Lewis Hamilton won another race in the Canadian Grand Prix, despite not having won in almost three years. It has been 17 years after his first victory in the event at the same location, which took place in the 2024 edition.Hamilton has now established an amazing record for future British drivers like current teammate George Russell and McLaren’s Lando Norris, having surpassed fellow countryman and previous teammate Jenson Button to have the longest career in Formula One. Over 17 years, 2 months, 22 days, and counting, the 39-year-old has been in the game.Mercedes has not yet officially acknowledged their driver’s achievement, even though it was a historic weekend for the seven-time world champion.
Who has congratulated Hamilton?
Hamilton’s official fan page, Team LH, took it upon themselves to celebrate the icon across their social media.
Even Button himself shared the success of his former McLaren team-mate via his personal Instagram story.
Fans took to Twitter to express dismay at the lack of support from Hamilton’s team, lamenting Mercedes’ treatment of the star.
Since announcing his dramatic move to Ferrari for 2025, LH appears to have been pushed down the priority list at Mercedes despite driving for the Brackley outfit since 2013.
The British driver had a disappointing weekend in Canada this time around, narrowly missing out on a podium to Russell, despite the ‘Silver Arrows’ looking much improved in qualifying.
Hamilton still has a long way to go before taking the top spot for the lengthiest career overall, which of course belongs to F1’s very own vampire, Fernando Alonso.
