Lewis Hamilton said he was “happy to be alive” after recovering from coronavirus to finish the Formula 1 season with a third place. Although he admitted to not feeling well, Hamilton said he was determined to return for Abu Dhabi as long as he tested negative in time. “It would have been a long gap between Bahrain [race] one and race one [next year],” Hamilton said, “so it was important for me to get back and just get back to the continuity and finish the year strong with the team.”. Hamilton said: “This year has been one of the hardest years, if not the hardest, because we have all dealt with isolation. “I am grateful we got to race and these races can take a lot out of you, so for me definitely it is a great achievement for F1 to have got us back racing. Hamilton said: “Hopefully over the next couple of weeks.

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