The level of appreciation Lewis Hamilton has for his physiotherapist, assistant and overall right-hand woman Angela Cullen is well known, and was again on display in his heartfelt Instagram message.
Angela Cullen can be seen next to Lewis almost at all times during race weekends, and she is one of the first people greeting the champion after he gets P1 in qualifying or wins the race.
Their bond is incredibly strong and Lewis credits her with helping him achieve all that he has achieved since they started working together in 2016.
“People for sure won’t understand it, naturally, because they see it from a distance, but she has been one of the greatest things that have happened to me in my life,” Hamilton said when speaking about Angela in 2020.
“I’ve been fortunate to work with a lot of people… and she’s the single hardest-working woman that I get to be around.”
“She’s focused, selfless, and she makes my weekends peaceful. Every day I wake up, whatever time it is, she’s just positive
“Never a single day has she been negative, so that’s very, very important,” the Briton concluded.
Well now, a week after the Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis posted photos of him an Angela hugging, along with a heartfelt message.
“Through the highs and lows, ride or die! Love ya,” wrote the seven-time champion.
You can see the post below.
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— Sir Lewis Hamilton Updates (@SirLewisUpdates) August 11, 2021
In a post Hungarian Grand Prix episode of the F1 Nation podcast, 1996 champion Damon Hill also noticed the importance Angela played when Lewis got out of his car feeling unwell.
“He got out of the car and he was hiding behind the little podium thing beside his car and went over to his physio Angela,” Hill said.
“He got out the car and knelt down for a long time, I thought he was praying or something but he was clearly trying to get his blood pressure back up.
“He went over to Angela and she looked a bit concerned and gave him a bottle, he must have been dehydrated as well.”
You can read our in-depth profile of Angela here, and a collection of fun facts about her here. Here are also a few official Mercedes images featuring Angela.