MONTMELO, Spain — Lewis Hamilton’s wait for a grand prix victory with Ferrari is over.
Yellow helmet still on, Hamilton pumped his fists and took a running leap into the arms of his fellow crimson-clad crew members after parking his Ferrari in the No. 1 spot on winner’s row following his masterful race at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on Sunday.
It had been a throwback performance, a vintage Hamilton win that showed the seven-time Formula 1 champion, whose record-tying most recent title came in 2020, may just be back to his best at age 41.
Hamilton thanked and thanked again his teammates, the engineers back in Italy, his family and his fans in an emotional celebration for the 41-year-old British driver who once dominated the sport but hadn’t won a race in nearly two years.
“I watched Ferrari have all this success when I was younger and wondered what it would be like to win in this car. I’m forever grateful and hopefully the first of many,” Hamilton said from the winner’s podium while thousands cheered.