The Gentleman Magazine Issue 6 | December 2017 | Page 20

A Champion’s Welcome:
2017 Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton
received a spectacular welcome when he came to celebrate
world championship success with his team in the UK.
With the Formula One season coming to an end in Abu
Dhabi, the 2017 champions took some time out of their busy
schedules today to celebrate this year’s achievements. The Silver
Arrows team paid special tribute to Lewis. He first celebrated
winning this year’s Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships
in Brixworth before marking the occasion in Brackley, where
he was welcomed with a “guard of honour” as the entire team
came out to celebrate its championship success.
Niki Lauda
For the fourth time in a row I’m in the fortunate position to
say thank you to the entire team. 2017 has been a challenging
year because of the rule change. A rule change always means
uncertainty; no one knows what the other guys are doing. We
started with a difficult car, but the team was able to consistently
improve it throughout the season, which was the key to
winning the championships. The team did a fantastic job and
Lewis did a fantastic job. I’m really proud of everyone, it’s an
incredible achievement. This year was the most difficult one so
far and next year it will be even more difficult, but I trust the
team 100%!
Toto Wolff
Since I was fortunate enough to join this team in 2012, I have
seen it go from strength to strength.
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