I failed to deliver for Mercedes, admits Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has praised his team for a strong performance in 2013 but added that he failed to deliver for the team.

The team improved from their fifth place finish last season when they ended up in second on Hamilton’s debut season with the team. The Brit admitted that his no form was nowhere near his best and said that there will be more from his side in 2014.

“The only real positive is the team’s performance this year. That’s huge and nobody expected that. I couldn’t have hoped for better or for more from then but I feel like I should have done more. This year for me has been an average year in terms of my performance so I look forward to working hard and getting myself to the point where I can be where I feel like I can be,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton also commented on the changing rules and regulations of next season saying that he won’t have to change his driving style to adapt to the situations.

“It’s the same thing we do this year. We have KERS, we still have engine braking, we have the DRS, so we’re still managing those things. Next year it’s just different but we still have to manage the braking, the KERS, the fuel; maybe more, maybe less, who knows? I can’t really guess at the moment but obviously we’ll have a lot less fuels,” he said.

“Then tyres are going to be something that’s just an unknown at the moment. Even though you go on the simulator we don’t have a tyre model for next year’s tyre so it’s difficult to know if the driving style is that much different or not,” he added.