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Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer Peter Bonnington – Bono says he delivered his iconic ‘Hammer Time’ radio message to Lewis for one final time, because: “We just needed the Lewis magic.”
Lewis Hamilton’s tenure with Mercedes ended in spectacular fashion in Abu Dhabi, after he produced an amazing drive from P16 to P4.
His long-time race engineer Peter Bonnington – Bono says the team did not predict such a good result.
“None of the strategy plans showed us getting quite so far ahead,” Bono told Sky Sports.
Bono also delivered his iconic “It’s Hammer Time” message one final time.
“We just needed the Lewis magic,” he explained.
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“He’s a Sunday man. He performed as well as he always does.”
He also praised Lewis for his belief in Mercedes, when he joined the team in 2013.
“For him to have that belief in us? We knew that we had a competitive programme coming up with the V6 engine and the chassis. We didn’t think it’d be quite so strong.
“That partnership with Lewis? The record says the story,” Bonnington concluded.
To find out more about Bono, and his relationship with Lewis, you can read our in-depth profile on him.
