Hamilton wants to take tougher action against the super talents

Before driving through Singapore at night, Lewis Hamilton first has to pass this bright red fire hydrant. Directly next to the entrance to the Mercedes team accommodation in the Formula 1 paddock, the emergency pump protrudes from the manicured lawn. And Hamilton has recently had his experiences with red obstacles. Just in Monza, the cheeky Ferrari boy Charles Leclerc annoyed the world champion when he kept him behind him for laps with at best semi-legal maneuvers. Everyone in Singapore is now waiting for Hamilton's answer. “I’m ready for tough racing,” the Brit said on Thursday at the world association’s question time. Less consideration, more risk in a duel? No problem for Mercedes superstar Hamilton. “If it’s clear to everyone and we’re all treated equally, then I’m happy,” says the 34-year-old.

In the generational duel with the 21-year-old challengers Leclerc and Max Verstappen from Red Bull, the ruler of the premier class does not want to give up a meter. Despite the recent defeats in Spa and Monza, Hamilton is fully on course for his sixth world title - and that should only be a stopover for the record hunter anyway. Michael Schumacher's record of seven World Cup triumphs is the next goal.

“I don’t set goals that I can achieve.” Lewis Hamilton But Hamilton will no longer just have to deal with the currently weak Sebastian Vettel (32), but will have to resist the uncompromising super talents more than ever. Just the right incentive for the hyper-ambitious Brit. “I don’t set goals that I can achieve. That doesn't work for me. I always want to go beyond that,” says Hamilton.

The series champion has an unstoppable forward momentum. Hamilton is actually only a part-time racing driver. Before traveling to Singapore, he launched his new clothing line in Milan. As an investor, he is now also involved in a fast food restaurant that offers meatless burgers. Hamilton himself has been eating vegan for two years and is also publicly campaigning for environmental and species protection. “Constantly searching for my purpose, for adventure, openness and a positive attitude,” says his short description on Instagram. Hamilton has also just made a radical change of course on the social network. “I’m hardly there anymore,” he says. Instead of looking at fresh posts as soon as he wakes up, as he used to, he now prefers to read. And while 12,8 million people have subscribed to his account on Instagram alone, he no longer follows anyone there. More fashion and environment, less Instagram It is also this desire for change that gave Hamilton's life a new direction on one of those Singapore nights. Seven years ago, at a hotel pool right next to the Marina Bay Street Circuit, he was convinced by Niki Lauda to switch to Mercedes as Schumacher's successor. Together, Hamilton and the Silver Arrows became dominant in Formula 1.

Hamilton recently won twice in a row in Singapore, although the winding street circuit was a weak point for Mercedes for a long time. There is much to suggest that the defending champion will once again be the first to enjoy the finish fireworks. “On a track like Singapore, things don’t happen on their own,” says Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. But Hamilton refuted such phrases with regularity.

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Hamilton wants to take tougher action against the super talents

On the way to his sixth world title, Lewis Hamilton can hardly be stopped. In Singapore, the Mercedes star wants to prove that he is not willingly making room for the young challengers of the future.

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