LEWIS HAMILTON has picked the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix as his “best race ever”.
The seven-time world champion defied the odds when he charged from P10 to overhaul championship leader Max Verstappen for the win.
The race was a brilliant back-to-the-wall tale as Hamilton overcame disqualification, sanctions, near crashes with Verstappen, and even a post-race investigation into him removing his seat-belt on his slowdown lap.
A technical infringement on his Mercedes, whereby the rear wing opened 0.02mm too far, saw Hamilton relegated to the back of the grid for the sprint after he had qualified on pole.
And while he recovered to fifth, a further five-place drop saw him start the race from 10th.
The race kick-started his comeback run in during the final races of the 2021 season, which went down to the controversial final race in Abu Dhabi.
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While looking back at his sensational ten-year career with Mercedes, Hamilton picked up a picture of himself on the podium at Interlagos, and explained why that weekend meant so much to him.
The Brit legend said: “I think for sure that’s my best race ever, and probably the most special race of my career.
“I was so proud to hold this flag on the podium because I had watched the news through the pandemic.”
He added: “Growing up I always loved Ayrton Senna so I’d watch him when he was carrying that flag”.
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This is a rather fitting choice, as Hamilton has a long-held affection for Brazil that started with his childhood idolisation of the late Senna.
His name was chanted alongside Senna’s as he took the podium following his extraordinary victory that weekend.
Since then, the Brit was formally made an honorary citizen of Brazil.
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
