Hamilton wary over Alguersuari's early start to f1 career
Hamilton wary over Alguersuari's early start to f1 careerLewis Hamilton believes he could have severely damaged his career if he had leaped into Formula One as Jaime Alguersuari will do this weekend.
Alguersuari will become the most inexperienced rookie to race a F1 car in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix as he has done nothing more than two straight line aerodynamic tests for Toro Rosso.
At 19 years 126 days, Alguersuari will certainly be the youngest to compete at the sport's highest level.
Prior to signing his deal with McLaren, there was talk of Hamilton racing for the team in the final three races of 2006. But it never materialised as it was realised Hamilton's inexperience counted against him. "In 2006, when (Juan Pablo) Montoya left (McLaren), I was going to replace him, and I'd only done straight line tests, but it would have been the worst move of my career.
"It takes confidence and a lot of preparation. If I hadn't have had that testing and I'd gone into China, who knows if I'd have got my drive the following year. For me, it wasn't a good idea, but he may prove us all wrong, and all the best to him."
