Damon Hill Thinks Hamilton Will Become a Leader at Mercedes

Damon Hill predicts that Lewis Hamilton will have to become a leader among the team at MercedesMercedes-BenzGermany, 1924 > present197 models
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to be world champion.

The 1996 Formula 1 Drivers' World Champion believes that his career is similar to Hamilton. He raced and won for WilliamsWilliamsUnited Kingdom, 1977 > present37 models
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from 1993 to 1996 and then moved to ArrowsArrowsUnited Kingdom, 1977 > 20016 models
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in 1997. 

"When I was at Williams I had not been leading, I had been very much a test driver, but when I went to another team I was seen as a leader, so maybe it's easier to take on that role once they're looking to you to give them some direction," said Hill. 

Hill believes today that to be world champion today, you have to be a leader of your team. 

"Look at Alonso. He doesn't have a design office in his head. He knows how to motivate a team and gets the best out of the bunch of guys he's got," said Hill. 

To Hill, Hamilton has to lead to win. 

"You could look at 2013 like this: Jenson Button's got McLarenMcLarenUnited Kingdom, 1963 > present92 models
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, Lewis has got Mercedes, Fernando's got FerrariFerrariItaly, 1947 > present233 models
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, Sebastian Vettel's got Red BullRed BullAustria, 2004 > present12 models
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, and Kimi Raikkonen's got LotusLotusUnited Kingdom, 1952 > present68 models
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.

"The reality of the situation is that any of them could win," said Hill.

Source: Autosport