Lewis Hamilton has declared that it is “so boring” to win an F1 race from pole position, highlighting his propensity to battle through multiple cars in order to win.
At the British Grand Prix this year, Hamilton resumed his winning ways, ending a run of more than two and a half years in which he had failed to finish on the podium.
In the seasons before Mercedes’ slump in form, Hamilton was a consistent race winner as the Silver Arrows possessed the most competitive car in the field.
Many of his career victories have come from pole position – 61 out of his 105 – however Hamilton admitted he finds unchallenged runs to the chequered flag tedious.
“Oh God, it’s so boring,” the seven-time world champion told Performance People.
“Honestly, starting from first, leading the race all the way through, it’s really boring compared to fighting from the back and having racing.”
Hamilton’s point of view differs from that of former title rival Max Verstappen who previously expressed pleasure in dominating at the front of the field.
“It’s not racing,” Hamilton continued. “You could be on a test.
“You are fighting a time gap behind you. [But] you have to psych yourself into thinking that you’re fighting a car ahead or something like that. You have to be chasing something.
“But it’s different when you have a car or cars ahead of you and there’s a track that you can overtake, like Austin or Silverstone, for example.
“Different lines you’re trying to discover, utilising the tyres, the wind, crosswinds, all these different things.
“And then you finally get someone in a battle, that’s the best thing. That’s the most rewarding experience as a driver.”
