Five-times Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton deserves more recognition, according to his Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.
“Not everybody recognises a great career, a great sportsman or greatness overall while it’s happening. There is a lot of negativity and envy whilst it happens,” Wolff said.
“It’s only being recognised once a career has ended as having been really great and I don’t know why that is. We are extremely privileged in following a career of maybe the greatest racing driver of all time.
“Obviously Michael has set the records and was unbelievable, but Lewis is on a similar trajectory,” he said. “Also with Michael, it was only recognised after he retired and even more when tragedy struck. And I think it’s a pity.”