Sir Lewis Hamilton was hailed the Formula One ‘GOAT’ by his peers after victory at the British Grand Prix – his first win for nearly three years.
The seven-time champion fought off Lando Norris and Max Verstappen to claim a record-breaking ninth win at Silverstone.
It was the Brit’s first win in F1 since Saudi Arabia in 2021 and after a dismal few years, fans and pundits where delighted to seem him back on top of the podium.
Among those was former rival and four-time champion Sebastian Vettel who simply posted on Instagram: ‘Goat [Greatest Of All Time]. Congrats Lewis.’
1996 champion Damon Hill posted on Twitter: ‘I feel so privileged to have seen this story from very early days. Today was the culmination of a lot of blood sweat and tears.
‘Amazing. So happy. What a great thing to see the return of the GOAT. Well done Dad,’ referring to Anthony Hamilton who shared an emotional hug with his son as he celebrated the win.
‘Lewis is a cut above normality. Max is exceptional as are a few more. But you don’t get results like Lewis has by accident.
‘It takes commitment, pain and sacrifice. Today was proof that all he needs is sniff of victory and the Phoenix will rise again.’
Former BBC F1 presenter Jake Humphrey wrote: ‘SO happy for Lewis Hamilton. His last race win was the race before THAT result in AbuDhabi 2021,’ where he lost the title to Verstappen in controversial circumstances.
‘The psychological impact of that was huge and yet he dug deep, kept working, kept believing, and today he gets his reward. This guy is genuinely the GOAT in my opinion. What a day x.’
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