“Phrase That Goes Down in the Books”: Iconic F1 Commentary Paired With Lewis Hamilton Brilliance Leaves F1 World With Goosebumps

If we want to use one word, to sum up, the British GP it would be “goosebumps” and we can credit the feeling to Lewis Hamilton. The incident-filled race at Silverstone was as exciting, to say the very least. And we can credit the goosebumps to three men racing within an inch of each other.

If you missed the British GP, let us recap the incident that is the talk of the town. On lap 39 of 52 of the race, Esteban Ocon’s mechanical problems forced a safety car. The safety car period reset Charles Leclerc’s lead and closed the pack up. The race restarted at lap 43 and that’s where the excitement began and the race gave us moments to remember the 2022 British GP for a long time.

After the restart, Sainz overtook Leclerc for the lead and Perez overtook Hamilton for P3. And the incidents that followed in the words of David Croft aka Crofty gave us some “unbelievable stuff.”

Crofty covered the incidents of lap 45 brilliantly and made them even more exciting with his commentary. “Leclerc has that inside line. Perez goes off the track, cuts the chicane. Off goes Leclerc. Through goes Hamilton, unbelievable stuff!!” screamed Croft.

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The race towards the dying moments featured a fierce battle for the podium places. Although, Hamilton overtook Leclerc and finished behind Sainz and Perez and despite the plethora of incidents throughout the race, “Through goes Hamilton” caught Twitter’s attention.

Twitter reacts to the legendary double overtake by Lewis Hamilton

The incident coupled with the commentary made for some classic F1 viewing. And the fans on Twitter showcased how much they loved the incident as “Through goes Hamilton” started trending. Let’s have a look at what the F1 fandom has to say.

The moment was so legendary even Mercedes’s official Twitter page had to react to it apart from the million other reactions. The overtaking maneuver was so good even the race position graphic had to react quickly.

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Say what you will, David Croft did an incredible job with the commentary. And we would be lying if we say this phrase does not give us goosebumps!