Legacy ends with tear-jerking team radio call in Abu Dhabi
Hamilton brilliantly drove from 16th to fourth to end his tenure at Mercedes with a reminder of his talent.Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inboxHe will move to Ferrari in 2025, bringing an end to F1’s most legendary drive-team combo.
“It’s been epic working with you,” longtime race engineer Bono said via team radio as Hamilton brought the car home. Team boss Wolff said: “Lewis, that was the drive of a world champion. The drive of a world champion. Amazing.”Bono said: “Stellar job today, bud. It’s been a pleasure all the way.”“As a team we achieved things. Thankyou for the courage, the determination and the passion to support me.“We did everything together. I am so grateful to everyone at the factory.Bono replied: “Thankyou Lewis. I am so grateful to be a part of this chapter of your life. Best of luck for the next one.
For the past three seasons, Hamilton has been forced to drive sub-par cars as Mercedes conceded the domination of F1 to Red Bull. However, Hamilton did end a long winless run at his home race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, earlier this year.It will give Hamilton a final chapter to his iconic career where, following in Michael Schumacher's footsteps, he can claim the record for the outright most amount of drivers' titles.James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
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