Lewis Hamilton is already looking forward to the new Formula One season where he will race alongside “best-friend” Nico Rosberg at Mercedes.
Hamilton placed fourth in the standings following the recent conclusion of the 2012 F1 season for his former team McLaren. It was a frustrating campaign for the Brit, who actually won more races than second-placed Fernando Alonso, as his MP4-27 struggled to make the most out of the championship points on offer. In Singapore, for example, a gearbox failure on lap 23 during this year’s grand prix prevented him from completing a pole-to-flag victory. And just five days later, Hamilton made the shock announcement that he would switch to the Mercedes team next year. On his return to Singapore on Tuesday, the 27-year-old donned McLaren colours for one of the last few times as he spoke at an event organised by the Peter Lim Scholarship foundation in ITE College West. Hamilton cut an enthusiastic figure as he looked ahead towards the 2013 season and a reunion with his 2000 Formula A karting championship team-mate Rosberg. “I haven’t seen the Mercedes team, I won’t link up with them till January but Nico lives in the same building as me. We were team-mates back in 2000 while racing go-karts,” Hamilton told ESPNSTAR.com.
