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Hamilton no longer the 'mercenary' he was - Vowles

Mercedes' director of motorsport strategy James Vowles has been praising the team's lead driver Lewis Hamilton - albeit in a backhanded way, by claiming that the Briton is not as selfish as he was when he first arrived at Brackley. Hamilton made the shock decision to leave McLaren at the end of the 2012 season and move to Mercedes. At that point the squad had won only one race since the manufacturer's decision to return to motorsport as a race team after a five decade absence. When Hamilton first arrived at his new racing home, it was clear to Vowles that he'd made the decision to switch to Mercedes for one very particular reason above all else. Read also: Verstappen gives 'credit' to...
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