{"id":24221,"date":"2025-07-26T03:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/24221\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T03:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:18:08","slug":"george-russell-has-noticed-lewis-hamilton-lifestyle-change-now-that-hes-no-longer-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/24221\/","title":{"rendered":"George Russell has noticed Lewis Hamilton lifestyle change now that he&#8217;s no longer winning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lewis Hamilton sits between two Mercedes cars in the drivers\u2019 championship. On the evidence of 2025 alone, it looks like he\u2019s made a sideways step.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/news\/mercedes-driver-george-russells-life-outside-of-f1-from-net-worth-to-height\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Russell<\/a> largely appears to have extracted the maximum out of the W16, with his five podiums helping him amass 147 points in the first half of the season. Hamilton is two places and 44 points back. <\/p>\n<p>The seven-time world champion is at least 40 points ahead of Kimi Antonelli, the driver who replaced him at Brackley. But he joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/teams\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-scuderia-ferrari\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a> to compete for titles again, and he\u2019s yet to score a podium.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2226150220-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari speaks in an interview\" \/>Photo by Jakub Porzycki\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/drivers\/mercedes-driver-lewis-hamiltons-life-outside-of-f1-from-net-worth-to-family\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton<\/a> asked to be judged not now, but when he leaves the team. It\u2019s obvious that he\u2019s suffering in a sporting sense \u2013 he\u2019s only won three of the last 80 Grands Prix \u2013 but he\u2019s trying to channel that pain into motivation.<\/p>\n<p>George Russell says Ferrari star Lewis Hamilton is no longer going to \u2018fashion shows\u2019 off track<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lequipe.fr\/Formule-1\/Article\/-je-crois-que-je-serai-champion-du-monde-george-russell-mercedes-prend-date-en-reconnaissant-cette-annee-la-domination-des-mclaren\/1580480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">L\u2019Equipe<\/a> ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, Russell yearned for the days of Mercedes\u2019 domination. Hamilton won six of his world titles with the Silver Arrows between 2014 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In Russell\u2019s eyes, a driver can afford to do whatever they want when they\u2019re winning races regularly. He pointed to the example of his former teammate, who was given license to attend \u2018fashion shows\u2019 and pursue plenty of non-racing interests under Toto Wolff.<\/p>\n<p>But now that his results have dropped off, Russell, whose recent victory in Canada was the fourth of his career, says Hamilton has changed his lifestyle. <\/p>\n<p>YEARWINS2013120141120151020161020179201811201911202011202182022020230202422025 (ongoing)0Lewis Hamilton\u2019s wins by season since joining Mercedes<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the car to win, you can do what you want,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd everyone will say that\u2019s good. When Hamilton was at Mercedes, he went to fashion shows, he did this, he did that, and he won. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone said that was OK. Now he doesn\u2019t do that anymore because he doesn\u2019t win anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that Hamilton remains active in the world of fashion. He was appointed co-chair for this year\u2019s Met Gala in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton\u2019s uncomfortable Mercedes throwback at Belgian Grand Prix<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/news\/lewis-hamilton-reveals-why-ferrari-has-lacked-recent-success-in-f1-and-what-hes-doing-to-fix-it\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton is determined to transform Ferrari<\/a>, who haven\u2019t had a drivers\u2019 champion since 2007 \u2013 his rookie season \u2013 in the form of Kimi Raikkonen. He attributes that drought to some of the team\u2019s departments misfiring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/news\/lewis-hamilton-makes-amazing-sebastian-vettel-comparison-when-asked-why-hes-so-invested-in-ferraris-2026-ambitions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso failed to end Ferrari\u2019s drought<\/a> despite their \u2018amazing\u2019 talents. Hamilton \u2018refuses\u2019 to accept the same fate.<\/p>\n<p>It became clear months ago that his hopes would hinge on the new regulations, with Ferrari falling out of 2025 contention. The goal for the rest of the year is victories, perhaps made possible by a new rear suspension.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f1oversteer.com\/news\/martin-brundle-spots-something-highly-unusual-in-lewis-hamilton-onboard-amid-belgian-grand-prix-woes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton went out in SQ1<\/a> on Friday after a mysterious spin. It was an uncomfortable throwback to last autumn\u2019s US GP, one of his final races for Mercedes, when an unexplained error ended his race.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton sits between two Mercedes cars in the drivers\u2019 championship. 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