Lewis Hamilton carrying no 'baggage' after dramatic Formula 1 title loss last season to Max Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton has said that he has not got «any baggage» from last season’s championship finale. The 2021 season ended in dramatic circumstances when Max Verstappen seized the lead in the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, claiming his first world championship. Ad/> That left Hamilton on seven championships, level with Michael Schumacher, but the Brit insists he is not suffering from any hangover.

Bahrain Grand PrixPerez: F1 drivers should be allowed to race with Covid-1920 HOURS AGO He said: «I don't hold any grudges. I don't have any baggage going into the season. It is important to let go.

»All I can do is try and shape what's ahead. I can't change the past." Hamilton explained that he had a meeting with new FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem on Thursday, with a report from the governing body to be released on Saturday regarding the controversy. Vettel to miss Bahrain Grand Prix with Covid-19, Hulkenberg comes in Perez: F1 drivers should be allowed to race with Covid-19 'It's just not my thing, faking rivalries' — Verstappen speaks out against Netflix Drive to Survive «It is important that as a sport we are transparent and I had a good meeting with Mohammed last night,» Hamilton said.

«He agreed that's the direction we should take as a sport, so (I'm) looking forward to it coming out and for people to know the sport is transparent and we are learning from what happened in the past and are moving forwards. »It's good to discuss what happened in the year before. Right? You always analyse everything you do.