Hamilton receives Hawthorn Trophy live on Sky F1 July 2016
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Sky Sports F1 cameras filmed Lewis Hamilton receiving the Hawthorn
Memorial Trophy from MSA Chief Executive Rob Jones at Silverstone on
Thursday 7 July, ahead of the British Grand Prix weekend.
The
Hawthorn Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the most successful
British or Commonwealth driver in the previous year’s FIA Formula
One World Drivers’ Championship. It was first presented by the
Hawthorn family in memory of Mike Hawthorn, who became Britain's first
F1 champion in 1958 but tragically died a year later.
Thousands
of F1 fans cheered from the grandstands when Mercedes AMG Petronas
Formula One Team driver Hamilton held the trophy aloft.
 Hamilton
said: “Wow. This is a real trophy. I’m going to accept it
on behalf of all the fans because, really honestly, I wouldn’t be
standing here doing what I do and what I love, and doing it with the
love that I do it with, if it wasn’t for these guys who turn up
not only this weekend but throughout the whole year. You guys are the
ones who really inspire me to keep doing what I’m doing and I
will keep going for as long as I can.”
Rob Jones added:
“This is the second year in a row that we’ve presented the
Hawthorn Trophy to Lewis and on both occasions it’s been clear
what it means to him. It’s a magnificent piece of silverware,
full of history and with so many great names engraved on its base. It
remains the perfect way to remember Mike Hawthorn – our first
world champion and another great legend of the sport.”
Hamilton
won 10 grands prix en route to the 2015 F1 drivers’ title. It was
his second consecutive championship victory and third overall. He has
received the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy a total of five times since his
debut season in 2007.
Since the
formation of the FIA Formula One World Championship in 1950, no fewer
than 10 British drivers have won the title – seven more than any
other nation.
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