Lewis Hamilton by no means adopted within the footsteps of F1 drivers having rituals earlier than a race weekend and relied on his expertise and his automobile’s tempo to steer him to glory. Nevertheless, as issues prove, he did fall for the curry superstition not too long ago, which he revealed forward of the 2024 British GP.
“We usually do a barbecue on Thursday evening, however we’re doing curry tonight. All my staff loves having curry and often, once they have curry we do effectively,” mentioned Hamilton in the course of the media day in Silverstone.
Commercial
Lewis: “We usually do a barbecue on Thursday evening, however we’re doing curry tonight. All my staff love having curry and often once they have curry we do effectively. So I’m like packing all of them out with curry!!” #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/PyDPNF2Rmk
— Sir Lewis Updates (@LH44updates) July 4, 2024
This isn’t a ritual Hamilton actively follows. As an alternative, he simply chooses to level out that Mercedes performs effectively when his staff eats curry. Because the Brackley-based outfit appears to be like to construct on George Russell’s victory, Hamilton presumably selected to sacrifice on their barbecue evening simply to instill confidence that issues will go their method in Silverstone.
Nevertheless, that isn’t to say that Hamilton needed to accept one thing he didn’t like. He as soon as admitted in an interview that if there was one dish he would like to have for the remainder of his life, it could be curry. That’s how a lot the Briton loves Indian food.
Speaking about superstitions, Hamilton as soon as had a really particular method of stepping into his automobile earlier than a race. However after lacking a step and ruining the race, he stopped following it.
The curry ritual, then again, retains popping up and it has helped Hamilton get good outcomes previously.
Lewis Hamilton’s hunt for curry forward of Spain 2023
Mercedes had a poor begin to the 2023 season and was struggling to get on the rostrum. Nevertheless, on the Spanish GP, Mercedes surprisingly scored a double podium on pure advantage. Hamilton then revealed how the curry appeared to have carried out the trick.
“I really like Indian meals. So my staff tries to seek out an Indian restaurant in each nation we go to. The garlic and all the things has a little bit of a scent, however they assume it brings us luck. They went for curry earlier than the Spanish Grand Prix and we bought second place.” mentioned Hamilton.
Hamilton will probably be hoping that this weekend at Silverstone, the curry magic guides his staff to a different double podium end, maybe even a win for himself.
