Lewis Hamilton, who won his first race since the title fight, is unsure whether Sunday’s British Grand Prix triumph will put it behind him and signal the end of his healing process.
In 2021, Hamilton faced up against Max Verstappen for the World title, with the Mercedes driver winning the championship’s last race to tie on points.
Hamilton had no idea that it would be his last triumph in 945 days.
Losing the World Championship to Verstappen one race later at the season finale in Abu Dhabi was a “sad” experience for Hamilton, especially given the circumstances of leading for the majority of the race prior to a contentious ruling by then-FIA race director Michael Masi.
Both Hamilton and his team manager, Toto Wolff, have spoken of the emotional wounds left by Abu Dhabi as they battled with the emotional fallout of coming so close to a record-breaking seventh World title only to have it ripped away.
However, Hamilton cannot predict if Sunday’s British Grand Prix would mark the next stage in the healing process that will allow him to go on.
However, Hamilton is unsure whether Sunday’s British Grand Prix would mark the next stage in the healing process, allowing him to go on.
After all, in 2022, he believed he was over it, only to queue up on the grid and find he wasn’t.
“I guess only time will tell,” he remarked of the significance of Sunday’s triumph in laying Abu Dhabi 2021 to rest. “What I can say is that I will not give up.
“I feel like I’m making the correct decisions in my life, with how I prepare and manage my time, with the decisions I’ve made, for example, for next year, with the dedication I still have to this team and the love that I still have for this team and my job.”
“I truly, really enjoy my work. Nothing will ever compare to it. And I’m really grateful to be among these 20 drivers in this fantastic sport at such a pivotal period.
“I sincerely hope…” Honestly, when I returned in 2022, I believed I was past it. And I know I wasn’t, and it has taken a long time to heal from that sort of emotion.
“And it’s only normal for somebody who has been through it. And I’ve simply been trying to work on myself and achieve inner peace day after day.”
Lewis Hamilton believed win number 104 would ‘never happen’.
Hamilton won the British Grand Prix, setting a new record for the most victories at a single track with nine at Silverstone. It was also his 150th podium finish as a Mercedes driver.
He also increased his record for the most F1 Grand Prix victories to 104, two and a half years after winning his third.
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