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After Lewis Hamilton’ 100th pole position, 1996 F1 champion Damon Hill said the Briton was “one of the most talented people to ever walk the earth”.
After Hamilton’s amazing achievement Damon Hill was full of praise.
“You do realise you are watching one of the most talented people to ever have walked the Earth, don’t you,” asked Hill in his social media post.
“He really is a phenomenon. [We] can only watch on in awe.”
Afterwards, Lewis was asked to comment on Hill’s post.
“I saw that yesterday and I felt so much gratitude to Damon,” Hamilton said at the post Spanish Grand Prix press conference.
“Because I remember growing up watching Damon and having, as I do now, so much respect for him.
“I remember rooting for him as a Brit, wanting him to succeed even when he didn’t have a great car or a good team.
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“So it’s definitely humbling when you see people you’ve admired, you’ve watched and grown up taking inspiration from – having them say respectful things and positive things like that.
“That’s an amazing moment when that happens.”
Hamilton also turned his attention to the challenge he faces in 2021.
“This is a period of time where I have to be at the best, weekend in weekend out. Max is driving exceptionally well, as is Valtteri [Bottas].
“It’s so close between all of us. It’s going to take perfect delivery each weekend. I don’t think anyone can do that.
“But I’ll try to get as close as possible,” concluded the seven-time champion.
