Lewis Hamilton warns rivals after testing 2022 car ‘W13’ on filming day

February 19, 2022 3:03 pm

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Lewis Hamilton on 2022 season — Lewis Hamilton sends early warning to 2022 rivals.

Lewis Hamilton warns his rivals after testing 2022 challenger ‘W13’. “IF YOU THINK WHAT YOU SAW AT THE END OF LAST YEAR WAS MY BEST, WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS YEAR“, said the seven time world champion.

Mercedes revealed their 2022 challenger on February18th, Lewis tested W13 at Silverstone as part of team’s filming day. The stunning new car form the defending world champions raising eyebrows already.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to go to a number of launch days over the years and it never stops being hugely exciting. For all of us, who are so involved and invested, that is quite emotional, to see the chassis and PU go down the pit lane as one for the first time. To hear the engine, to sit back and reflect on all the components that are working in there together. All the people, the hard work, the effort. It’s always slightly mind-blowing, and it’s a lovely moment to message back to the factory, telling them the car has hit the track.”-said Hywel Thomas, Head of Power unit on team’s new car launch.

video courtesy of Mercedes

Hywel Thomas continued on challenges ahead of 2022 season. “As we’ve gone through this cycle, there are obviously huge changes in regulations on the chassis side and on the PU side, and these all add up to opportunities and challenges for an enthusiastic engineering team such as the one that we’ve got in Brixworth. We love to analyse, consider and then do everything we can to deliver the best products. I think there is real excitement to see the PU and the car working together and see what happens when we hit the track.

The big lap time and most obvious changes are on the chassis, but things like the E10 fuel, the freeze until 2026, those are some really, really important elements to get right. So that little bubble of apprehension is even larger than usual… Have we done enough? Have we left no stone unturned? That’s at the front of our minds, which is exciting and scary all at the same time. But that’s why we’re involved in F1.”