Lewis Hamilton after British GP win: 'I can't stop crying' - ESPN

SILVERSTONE, England — Lewis Hamilton said the emotions poured out of him after the British Grand Prix because he had started to doubt if he would ever win a Formula One race again.

Hamilton's record-extending 104th career win, his ninth at Silverstone, was his first since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in December 2021.

Hamilton managed a topsy-turvy race to win his final race on home soil before joining Ferrari next season.

After the finish, the F1 feed played a radio message from Hamilton as his voice cracked with emotion.

The TV broadcast also showed him in a long embrace with father Anthony.

«Yeah, I can't stop crying,» Hamilton said. «It's been since 2021, I just every day, getting up, trying to fight, to train, to put my mind to the task, and work as hard as I can with this amazing team.»

Asked if he ever doubted he might stand on the top step of an F1 podium again Hamilton said: «Absolutely.

»The feeling, it feels different to previous races, and particularly races where you're having race after race after race, or seasons where you're having multiple wins. I think with the adversity we've gone through as a team, and that I personally felt that I've experienced, those challenges, the constant challenge like we all have to get up out of bed every day and give it our best shot.

«There are so many times when you feel like your best shot is not good enough, and the disappointment sometimes that you can feel. We live in a time where mental health is such a serious issue, and I'm not going to lie, I've not been… that I have experienced that.

»There's definitely been moments where the thought that this was it, that it was never going to happen again. So to have this feeling coming across the line, I think honestly,