Lewis Hamilton finally stops counting the days since his last F1 win after brilliant British GP victory

Lewis Hamilton had been counting the days since his last Formula 1 win and the number was creeping toward 1,000.

Lewis Hamilton had been counting the days since his last Formula 1 win and the number was creeping toward 1,000.

After a brilliant victory in front of his home fans at the British Grand Prix on Sunday — his 104th win in F1 — a relieved Hamilton can finally stop counting.

"That's the longest stint without a win, 945 days. This could be one of the most special for me, if not the most special," Hamilton said. "There have definitely been moments when I thought it's never going to happen again."

There have been so many wins to celebrate dating back to his first in Canada in 2007, but this was his first anywhere since the penultimate race of the 2021 season in Saudi Arabia. That's more than 50 races ago.

That year he lost his F1 crown to Max Verstappen, who will be hard to stop getting a fourth straight F1 title.

But Sunday belonged to the 39-year-old Hamilton in his last British GP with Mercedes, before joining Ferrari next year.

"Leaving on a high," Hamilton said. "This is my last race here with this team so I wanted to win this so much for them because I love them and I appreciate them so much."