Formula 1 veteran Rubens Barrichello has called on Lewis Hamilton to believe in himself, because he has everything he needs to regain his form.
The McLaren driver has being going through a bit of a rough patch since the Hungarian GP. Poor results and contact with several other cars has led to the media criticising the 26-year-old.
Barrichello says Hamilton must ignore the bad press, which is exacerbated because of his status in the sport, and concentrate on being himself.
“It is important the day that you understand you can only depend upon yourself. What others say doesn’t matter,” he told Autosport when asked about Hamilton’s form.
“You need to be 100% right on your thoughts and you can put it out of your head. Opinions are there and criticism is there, and you just have to deal with it and stop reading, and stop learning what others think,” he added.
“The most important thing is to have a good heart, to be a good human being and perform the way that your family raised you. The rest: you’re going to have bad times and good times.
“Lewis is in the limelight a bit, so people say so many things, and when so many things are said you start to believe that they are right. But I am on the outside – he is the one who has to believe.”
