The world champion Lewis Hamilton has decided to join the Grand Prix Drivers Association at the dawn of the 2009 season.<\/p>\n
The Briton had been under pressure from his fellow drivers for several months to join the organization, but claimed he was too busy to take part in it.<\/p>\n
However, Hamilton revealed on Thursday in Australia that he had decided to join the GPDA after talks with the president and teammate Pedro de la Rosa.<\/p>\n
“I joined the GPDA,” said Hamilton in response to a question about his position regarding the GPDA.<\/p>\n
\u00ab I have spoken with Pedro these last few months and I am now a member. \u00bb<\/p>\n
The world champion admitted that he now feels ready to join such an association.<\/p>\n
\u00ab I had been thinking about it for a while, but I’m not the type of person to be pushed into something I don’t want to do. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab I now feel comfortable with the subject and that is why I had good discussions with Pedro. I said yes because it is an organization within which I might be able to contribute, \u00bb concluded the reigning world champion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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