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Hamilton: Lauda the reason I'm a five-time champion
Lewis Hamilton credited Niki Lauda as a crucial factor in his many successes since switching McLaren for Mercedes in 2013, admitting that he might not have made the move, or won four of his five world championships, without the Austrian's intervention. Lauda was the first person from Mercedes to approach Hamilton about the prospect of departing McLaren during the 2012 season. Article continues under video Hamilton took 21 race wins and 26 pole positions in six seasons at McLaren, as well as winning the 2008 drivers' title in stunning circumstances. His switch to a then-midfield Mercedes seemed bizarre at the time, but the teams fortunes have diverged dramatically, allowing Hamilton to...
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