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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamilton’s Raised Mercedes Bounces Champ to Needed Podium

19 June 2022, Canada, Montreal: Third-placed British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton of team Mercedes celebrates after the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal. (dpa)

It was the roar of the fans that Lewis Hamilton missed, and so it was fitting that when he most needed a boost, he heard it from the largest crowd in Canadian Grand Prix history.

Montreal is, after all, the site of Hamilton’s first Formula One podium. That was 15 years, 103 wins and seven world championships ago - practically another lifetime considering the horrific start Hamilton and Mercedes have had this season.

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