Hamilton thanks guardian angel: "Someone must have been watching over me"

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21:35, 12 Sep 2021

Lewis Hamilton is thankful that, apart from a sore neck, he got through the crash with title rival Max Verstappen unscathed.

"It's days like today when I'm reminded how lucky I am," the Mercedes driver wrote on his social media channels. "It takes a millisecond to go from a race to a very scary situation. Today someone must have been looking down, watching over me."

Hamilton thanks guardian angel for his life

He continued: "My neck's a bit sore as the adrenaline wears off - it was a bit of a hit on the head, so naturally I have one big headache but I'm doing okay! The halo stopped the crash from being a lot worse"

"I'm incredibly grateful to all those that work to make our cars and racing safer. TeamLH ... the support I receive from you keeps me pushing and fighting. I'm so thankful for each and everyone of you, you are truly the best. Still we rise!" ends the message.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Hamilton thanks guardian angel: "Someone must have been watching over me"

Hamilton thanks guardian angel for his life

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