Lewis Hamilton believes he should not be blamed for dominating Formula One, instead calling for radical changes to the sport’s management. The five-time world champion has dropped just 21 points from a possible 208 this year, winning six of the first eight races, including the last four on the bounce. __________________________________ You may also like: __________________________________ Here, at the Circuit Paul Ricard on the south of France, Hamilton was at his all-conquering best, crossing the line 18 seconds clear of Valtteri Bottas in identical Mercedes machinery. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, Hamilton’s closest championship challenger for the past two years, finished fifth. Bottas was pushed to the wire by young Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc in the battle for best of the rest behind Hamilton, while British teenager Lando Norris lost three places, dropping from seventh to 10th on the final lap. My job is to do the best I can as a driver.” The sport is in the process of writing up the rules and regulations for 2021 onwards, but the announcement of how F1 will look in just 18 months has recently been delayed until October. The 10 teams are struggling to reach a consensus, and there is a growing feeling that F1’s American owners, Liberty Media, and governing body, the FIA, are not taking a strong enough lead. Hamilton, who has spent most of his career taking a back seat in shaping the sport’s rulebook, was on the front line in Paris last week, joining F1’s major stakeholders at a crisis summit. They failed in their appeal to overturn Vettel’s penalty which lost him the Canadian Grand Prix a fortnight ago.
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