‘He can't act like a pantomime dame’ – ex-F1 driver John Watson says Lewis Hamilton needs to do more gym work

Lewis Hamilton needs to spend more time in the gym to combat his physical issues this season, says ex-F1 driver John Watson. Hamilton complained of severe back pain following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, saying that he was just “praying for the end" due to his discomfort and that he «couldn't express the pain you experience».

Ad/> He is not the only driver to have raised the issue this term — caused typically by the cars' lower position to the floor — but former McLaren driver Watson has short shrift with Hamilton's problems. Canadian Grand Prix‘Wouldn't miss it for the world’ – Hamilton to race Canadian GP despite back injury13/06/2022 AT 11:30 “Lewis needs to be careful not to act like a pantomime dame,” Watson told the Daily Mail.

“It is a very difficult car to drive but at 37 [years old] the bones are not as forgiving of an uncomfortable ride. “This is a whole new world to Lewis.

He has had seven or so years when Mercedes have been dominant and it’s perhaps like a seven-year itch. George [Russell] looked pretty fresh afterwards and finished third to Lewis’s fourth.

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