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Mercedes’ ‘Brackley Boys’ on 20 years of racing with Button, Schumacher, Rosberg and Hamilton

F1: Beyond The Grid

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The Importance of Perfection in Lewis Hamilton

I think early on, he was this sort of relentless desire to win every race. And I think now he's just becoming a much more calculating driver. As much as he hasn't got any better at losing races, certainly his approach to the weekend and his thinking in the car and everything is just becoming really calculated and clean and clinical. To the point where, if someone asks you about Lewis making mistakes, you're thinking back and you're going back seasons often to try and recall the instances where it happens. He's just getting, well, his target is perfection and that's a difficult target to pick, but that's what he's trying to achieve.

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