“Forever Grateful”: Lewis Hamilton’s Emotional Tribute to Father Anthony Hamilton After Hard-Fought F1 Podium in Montreal

On the occasion of Father’s day on Sunday, Lewis Hamilton paid tribute to his father Anthony. The 7-time world champion is never shy of speaking high praise for his father and the struggles he faced in making his son’s dreams come true.

After finishing on the podium for the first time since the opening race of the season, the Mercedes driver was visibly happy. He also spoke about the moment when he won his first race in Canada in 2007 and what it meant for him and his father.

As per pitpass.com, Hamilton said, “…you know, my dad would have given everything to be a racing driver when he was in his younger days. But coming from humble beginnings and just with the dream of creating a better opportunity for his kids than he had and I’m forever grateful for my dad, you know.”

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“The journey that we’ve been on, the struggles that we had, and to be in here and our first Grand Prix win in 2007, looking down at him, knowing everything he did, to raise money and to… literally almost selling the shirt off his back to keep us racing,” said Hamilton.

It was really nice to see Hamilton happy for the first time in a very long time. It was the second podium of the season and will give him immense confidence.

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The next time F1 cars take to the circuit would be at the iconic Silverstone in a couple of weeks’ time. The legions of fans would cheer the British driver on during the weekend.

Hamilton has won his home race on many occasions and turned around his season. He would once again hope that the British crowd would provide him with the same amount of support this season.

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He looked quick in Canada and did not suffer much from porpoising throughout the race. So there is a possibility that he can be one of the contenders to win the race in Silverstone in a couple of weeks. This would really turn around this season and maybe get Hamilton into the championship fight.