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Hill warns Mercedes: 'Give Hamilton more freedom'

©WRI2 Damon Hill believes that Mercedes could run the risk of losing Lewis Hamilton if it insists on trying to control its star driver. The 1996 world champion, who just launched the Professional Drivers Association which aims to provide a platform for drivers to express their views beyond the politically correct realm of their team, says that Mercedes would be ill-advised to keep Hamilton tied-down by as a lack of freedom was one of the reasons why he left McLaren at the end of 2012. "Lewis is an emotional beast and there might be a situation where he just goes: ‘I’ve had enough and I don’t want to do it’," Hill said. "That’s true for every driver but some...
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