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Lewis Hamilton says in 2022 he thought he was over what happened at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but “it’s taken a long time for sure to heal that kind of feeling”.
After Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix, his first race since 2021, the Briton was asked if his emotional outpour when he crossed the finish line was “part of the healing process” for what happened in Abu Dhabi in 2021, when he unjustly lost the championship to Max Verstappen.
The Briton admitted it has taken a long time for him to heal those wounds.
“Honestly, when I came back in 2022, I thought that I was over it,” Hamilton said.
“And I know I wasn’t and it’s taken a long time for sure to heal that kind of feeling. And that’s only natural for anyone that has that experience.
“And I’ve just been continuing to try and work on myself and find that inner peace day by day.”
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Lewis then said he feels he is implementing the right steps now to be the best that he can be.
“What I can say is that I’m not giving up. I feel like I’m making the right decisions with my life.
“With how I prepare and how I manage my time, the decision I’ve taken, for example, for next year, the commitment I still have to this team and the love that I still have for this team and the love that I still have for my job.
“I really, really love this job. And there’s never going to be anything that comes close to it.
“And it’s something I’m incredibly grateful for, to be in amongst these 20 drivers within this great sport that’s having such a momentous time,” Hamilton concluded.
