Hey haters - listen to this!! From Carlito himself š
Interviewer: Are you and Lando still mates?
Carlos: Yeah, we played golf on Tuesday. We played golf on Wednesday. Yeah, I have seen him more than my family lately, so. Yeah, it's not like that. On Tuesday when we met, after the incident on Sunday we were actually laughing about it. So yeah, people can be quiet relaxed, it's not gonna change much.
To celebrate his 100th win after the Russian GP Sky Italy aired an exclusive interview they did with Lewis before the Italian GP (when the picture below was taken, just for reference).
It was a nice interview, I tried to write down a little summary because sadly I donāt think thereās a video version available to upload:
He says that he doesnāt feel like a legend because heās still involved in the sport, every weekend he tries to improve himself, tries to refine and be creative with the setup of the car
Every year he makes a list of 10 things he wants to achieve and ends up achieving maybe one or two, so thereās always stuff that ends up on the following yearās list
His main objective this year is to show different kinds of people they can have a place in f1, to create a path for engineers and other people who otherwise wouldnāt even consider working within the sport. Heās trying to get all the teams involved
He talks about the importance of caring and fighting for other peopleās rights even if they donāt concern him directly, mentioning womenās abortion rights in the US: āEven if as a man it does not concern me directly, it is fair to talk about it. It is right to give your support and to be a part of a generation that pushes for changeā
He talks about being the first black driver in f1 and says that at the end of the day winning this much doesnāt matter if he doesnāt use what he has achieved to help others: āBeing able to help people is the thing that makes me really proud. It is not just a matter of winning races and championships, but of moving the needle even by a single millimeter, because over long distances the difference can be enormous. [ā¦] If you can make an impact even on just one person, pushing them to do something better in life, then your time here will be worth it. [ā¦] It is necessary to make certain things visible and talk about themā
Itās very important for him to have little creative spaces for himself, like practicing his singing (he mentions āstrengthening his voice to create somethingā) and learning how to play the piano
He learnt different things from each of his teammates and wouldnāt change anything about his journey with them, for better or for worse
Valtteri is the first teammate he had with whom he was really able to cooperate and communicate without secrets, because theyāre always trying to help each other
[Pauses to apologize for Roscoeās farting]
When asked about the next generation of drivers he mentions how they remind him of himself when he was younger, he finds them exciting to watch and heās focused on how he can challenge them to keep earning his place in f1
Heās excited about the next regulations change because he thinks it will be an opportunity to show his driving skills
He believes his spirit will help the team in the future because he knows which direction the car progress needs to go, and he hopes he will be a part of Georgeās growth next year. He also has no problem learning from him or from someone else younger than him, āI have no fear, I just want to winā
He has to train harder now to keep up, and he canāt eat pasta/pizza/gelato very often because they go straight to his hips :/
There have been plenty of times in the last 4/5 years when he has thought about retiring because of the sacrifices he had to make in regards to his personal life, but he will keep going as long as heās fast enough, motivated enough and āstill hungryā
He finds it heartwarming that everytime he comes to Monza there are tifosi asking him to come to Ferrari but jokes that the only Ferraris heās gonna drive are the ones he has at home š¤Ŗ. Ferrari was never really in the cards for him, he wishes them all the best but says that heās gonna spend the rest of his time in f1 trying to prevent them from winning the championship