Lewis Hamilton News: F1 champ delivers heart-warming message after title success

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Hamilton delivers HEART-WARMING message after title success

The seven-time champion has shown his support to a fellow Mercedes star

By Kerry Violet.

Wednesday 18 September 2024 03:00

Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton has issued an emotional message following some Mercedes title success.

Hamilton is set to leave his current team at the end of 2024, linking up with Ferrari for next season and beyond.

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In what was perhaps the most shocking transfer news in F1 history, Hamilton confirmed the move in February of this year despite having won six of his seven titles with Mercedes.

With Mercedes' form having gone stale under the new regulations, the F1 champ clearly felt it was time for a change, and he will now race for the sport's most iconic team.

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Hamilton congratulates junior Mercedes star

The British star took to Instagram to commend Kenzo Craigie, who is part of the Mercedes junior program, following his success in becoming the 2024 FIA karting world champion in the OK-Junior category.

Born in the UK in 2010, Craigie joined the Mercedes Junior Programme for 2023, having shot to the top of the British karting scene. The program has produced some of motorsport's finest talents including Esteban Ocon, George Russell and most recently, Hamilton's own replacement Kimi Antonelli.

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The young star, who like many, idolizes Hamilton, shared his success on his own social media.

Hamilton commented underneath the post: "Incredible drive, well done ????," before then sharing it to his story.

On his story, Hamilton expressed how it had made him feel: "Seeing this has made my day. Well done, keep going."

If the young Mercedes star can follow in the footsteps of his hero, the future of F1 could be in safe hands.

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Written by

Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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