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Lewis Hamilton today admitted he is still surprised by the remarkable start to his Formula One career after returning to the scene of his maiden victory. Subscribe to our free RSS News Feed and get all the latest F1 news headlines as they happen. |
The McLaren driver regained the lead in the drivers' championship with victory in Monaco two weeks ago and is intent on going one better than finishing runner-up to Kimi Raikkonen last season. Despite his lofty ambitions, the 23-year-old was in reflective mood when he returned to the Circuit Gillies Villeneuve, where 12 months ago he secured his first pole position and race win. Hamilton emerged victorious from an incident-strewn race in Montreal that had seen his lead repeatedly cut by the deployment of the safety car. "I got my first pole position and I was happy with that but I wanted to convert it to a win," Hamilton said as his tram prepared for the first practise session. "Then I had all these safety cars pull out and I had this big gap, safety car would come out and then another gap and another safety car and so I was thinking 'Am I really supposed to be winning this race?' But I still managed to pull it off - it was a spectacular win and I was thrilled about it." "To have my first grand prix in my first season and after such consistent races beforehand, even now, looking back on last year, I don't know even how I did it. It's so hard to be consistent." Hamilton said his maiden victory confirmed to his rivals that he was a force to be reckoned with in Formula One. He continued: "You can believe you can do it but actually doing it and making it happen is a different thing." "It showed people I was here to do business, and prove to myself that it is possible." June 6th, 2008 |
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