Tuesday 8th July 2008
Hamilton 'tries too hard sometimes'
McLaren F1 chief executive Martin Whitmarsh feels Lewis Hamilton has a tendency to "try too hard sometimes".
Hamilton was warned not to over-drive by his engineer Phil Prew during qualifying for the British Grand Prix on Saturday, and it was only after the 23-year-old had clinched a stunning win in the wet at Silverstone did he concede to doing a "terrible job" the previous day when he could only qualify fourth on the grid.
"Lewis does try too hard sometimes," said Whitmarsh. "But for anyone who is striving to be the best in the world and be a world champion, you've got to push pretty hard."
He added: "When you're pushing that hard, it would be remarkable if you always judged it absolutely right."
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