Stewart says F1 drivers need coaches

“The majority of grand prix drivers don’t think they need help, and he (Hamilton) has learned that you do need help no matter how good you are – and that help has certainly paid off," former GP champion Jackie Stewart said in an interview with ITV-F1.com.

Stewart believes that F1 drivers would benefit from having professional coaches just as much as any other sportsmen.

“Why are Formula 1 grand prix drivers not in need of help, advice, coaching or instruction?" he said.

“They seem to know too much.

“I don’t know of this situation in any other sport.

“In golf everybody has their coach with them, and it’s the same in tennis, in football, in rugby, in cricket, in baseball, in ice hockey, in baseball…

“But F1 drivers are so special that they don’t need it. It’s so stupid."