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Anthony Hamilton convinced: 'Lewis would never have let that victory slip away'
Anthony Hamilton, Lewis Hamilton's father, is immensely proud of his son's performance in the British Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver won his home race at Silverstone for the ninth time in his Formula One career. Hamilton sr. stated that Lewis was "in complete control" of the race.
Anthony Hamilton did not doubt Lewis' chances for a moment
Hamilton fell into the arms of his father after his victory, who has always been closely involved in his motorsport career. " He was never going to give that up," Anthony Hamilton began when talking to Sky Sports. "You just had to watch the times.It was a tenth here, a tenth there… It didn’t matter what was happening. Lewis was in full control."
"There was absolutely no way, with that current tyre and the tyres that he had underneath him, that he was going to allow that win to slip for the British public. And that’s what drove him on," continued Hamilton Sr, who noted that his son was completely in his element in the changing weather conditions.
He says Hamilton was disappointed after finishing second behind George Russell in qualifying, but that he knew Lewis would recover. "He goes home, refocuses, and comes back. You know he’s calculated everything. He’s waited for the environment to change. And when the environment changes, he’s in his element," he continued. "It’s great for the team, it’s great for the British public. But it's also great for motorsport, isn't it?"