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British racing driver, Lewis Hamilton, who finished third at the recently concluded British Grand Prix has gained the limelight due to his off-field interactions with the reporter. The viral video on Twitter has amassed close to 3 Lakh views, with 13,000 Likes and 2300 retweets.
The reporter starts the question by saying, “You were the fastest car by some measures, you were the fastest car on the Silverstone in the race on Sunday”. Hamilton was quick to reply, “Driver You mean?”. The video has attracted varied reactions from the people, but most of them acknowledged his ability to stun reporters with his replies.
Notably, Hamilton has been known for misconduct with the media. He once walked out of a press conference in 2016, and said, “I am not here to answer your questions” after he was criticized for using the Snapchat app and taking photos of fellow drivers.
Hamilton hopes Mercedes can win a race in 2022
Ahead of the Austrian GP, the seven-time world champion admitted that Mercedes team were not up to their mark in the Silverstone. But he added that a little extra hard work can help them in getting closer to winning this year.
"Definitely in Silverstone, there was definitely potential to win the race," Hamilton said. "But with our current performance, we're not on exactly the same level as the two teams ahead. We needed everything to align, so we didn't need that Safety Car at the end,” said Hamilton.
"With a little bit more digging and a little more hard work, hopefully, we can get closer to winning a race, so I truly believe we can win a race win this year.”