Six-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he misses the support of Niki Lauda, and that he still revisits old messages between the pair.
Mercedes’ non-executive chairman and three-time F1 champion Lauda passed away during the week of the Monaco Grand Prix, with the team paying tribute by running a red star on the engine cover and a red halo on the W10, and Hamilton also used a special tribute crash helmet.
Hamilton has previously admitted to battling mental “demons” during the 2019 season because of the death of Lauda, and Formula 2 racer Anthoine Hubert’s fatal crash during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend.
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Hamilton told a select group of media, including Autosport, that he misses talking to Lauda.
He added: “I miss getting the texts. I miss sharing those videos, and I still have a lot of our conversations and every now and then I revisit it.
“But again, without his support, I probably wouldn’t have made the switch to come to this team. Without his support, I wouldn’t still be with this team. I don’t think this team would have had success without his support.