Lewis Hamilton Instagram: F1 star speaks out on 'negativity' amid Italian Grand Prix win
LEWIS HAMILTON won his fifth Italian Grand Prix yesterday and, after celebrating with a crowd-surf, the F1 driver took to his Instagram account to thank his fans for all their support.
Lewis Hamilton gets emotional as fans express support
Lewis Hamilton faced a tough battle after starting third on the grid behind Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel yesterday.
But the Mercedes driver ended up winning the Italian Grand Prix and extended his championship lead to 30 points.
The British star appeared overjoyed with the huge win and found his fans before crowd-surfing.
Lewis then posted a picture of himself celebrating to his Instagram account where he said he would always remember the win.
He captioned the upload: “Wow… I’ll never forget this. We did this together. To the fans, you stood tall, loud and bright in amongst all of the negativity that surrounded us today.
“Trust me, I felt your energy and you kept me going. You are rays of light and I can’t thank you and everyone supporting around the world enough. We rise together.”
Lewis continued: “To my team, I am forever grateful of your inspiring vision and passion.”
The sports star concluded: “We will never give up. #StillWeRise #TeamLH #GodIsTheGreatest #ItalianGP #F1.”
Lewis’ 7.1 million followers posted messages of congratulations on his post.
One person said: “Simply the best @lewishamilton real champ.”
Another fan gushed: “You are a god of racing literally, is there anything you don’t win at?”
A third said: “Superb! Well done Lewis!”
The F1 star also uploaded a clip of the race as he crossed the finish line to his Instagram account.
“Giving all the glory to God #GodIsTheGreatest @F1 #repost,” Lewis said.
Away from Formula One, Lewis has been busy focusing on a new project as he’s collaborated with Tommy Hilfiger on a new clothing range.
Lewis revealed to his followers he was off to China to promote the collection today.
On his Instagram story, the sportsman showed off some items from the collaboration in a short clip.
He wrote on the post: “Good morning!! Wearing clothes you’ve designed feels amazing, love them.
“So happy with how they turned out. On my way to Shanghai #teamlhchina can’t wait to see you there.”
Lewis revealed his TommyXLewis collection will be unveiled on the runway tomorrow in Shanghai.