British Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton admits that he had moments of doubting he could ever win once more throughout his lengthy win-less run of virtually 60 grands prix.
Hamilton ended the longest win drought of his Components 1 profession and claimed his 104th grand prix victory and ninth win within the British Grand Prix by holding off a hard-charging Max Verstappen over the ultimate laps.
This was Hamilton’s last British Grand Prix victory as a Mercedes driver with the seven-times world champion having confirmed he’ll transfer to Ferrari on the finish of this season. Hamilton stated he was determined to win his last dwelling race as a Mercedes driver.
“I can’t cease crying,” Hamilton stated. “It’s been since 2021, simply each day getting up, attempting to combat, to coach to place my thoughts to the duty and work as laborious as I can with this superb group.
“That is my final race right here on the British Grand Prix with this group, so I wished to win it a lot for them as a result of I really like them. I respect them a lot. All of the laborious work they’ve been placing in all of those years, I’m perpetually grateful to everybody on this group, everybody at Mercedes and all our companions.”
Hamilton had not gained a race for the reason that 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, a span of 57 rounds. He admitted that there had been moments the place he questioned whether or not he would ever win once more over the past two-and-a-half seasons.
“It’s so powerful, I believe, for anybody,” stated Hamilton. “However I believe the vital factor is simply the way you proceed to stand up you’ve obtained to proceed to dig deep, even whenever you really feel such as you’re on the backside of the barrel.
“There’s positively been days between 2021 and right here the place I didn’t really feel like I used to be ok, or whether or not I used to be going to get again to the place I’m at present. However the vital factor is I had nice individuals round me persevering with to help me and my group, each time I turned up. And to see them placing within the effort, that basically inspired me to do the identical factor. And in any other case my followers, once I see them all over the world, they’ve been so supportive. So a giant, large thanks to everyone again to the manufacturing unit. Everybody right here, I really like you guys.”
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