Yes

Agreed, when I saw how far back George rejoined, despite an overall well executed double stack, I knew it made all the difference. Even if he didn't retire, I doubt George could have caught and passed Lewis today.

Facts

I wonder when George started losing power from his engine because he was losing power well before he retired the car. Notably he was catching Verstappen on the inters initially but then he just started losing tons of time(and then he was told to retire the car)

​@@charles-antoinemartel-roySuperman couldn't have caught n passed Lewis today - all the racing gods were on his side

That must of been absolutely phenomenal to feel that crowd go crazy. Great story

Baller!

Mate, you got a cracker of a race. Brilliant racing all round and man for Lewis to win at home- epic

You should have attended the race in Abu Dhabi in 2021 :)

😊

A grown man crying over this needs to get a grip!

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

They have been crying since forever. All they do is cry.

@@jaapongeveer6203I wasn't crying but comments like this don't come from grown men.

​@@jaapongeveer6203 An awful lot of us need to "get a grip" then don't we big man.

Thank you for being a genuine F1 fan and not an over zealous fan boy of which there are too many on both sides of the coin. Salute Sir 🥇.

​@Astronurd 🤘🤘max class act and Lewis 8times champion🏁🤘🤘

Congrats to Lewis, well done and deserved. Also, kudos to the British crowd for not booing Max post race.

@@degeautd40 almost 8time XD

@@Astronurd Thank you for the nice reply! And the same to you! I'm pretty sure every person that really loves F1 had an amazing day today!

The last time I cried so much was the day we lost Ayrton 💔...this was happy tears

he might be regretting going there...

@@daarom3472makes me wonder what the plot is with the new F1 movie..

If Lewis thinks he has had it bad thus far he should go to Charles and look into his eyes to learn how bad it can truly be

@@daarom3472 maybe, if Merc are top next year but he was only offered a 1-year contract with Merc vs 2 years with Ferrari

@@daarom3472 or he could pull a Schumacher and revive Ferrari.

For all of their nonsense last week and Zac Brown's comments at the beginning of the weekend about last weekend's race. They really need to concentrate on themselves and their own failings.

Only a matter of time before Piastri is the prioritized driver.

It was beyond criminal!!! 😮. All that glad-handing between Wolf and Zach before the race should tell you enough. It’s sus now they are using George and Oliver like rag dolls. I’m sad for both.

Yes, Oscar didn't put a wheel wrong in that race but his team screwed him again. I just can't believe how cool and together Oscar always is post race when he knows he could have won... and it is just down to his team always putting Lando ahead of him. Oscar is the only driver to complete all race laps this season which must tell them something about how professional he is. Lando makes quite a few more mistakes but they always give him priority. He was also screwed in qualifying as he was released too late on his final lap.

Oscar was the sacrificial lamb....

In a way he is at a stage of his career everybody envies. Nothing to prove anymore to anyone except to yourself. To be fair he is admirable in this regard. I don't think Lewis rests on his laurels and thinks:"I can take it easy knowing I hold this and that record. I can drive casually or for fun." I mean I wish I had been around to see Emerson Fittipaldi drive competitively in Indycars in his late 40's so Lewis winning again in F1 has rekindled my love for the sport.

@@paulallen8109 Emerson Fittipaldi was outqualified and beaten by 43 year old Mansell in the Brit's first race.

YOU ARE RIGHT; IT IS DRIVER ABILITY NOT TEAM BOSSES SABOTAGING CAR POWER AND SPEED TO GIVE ADVANTAGE TO OTHERS.

@@jakebaba2149 precisely

amen,amen

You sir you're a real racing fan and know the sport well. This reminds me of the time I shed in tears when Ayrton Senna won his last Brazilian GP in 93 when the crowd came on the track and surrounded his car and celebrating the win. It is not only about the racing driver who won the race, its the power of the crowd that makes racing so unbelievable beautiful even how hard and difficult the conditions and circumstances may be, its the support around you that makes you forget the immense pressure. The only drivers who you get an emotional attachment are Fangio, Jim Clark, Hakkinen, Lauda, Senna and now also Hamilton. This make them the best out of the best ever!

Oh! I am so willing Hulkenberg to get the elusive podium, been a fan of his through all his ups and downs. But was over the moon with the win for Lewis, like so many found it very emotional.

This race showed, just like in Canada, that McLaren has a FAR superior car to everyon in damp conditions. Remember how Norris pulled a 9s gap to Verstappen in like 10 laps there? Red Bull have the best car in high speed turns generating huge amounts of downforce there but aren’t as good as McLaren at lower speeds. When it’s wet they don’t go as fast so the long sweeping turns actually become really long medium/low speed turns. That was even good for Ferrari as Carlos caught up 6s to max today in those conditions. Usually being slower in the low speed turns isn’t a big issue because you also spend less time there as they are short 90 degree turns for example. But if the long turns become also slow turns it amplifies that advantage. In general the pecking order is the same: Slow turns: Ferrari Medium speed: McLaren High speed: Red Bull McLaren has the best mix atm, and can therefore look better after their tires.

Lmao😂😂😂

Me and my wife shed tears it’s been a long time coming.

@@PauluzP TeamLH is something else 😂

I am happy I know I wasn't alone.

Yep not shed a tear in a long time but I did today. Once when he respond to bono and then his long long hug with his Dad. He is a amazing human.

May best man win

Good to know I wasn't the only one overwhelmed with emotion 🥹

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Amen! 👍🏻

No offense but you are a loser…cried your eyes out? Guy drives a motor car making 40 million a year and already won a ton of championships and a 100+ races…grow up

You mean to tell me for the past 2 1/2 years the pre Madonna who supports ending babies and showing 7 year old sexually explicit material didn’t have by far the fastest car and only have to beat his teammate? The horror! The injustice! I don’t know how this arrogant, narcissistic, evil POS was able to do it! I mean to get paid only 40 million dollars and drive a F1 car around for 2 1/2 years and not winning!? What guys man!

No, it was close. George was also better in the rain of canada. Just enjoy your moment, dont throw shades

​@MCFoultier yes they always have too if what happened George car happened to Lewis we know what they say.

George doesn't have 20 years of experience. What you saw today was the GOAT being the GOAT and a young driver getting valuable schooling. George will have learned a lot from those few laps and will likely spend hours analyzing the data and watching the footage. it's not a coincidence that they both went off at the same corner, George was trying to follow Lewis, he was learning on the spot.

@@bipolarminddroppings He is the best to ever do it in wet conditions, I have no doubt. I remember watching him in Fuji 2007 in the torrential rain blow away the field, same again a year later in Silverstone when he won by over a minute in torrential rain. That was when he was like 22/23 and pretty much still a rookie.

@@W0lf_91 That was years ago. 2007 was Lewis's best season.

honestly i say that all the F-ing time, i think the next upcoming star in their caliber is piastri

⁠@@Frostbyte-Game-StudioOscar has the pace and the feel, just needs to learn how to treat the tyres, where Lando is still ahead. Lando has been a bit disappointing the past few races. He has great pace when he is alone, but his starts and overtaking has not been great and sometimes he stalls when he is chasing another driver. In Imola he couldn't get within a second of Max, in Barcelona he didn't clear Russell as fast as Max did, which cost him the win more than the subpar start. Today he wasn't able to chase after Lewis on the final stint. In Austria Sprint he let Max repass him and in the race, could not pull of a clean move although the contact was Max's fault. Don't get me wrong he is still a very strong driver but I held him in such high regard that it feels disappointing that Miami is still his only win when he could have potentially won in Imola, Canada, Spain, Austria and Britain.

​@@Frostbyte-Game-Studio Max is Senna, Lewis is Prost and Oscar is Schumacher about to force his way onto the scene big time

@@Frostbyte-Game-StudioBang on. He lost 20 seconds because McLaren didn’t double stack and finished 12 seconds off the lead.

Lewis was in by far the quickest car hrre due to cool temps.. Was losing 0.5-0.8 a lap.. Lewis is no where near top tear. He just did what george did last week. Got lucky

Eight times! Today was the ninth 👍.

Beautiful drive. But who did he take to school? George had a car issue and had he one more lap, Max would've probably won. Lewis is the man tho, and absolutely deserved his win today. I think every F1 fan was happy he did.

@@BruceLee-ky7qzGeorge had no car issues when he went from 1st to 4th

​@@BruceLee-ky7qzCope, whenever Lewis chases Max eg. Hungary or Spain he caught him.

WRONG: He'd won this race 8 TIMES before not 7. This was his record 9th time. Noone has ever won any F1 race 9 times so it matters you get the stats right

My god. Comon.... lewis won everything there is and more. Dont act like he beat cancer or something.

I dont think it's neccessary for it to be his father, but having someone that you can always rely on to be there, absolutely 100% no matter how bad things get, is essential to maintaining greatness. Everyone needs a friend/parent in their life like Antony Hamilton.

Not just the last 3 years, but his whole life

@@eldarion933 Are you calling Lewis the goat? I agree!

Lol he is the goat. Hate him or love him. But stop acting like the last 3 years have been some life changing traumatic event. Dude still drives fast cars, travels the world doing whatever he wants, and smashes the worlds hottest baddies…. Don’t feel bad for him

I was first a Lewis fan. Unfortunately he lost me when he went political. However, this was one of his best drives. Hat's off to Lewis on this win

​@@richardfuller5770 i don't like his politics as well, but i can always separate politics from racing and i love the hell out of that man on track, true goat behind the wheels

Yes same here. Though I wept for ages after the trauma of Abu Dabi shafting.

That petulant child will be forever holding Max’s jock strap.

I've noticed that people are much more receptive to Lewis winning now that it's been 2+ years since he last won. People love an underdog, and somehow the GOAT has become the underdog...

@@bipolarminddroppingsI mean I hope it’s the other way around now aswell , I loved that Lewis won but does max gets the same from the Brit’s later on if he wins ? Time will tell ! I hope we can be a better fanbase overall .

I choked up as well. What a race and what a performance by Lewis.

Well done Lewis 🎉

@@bipolarminddroppings Yeah, as much as i want Max to win everything, i've also seen Lewis go through many lows in the past years. I was rooting for Max till the very end, but i also couldn't be mad at Mercedes or Lewis for this win, and it was a great race to watch. Having seen George take a win twice, and the crashes and moments of doubt and frustration after 3 years of Max dominance, on top of such a bitter ending to 2021, it actually was nice to see and hear that it meant so much to him. It sure must've been difficult to go from multiple champion and race winner to a drought of almost 3 years, hats off to him staying in the race and motivated, because i'm not sure if i would've had the will to do so.

Crying over a guy driving a car 😂😂

people treating ad21 like its their source of trauma is just mindboggling

@@Pillshere31 World wide trauma - as a sociopath, you will never get it. There is this ... His cathartic cooldown lap marked the end of a 945-day victory drought; a winless period dating back to the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the final throes of his heady title battle with Max Verstappen. Just a week after that 103rd career win in Jeddah, Hamilton suffered the most bruising defeat of his career when the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and an eighth world title were ripped from his grasp. Two and a half years on from that feverish night, the mental scars inflicted by the controversial actions of then-race director Michael Masi -- actions the FIA later put down to human error -- are occasionally visible. Asked if the win at Silverstone was the final piece of the puzzle he needed to finally move on from the events of 2021, Hamilton said, "I think only time will tell." Sir Lewis Hamilton is tougher than all of us ... how would you feel after being cheated in front of the F1world?

@@Pillshere31 you’re not very nice and it’s no one’s trauma. I was happy seeing him win again. You’re assumptions are wrong

@@quigglyz and your post is useless

Max was told to lay off Lewis, you don’t see this?

@@ElviraByrnesmax would not lay off Lewis what are u on about

@@ebuku8643 Maybe a case of too much mental yoga?? 🤣

@@ebuku8643 why? Is Max all alone there? Of course he laid off and so did everyone else 🌧️😎 rigging up his 9th win. Slowing pit stops for others, putting on wrong tires 🛞 finding water supply problems 😄

Yet George got pole and lead Lewis until his car slowed down.

Give Woody a chance - he has the raw speed he just needs to work on the bells and whistles, the composure and the temperament. Woody and Lando both tend to be a tad overzealous and this can cause brainfog and mistakes - they will eventually dial this out. That said, Oscar Piastri is very impressive and composed out of the gates, even when his team is conspiring to mess up his race 😂 When this Piastri kid dials in his tyre management, he will be hard to beat

George is fine. He doesn't have a lot of experience racing for wins, and he doesn't quite have the race pace of Hamilton (which very few drivers do). But he does have brilliant qualifying pace.

I 100% agree

@@richy69ifyYou know nothing about racing. All you know it’s which car was in front. Don’t you see how George was staggering when rain started dropping

Lando Norris only won in Miami because of a wrongly deployed safety car.

Not all 6 have been on pure merit, George won because Lando and max crashed

@@AlwaysEwok George Russell should have won in Canada.

@@martingonzalez2850 George got no ice, only wins was when max intentionally drove into Lewis(he admitted it), damaged the car and still Lewis just didn’t try to attack because of the teams situation that year and then he won again when max drove into lando and got them both punctures. Pole in Canada and Silverstone and in both races got double overtaken out of P1 mid race without any reason to have the pace deficit for that to happen

@@AlwaysEwok Utter nonsense.

I wish Bono just said Lewis, ‘IT’S HAMMER TIME”

Yeah right only one problem, I didn’t hear Bono say it on the coverage, I heard “go for it mate” that’s all 👀🤯💥😤🤬

It's a really poor analysis. His Hamiltoncentric bias shines through.

Black don’t crack .. most of driver today when they will be 39 will have loads of wrinkles !! Specially Max …

you say not the greatest, but it was the longest non-winning streak of his entire career, so it's up there. really special day for Mercedes and Lewis.

As PW wisely put it "It is a human victory" This was Lewis overcoming the demons of 2021 Abu. He needed the home crowd to lift him up and he believed.

This is why Ferrari need Lewis... his experience is going to be invaluable to them. Charles going on the Inters way too early.

McLaren messing things up for themselves is kind of a tradition. Too often victory seems to be there for the taking and they do bizarre pit calls and strange tactical decisions. 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg finished his career driving for McLaren and said:"McLaren always know how to set the car up and choose the right tactic *after* the race."

Peter is human, he can't be right all the time...

I think Peter meant saying good call as in 'do what Lewis does'

You can tell the mclaren had more deg bcuz they kept more heat in their tyres during the rain when they overtook the mercs earlier on. I was surprised the softs burned out that quick, though, considering how low their fuel levels were. The early soft runners lasted around 9 laps

@@suttonspeshul5585 Lewis was always the master of keeping the tires alive. Today, he returned to master this dark art once more.

Peter is not infallible - the man is human 😂 Putting Lando on a set of scrubbed softs was a terrible call - no amount of euphemisms can cover that up lol

Lewis easily beat Russell in 2023 and ended up 3rd. More importantly the first behind the dominant Red Bulls. Personally I think Russell is d*mn fine driver. Saw him dominate in the lower formulae and he made easy work of Lando while they both were in F2 back in 2018. He outqualified his team mates 37-0 for his first 37 races in F1 while at Williams. He *did* qualify a goddawful Williams on the first row at Spa in 2021. An embarrassing pit stop blunder denied him a first time win the first race for Mercedes in 2020. "motivation" is nonsense. All drivers who end up in F1 have been very motivated do to well which is why they are in F1 to begin with. All the drivers want to win and all of them want to be champion. Too many fools fail to see that the lack of results has *nothing* to do with motivation. When some important factors and variables are missing you can be the most motivated in the world it still won't grant you success. Fools fail to understand this because they reduce a complex question to merely "personal responsibility". The reason for this belief is that people want to dream/imagine only they are responsible and "in control" of their lives. Generational talents like Lewis Hamilton have skills. Others simply don't have it. Hamilton never lost his ability. These last 3 years spelled "Red Bull domination" and dominated they did like no team has ever before. *Everybody* appears de-motivated facing that. As soon as they have a chance they however go for it. Hence the wins by Hamilton, Russell and Norris.

Him winning again is good for the sport as a whole. F1 loves its legends and we all lament when they're retired or gone. When Schumacher made his comeback in 2010-2012 most people were over the moon of seeing him racing again. That he didn't win was lamentable but his presence alone pulled people to the races. When Alonso made his comeback in 2021 people were equally thrilled and Alonso's stint at Aston Martin has surprised most people. When Alonso manages fastest laps people smile and think:"He's still got it." Some people still miss Vettel as well as Raikkonen's no-nonsense comments. I was too young to remember it but when Senna tragically died he left a huge vacuum. With Prost, Mansell and Piquet retired there was a huge drop in television viewers. Mansell was actually called by Bernie Ecclestone himself to comeback to F1 so that people would have a "legend" to watch. This was of course *before* Schumacher had won his first title. *Senna* was the only legend left. Legends are ultimately compared to other legends. In F1, in history, in sport, music and virtually everything. I'm a McLaren fan. Anybody who drives and wins for them is who I (mostly) root for. I wanted Lando (or Piastri) to win at Silverstone but had a secret wish Lewis would win. Mika Hakkinen made me support McLaren. It's also the team of Senna and Prost (both of whom won three titles for them). Kimi Raikkonen ultimately was champion with Ferrari but his raw speed during his McLaren days... pure joy. Wish I saw Senna race. Hamilton signed for Ferrari. Wish he returned to McLaren. Wish Max was driving for them. :) In 2034 if Max is still in F1 I will also proclaim him a legend important for the sport and rejoicing when he wins against "young driver X".

Let's have a guess on the title. My guess: White Man Bad

Went from absolute dominance from fp1 every race to a car that they can’t balance or setup in the 3 practice sessions. Not got to be a rocket science to figure out what’s missing

Their drop in speed the second Newey announced his departure is almost suspicious. Like, before Miami RB were 20-30 seconds ahead, Miami weekend Newey announces departure and RB are suddenly back in the pack, maybe a tenth ahead or not even that.

You realize he designed this year's car too, right? What if he was never the super-genius your Max haters want to imagine?

@quigglyz you do realise every race requires the car parameters to set? Lol. Newey was heavily involved in those. Go to sleep kid 🤣🤣🤣

@@quigglyz These guys think Adrian is doing the jobs of 1000 people. It would be hilarious if it wasn't so sad to think how naive and ignorant some people are. Can't even tell them the car is already made, its called the RB20, no, Newey is no longer tweaking the car with his 2000 hands and 2000 eyes and 1000 brains working in parallell.

They blew it with Pastri ..because I think he probably could've won and no doubt be 2nd on the podium if not for the ..if you will N0. 1driver preference strategy that blew up in their face today... Oscar had the pace to possibly win.. however Big Congrats to Lewis and Mercedes AMG Pertronas F1 ..The W15 was on rails the whole weekend with incredible pace in all facets.. FP. Qualifying and the Race.

That is so true, it is the experience they are missing of being at the front, it will come but the teams that have been wining championships for the last 10 or so years have great experience.

They spent so much time bickering after Austria…makes you wonder where their focus was. They’ve had the best overall package, one could argue, for half the season now, and have squandered away several wins.

​@natetran maybe for a 1/3 of a season

@@tarikviaer-mcclymont5762 since Miami/emiglia romagnia…so half the season

@@davidlangley94 it ain't over yet

@@trance9158 No, but even if it is his last win with Merc, it's a pretty beautiful story. Of course more would be even better, but hey, it's F1 so who knows. (certainly not Alonso with those career moves lmao)

​@@charles-antoinemartel-royHis moves have been questionable, but what shocks me the most is finding out he has not won a single race since 2013😮😮

@@jamtalawah2231 Hate to be that guy but from what I've read he burned a lot of bridges whilst being at other teams. McLaren offered him a very lucrative contract for 2007-2008-2009 but he ended it prematurely blaming the team for "focusing on Lewis" (Prost did the same with Senna in 1988 but still honored his 1989 contract). Ferrari gave him *everything* and built the entire team around him for five seasons. Luca di Montezemolo eventually grew tired of his antics and summoned him to a personal meeting to clear the air. Word around the Ferrari team was that Alonso's talent mostly circulated around him setting up the car to *his* liking but little else. He wasn't a "team builder" like Schumacher. Ron Dennnis *did not* want to sign him again to head the second era of McLaren-Honda but Honda insisted they wanted a "big name". Honda also agreed to pay his salary. During this time Alonso didn't hold his mouth back slandering Honda whenever he could with "GP engine" etc. Back then I said that "Honda will get it right eventually, just give them time. They're Honda after all and their racing success speaks for itself." It seems Alonso didn't hold this view and basically told McLaren that either him or Honda would be gone for 2018. Now fair enough, McLaren had their own issues but Alonso exacerbated all that. When Honda started their cooperation with Red Bull I said:"They will be champions with them in a few seasons". So Alonso retired. Then he came back with Renault/Alpine for a third time. Before getting upset with them. I think that Ocon guy winning had a thing to do with it (himself rather overrated and erratic). Aston Martin offered him a nice deal. Where he shone in a car basically a copy of the very successful 2022 Red Bull. All he has to do is to beat Lance Stroll... To be brutally frank if Alonso is as great as his supporters claim he is then top teams like Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari would walk barefoot through a mile of glass to get his signature. Alas it seems "Team Lawrence Stroll" is the only one keen on him where he can "mentor" Lance. If I were at Aston Martin I wouldn't build my team around him. Yes, his skill as a driver are still good but *his skill as a team builder and developer* is still questionable. Thus his 11 years without a single win. Some anomaly if it were always due to "always at the wrong team and the wrong time". He's part of that problem.

Exactly!!

Why does Peter think McLaren putting Lando on a set of used softs is a good call? 😂 At least it shows the man is fallible. Undoubtedly McLaren bottled the win today - either of their drivers could have taken the win.

Zak is wasting so much time and energy to make Max, Red Bull and Horner, look bad that team are not performing at its best.

Ya Michael masi fault no one else's

​@degeautdfanfirst Really. So Why the FIA and Stewards didnt correct the mistake promptly ???

@@toomuchdebt5669 at the time, they didn't want Lewis breaking Schumacher's record. World opinion can change even the hardest heart though and Masi paid the price.

There is many a slip betwixt cup and lips. It probably came from Peter's subconscious wink, wink 😂😂😂

@@fablewalls Then today was also rigged. Russell's car obviously sabotaged for Lewis to break one record that Max wont beat.

Huh 🤔. You might be right. ✌🏾

Again

@@alcoyne3333333333333 Yes it's getting to be a habit

Seems like Zak is doing the strategy. Would rather Oscar lose 20 seconds over 5 seconds from double-stacking

The tire strategy he got was a joke, not that it would have made a difference.

They sacrificed Perez to get data for Max. Which makes sense because Perez wasn't going anywhere anyway....

​@@tharealmbEven with best strategy Perez would hardly get a point. He himself forced the team to use him as the guinea pig.

Him and Charles are probably depressed by now.

Respect between them is clear

@@degeautd40Max took a pot shot at Lewis. Max struggles to find his centre, his grace, when he loses.

@@clairdillon1762 cry harder, max extended his lead today

@@quigglyz I don’t care at all about Max’s position in any race or in the championship. You are welcome to his stats. Enjoy rooting for him. I am not interested. Max is not my focus. Other drivers are. 🤷‍♂️

@@clairdillon1762 keep crying about how lewis was robbed 😂😂😂😂

Yes very beautiful