Lewis Hamilton has supplied necessary recommendation to the rookie drivers of 2025, which incorporates Kimi Antonelli.
Extremely-touted Antonelli will exchange Hamilton at Mercedes, when the F1 legend strikes to Ferrari.
Alpine’s Jack Doohan, Haas’ Oliver Bearman and Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto may also be full-time F1 drivers for the primary time subsequent season.
“I bear in mind after I was 22 and also you’re thrown in a deep finish,” Hamilton mentioned.
“You’ve got been given coaching as a younger driver by the youthful collection, however you are not most of them. In all probability haven’t got a PR individual.
“The group could have a PR individual, however they don’t seem to be looking for you. They’re looking for the group.
“And so that you’re thrown within the deep finish and also you’re making an attempt to be good and other people reap the benefits of you.
“And so my steerage, like if I had a younger driver and I used to be taking care of him, I might put a number of assist round him so that folks can get to him.
“And the socials and media and stuff wouldn’t be capable to have an effect on that younger particular person’s mindset.
“I believe that defending that’s actually necessary as a result of then I believe it is actually about giving folks, firstly, them getting the chance and never knocking them down after they make errors.
“Which one in all you or anybody right here, 18 years outdated, 19 years outdated, has not made errors?
“It is simply that whenever you do it within the highlight, it is actually, actually, actually robust.
“And so we ought to be lifting these folks up and giving them not only one probability, two possibilities, simply proceed to assist them and simply not slating them as a result of that is simply not good.”
Hamilton additionally suggested the 2025 rookies: “Do not do completely every thing everybody tells you to do. Ask a lot of questions. Take your time.
“Do not let the negativity get to you as a result of, you recognize, persons are so destructive these days judging you continuous.
“So keep off social media and preserve your loved ones and your closest mates near you as a result of they’re the one ones which might be your true mates and they are going to be there for you after they go and get stuff.”
George Russell, who will group up with Antonelli subsequent 12 months, supplied his recommendation to the rookies: “Take pleasure in it, to be trustworthy. It is such a particular second. Get into System 1, it is…
“For all of us it’s like each step of your journey, you are climbing a ladder. And whenever you attain F1, that is an enormous step and large pleasure.
“Cherish these moments. The driving, to be trustworthy, might be the simplest a part of the job. It is every thing else that comes with System 1.
“There’s much more consideration versus F2. It is a huge leap in that regard. However simply take pleasure in it.”
