TIL Desk Sports/ Britain`s Lewis Hamilton was handed the Formula One world championship trophy for the fourth time on Friday at a gala prizegiving ceremony in the sumptuous palace of France`s former monarchy.
With Formula One chairman Chase Carey looking on, newly-re-elected International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Jean Todt handed the 32-year-old Mercedes driver the silverware he won in Mexico with two races to spare.”This has been an amazing year,” Hamilton told the audience of champions and FIA members gathered in the palace`s 18th-century opera.
“I hope that next year`s an even better year for all of you. I know for me that I`m going to try to do better.” Hamilton won nine of 20 races in 2017 and set an all-time record of 72 career pole positions as well as scoring points in every Grand Prix.
Asked earlier for his highlight of the season, Hamilton singled out his home British Grand Prix at Silverstone because of the support he received after the `negativity` surrounding his failure to take part in an earlier London event.
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