Lewis Hamilton makes ‘crazy’ McLaren and Williams claim ahead of Japanese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton claims it is crazy that McLaren and Williams are no longer challenging at the front of the grid. "It is crazy to think we've got Williams right at the back of the field who once had Nigel Mansell in the car and Damon Hill, winning Championships,” Hamilton said. “And McLaren, who were really the founding family for me, also having a struggle for a long period of time. "I really just hope there is light at the end of the tunnel for them. "I hope that 2021, whatever is decided with Liberty [Media], I hope that helps and that they do a good job in that decision-making process and that potentially helps. "As I get older and understand business more and people like Toto [Wolff] and how they run an organisation, it becomes a lot clearer for me how things can also go wrong - as it once did for example with this team, with different figureheads at the top, different structure and all those different things. “Business anywhere is not easy to get right."

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