Lewis Hamilton is hoping his former McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has “forgiven” him for leaving the team to join Mercedes at the end of 2012. Whitmarsh said at the time of the announcement in September 2012 that he believed it was “a mistake” for Hamilton to join Mercedes for the 2013 season. Since then, the 35-year-old Briton has won five more World Championships – in addition to his first with McLaren in 2008 – is on course for a record-equalling seventh in total, and has added 70 more race victories to match Michael Schumacher’s tally of 91. In contrast, since Hamilton’s departure eight years ago, McLaren have not won a race and had only five podium finishes....
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