The historic clues that offer hints of Hamilton’s next move

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Jonathan Noble

Jan 26, 2022, 3:51 PM

OPINION: Uncertainty over Lewis Hamilton's future has persisted since the race direction call that denied him an eighth world title in Abu Dhabi last month. But while walking away would be understandable, Hamilton has time and again responded well in the face of adversity and possesses all the tools needed to bounce back stronger than ever

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Will he or won’t he? Each passing day of deafening silence from Lewis Hamilton since the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix seems only to have fuelled intrigue about whether or not he will actually throw the towel in and walk away from Formula 1. But is it really conceivable that Hamilton, a seven-time champion who is arguably at the top of his game, would stick one finger up to the sport that has become his life and walk off in to the sunset?

As a man who has long talked about his greatest days being those where he has risen up from his biggest falls and come back stronger, the chances certainly appear to be quite slim. In fact, when you look at his career, the low points for him have often been the catalyst for him to reach new peaks.

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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.