• Paternal grandfather died three days before Mexico GP
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that the death of his grandfather before the Mexican Grand Prix, where he won his fifth world championship on Sunday, gave him a real appreciation of his upbringing and the crucial role in it that his father played.
Having equalled Juan Manuel Fangio’s tally, the Mercedes driver offered personal reflections on how his childhood has played its part in a remarkable achievement that he said had included some “magical” drives.
Written by Giles Richards
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/29/lewis-hamilton-fifth-world-championship-grandfather-death under the title “Lewis Hamilton says grandfather’s death made Mexican weekend difficult”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
