“That’s why you’ve got to have so much admiration for the guys who did it back
then.”
Hamilton believes driving alongside the likes of Senna would have brought out
the best in him.
“I like that it’s safer now but the cars then were raw – they had a gear
stick,” he said. “You watch Senna at Monaco and he’s one-handed most of the
time, over-steering. That’s really cool. So cool.
“I think that would have brought a lot more out of me, the time before the
driver aids came in. Now it’s so technical, sitting around talking about
hydraulic dip. I have tons of buttons – 26 on a Mercedes steering wheel –
and to understand and utilise them all is a science in itself.”
(Edited by Giles Mole)