Question: Lewis, as Sebastian said, you pitted before him and then you got held up in traffic. Was that avoidable?
Lewis Hamilton: I have no idea. We will have to have a look afterwards. I am sure the team did everything for the right reasons. At the time we needed to try and jump Sebastian. I think it was unfortunate we came up behind a Renault.
Question: Your thoughts on the season and a very tight championship?
Lewis Hamilton: Yeah, well it has not been the most spectacular season for us. But huge congratulations to Red Bull and to Sebastian. They really did a fantastic job throughout the year, so fair do’s to him. I think for us it was a great end of season result, for me and Jenson. I think we pushed very hard throughout the year, so a big thank to all the guys back home at the factory for not giving up. Next year will be a better year.
Question: Lewis, you seemed to have really good pace today. You were very quick once Robert had pitted. You were on the pace of Sebastian.
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Lewis Hamilton: I think that all weekend we’ve generally been very quick, almost outqualified him in qualifying and in the race I think we were as fast or right behind him. Unfortunately, I think the Renault team helped the Red Bulls and kept me behind. It was impossible to overtake. I was on the limiter at the end of the straight, so I couldn’t get close enough. It was sitting behind Kubica until he came in. As soon as he came in, I was able to bring down the pace and it was very easy to do that. I just lost too much time. But nevertheless, it was a fantastic race and a great job by Sebastian.
Question: Lewis, I suppose the pair of you have both gone through what Sebastian’s going through now; what emotion did you go through which he could perhaps relate to and what experiences did you have afterwards that perhaps you could provide advice to him on?
Lewis Hamilton: It’s different for all of us and it’s for him to experience it and take it all in. I think that’s the best advice I can give him is just to enjoy every second of it and try to embrace every minute. Don’t let anyone take any of your time, or too much of your time. Make sure you save some for yourself.
Question: Does it ever get old, do you ever wake up and think ‘I really should be doing something else? And another thing, Lewis, my son looks exactly like you, it’s just amazing!
Lewis Hamilton: That’s good for him! I don’t know who the question was to but this doesn’t get old. We’re all still pretty young. It’s a great feeling, I feel very privileged to be in my position and racing is just… I could never get tired of it.
Question: Lewis, you lost the youngest World Champion record, are you amazed as well?
Lewis Hamilton: That’s the thing; it’s a good title to have, so enjoy it. So how long was it for you, two years? In two years time there will probably be someone else to enjoy it.
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