{"id":292571,"date":"2023-10-21T17:25:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T17:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=292571"},"modified":"2023-10-21T17:25:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T17:25:57","slug":"lewis-hamilton-gets-backing-from-martin-brundle-after-airing-controversial-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-gets-backing-from-martin-brundle-after-airing-controversial-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton gets backing from Martin Brundle after airing controversial view"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/Lewis-Hamilton-Mercedes-5025593.jpg?r=1697907792883\"><\/p>\n<p>Martin Brundle has backed up Lewis Hamilton\u2019s opinion that F1 must ensure the sport doesn\u2019t become \u2018too soft\u2019 off the back of conversations regarding the conditions in the cockpits at the Qatar Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>The sweltering temperatures at the Lusail International Circuit two weeks ago left multiple drivers feeling under the weather with Logan Sargeant forced to retire from the race with heatstroke and Lance Stroll and Alex Albon both needing assistance after exiting their cockpits.<\/p>\n<p>These challenging conditions led to a widespread debate within the paddock on what constitutes temperatures too dangerous to race in with the likes of George Russell and Lando Norris suggesting that the heat in Qatar was on the border of what was manageable.<\/p>\n<p>However, Hamilton, who crashed out of the race on the opening lap after a tangle with his team-mate, had a difference of opinion and told <em>Sky Sports F1<\/em>: \u201cThis is an extreme sport and we are paid very highly for what we do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <strong>Lewis Hamilton launches fresh attack on FIA as Perez breaks silence on retiring[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd from my perspective, when I\u2019ve not been feeling great at the end of the race, I\u2019ve just got to train harder. And that\u2019s how it\u2019s been for me. I don\u2019t personally want them to shorten the races and make it easier for us. I want it to be extreme.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to feel the difference, I want to feel pain in my body. I want to be able to, hopefully with that extra bit of training that you put\u2026 helps you get that extra lap and win that race. That\u2019s what this is about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This view was supported by Brundle during the <em>Sky Sports F1<\/em> broadcast for the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas with the legendary broadcaster admitting: \u201cI\u2019m with Lewis on this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <strong> More F1&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Lewis Hamilton adds to Max Verstappen fury in United States GP qualifying[US GP] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Max Verstappen fumes with Red Bull over Perez incident at United States GP[VERSTAPPEN] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Red Bull dish out \u2018evolution\u2019 warning to F1 rivals as weary fans told to \u2018brace'[RED BULL] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &#038; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/Martin-Brundle-5025592.jpg?r=1697907793129\"><\/p>\n<p>He went on to add: \u201cHundreds of millions of people tune in. Hundreds of thousands spend hard-earned money to turn up to see something incredible, something you couldn\u2019t or wouldn\u2019t want to do yourself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the race, the drivers looked like total heroes. I could see they were struggling. We edit out most of the danger. Many would say that\u2019s a good thing. We can\u2019t edit out the challenges. We have to keep them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not going to pass out in the car. You\u2019re going to pull into the pits, as Logan Sargeant did. I\u2019ve said my piece on that. Interesting what others think. I do feel quite strongly about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/f1-autosport\/1826515\/Lewis-Hamilton-Martin-Brundle-F1-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Martin Brundle has backed up Lewis Hamilton\u2019s opinion that F1 must ensure the sport doesn\u2019t become \u2018too soft\u2019 off the back of conversations regarding the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-gets-backing-from-martin-brundle-after-airing-controversial-view\/\" title=\"Lewis Hamilton gets backing from Martin Brundle after airing controversial view\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-292571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - 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