“Well, of course, it’s a journey for him. Obviously, an incredible journey so early in his career to fight for a world title. Year three is pretty unprecedented. I think it was Lewis [Hamilton], I mean, not many people that have done this so early in his career.
“So naturally, that’s in the equation to understand the boundaries of how that can look for him without putting too much pressure on the situation. And also, when I went for my championship, I was an old dog, I was really old at the end of my career. He’s early in his career, so there’s different nuances there. So a bit of everything – arm around him, a bit of encouragement here and there.”
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