'One of the proud moments for me was Niki used to always, if I did a good job, he would take his hat off, which he didn't take off for anything really...' LewisHamilton Mercedes F1 Formula1
Lewis Hamilton recalled the past comments from Niki Lauda which made him think he did not like him, and the in-depth conversation that followed to start a great friendship.
But that is exactly what happened, Mercedes’ former non-executive chairman and three-time World Champion Lauda luring Hamilton away from McLaren and over to Mercedes, a move which has since yielded six further World titles for Hamilton, putting him level with Michael Schumacher, who he replaced at Mercedes, on a record seven Drivers’ Championship successes.
However, when the time came for them to meet and discuss a potential Mercedes move, Hamilton said the pair learnt just how much more they had in common than they thought, and from there any such thoughts of dislike completely faded away.“I miss Niki so much,” said Hamilton as he looked back on pictures from key moment in his Mercedes career in a. “We had some of the best and funniest conversations. He was one of the funniest people I’ve ever met.
“And I remember him giving me a call in 2012, asking me to come to the [Mercedes] team. And I don’t know if I even said ‘Niki doesn’t even like me, what are you talking about?’
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