can use Jesus or any word in anyway they desire. Not all of us worship a close minded idea like Jesus or god.
BORIS JEFFERSON but he sure likes to take credit for it, does he? I swear, listening to Hamilton talk about his accomplishments sound at times like a masturbatory ordeal
McClaren would’ve thrown him under the bus if they ever needed to. No loyalties in this game.
Plus look at him now, on the verge of joining Schumacher at the top and then entering GOAT level.
He made the right decision!
Totally agree with you, like most sports it's a cut throat business, got to look after number one.
What Hamilton didn't want to say is that the rumblings of management, loss of key workers, damage to morale and overall instability from infighting and lack of appreciation of the regular worker broke the camels back.
As well as the side whispers of Mercedes waving a bigger pay packet and the customer relationship rather than works team .. kinda helps.
Hamilton with McLaren: Ronaldo with Manchester United!
Hamilton with Mercedes Benz: Ronaldo with Real Madrid!
@@thegenerator3150 hamilton, ronaldo made an impact on their mclaren and manchester united days. they won a drivers championship and the champions league once with those teams respectively. their legacies, trophies and name value grew even further with by joining mercedes benz and real madrid. ronaldo's now with juventus and idk where hamilton's future lies.
@@1990Thunderbolt I would guess he's gonna end his career in either Ferrari or Aston Martin.
@@Bruh-vp6qf maybe lol
Nice comparison
Nice comparison,both are the best move in their sport history
Happy to see that Adrian Sutil found a job as interviewer
It's a crazy Masonic world, so anything is possible, and this guys accent sounds fake. F1 is staged, but the public still can't see it. Was funny how they rigged Lewis to win at Monaco after the pantomime of him losing last year. The usually reliable Red Bull just forgot to get the tyres out for Ric. It's all 7 coded BS.
Tin foil hat alert.
BTW Mercedes has failed Lewis all season and I don't believe there is some conspiracy. Same at RBR. At Monaco there are two stories where tyres are. Two floors. People running up and down steps...Monaco is a frantic, small pit lane. Mercedes made a mistake last year with Lewis. It happens. Unfortunately for Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull pit crew made a terrible error that may have costed him a win. However, Mercedes should celebrate and be thankful that they minimized mistakes
AyrtonHamilton2785 Liar and idiot alert. Do Not tell me about your idiotic 'opinions' or 'beliefs', I'm not interested. You're a shill, and not a very good one. Your comment shows how stupid you must be to believe that you come across as just some regular guy who loves the sport. You're a deceiver, and nothing you say now matters. Keep out, fool.
I'm presenting perspective on the issue but it is clear you have your beliefs, and have even gone the route of judging my entire being off one statement I presented with facts to back them up..no opinion. Power to you
You are the winner...feel free for the last word...
AyrtonHamilton2785 F1 being rigged is not an opinion, it's a fact. It's all Freemasonry. Hamilton pitting last year at Monaco for no reason was 7 coded, meaning it is staged. They had to give it to him this year to make up for the staging last year. They then staged it again with Red Bull, the most reliable pit stop crew just conveniently forgetting the tyres. Everyone watching knew he was coming in that lap but someone forgot to tell the crew? Come on man, it's so staged, and the clues come in the number codes.
He jumped the ship at exactly the right moment
One of my new favorite videos, I implement this self view point so much in my own life it's refreshing to see someone like Lewis also share that. Hopefully one day I'm close to his success! Great interview by the way!
This is arguably one of the best decisions ever made by a sportsman.
Who is here after lewis winning the sixth championship
why are you going to give a dinner party to them
Well he's going for seventh now lol
@@rrrrrrny Hopefully! Yesterday, Silverstone August 2, on three tyres!!! Masterclass driving in the rain in Austria. 😁
here after hamilton's 10th championship
here after hamilton's 10th championship
Man this sounds exactly like Ricciardo. I really hope it works out for him at Renault.
nope..its not working
@@kissmlungu7883 It is three races for goodness sake. Lewis didn't start off great with Mercedes either but built up. Dan's time will come
Kiss Mlungu give it time, Renault have pumped a ton of money and resources into the team and everybody is waiting out for 2020-2021 for the new fia rule changes. Everybody is in limbo. Renault will be up in the pack and still not doing bad for staying in the middle of the pack! Although they’ve had draw backs when it comes to reliability but with the resources being pumped in there’s no doubt they will be a top contender if not now by when 2021 roles around. You have to remember riccardio took a leap of faith and a new challenge to help a team build a better car. Admirable aswell as a good career choice to prove both selflessness and also being humble from the top where he’s come from. Have faith and give both riccardio and Renault time. We shall all see! :)
nah. renault show no signs of improving. ham new that the merc engine would be good in 2014 but renault is going nowhere.
Exactly like Ricciardo except for a few details. Hamilton changed teams to improve his chances of winning.
Ricciardo changed teams because Max Verstappen was showing him up at Red Bull.
Hamiltons stats. 235 races - 77 wins = 1 win every 3.05 races. Max V. 87 races - 5 wins = 1 win every 17.4 races.
Ricciardos stats...156 races - 7 wins = 1 win every 22.3 races. He seems to be better at talking than driving.
I know this video is old, but to be fair to Lewis, he made a fantastic move! Mclaren were on top at the time that Lewis left. Mercedes were middle of the pack. I remember thinking WTF are you doing Lewis? You're leaving Mclaren for Mercedes? Why are you doing that!? Then He wins the World title with Mercedes! How did he know Mercedes would win the title after being middle of the pack!? Vision...? I think so. Lewis is clearly the best driver in the World right now.
Was thinking the same thing. This was an incredible gamble.
Mclaren won because of lewis he is one of the best drivers
I thought the same thing
I told myself: how can he win a race while schumacher struggled to improve the team? villeneuve warned about that move since he did almost the same
now he's 5 times world champion
Mercedes probably guaranteed to him that they would spare no expense in improving their car for him
laserhawk221 I don’t think Mercedes is not saving it. Instead it was needing a good driver to know where are the parts of the car need to improve cause the one driving is the driver not the team
This makes me feel very old. I remember when he was just a kid.
when people says he is driving the fastest car they don't understand all the effort involved to build a fast F1 car, everything most be perfect, engineers, drivers everything working with absolute precision to be a tenth of a second quicker than the competition that's what makes a F1 championship so special congratulations lewis hamilton
Kudos to Lewis Hamilton. I remember when he made that switch as well and everyone (including myself) was saying it as a piss poor move. Two championships later clearly he made the right choice. Good for him. Always good to see someone take a huge risk and watch it pay off.
soon to be 4
@@AlonsoRules Yep! 4 WD championships with Merc now.
Make that 6
It's 6 now
@@latiasin4455 2021 has started and he's a 7 WDC and leading the wdc by 8points over Max...hh
I remember being at the fan section at the British Grand Prix in 2012. I think Lewis had just finished 8th and Button 10th. I could sense the way Lewis was speaking that it was a growing frustration and I think he knew even back then that they were falling behind. The writing was on the wall.
He must feel like a right mug now with Mclaren Honda dominating...
dominating the midfield
@@AlonsoRules Dominating Williams
The car is too powerful for Alonso :p
Said absolutely no one, lol!
Anthony Kernich no it’s was Force India dominating the midfield.
You know it's a good interview when you hear the interviewee talk more than the interviewer.
Lewis after making the change saw the performance of the 2013 Mclaren and was like "pheeeew, dodged that bullet".
Lewis Hamilton right place right time. The opposite of Fernando Alonso.
couldnt say it better...
exactly right
Damn dude
Doesn’t matter how they felt. They would’ve taken him down with them. Smartest thing he done
👍I absolutely love him. Major props to his dad, to him & the family for overcoming obstacles and humble beginnings to making history and winning 4 championships.
The way I see it, McLaren used Hamilton. Lewis was a puppet, a kid. You think Lie-Gate was Hamilton's fault? He clearly took most of the heat when McLaren should've been fully responsible, as Lewis was most likely following orders under the threat of not being paid, or allowed to drive.
Think about the way he changed after moving to Mercedes. He started being himself more. His personality grew and we all learned who Lewis really is.
I believe Lewis' move from McLaren to Mercedes was necessary for him to grow and improve, and become the greatest.
That is just bullshit right there. Lewis has gone against orders before so why didn't he insist on the truth this time? Well because he had something to gain from it. He was as accountable as McLaren were when liegate happened. Funny how fast he washed his hands from that incident and played the victim
Even me i would change the team after feel my own country don’t recognise my greatness, Lewis Hamilton is more loved in Brazil than in U.K
I loved the moment when he was on the first GP in the Mercedes, he pulled it into the McLaren box hahahahaha.
2nd
The hate on Hamilton is unfair
People hate him because he's arrogant. hes so good he has the right to be though.
They're just the ones who don't like his off track stuff. On track, he's one of F1's best ever.
@@AlonsoRules His on-track stuff isn't clean either. Lewis has a tendency to play dirty. Are people forgetting liegate?
deserve it. crybaby
CJ official funny that he’s haters tend to do most if not all the crying
GREAT INTERVIEW BY GRAHAM BENSINGER,JUST ENOUGH LEAD ,AND FANTASTIC ANSWERS,MOST RELAXING TO WATCH,AND YES LEWIS MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. POWER TO HIM.
Great interview!
His hair transplant job is on point.
It’s inspiring lol you’d never know
Is it actualy hair transplant? Always thought he just let his hair grow
@@alexgherghiceanu2094 my man was as bald as his dad, it has to be a Wayne Rooney jobby
Hater!
@zak they got man weaves these days, you never know what's really going on
👍🎉10/29/2017 Lewis Hamilton became the most successful British F1 driver in history by sealing his 4th world title at the Mexican Grand Prix!! 👍🎉
Is now 6. still counting
@@latiasin4455 7 hehe 😂🤣
How could he have known? He is right too, everyone including me thought it was a bad move.
Anyone here after number 7?
2:20 - LIFE chancing moments are done intuitively exactly like this - pay attention, folks.
No Lewis... Not everyone thought it was a bad career move. We knew you were not happy at McL. Remember the incident with team members throwing things off the bridge as u drove by under? We your fans were happy to see you move to a team that valued you better... Even though they nearly messed up again with the Rosberg season.
KWASHIC
Half off the MCL team didn’t want him there anyway & was happy to see the back of him.
@@Esoteric360starseed well Hamilton has had the last & loudest laugh.
if lewis wasnt winning they would have dropped him, he made a choice to benefit him and it was the correct choice. good for him.
Legend. 13 years of dominance
don't really follow F1 but I respect this guy more and more every time I see an interview of him
If you want to attract the best, you've got to be the best. LH = THE BEST.
Leclerc and Verstappen.
@@mich722 he is better than both....
Graham is a fantastic interviewer. Lewis seems very realistic and down to earth. His is a great story.
Mercedes even managed to restore his hair. Wow they really work wonders!
its not betrayal, or finding glory from taking what other's built. he wasn't trying to use mclaren's work against them. he wanted to take what he learned, his own intellectual property to see if he could keep up without the cushion of the family mclaren built around him and invested in him. he didn't feel as if he was the leading factor of mclaren's success, but was just a driver, and he wanted to be more than just a driver. building up mercedes by using his wisdom in the ever changing world of f1. mercedes has really benefited from lewis...either way, its always a joy to watch him race. he is respectable, not that the other drivers aren't
Hamilton is worth half a second per lap for any team.
@@TheOne-er7nk Tbf Hamilton had awful luck with mechanical issues that season.
The One he beat nico the season before so what's your point?
@d c They were in the same car you dumbass.
That's some epic fanboyism.
Even Rosberg beat him.
You did very well to leave that heap of junk outfit Lewis. There was signs right by that time that McLaren was loosing its direction and focus.
I’m from the future lewis actually have made the good decision and he has 7 wcc
WDCs not WCCs
This is the best and most insightful Lewis interview I've seen
I absolutely love the fact that a black man dominates F1
The guy is mixed race...
@@SIXITHS and your point is??
A racist I see.
Graham Bensinger has set a standard for interviewers. He allows the guests to speak freely and has clearly done his research on each individual. I always look forward to his interviews. It would be nice to see an in depth interview with Tom Hardy at some point in the future. Not many interviews reveal who he is as a person. Just a suggestion.
Crazy to think had Lewis stayed with mclaren he would still be a 1 time world champion with maybe at a push 30 odd wins to his name
Would have pushed him over the edge seeing vettel wins x4 titles then someone else dominate from 14 to 2021
I reckon Lewis would have gone to Red Bull in 2014/2015 if he stayed at McLaren for 2013. 2013 and 2014 were poor seasons for McLaren, and Lewis wouldn't have accepted being in a team in such decline.
@@ia303 i dont know if he wouldve gone red bull. I think he would've ended up at ferrari instead of vettel in 2015.
Brilliant interview from both guys 😎😎😎🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Damn if he never went to Mercedes maybe Nico will still be racing with a few drivers championships also Sebastian with a couple of championships maybe Max with one.
It was the right move for Lewis , yes I also doubted it but with Niki Lauda convincing him goes to show why Bernie respect Niki so much not just as a driver.
Even McLaren must admit he made the right decision.
That was a Grande Move from Lewis Hamilton.
It was a smart move.
Or just luck!
Oh yeah, smart comment in 2016.
Hindsight is a beautiful thing.
@@jeffersonsantos4603 No it was obvious, I'm quoted in several forums telling him to leave in early 2012.
Best interviewer.
mclaren funded hamiltons career since he was a kid
@@desmondc.2351 nope it was mclaren
Hamilton talks the talk, but when the time comes...he drives the drive. Averaging a win every 3.05 races means you are good.
Mercedes was successful because of the solid foundation set by Ross Brawn in the transition from winning the championship in 2009 with Jenson Button at Brawn GP. The following year Mercedes bought the team. and I think Brawn stayed a year or two with Schumi at Mercedes and then he left when Schumi did. Now he runs Liberty Media with 2 others.
And it seems clear who their favourite team is.
@@mich722 you're dotted all over these comments making moronic statements. Pray tell how Liberty are giving all the perks to Mercedes?
Why the crucifix necklace and none magnification glasses Lewis?
McLaren is still shit, I'm saying it as a fan. Hamilton made a timely move. Can't say the same with Alonso, dude made every wrong decision there was
There not anymore there better than the midfield
Great interview - I don't think Ron & Martin are in any doubt why you did what you did now!
Stylish, handsome, talented, rich... what a bastard.😠
And yet not happy
@@bl41ck97 r/cursedcomments
Hahaha🤣🤣🤣😂😂
NOT a LH fan, but this was a BUSINESS decision and Mclaren would have done the same
Twitmarsh wanted Hamilton out he didn't make any effort whatsoever to hold on to him because he wanted smooth driving, no grip, nice guy Jenslow Butthole to be his number 1.
“Now we won two world championships” - Make that 6 (Nearly 7)
Math isnt your strongest point, right?
Ádám Szabó how?
@@hotwheels8571 Hamilton had already won a championship with mclaren, since he joined mercedes, he only won 5. I mean there was a big fault in reading literacy too.
LH44🇬🇧 The GOAT
Everybody: Big mistake....
Lewis:....6 Championships later... Who said what?
+Hadidi89 you might not want to believe that he helped them grow, but all good drivers help the team grow nobody knows everything.
A team that has been f*cking up championships since 99 cannot feel betrayed by a driver leaving. Hakkinen, Raikkonen, Hamilton... All of them got the reliability issue in the most important parts of the season that end up screwing them on champioship titles. And this has been Mclaren problem since the early 2000´s, it´s not something of the 2012 year or whatever, they have been one of the most unreliable top teams for decades now.
And everybody was "oh Mercedes you assholes, you are screwing mclaren with your engine problems", but soon Mercedes created their team, their reliability compared to Mclaren (with same engines, of course), is amazing. And this is where you see something is off at Mclaren when it comes to chassi-engine marriage, even now.
They started working on the 2014 Mercedes car from 2010 so they knew they would be competitive plus that was what ross brawn told Lewis in 2012. Also he only raced 1 season 2013 which they were already faster than 2012 season so he really didn't build the car. any true F1 fan knows that lol
really they were working on the 2014 car in 2010? were the 2014 regulations even official yet in 2010?? i mean i know they probably knew the turbo v6's were coming, but could they know for sure enough forthcoming details to start a car that early?
the worked on the engine from 2010 (could be 2011) and probably the basic chassis designs. And it shows, the Benz is just a good year ahead of everyone.
Incorrect, the rules for 2014 were ratified in 2011. But don't let facts get in the way of a good story.
Bahamuttiamat 2010/2011 whatever lol the facts are the truth for Mercedes success since 2014. Not a good story for the sport with them making f1 boring right now hopefully changes this year.
Noumaan Hussain, the same rules that Renault pushed for as well. The same rules that Ferrari agreed to as well. Rules are the same for everyone. Its no different to anything in the past. When Schummacher was winning, do you complain or you were too young? Many moaned and they changed rules to try and stop Ferrari winning. What about when Redbull were winning?
What a man """ Lewis""" , what an interview
I feel like whenever a black person breaks into some traditionally white field, some people use that person's success as a means to let out their latent racism without being outed as a racist. I look at the Williams sisters, Obama, Tiger Woods - it's just always the same type of haters, same type of comments. Those haters really need to get over it - nobody handed Hamilton anything. He had to work hard for everything that he got - just like every other driver on the grid! There's is just no need for this bullshit. I mean you don't even see what these drivers looks like when they are in full racing gear. They all just look like the bloody Stig! There is no memo telling other drivers to slow down and let the black driver win. He genuinely IS THAT GOOD AND HAPPENS TO BE BLACK. Deal with it! And as for him staying at McLaren - WHAT OTHER MODERN ERA DRIVER DO YOU KNOW WHO SPENT HIS WHOLE CAREER AT ONE TEAM. Sportsmen change their team all the time. Footballers change club, tennis players get new coaches - its part of growing and evolving.
You're pathetic. Just because someone dislikes another person doesn't mean they're racist. Stop blaming anything on your boogeyman racism.
Muh black people
Well said
aluwani moyo but he's not black isn't his mother white?
A few things most overlook about LH, he did NOT make it all on his own, his Father worked at 3 different jobs to get him a start in Go-Karts and then to keep LH on the Track, he also work as Lewis' Promoter and Manager, all the way through his McLaren years, only to be fired by his own Son once LH was a success and was going to Merc. The Father had done a very good job and was dumped like anyone else, quite Heartless and very cut throat. Another big thing is, LH is NOT "Black", his Mom is "White" and his Dad is "Black", LH is a "Mixed Race", yet he pretends to be a "Black Gangster" with his strange styles and bizarre actions. He claimed the Stewards were racist, against him, at Monaco, and that's the reason for his penalty in 2009(?). He wears Glasses as a fashion statement, Good Lord get a grip, most people that need o wear glasses don't do so as a fashion statement, I know of several who take offense to this fashion accessory. I laugh at the thought of all the Hollywood types that are now F1 Fans because of LH, these Celebs don't care for F1, they care for the exposure they'll get and maybe they want to be around LH for a little more exposure, but that's all, they are not any type of support to F1, they do nothing for the Sport, they are usually Guests of Merc and don't even pay for the weekend ticket. I will not bother to add my feelings on LH, personally I couldn't care if he was "Green" or "Orange", the man is a very good race car driver, but I have nothing else, in the form of any type of praise, for him....he has the worst type of fan, in those legions of "FanBoys", they are totally blind and know nothing about the sport of its' History, the only know LH and nothing matters...LOL, he can do no wrong,...it certainly is entertaining and a little pathetic...
Dale Leslie nicely put.
I'd just add that LH didn't just treat his dad poorly, but also treated Mclaren appalingly who let us not forget had supported him financially from the age of 13 and who had also effectively forgiven him for sh*tting on Alonso and the team in 2008.
I remember people thought he's made a bad decision that time,now he success suddenly people said he's just lucky to drive a Mercedes🙄Mercedes isn't that good until he joined them
Now with Mercedes he is on course to become the GOAT probably.
Maybe in numbers, but not regarded as the same level as Schumacher or Senna. At least outside the UK.
@@mich722 oh please, what standard did Schumacher set, crashing in to your rivals to win Championship?
@@mich722 I guess after the numbers he'll need the white seal of approval in order to be the greatest of all time.
did anyone think that was Claude from AFTV from the thumbnail aha
And now he's on his way to his seventh world champion.
Oh it's happening all over again
I love the fact that Lewis made it BIG.....and the ignoble unhappy jealous pricks that tried to lord it over him and his dad when he was young can now SEE just how famous, great and admired he has become....Success really is the best revenge!
Talks as good as he drives.
Does anyone else think Graham looks eerily like Lewis' former pal Adrian Sutil?
It could well be him, he's probably had to reinvent himself to find work. We live in a very strange Masonic world.
Lewis was a top driver he isnt going to drive for a midfield team
lewis, never listen to the negative crap, live for the moment, enjoy life....
Paul Bignell Listen to other people’s point of view, whether it be negative or not. Accept constructive criticism and learn from it.
@@skithewhitestuff But most of the criticism is based on hatred and is not meant to be constructive which is surely going have negative impact on his life if he sees it. Only few people gave him constructive criticism example Niki lauda. Also the biggest constructive criticism he ever got was by himself after the 2016 season.
You what they use to criticize drivers?
For Hamilton- _"its just the car!"_
For stroll- _"Daddy's cash!!"_
For Bottas- _"He's sh*t, an average driver who got lucky because they didn't want competition to Hamilton."_
Is that what you call constructive criticism??
Every sport is first and foremost a business, run by executives and accountants . You have to do what is best for yourself.
Ricardo tried to do this with renult
Hey Graham, nice shoes 👞
Gutsiest move I've ever seen, man (Top Gun, in case you're wondering!)
Missed old Hamilton, the one that would open up like he did here. Nowadays, I feel he's too closed to the F1 environment, and I respect that, but it's like he's not enjoying it anymore. Perhaps when he retires he gets more involved, like Nico?
to all you haters and so called engineers out there Lewis is driving the car so he gets ultimate say on how the car should feel or be a race