Lewis Hamilton was reduced to tears on Sunday afternoon.
Hamilton, 39, claimed his first win in 945 days and take a record-extending ninth British Grand Prix win on a wet, wild and emotional afternoon at Silverstone.
With his voice cracking up through the team radio, Hamilton said: "Thank you so much guys, it means a lot... it means a lot to get this one, big thank you to all the fans here, love you guys."
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He then told Sky Sports: "You know what, I never cry. I don't know what's wrong."
It had been the British show during qualifying - as George Russell, Lando Norris and Hamilton claimed the podium. However, Hamilton's team-mate, Russell was forced to retire midway through the race.
It opened the door up for the other two Brits - who had been holding off the challenge of reigning World Champion Max Verstappen. It looked as though Norris would take his maiden victory on home soil but he was left exposed by his flat-footed McLaren team.
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As the Northamptonshire track dried out following a splurge of rain, Hamilton, trailing Norris by two seconds, peeled into the pit lane to switch from intermediate tyres to the soft rubber.
Norris was critically left out one lap longer and when the McLaren driver emerged from the pits - after a sluggish 4.5 sec pit-stop - Hamilton had taken the lead to huge roars from the 164,000 sell-out crowd.
Hamilton rolled back the years over the remaining dozen laps to take his first victory since the penultimate round of the 2021 campaign in Saudi Arabia.
Max Verstappen finished second with Norris third as pole-sitter Russell retired following a water system failure on his Mercedes.
"Lewis being emotional and moments like this are reasons why I f***ing love Formula 1," one fan said. While a second posted: "This one feels different, especially with what happened over the last few years..."
"Get in there!!! Emotional day for everyone who supported him through last 3 years!! What a win," a third shared. And another added: "He deserve this win! After all this time, he goes and wins at none other than Silverstone!
"I am so overjoyed at this moment, I’m just so so happy."
