Reuters
Austin, Oct 26: An ‘overwhelmed’ Lewis Hamilton stated here Sunday after becoming third time F1 World Champion that he hoped to inspire others with his achievements, just as Ayrton Senna had fired his imagination as a boy.
“It’s difficult really to find the words. I remember my first British championship where my dad and I drove home singing ‘We are the Champions’… and you know it’s just crazy to think that now I’m a three-time Formula One World Champion,” stated the Brit, Sunday.
“I owe it all to my dad, to my family who supported me all these years and sacrificed so much for me to be here. And then the really positive energy I get from my fans who travel around the world. I really do realise that whilst I get to enjoy driving a Formula One car, this is really a platform for me to inspire young people. I hope that if there is any inspiring from today it’s just that: never give up on your dreams, on your hopes and on your desires. Just keep working at it,” Hamilton added.
Hamilton paid tribute also to teammate Nico Rosberg, who was in no mood for niceties, and then addressed the inevitable subject of Senna. “It was always to get the three that Ayrton had,” he explained. “Of course, he wasn’t from the same country as me but he was the guy that inspired me as a youngster. There is no-one else I look to, that I want to equal or emulate now. It is a humbling moment for me.”
