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Hamilton emotional after going from ‘bottom of barrel’ to British GP glory
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates with the trophy at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, July 7, 2024

LEWIS HAMILTON said he could not stop crying after he recovered from the “bottom of the barrel” to end his mammoth 945-day winless streak by claiming an emotional victory at Sunday’s British Grand Prix.

Hamilton extended his record number of wins in front of his adoring home crowd to nine following a fascinating dry-wet-dry race in front of 164,000 spectators at Silverstone.

Remarkably, it marked the 39-year-old’s first victory in Formula One since he last triumphed in Saudi Arabia on December 5 2021.

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