BREAKING:Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes that Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has…
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes that Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has rediscovered his ‘mojo’ after his spectacular victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone last weekend.
The seven-time world champion expertly handled the variable conditions in his W15 F1 car to achieve the 104th win of his career. This triumph also marked his record ninth win at Silverstone, proving he still has what it takes to compete at the highest level.
Hamilton’s win came after a 56-race drought, with his last victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in 2021 before the current ground effect era began in 2022. Winning on home soil made the moment even more special, especially as he prepares to leave the team he has been with for twelve years at the end of the season.
Speaking on Channel 4, Coulthard described Hamilton as a ‘winning machine’ who has only known success, despite the challenging period he has faced since 2021. He said:
“This has been the most difficult period of Lewis’s career.
“When he joined McLaren as a rookie up against Fernando Alonso, he finished the season with the same amount of points, matching a world champion.
“So he’s only known success. He’s only known brilliance. He’s only known how to deliver pole positions and be a winning machine.
“The period of drought that he’s gone through, and lacking performance to his team-mate, that I cannot compute. That’s why it means so much to him, and that is what confirms that he’s still got the hunger.
“That whole Ferrari journey is about trying to rediscover his mojo. Well, he’s discovered it here.”
Coulthard also noted that Hamilton’s Silverstone victory provided a perfect storyline for the upcoming Formula 1 movie, titled F1, which Hamilton is co-producing and features Brad Pitt and Damson Idris. He added:
“They had a little teaser for the Brad Pitt movie that’s coming out that they’ve named F1 – they’ve spent a long time trying to figure that name out.
“But forget that Hollywood. This is Hollywood. This is what could have been the script for that movie, him doing it here.
“The emotion for me at the end, seeing Anthony hugging Lewis, and Lewis not wanting to let go, as a father that’s something that really touches you.”
