Lewis Hamilton celebrated F1 world title by drinking watermelon juice

The Guardian

• ‘I don’t really drink and it takes me days to recover’• Mercedes champion says ‘It hasn’t sunk in yet’• Hamilton expects to be at Mercedes for years to come• New champion toasts happiest moment of his life

Lewis Hamilton says he is still finding it difficult to come to terms with the fact that he is a double Formula One world champion.

Speaking at the Mercedes team hotel at 9am in the morning after his title-clinching win in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday he said: “It hasn’t sunk in yet, but it was definitely an incredible feeling to wake up this morning feeling fresh in my surroundings and with all the different people who have been involved in my career over 21 years. The sun is shining and I feel really blessed.

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