Video footage of Charles Leclerc celebrating with Lewis Hamilton after the Bahrain Grand Prix F1 2022 has gone viral
After a woeful buildup to the Bahrain Grand Prix with him least impressed with his car, Lewis Hamilton took to race day looking to put the fiasco of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021 behind him. Striving to avenge his relinquished F1 title from Max Verstappen, the Mercedes man stepped out on Sunday looking to record his first points of the season.
Charles Leclerc Hails Lewis Hamilton For His Finish At The Bahrain GP 2022
However, finishing in the top 3 looked extremely unlikely until Verstappen’s power unit ended up betraying him in the tailend of the race. It saw Hamilton take third place as Charles Leclerc won, an unlikely finish which is bound to have left Mercedes chuffed.
Lewis: "Congrats, dude!"
Charles: "You f**king finished third!"
😆😆😆 pic.twitter.com/Wz2kd6rkaN
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And Leclerc himself was besotted with Hamilton’s racing on the day with him lauding the Brit for his calibre. Video footage from the race has gone viral, one which showed Hamilton going to congratulate the Ferrari man with Leclerc replying with “You f*king finished third.”
The comradery between the two was on show once again when Hamilton offered to lift Leclerc up to celebrate his podium with him politely denying.
“I definitely feel much grown as a driver compared to my [victories] in 2019. Today everything felt a bit more under control,” Leclerc said after his win.
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