Lewis Hamilton said he “lost a little bit of faith” in the fair policing of Formula One after missing out on last year’s title in controversial circumstances at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Hamilton was beaten to the 2021 title by Max Verstappen in Abu Dhabi after race director Michael Masi bent the FIA’s own rules to ensure a safety car restart on the final lap that handed a significant advantage to Verstappen.
The Mercedes driver did not speak to media after the race and then opted not to post on social media for two months while he “unplugged and switched off” over the winter.
At Mercedes’ 2022 car launch on Friday, Hamilton made his first appearance in front of media since the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and while he said he had not considered retiring from F1 at the end of last year, he had revaluated his relationship with the sport.
“Of course, I think at the end of a season you think [about the future] and the question is whether you’re willing to commit the time, the effort it takes to…
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