Emotional scenes
Tears flow after Hamilton’s “world champion drive”
Emotional scenes on Sunday in Abu Dhabi: Lewis Hamilton's era at Mercedes came to a conciliatory end after twelve years, 246 Grand Prix, 84 victories and six joint drivers' world championship titles. Tears flowed afterwards.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen After a completely botched qualifying session, the 39-year-old worked his way up to fourth place with a strong race. On the final lap, the record-breaking world champion squeezed past his team-mate George Russell with a spectacular maneuver.
"Lewis, that was the drive of a world champion," praised Team Principal Toto Wolff on the radio.
Emotions ran high for everyone involved. "We dreamed alone, but together we believed in it. Thank you for everything we achieved together," said Hamilton at the end of the longest driver-team partnership in Formula 1 history. "It was a drive for the history books."
"You will always be part of this family"
Wolff will bid farewell to his star driver, who is leaving to join Ferrari, next week with a joint tour of all the team's sites. "You will always be part of this family," emphasized the Viennese.
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