Tearful Lewis Hamilton ends long wait with record British Grand Prix win
Lewis Hamilton sheds tears of joy after ending a 945-day wait for a win with a record ninth British Grand Prix victory Monday, July 8 Manila time.
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00:00Lewis Hamilton sheds tears of joy after ending a 945-day wait for a win with a record ninth
00:07British Grand Prix victory Monday, July 8, Manila time.
00:11Mercedes' seven-time Formula One World Champion is overcome by emotion as he took the checkered
00:16flag for the first time since Saudi Arabia in December 2021.
00:21Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen finished 1.465 seconds behind, extending his
00:27overall lead to 84 points.
00:30McLaren's Lando Norris comes third after being passed four laps from the end.
00:35Hamilton is the first F1 driver to win a race in 16 different seasons and first to win nine
00:40times in the same circuit.
00:42He is also the first driver to win a race after reaching the rare milestone of 300 starts.
00:48Sunday's race is the 344th race of Hamilton's F1 career that started with McLaren in 2007.