LEWIS HAMILTON has revealed the inspiration behind his 100th victory in Formula One – a pep-talk with his dad the night before the Russian Grand Prix. “He has always been that one reassuring me and continuing to support me. Hamilton was also quick to thank a number of his inner sanctum, namely Angela Cullen his physio and performance coach, and his assistant, Ellen Kolby, who worked with Hamilton at McLaren and has been with him for every one of his 100 F1 victories. He added: “Obviously you’ve got Angela, you’ve got Ellen, you’ve got Omar my driver in the UK, you’ve got Lloyd who’s here with me, my security. “Honestly there are too many to name, but ones that have been with me since 18 years. “I think they’ve got a good set of circuits coming up and I anticipate it will just continue to be really close between us.

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