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Lewis Hamilton says when he heard his race engineer Peter Bonnington – Bono utter his legendary ‘Hammer Time’ phrase, “it really clicked” for him that “that’s the last time I’m going to hear that”.
Lewis Hamilton’s tenure with Mercedes ended in spectacular fashion in Abu Dhabi, after he produced an amazing drive from P16 to P4.
While the Briton was charging thorough the field, his long-time race engineer Peter Bonnington – Bono uttered his iconic ‘It’s Hammer Time’ phrase for one final time.
“I think when he said it was ‘Hammer Time’, I did notice at the moment I was like, that’s the last time I’m going to hear that… It really clicked for me at that moment,” Hamilton said afterwards.
He then gave his thoughts on the race.
“It was a really, really hard race, naturally from where I was. I didn’t get as great a start as this one here, my new teammate.
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“The first stint was really, really difficult. I wasn’t losing hope. I was just like, it’s not going as well as I thought it would. But I didn’t give up, I kept pushing like come on, we can get there.
“Then switched onto the different tyres and the car came alive. I had a massive gap to close, so I just focused on getting absolutely everything from the car and not giving up.
“I wanted to finish higher, on as much of a high and just give every ounce of me to the team as they’ve given to me all these years,” the Briton concluded.
To find out more about Bono, and his relationship with Lewis, you can read our in-depth profile on him.
