Is it possible that Lewis Hamilton and Angela Cullen will be reunited? The former seven-time world champion trainer has returned to the motorsport scene with Marcus Armstrong.
Hamilton first brought Curren into his inner circle ahead of the 2016 F1 campaign. The former New Zealand field hockey star has gone beyond being a physiotherapist to become Hamilton's confidant.
Could Angela Cullen return to Lewis Hamilton?
Hamilton announced ahead of the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that he and Curren had parted ways, but they remained on very good terms as they explored life outside of the demanding F1 schedule.
However, speculation of Hamilton's return to the team was dampened after Cullen began working with IndyCar racer Armstrong, and was spotted in the fellow New Zealander's pit box at the inaugural Thermal Club Million Dollar Challenge. , caused by his return to motorsport.
NBC, the broadcaster of the non-championship event, said that Cullen is Armstrong's trainer, a partnership he acknowledged began during the offseason, and that he will continue to work with him at future stops on the 2024 IndyCar calendar. I explained that I would be spending time with him.
Armstrong was previously a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and Hamilton will join the team from 2025.
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However, Hamilton is currently in his final season as a Mercedes driver, and he has not gotten off to a good start, with his woes worsening in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
The 103-time Grand Prix winner lamented the “inconsistency” of his Mercedes W15 challenger, who reached within a tenth of his best pace in the final practice session and was only 11th on the grid at Albert Park. Ta.
“I felt great in P3, which was strange because we were right there with them and I didn't really understand why,” Hamilton told Sky F1 after qualifying.
“Then when I started qualifying, there was another inconsistency in the car, and I was really confused mentally.”
Meanwhile, Hamilton's teammate George Russell extended his winning streak over Hamilton to five, securing seventh place on the grid.
“But George did a good job today,” Hamilton continued. “That's what it is. We just try to do a better job tomorrow.”
Hamilton has not tasted victory in F1 since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
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