Lewis Hamilton says the difficult phase or "thick slog" endured by Mercedes this season in F1 has fueled his motivation to remain onboard next year. After losing the 2021 title to Red Bull's Max Verstappen on the last lap of the last race of the year, in controversial circumstances, a revengeful Hamilton was ready to hit the ground running at the outset of the 2022 season. But wholesale changes to Formula 1's technical regulations had forced a reset on teams, and from the get-go Mercedes' 2022 car and its innovative zero sidepod concept struggled versus its rivals. For Hamilton, the prospect of a record eighth world title went from a hard target to an unattainable achievement in...
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