Lewis Hamilton shows no signs of intending to retire from Formula One as he shares video of his morning run through streets of London as he gears up for 2022 season after controversial title defeat to Max Verstappen
- Lewis Hamilton returned to social media on Saturday saying ‘I’m back’
- There were rumours Hamilton could retire after controversially losing the title
- His recent Instagram story suggests he is ready to try and win back the title
- Hamilton showed himself running through the streets of London on Monday
Lewis Hamilton is gearing up for the new Formula One as he has shared a video of his morning run through the streets of London of Instagram.
After losing out on last year’s championship to Max Verstappen in controversial circumstances at Abu Dhabi, Hamilton’s social media silence sparked rumours that the Mercedes driver was set to retire from Formula One.
The 37-year-old though returned to social media on Saturday and his most Instagram story suggests he isn’t ready to quit anytime soon.
Lewis Hamilton is gearing up for the 2022 season as he prepares to win back the drivers’ title
Hamilton lost the title to Max Verstappen after a controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Hamilton has posted a video of him having a morning run with his physiotherapist Angela Cullen in the capital.
The first part of his Instagram story shows him running in the dark at 6.35am with the caption ‘Good morning London’.
He is then seen running with the London Eye in the background as he adds another caption which reads: ‘Back at it with @cullen_angela.’
Hamilton has shared a video of his morning run in London with his physiotherapist
Hamilton looked just moments away from winning what would be a record breaking eighth drivers’ championship in Abu Dhabi when a safety car was brought out late in the race.
Race director Michael Masi made the controversial call to let the drivers between Hamilton and Verstappen only to unlap themselves and get the race going with one lap to go.
Hamilton could do little to stop Verstappen who had a clear run at the Mercedes driver and on much fresher tyres, as the Dutchman soared past to take his first drivers’ championship.
Hamilton returned to social media on Saturday with a post saying ‘I’ve been gone and now I’m back’ with a picture at the Grand Canyon
Mercedes will launch their official 2022 challenger on February 18 as they look to take back the drivers’ title which they had won in the previous seven seasons.
Pre-season testing takes place from February 23 to 25 in Barcelona, followed by a second test in Bahrain from March 10 to 12.
The Formula One circus will be back in Bahrain for the official season opener with the first race on March 20.
Red Bull driver Verstappen will begin the defence of his first title in Bahrain on March 20
Hamilton looks like he has spent time in the United States since the end of last season, posting images of him at the Grand Canyon and also a shot of New York.
His run in London comes after he was given the green light by planners to build a bigger front boundary wall to boost security at his £18million London mansion.
The seven-time world champion wants to replace railings with a taller, solid barrier at the front of his six-bedroom pad with new entrance gates.
He was given the go-ahead by officials at Kensington and Chelsea Council after no objections from neighbours.
Hamilton previously sparked a row with residents over plans for a new summerhouse which they said would block out natural daylight.
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