Hamilton ‘overwhelmed’ by first win since August
April 18th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANIShanghai, Apr. 18 (ANI): A delighted Lewis Hamilton has said that he is overwhelmed by his first victory in Formula One since August last year.
He paid tribute to McLaren’s pit team after a tactically perfect race saw him move into second behind Sebastian Vettel in the F1 drivers’ championship, while Jenson Button was left to rue his pit-lane blunderThe win in Shanghai was the 15th victory of 26-year-old Hamilton’s Formula One career and brought Vettel’s recent winning streak to an end.
“I’m overwhelmed. There is a long road ahead of us but I’m absolutely over the moon. It feels like a long time since I’ve been sitting here,” said Hamilton, whose previous victory came in Belgium last August. (ANI)
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