Hamilton credits survival instinct for three-wheeled win
SILVERSTONE, England: Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said"survival instinct" clicked in after a last-lap puncture almost cost the Mercedes driver aHamilton had been cruising to a solid home victory from pole position at Silverstone, with Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas second, until the fates packed a race-worth of drama into the last two laps.
Only the fact that the Dutch driver had stopped for fresh tyres to claim the fastest lap, leaving him 31 seconds to make up, saved the day. Hamilton said his heart had also nearly stopped, but instinct clicked in to secure his third win in a row and 87th of his career - four short of Michael Schumacher's all-time record.Advertisement"I think in the heat of the moment you have the adrenaline going. I'm guessing that fight for survival instinct comes out."I heard that Max was catching at crazy speed."
Hamilton's engineer Peter Bonnington counted down the gap to Verstappen on the final lap as the champion limped towards the chequered flag.Hamilton said the team needed to investigate why they had the tyre problem, and was unsure whether he had collected some debris or just worn it out with a long stint."I was trying to gauge just how worn it was but I didn't have any feeling of it being particularly really worn," he explained.
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