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Hamilton ‘a mercenary' when he joined Mercedes
James Vowles says Lewis Hamilton was a 'mercenary' and much less of a team player than now when he first joined Mercedes. Hamilton shocked the Formula 1 world in 2012 when he announced he would be leaving McLaren and joining Mercedes the following year, given the Woking-based team were far more successful at that point. The move did, of course, work out for the Briton as he has gone on to win the Drivers' World Championship six more times since then, failing to do so only in 2013 and 2016, while the team have won the Constructors' World Championship in every year of the hybrid era. Hamilton has been widely credited for his role in the German's team journey to becoming one of the most...
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