Lewis Hamilton says he won’t accept anything less than a British Grand Prix victory this weekend, insisting he’ll go “all out” to secure a third win at his home race.
The Mercedes driver endured a difficult Austrian race weekend last time out. Despite securing pole, he was beaten to the first turn by team-mate Nico Rosberg and was unable to match the German’s pace throughout.
“I don’t feel like I ever really reached my peak in Austria,” he explained. “It wasn’t the smoothest of weekends for me – so to come away with P2 wasn’t a disaster in the circumstances.”
Heading home to Silverstone the Briton wants to deliver a strong result for his fans.
“Silverstone, though… that’s different,” he said. “I can’t describe the feeling I had last year – lifting that trophy again in front of the sea of fans on pit straight after so many years and after a tough start to the weekend too.
“It’s something that will always stay with me and nothing less than the same again will do.
“I’m lucky enough to have fans all around the world – but winning in front of your home crowd is something else.
“We have a fantastic car this year – even better than in 2014 – and it should suit this track, so I’ll be going all out to make the most of it.
“The guys back at the factories deserve to see a big home result and I want to see Silverstone absolutely rocking at the chequered flag!”
