The Pagani Zonda Is “Terrible” To Drive, Says Lewis Hamilton
Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes-engined Pagani Zonda 760 LH is the worst-handling car he owns.
Speaking about his modestly-sized collection of cars in an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, the Hockenheim Grand Prix winner didn’t exactly give the one-off car the best review. He said:
“The Zonda is terrible to drive! It’s the best-sounding car I own, but handling-wise it’s the worst.”
Well, that’s pretty definitive. Of the 15 cars he owns, and splits between garages in Monaco and Los Angeles, about half are ‘special.’ They include three Ferraris: a 599 SA Aperta, a red LaFerrari and a white LaFerrari Aperta.
The LaFerrari Aperta was recently seen being removed by a tow truck from outside a Malibu restaurant, with paparazzi perpetuating the idea that it had been towed for parking violations. That wasn’t the case, though. The truth is far stranger, as he explains:
“In LA, I’ve got a tow truck and a handyman. If I think I’ve had my excitement quota for the day I’ll ring him up and he’ll collect it from wherever I am.”
I want this car!!!!! #maybach6 @mercedesamg pic.twitter.com/pnpbVNI6vt
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) June 12, 2018
Yep, that’s right: to keep the mileage on his beloved cars down, Hamilton will drive to wherever he wants and then call a man to come and remove it via truck. We have so many conflicting emotions right now.
The all-time pole position record-holder also owns a few American cars, like a pair of original Shelby Cobra 427s. The dream, though, is to end up with a Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder. He told the Sunday Times:
“That’s the dream car, like the one in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. When I retire, that’s what I want to drive.”
Source: Driving.co.uk
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Just goes to show he just can’t drive.
So Zonda handles worse than 427 Cobra? I find that hard to believe.
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Hang on, so he has a tow truck just to tow his cars to KEEP THEIR MILEAGE DOWN!?
Is he even a proper car guy?
To be fair, the zonda is terrible to drive in the same way that a modern day F1 car is terrible to drive (that is to say, it isn’t). Not unenjoyable or slow through the corners or on the straights, but imprecise and large feeling - or at low speeds, anyway. Wide tires and a long wheelbase will make this the case.
We are talking about Hamilton here remember…
Stop moaning, Lewis
It’s pretty ironic that Lewis says that’s there’s too much driver assist in F1 cars and he’d like to see the sport go back to the older routes of pure driverability… which is what the Zonda happens to be. Make up your mind Lewis!!
Could the reason he uses a tow truck also be something to do with alcohol consumption? The article did say the tow truck was spotted outside a restaurant. I find it hard to believe he’d go through all that hassle just to avoid increasing the mileage.
What if it is terrible cause it is similar to is job?
The F1?