In Hamilton’s 2007 rookie year, he shared the British Grand Prix podium with his McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso. Now, 14 years later, Hamilton has won his eighth Grand Prix at Silverstone. Alonso, who returned to Formula 1 after a two-year hiatus, celebrated his former teammate’s victory by accompanying him on the track.
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The double champion waved to the reigning champion after the race and congratulated him on his performance.
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Alonso and Hamilton didn’t have the perfect relationship at McLaren, but they both agree that the team environment was what caused it.
Hamilton and Alonso’s eternal companionship
The champions have a lot of mutual respect. While the two fight pretty much on the track, they always fail to support each other in good times and bad. Spiel recognizes play as the two often honor each other’s triumphs.
A pretty iconic example of this is Alonso’s last race in Abu Dhabi. He had announced his decision to quit the sport earlier. The duo, along with Vettel, commemorated the legend’s career on the Yas Marina Circuit by performing donuts.
Earlier this season, Alonso had some good things to say about Hamilton and his performance. “I don’t know if what he does is valued enough … He always gives 100 percent, so you have to congratulate him.”
Alonso on the incident in Copse Corner
Alonso, along with other drivers, kept a neutral perspective on the collision. He too agreed to the FIA and called it a racing incident. Alonso started from 7th place on the grid at Silverstone and would have seen the crash pretty much exactly.
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Looking closely at the clip, he assessed the event: “It’s difficult from the outside … Lewis couldn’t get out of the inside line, it’s not that you can go away.” He adds that it was an unfortunate moment: “It was an unfortunate moment of the race but in my opinion nothing on purpose or anything that either driver did wrong.”
We’ll definitely see more of these celebrations from both of them. El Matador improves with every race; The Knight has just got closer to leading the championship. An exciting season is ahead for both of them.
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