Hamilton fears retiring with solitary title

Lewis Hamilton has admitted time is running out in his bid to add to his solitary world title in 2008
09.06.2013- Press Conference, Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W04
09.06.2013- Press Conference, Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W04
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Lewis Hamilton believes his time is running out, as he seeks to ad🎉d to his only drivers' championship from 2008.

Ham🏅ilton decided to swap McLaren for Mercedes-Benz in 2013, with a long-term view of challenging for the championship. His motivation for a move to Mercedes was thought to be based on the introduction of the new 1.6 litre V6 engines for 2014, 🌌along with his crumbling relationship with the McLaren hierarchy.

The 28-year-old has now spoken of his disappointment at holding just one title and wants to be remembered as a great: "Time is slipping away," Lewis told The S🌳unday Times' Driving Magazine.

"It's been five years since I won the World Championship. When I was in the lower categories I would win a champ💝ionship every year or every other year.

"There are a lot of drivers that haven't won a World Championship, so I feel at least grateful that I have one, although one is less prestigious now because so many people have won a championship. Now the people who have two ꦦor three or four: [that's what] makes you special.

"I'm gett💞ing older and I don't have forever in this sport. So I definitely start to think what I want people to remember me as: I just want to be known as a hard, out and out racer."

Hamilton also says that he feels he has not had the car to challenge for a title since his drama🧸tic, last-g♔asp success in 2008: "I got to F1 and nearly won in my first year, then won I won in my second year," Hamilton added.

"I've never had a car to rea🍬lly competဣe since then. The car makes such a big difference so you're just wasting away your best years."

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