Lewis Hamilton still keeps an eye on how his old team McLaren performs and wants to see them do well despite now racing for a rival.
Hamilton's Formula 1 career began at McLaren, as he spent his rookie season racing alongside – and often quarrelling with – Fernando Alonso. He spent six seasons with the team in total, winning his first drivers' title in 2008 before departing at the end of 2012.
His Mercedes move was seen as a risk at the time, but it was one which has paid off in a big way. Six more title successes have followed as part of a Silver Arrows team which dominated the sport between 2014 and 2020, while McLaren have regressed.
